Item 25

10 Web 2.0 application relevant to teacher’s work.

• As Web 2.0, the world wide web has become a medium for online software services. It is a universal channel where people can access remote software right through a web browser.

• Spreadsheeting, word processing, web-based email, project management, movie and file sharing, graphic design services and gps. All of these online software choices can be found via a web browser. 

• While the web also remains a place for brochures and general information about the world, it is now also a medium for tools and computer services.

1. Wikis

• Sites like Wikipedia and others enable users from around the world to add and update online content.

2. Digital photo processing

• Online digital photo printing has been made easy. The online companies allow you to easily print pictures, create photo books, photo cards and much more.

3. Video hosting

• A video hosting service allows people to upload video content to share, distribute or place on a website. Users generally upload via the hosting service's website, mobile or desktop applications.

• This would be beneficial for school websites or for students to share their learning with others.

4. Photo gallery services

• There are thousands of free image hosts, some which focus on providing a cheap or free place to host an online gallery for photography, images or artwork. 

• E.g. Flickr is a free way to upload and share digital images online.  It allows us to create an account for free and you’ll be ready to upload soon after that. 

• It’s possible to organize collections, share them with friends or limit who can see them too.

• Many school webpages use flickr to display student photos.

5. Word processing

• Using a computer to create, edit, and print documents. Of all computer applications, word processing is the most common. To perform word processing, you need a computer, a special program called a word processor and a printer.

• A word processor enables you to create a document, store it electronically on a disc or on a ‘cloud’ like Google drive, display it on a screen, modify it by entering commands and characters from the keyboard, and print it on a printer.

• This document, if saved on a ‘cloud’ can be shared with others and the owner can permit them to edit the content.

6. Spreadsheeting

• A spreadsheet is an interactive computer application program for organization and analysis of data in tabular form.

It can be used in many ways such as: • Observation sheets • Record of test grades• Attendance record• Reward charts • Record of tasks completed• Checklist for assessing group skills.

7. Music and File Sharing

• File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information, such as computer programs, multimedia (audio, images and video), documents or electronic books.

• It may be implemented through a variety of ways. Common methods of storage, transmission and dispersion include manual sharing usb keys, centralised servers on computer networks, www-based hyperlinked documents, and the use of distributed peer to peer networking.

8. Mapping services

• Online mapping services are used for tasks such as planning trips, determining geographical positions, finding landmarks and businesses, obtaining addresses and phone numbers.

• This service benefits teachers and students across all curricular subject areas.

9. Blogs • Blogs are web logs that are updated on a

regular basis by their author. They can contain information related to a specific topic.

• In some cases blogs are used as daily diaries about people's personal lives, political views, or even as social commentaries.

• In a school context, students can use blogs as a record of their learning and teachers can use them as a method of assessment.

10. Social Networking Sites

• A social networking service is a platform to build social networks or social relations among people who, for example, share interests, activities, backgrounds, or real-life connections.

• Social networking sites can be used, if monitored correctly, to create groups. They can be used to help one another with subject content and research.