Download Wikis, Web 2.0, and Social Bookmarking (Oh, my!)

Wikis, Web 2.0, and
Social Bookmarking
(Oh, my!)
An Overview
By: Aimee Martin
Wiki Wiki
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What is a wiki?
Let’s take a look at a “quick” video . . . by the
way “wiki” means “quick” in Hawaiian.
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Resources found at:
http://martintrt.wikispaces.com/Wiki
Wiki 411
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Who should register? Teachers
Does the site require an email address to browse
wikis on the site? It depends. If the wiki is public,
then you do not need an account to browse on the
site. If it's private, you need to be a member of
Wikispaces to join and view the wiki.
Does the site require an email address to create an
account? Yes.
Are there privacy settings available? Yes.
Wild and Wonderful Widgets
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One awesome feature of a wiki is the ability
to include a widget. A widget is a small
snippet of code that allows users to view or
manipulate text or information on a website.
Videos, interactive quizzes and polls as well
as animated text can be embedded in a wiki
through the use of widgets.
Ex. Glogster, Teacher Tube videos, Google
Calendars
Create your own wiki!
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Create an educational wiki for your professional
needs or allow students to create content and
collaborate on a shared classroom space. Go to:
http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K.
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Enter your account information - make sure you click
the radio button for Private and click the check box
for "I certify this space will be used for K-12
education."
Isn’t it Delicious?
What is Delicious?
Let’s watch a video about social bookmarking!
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Resources found at:
www.martintrt.wikispaces.com/Delicious
Delicious 411
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Who should register? Teachers
Does the site require an email address to
browse websites on the site? No, anyone can
view public pages.
Does the site require an email address to
create an account? Yes, you must have an
account to create a site.
Are there privacy settings available? Yes.
Highlights of Delicious
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Access all your favorite webpages from any computer
linked to the internet.
Load Delicious on all the computers you use and add
tags at anytime.
Share your hyperlinks with others.
Make your Delicious bookmarks public or private.
See how many others have your favorite site(s) loaded.
Find helpful sites to use with the curriculum you teach
within Delicious.
Tagging helps you stay
organized folks!
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“Folksonomy” is a user-generated taxonomy
used to categorize, track, group, search, and
retrieve Web pages, photographs, Web links
and other web content using open ended
labels called tags.
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It improves searches by allowing users to
label information with their own language.
How does Delicious help you?
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A great tool for sharing lists of web sites.
Keep track of bookmarks for yourself.
Create lists of relevant links for your students
(and share them!)
See what other people are bookmarking.
Spend less time “Googling” and more time
finding sites of interest to other educators!
Example
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www.delicious.com/aimeem
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Browser Buttons will save you time! If it is
not on your computer, ask your Technology
Coordinator to install for you.
Web 2.0—to infinity and
beyond!
According to Wikipedia (a Web 2.0 tool),
Web 2.0 "refers to a perceived second generation of
web-based communities and hosted services —
such as social-networking sites, wikis and
folksonomies — which aim to facilitate collaboration
and sharing between users."
Communicate, Collaborate, Contribute
How many Web 2.0 tools are
there?
Thousands! Check out
http://www.go2web20.net/ and be amazed.
www.wordle.net
So what is a Web 2.0 site?
One that allows you to:
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publish information with no HTML
knowledge. No Dreamweaver, no problem!
edit other users' posts and contributions
embed sections or tools from other sites
manipulate information on the fly
do your job more efficiently!
Top 10 Favorite Web 2.0 Tools
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Dipity (timelines)
Blabberize (talking pictures)
MyStudiyo (quizzes)
OneTrueMedia (video presentation)
Slideshare (PowerPoint upload)
Bubbleshare (slideshow presentation)
Quizlet (online flashcards)
Animoto (video)
And don’t forget . . .
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Delicious (social bookmarking)
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Wikis (collaborative webpage)
Exploration
Go ahead . . . Try a Top 10 Web 2.0 tool out!
Or search for your own at:
 http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/
 Web 2.0 Directory
 Presentation Tools
My 164 favorite Web 2.0 bookmarks:
 http://delicious.com/AimeeM/web2.0