Some Web 2.0 Tools
What is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 is the idea that multiple people can collaborate and leverage shared knowledge to create a richer, more dynamic and accessible internet experience. The fruit of this collaboration many times results in open source software and web-based applications that are many times free and actively maintained by a community of dedicated and passion users.
Below are some major Web 2.0 tools and developments.
Wikis in Plain English
- What exactly is a Wiki? Click on the video below to find out!
- There are many free Wikis that you can set up very easily. These are very powerful because they are so easy to use and modify.. Some of these include:
- Wikis are good for:
- Organizing, indexing and archieving information for later use
- Documenting processes and procedures
- Brainstorming and Collaboration
- Publishing info to the web without Web Programming knowledge.
- Wikis at Cal Maritime and in Education:
- Wikis have many educational uses. Read more...
- If you would like to create a wiki, contact Greg Crum.
- Dr. Jule Chisholm and Mindy Drake presented a case study of how they used our campus wiki for an English class. View their findings...
- A Blog is a web-based publication usually consisting of topical articles, links or journal entries usually presented in reverse chronological order- that is the newest and most recent content first .
- Blogs allow the blog owner to author or post content and everyone else to comment on that content.
- Blogs are good for:
- Stream-of-consiousness reporting.
- Distributing and sharing topical information.
- Creating a buzz and getting people to talk about a particular subject.
- Publishing info to the web without Web Programming knowledge.
- Most blogs are free and extremely easy to setup. Some free blogs include:
- Blogs can be a powerful educational tool. Read more...
- GoogleDocs is a free web-based application by which you can share documents. Click on the video below to find out more. It is like a wiki with less features.
- Want to access your boomarks from any computer? Check out Social Bookmarking!
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
- An RSS feed reader lets your favorite web items come to you automatically.
- Some popular feed readers include: