Web 2.0 Project

Web 2.0 Project Exploration of the process to develop occupational therapists’ knowledge of and skills in the use of Web 2.0 tools Session aims What are Web 2.0 tools? Reflections on learning in this project Have a look at group blogs Del.icio.us – have a go! What are Web 2.0 tools?  Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2003[1] and popularized by the first Web 2.0 conference in 2004[2] , refers to a perceived second generation of web-based communities and hosted services — such as social-networking sites, wikis and folksonomies — which facilitate collaboration and sharing between users. O'Reilly Media titled a series of conferences around the phrase, and it has since become widely adopted.  the transition of websites from isolated information silos to sources of content and functionality, thus becoming computing platforms serving web applications to end-users  (Wikipedia) Reflections What did I learn… Tried new technology in ―safe‖ learning environment Similar to when learning about www and emails! Useful tools for creating and promoting an occupational therapy presence on the www Useful tools for liaising and connecting (social networking) with others SO many resources out there Pros and cons, as with all technology Group blogs They look SUPER impressive but are actually pretty easy to create…maintaining them is another matter (who watches Shortland Street?) Del.icio.us http://del.icio.us/ http://del.icio.us/about/ Where to from here? YouTube i-google Wikis Google scholar Citeulilke References www.wikipedia.com Merrolee Penman Web 2.0 project notes and class time Other sources as shown