Comments on: What is Web 2.0? http://ssik12.com/2008/04/12/what-is-web-20/ Education Technology for the 21st Century Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:06:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mrs. Ewing’s 5th Grade » Blog Archive » Science Fair 2.0 http://ssik12.com/2008/04/12/what-is-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Mrs. Ewing’s 5th Grade » Blog Archive » Science Fair 2.0 Fri, 01 May 2009 01:07:37 +0000 http://ssik12.com/?p=62#comment-341 [...] are also attempting to incorporate Web 2.0 technologies into our Science Fair again.  Check out our Science Fair wiki to see how it’s [...] [...] are also attempting to incorporate Web 2.0 technologies into our Science Fair again.  Check out our Science Fair wiki to see how it’s [...]

]]> By: Bret http://ssik12.com/2008/04/12/what-is-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Bret Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:59:19 +0000 http://ssik12.com/?p=62#comment-17 It's exciting to hear you reference the Partnership for 21st Knowledge and Skills. I think school administrators everywhere should have a copy of this on their desks. I taught high school science in Houston for two years as a Teach For America corpsmember. The experience was an opportunity to bring science to underserved students, and I found technology to be the best way to capture their imaginations. I started doing more project based learning my second year, and found Web 2.0 apps like www.zoho.com and social bookmarking sites to be invaluable. One problem though - we did not have easy access to computers. Another problem - many teachers were clueless when it came to opportunities for collaboration using web apps. The theory is still "work on your own" with little opportunity to form meaningful relationships around learning projects. Hopefully this will start to change. It’s exciting to hear you reference the Partnership for 21st Knowledge and Skills. I think school administrators everywhere should have a copy of this on their desks.

I taught high school science in Houston for two years as a Teach For America corpsmember. The experience was an opportunity to bring science to underserved students, and I found technology to be the best way to capture their imaginations. I started doing more project based learning my second year, and found Web 2.0 apps like http://www.zoho.com and social bookmarking sites to be invaluable.

One problem though – we did not have easy access to computers. Another problem – many teachers were clueless when it came to opportunities for collaboration using web apps. The theory is still “work on your own” with little opportunity to form meaningful relationships around learning projects. Hopefully this will start to change.

]]> By: And then we were famous…..well, almost! | Mrs. Ewing's 5th Grade http://ssik12.com/2008/04/12/what-is-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-15 And then we were famous…..well, almost! | Mrs. Ewing's 5th Grade Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:21:54 +0000 http://ssik12.com/?p=62#comment-15 [...] still strike!) Preparing for the Science Fair is always challenging, but doing it while using such Web 2.0 tools as wikis….that’s just plain ‘ol asking for it!  I think that it may even [...] [...] still strike!) Preparing for the Science Fair is always challenging, but doing it while using such Web 2.0 tools as wikis….that’s just plain ‘ol asking for it!  I think that it may even [...]

]]> By: Ben Overmyer http://ssik12.com/2008/04/12/what-is-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Ben Overmyer Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:43:40 +0000 http://ssik12.com/?p=62#comment-12 Got it in one for Web 2.0. Nicely done. "Web 3.0," or the semantic web, is something you should look at as well. Since semantic technologies are based on browsing by context instead of by location, we could see a general increase in cognitive ability for web users. Semantic browsers will assist users in making connections between concepts they otherwise would not consider. Exciting stuff! Got it in one for Web 2.0. Nicely done.

“Web 3.0,” or the semantic web, is something you should look at as well. Since semantic technologies are based on browsing by context instead of by location, we could see a general increase in cognitive ability for web users. Semantic browsers will assist users in making connections between concepts they otherwise would not consider.

Exciting stuff!

]]>