understanding the impact
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Understanding the Impact: Your Guide to Web 2.0
and other technologies that matter to libraries
Presented by Beth Gallaway for Las Vegas Clark County Library System
March 2009
Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0Web 1.0• Static• Passive
– Read– View– Find
• Text• Impersonal
Web 2.0• Dynamic• Interactive
– Do– Create– Remix
• Multimedia• Custom• On Demand• Mobile
What is Web 2.0?
• Web as platform
• Collective intelligence
• Data driven
• Everything’s in beta
• Simple programming
• Cross platform
• Rich user experience
Adult Internet Population
http://pewinternet.org/PPF/r/275/report_display.asp
Teen Content Creators
57%
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/166/report_display.asp
18-24 year old Social Networkers
75%
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/166/report_display.asp
Delicious
• Bookmark websites for access from anywhere
• Connect with friends and colleagues to share information
http://www.delicious.com
Holdrege Public Library
http://www.holdregelibrary.org/kidzone.html
Tagging Practice: Google Image Labeler
• Apply as many labels to the image in front of you as you can think of.
• Repeat for each new image.
• At the end of two minutes, review your labels and your partners.
• Try again!
http://images.google.com/imagelabeler/
Feeds
Google Reader
• Subscribe to blogs, podcasts, news, etc for access from anywhere
• Connect with friends and colleagues to share information
http://reader.google.com
Content Creation
Making stuff & putting it online!
• Writing
• Images
• Audio
• Video
• Games
Fan Fiction
• Stories based on another author’s work
http://www.fanfiction.net
Online Summer Reading
• Online registration• Online book logs• Online book reviewing/rating
http://www.readsinMA.org
Wikis
• Create and share documents and media
• Anyone (with permission) can edit
http://www.wikispaces.com
The Bard of Avon, on Facebookscreenshot
Meebo Me!
• Instant Messager Aggregator
• Cross platform• Icons• Chat Rooms
http://www.meebo.com
Virtual Author VisitsBeththeLibrarian: What did it take to publish the
book? (That's from Brandy & Alex) MBLundgren: Another good question. It took me 2
years to write it, then 6 months to find an agent, then a few days to find an editor, then months of revisions. A Loooooonnnggg process.
• Record what you are reading, viewing, doing, thinking
• Connect with friends and colleagues to share information
http://www.twitter.com
Face Your Manga
• Create a digital representation of yourself
• Use in a variety of applications
http://www.faceyourmanga.com
Flickr
• Photo Storage & Sharing Application
http://www.flickr.com
Podcasting
Cheshire (CT) Public Library
http://www.cheshirelib.org/teens/cplpodcast.htm
GabCast
Free podcasting by phone
http://www.gabcast.com/
Virtual Author Visits: Skype
• Skype Chat with Ned Vizzini• http://ia331321.us.archive.org/
1/items/BethGallaway_NedVizziniskypewithned/nedvizzini110606.mp3
Sims OnStage
Record:• Music• Poetry• Comedy• Stories
OR• Make Machinima!
http://thesimsonstage.ea.com/
YouTube
• Record• Tag• Upload
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=PLCMCteens&view=videos
Gaming Clubs
Bella Sara
http://www.bella-sara.com
Club Penguin
http://www.clubpenguin.com
Ben 10 Alien Force
http://gamecreator.cartoonnetwork.com/
Web 2.0 Issues
• CIPA
• Privacy
• Commercialism
• Copyright
When Creating a Username, DO Use…
• Something original and creative
• A nickname
• A favorite character's name
• A name that references a band, animal, food, hobby...
When Creating a Username,DON’T use
• Your real first or last name Your age Your phone number Your zip code or location A suggestive name or word Pornographic or obscene words Derogatory terms
Can't Get Your Username?
• Add a letter• Add a number
• Use symbols
• Change the spelling
Password Tips
• 6 to 8 characters• letters & numbers• Personally meaningful• Not obvious
