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AISGW Development Conference Better Development Through Technology June 17 th , 2008. Get Up to Speed on Web 2.0 Colleen McNeil, Information Technology Director St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School. 2008.dconstruct.org. What is Web 2.0?. New generation of tools
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AISGW Development ConferenceBetter Development Through TechnologyJune 17th, 2008 Get Up to Speed on Web 2.0Colleen McNeil, Information Technology DirectorSt. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
What is Web 2.0? • New generation of tools • Share information over the Internet • Fast and easy • Anyone can use
Blogs • Post “news” • Person or Group (limited) • Top-down model
Wikis • Group content • Share information and build content • Collaborative model • Public vs. Private
Podcasting • Traditionally defined as audio • Sharing information in multimedia age • Free vs. Paid
Implications for Schools • Make time for it. • Monitor, comment and contribute. • Be yourself.
Wikipedia.org www.yelp.com www.greatschools.net www.flickr.com www.PrivateSchoolReview.com
What’s next? • Sign up for a Facebook.comaccount, and set up your profile. • Join Flickr.com and post a set of photographs of a local historical site, park, natural resource, etc. • Create an account on YouTube.com and start a collection of links to your favorite useful videos. • Create an account on Yelp.comand praise your favorite local businesses.