Web 2.0 and Social Software

An introduction to Web 2.0 and Social Software including Blogs, Wikis and Social Network websites.
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The term blog is a condensed version of the phase 'web- log' and refers to an online diary or journal.
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Web 2.0 and Social Software

Welcome to this introduction to web 2.0 and social software.
The aim of this course is to give an overview of the main elements of web 2.0 with examples of how they can be used in education.

To get started you may be interested in the following video by Michael Wesch the Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, which goes some way to explaining what web 2.0 is all about.

 
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Blogs

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Photo and Video Sharing

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Wikis

For a really good explanation on what a wiki is, check out the following video from http://www.commoncraft.com


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Social Networks

For a really good explanation of social networks, check out the following video from http://www.commoncraft.com

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Resources

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