Web 2'0 Getting Started

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Web 2.0 Getting Started

• By
• Richard Holden

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Digital Immigrant Survival Kit(DISK)
http//www.workforceuniv.org/disk/go.htm
(Developed by Craig Jackson at Mississippi State
University RSU)
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1. iSpringFree Link

• Voicethread

• Talk about /share pictures, documents video
• Free account
• Flash-based
• Includes private threads

http//www.voicethread.com
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2. authorPOINT Lite

• Converts PowerPoints to searchable Flash files
• Requires far less file size space
• Requires downloading of free version
• Blackboard compatible
• Supports animations, sounds and narrations

http//authorgen.com
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3. authorSTREAM

• Free website to upload authorPOINT Lite files
• Provides up to 1GB of storage
• Secure for private presentations
• No downloading required

http//authorstream.com
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4. Wiziq

• A free Flash-based webinar application
• Others require a Java applet (Webex, Illuminate,
  GoToMeeting, Wimba)
• Wiziq requires only signing up for free account
• Any webinar you join opens on your browser
• Allows video and VOIP
• May have up to 50 IP addresses per session
• Record many sessions, but only can keep three

http//www.wiziq.com
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5. Photo Story 3
Digital Storytelling Play Demo
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6. Course Lab

• See TipCam narrated presentation by Craig

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7. Talk-Shoe

• Internet-based talk radio
• Also, used for live talk or interviews with
  experts or professionals
• Can be recorded and downloaded as a podcast or
  left online

http//www.talkshoe.com
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8. LiveStream

• Streaming video
• Example H1N1 Flu Virus presentation
• A chat button allows one to chat with the speaker
• Sharing a whiteboard or computer screen is also
  possible
• May record it in My docs/videos

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9 10. Vimeo and Blip TV

• Put videos on a web site or eLearning site
• Similar to YouTube
• Can be embedded in a web site
• Can be pass protected

http//www.vimeo.com
http//www.blip.tv/
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11. Podcast

• Video or audio message
• Conferencing
• Calling someone
• Ten minutes of recording is available
• May be imbedded into a site or Ning

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12. TokBox

• Free web-based, flash-based video, mail, call, or
  conference application
• No downloading required
• Minimal storage requirement
• Message is saved on a server off-site
• Private (requires URL to view)
• Up to 20 or 25 participants
• Videos up to 15 minutes in length

http//www.tokbox.com
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13. Crossword Puzzle Generator

• Put in word (ex. mathematics terms)
• Spaces or hyphens are OK to use
• It creates a crossword puzzle of up to 45 terms
• Create different designs by pressing Redesign
  button
• Print as .pdf, or export as an HTML document

http//www.accountingcrosswords.com/interactive/ad
justing-entries-1.html