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Blogs, Tags and More: Making Sense (and Use) of New Internet Technologies

Getting Started

In the sections that follow (also linked on the left), you will learn about and explore new internet technologies that are commonly called "web 2.0" or "read/write" internet tools. These are tools and services that allow the web to become an interactive environment where users both explore and contribute to content on the web.

As we learn about and experiment with blogs, tags, wikis, feeds, podcasts and more, we will stay focused on the educational use of these tools - that is, if and how these tools might enhance the educational process as teachers prepare and present lessons and students interact with others in the classroom and around the world. Do these tools "level the playing field" for people with disabilities and challenging learning circumstances or do they create new disparities? What potential problems or abuses might arise as these tools are brought into educational activities? How can teachers and students address these challenges?

Activity: Please visit our TRLD 2007 Wiki to discuss the questions above, add your perspectives, and share relevant resources

Blogging

Tagging

Wikis

Feeds

Podcasting

Using Podcasts

Making Podcasts

Photo and Video Sharing

Comparing Different Ways to Share Information on the Web:

	Web Site	Blog	Tags	Wiki	RSS Feed	Podcast	E-mail
Organization	linked pages	individual entries organized by date and optionally by category		linked pages		individual episodes or entries	can be sorted by date or "thread"
Information		bits and pieces; may be related or not	links to web sites	anything
Delivery		Waiting on the web or delivered via RSS	Waiting on the web, to be searched	Waiting on the web	Delivered via RSS feed; must use RSS reader software	audio files downloaded by automatic subscription or manually	Delivered to inbox via dedicated software or web browser
Creation	Via html mark up language or special web design software; must be uploaded to a server	Via web-based input; can make blog entries via cell phoe or e-mail; usually hosted by a remote server	Waiting on the web, to be searched; "on the fly" with add-on browser toolbar	Created 'on site' using browser-based software	Created with ...	Record	Delivered to inbox via dedicated software or web browser
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