What is Web 2.0?
Are we using any Web 2.0 applications in class?
How do you feel about using these Web 2.0 applications?
Which 3 Web 2.0 applications do you think will be the killer apps of 2007? Why?
Web 2.0 is a new generation of web-based services. Web 2.0 is allowing end-users new ways of communicating news, ideas, and various other ways to get information out to others. Web 2.0's main focus is online collaboration and sharing among its users. Some examples of Web 2.0 are Blogger, Wiki's, etc.
The Web 2.0 applications we are using in class include Blackboard, Blogger, and Wikispace.
Blackboard is software that allows instructors and student away to communicate inside and outside of the classroom.
Blogger is where members can express their thoughts and ideas presented as journal entries.
Wikispace is where people can come together and develop their own web pages where a group of people can edit together.
I enjoy using these applications for school purposes. I feel like I can communicate easier online than I can in a classroom. I am able to express and get my thoughts together in a way I feel more comfortable with.
Three applications I believe could be killer applications of 2007 are Blogger, Myspace/Facebook, and Wikipedia.
Applications like Blogger are giving people ways to communicate their ideas and theories to anyone willing to read them. People are able to post anything of importance to them and then receive feedback/opinions from complete strangers.
Myspace/Facebook are allowing people to keep in contact with friends from school, work, people with similar interest, etc. Myspace/Facebooks also combines various Web 2.o applications into it with ways to blog, etc.
Wikipedia is offering a new way to get information about any topic of interest. Wikipedia is the new encyclopedia but is completely run by end-users. People are allowed to post and edit information as they please.
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I think a lot of people feel the same way you do about communicating online. When you have time to formulate your thoughts in a concise manner then you tend not to confuse things. When you are talking to someone you risk the chance of causing confusion with your words, things may not come out the way you want them. Blogs, Wikis, and other forums are a great way to communicate, I just hope that in the future our society doesn't lose the personal touch of communicating person to person.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE USE OF NAPSTER? ALSO I AGREE WITH YOU WHEN YOU SAID WIKI AND BLOGGER WILL BE A BIG KILLER IN THE FUTURE I TRUELY BELIEVE THAT COMPANIES AND SCHOOLS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SITES AND USE THEM AT THE BUSINESS TO COMMUNICATE AND AT SCHOOLS TO REACH OUT TO ALL STUDENTS AND STUNDENTS RESPONDING TO EACH OTHER.
In most cases I also prefer online courses rather than those held in classrooms. I greatly appreciate the flexibility that comes along with not having set schedules to meet. Web 2.0 applications are facilitating the utilization of technology to encourage communication via the internet.
I really enjoy using Web 2.0 applications to communicate with classmates and teachers as well. It makes it easier to multitask and complete assignments at your own pace rather than having to be in a classroom setting to get work done. Do you think that these new Web 2.0 applications will cross more into the business world, and become as popular as such social sites as Myspace and Facebook? Do you think more organizations will begin using these applications and have more and more employees be able to work from home instead of in the office?
I think that web 2.0 is a great tool that has been created. It allows users to implement their vision into the website they are using and that makes it interesting and fun to use. They are great ways to communicate. As far as the future, there is no telling where 2.0. might go. It is up to the users and hopefully users will not take web 2.o into the wrong direction.
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