Web 2.0 Getting Started

By Richard Holden

Digital Immigrant Survival Kit(DISK)

http://www.workforceuniv.org/disk/go.htm (Developed by Craig Jackson at Mississippi State University RSU)

#1. iSpringFree Link

• Talk about /share pictures, documents & video• Free account• Flash-based• Includes private threads

Voicethread

http://www.voicethread.com

#2. authorPOINT Lite

• Converts PowerPoints to searchable Flash files• Requires far less file size space• Requires downloading of free version• Blackboard compatible• Supports animations, sounds and narrations

http://authorgen.com

#3. authorSTREAM

• Free website to upload authorPOINT Lite files• Provides up to 1GB of storage• Secure for private presentations• No downloading required

http://authorstream.com

#4. Wiziq• A free Flash-based webinar application• Others require a Java applet (Webex, Illuminate,

GoToMeeting, Wimba)• Wiziq requires only signing up for free account• Any webinar you join opens on your browser• Allows video and VOIP• May have up to 50 IP addresses per session• Record many sessions, but only can keep three

http://www.wiziq.com

#5. Photo Story 3

Digital Storytelling: Play Demo

#6. Course Lab

• See TipCam narrated presentation by Craig

#7. Talk-Shoe

• Internet-based talk radio• Also, used for live talk or interviews with

experts or professionals• Can be recorded and downloaded as a

podcast or left online

http://www.talkshoe.com

#8. LiveStream

• Streaming video• Example: H1N1 Flu Virus presentation• A chat button allows one to chat with the

speaker• Sharing a whiteboard or computer screen is

also possible• May record it in My docs/videos

#9 & 10. Vimeo and Blip TV

• Put videos on a web site or eLearning site• Similar to YouTube• Can be embedded in a web site• Can be pass protected

http://www.vimeo.com http://www.blip.tv/

#11. Podcast

• Video or audio message• Conferencing• Calling someone• Ten minutes of recording is available• May be imbedded into a site or Ning

#12. TokBox

• Free web-based, flash-based video, mail, call, or conference application

• No downloading required• Minimal storage requirement• Message is saved on a server off-site• Private (requires URL to view)• Up to 20 or 25 participants• Videos up to 15 minutes in length

http://www.tokbox.com

#13. Crossword Puzzle Generator

• Put in word (ex. mathematics terms)– Spaces or hyphens are OK to use

• It creates a crossword puzzle of up to 45 terms• Create different designs by pressing Redesign

button• Print as .pdf, or export as an HTML document

http://www.accountingcrosswords.com/interactive/adjusting-entries-1.html