Web 2.0 is a
platform that has improved the way people can use and connect through the
internet. Web 2.0 allows users to
explore the internet in new ways 1.0 did not provide through software
applications and the sharing of information among users(1). The aspect that
I found really interesting was the influence that Web 2.0 had on social
networks and. Websites like Facebook, Twitter, Flicker, and Youtube all use
applications made possible by Web 2.0. Web 2.0 changed the way people
communicate. Think of times before the web, before people had cell phones and
email. The social web provides the
applications and platforms that allow people to share their perspectives,
opinions, thoughts, and experiences. Web 2.0 applications make these user
communications possible through podcasting, blogging, tagging, social booking,
social networking, and web content voting (2). With the term Web 2.0
expanding, other businesses and academia coined the term 2.0. Now systems have
names like Library 2.0, Social Work 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, PR 2.0, Classroom 2.0,
Publishing 2.0, Medicine 2.0 Telco 2.0, Travel 2.0 Government 2.0, and more.
Web 2.0 technologies are used in all of these programming situations. Web 2.0
does not just improve social networking and businesses, but also in education.
Educators
can now engage students in new ways because of Web 2.0. Wikipedia sources
explain how, “Children raised on new
media technologies are less patient with filling out worksheets and listening
to lectures,” because students already participate on a global level (2). This
is important because in the traditional classroom setting students would
complete an assignment and after that they are finished. Using Web 2.0 students
can continue their research as the web is constantly evolving. Classrooms can
evolve in ways educators never thought possible. When students use technology
students can learn and discover new information themselves. Web 2.0 provides
millions of resources for students to discover more information. Research shows
that using online blogs better helps students understand information. New
interaction solely based on the information students are learning lets them
work with their peers in new ways.
Web
2.0 has allowed colleges and universities to allow courses such as this one to exist.
Not only are colleges able to hold online classes, but professors use Web 2.0
inside and outside the classroom. Educators of all types can use YouTube videos
to show further examples for students. Besides blogs, videos, and other applications
improve education and allows students to interact with others on a new level.
1. Stair,
Ralph M., and George Walter Reynolds. Fundamentals
of Information Systems. Boston: Thomson/Course Technology, 2003. Print.
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