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2 Web 2.0 How is it changing our students? How are they helping to build it?

3 What is Web 2.0? Second generation of Web services Facilitates collaboration and the sharing of information online.

4 Historical Shifts Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 Monologues to Dialogues Changing Purposes: –1990s: Surf –2000s: Search –2006-present: Subscribe

5 What’s Coming As A Result? Technology is putting power in communities - not institutions Individuals help each other vs. relying on institutions Consumers using technology for entertainment Millennium generation: “always on” communications through personal networks

6 Why should we care? Customers are: –less trusting –less brand-loyal –more independent –less reliant on “experts”

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9 Why should we care? Who are our CUSTOMERS? Our STUDENTS and their parents

10 Conversations you’re having Conversations about you You Concept: Hugh MacLeod, gapingvoid.com Rateyourteacher.com

11 Social Networks Web-based services Provide ways to interact Options: –Chat–Messaging –Email–Video –Voice chat–File sharing –Blogging–Ranking –Discussion groups–More Wikipedia Entry

12 Social Networks MySpace: 217 M members FaceBook: 75 M users, 67% log in daily Bebo: 40 M members VOX Classmates: 40 M members Multiply FaceBox Wikipedia List

13 Key similarities of social networks Creating a unique personal profile Customizing the profile with images, music, photos Rating of profile, pictures, personality Blogging Instant messaging Exchanging comments Janet Johnson of Marqui

14 Social Networks 2006 Social Networking Awards –Mainstream –Widgets/Add-ons –Social News/Bookmarking –Sports/Fitness –Photo Sharing –Video Sharing –Start Pages –Music –More

15 Blogs Technorati tracks more than 35.3 million blogsTechnorati Blog environment doubling every six months 60 times bigger than 3 years ago Blog Beware Quiz Janet Johnson of Marqui

16 BUT … Many K-12 districts are BLOCKING Web 2.0 applications

17 What do teachers do? Preserve our personal brand Develop thick skin Be absolutely honest Have a point of view Do our research


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