Personally, I see myself as being very familiar with technology and the web. That being said, I learned a great deal from the readings and the videos that introduced Web 2.0. I had already known that Web 2.0 was more advanced, but I never knew the exact definitions. Web 1.0 is the “Read” Web (Schrock, 2011). There is no editing the document by the user. Editing 1.0 document requires extensive knowledge of html. The important change to Web 2.0 is that this knowledge of programing is no longer required. The new Web 2.0 is the “Read/Write” web (Schrock, 2011). The programing knowledge is no longer required to edit documents. Web 2.0 makes it easy for anyone to edit documents. This allows everyone the ability to communicate and collaborate. Web 2.0 is simply interactive where Web 1.0 is not. In the video, “the Computer as the Door” video, I also learned about how there are so many Web 2.0 are free to use. This allows me to take my teaching and make it digital and interactive. Instead of paper and pen projects and essays, I can now move to more interactive and student based technological projects.
The video “The Machine is US” really opened my eyes about the differences between Web 1.0 and 2.0. The video described Web 1.0 ad written text (Wesch, The Machine is US, 2007). It is hard to change, and is inflexible. It contrasts written text with digital text. Digital text can be changed easily, and it is flexible. The video really illustrated clearly the difference between the two. The “Day in the Life of Web 2.0” article illustrated clearly how to incorporate Web 2.0 into learning and teaching (Warlick, 2006). It suggested using wikis as study guides. Tagging can be used to organize information for easy access for research and activities. It described using Web 2.0 for teachers to collaborate on projects and share their ideas. Web 2.0 sites can also be used to record class for homebound/homeschool students. Web 2.0 is a great resource to expand learning! I also would like to mention the Vision of students Today video (Wesch, 2007). I related to this video on many levels.
Almost every sign that was raised, I said “Yes!” in my head. Today’s students are very different from those in the past. They have been raised on technology and interaction. Students have a hard time learning by just being lectured to. They crave interaction and collaboration. I too have bought hundreds of dollars of textbooks had have never read them. I also am guilty of researching and doing other things on my laptop during classes. People change. It is time for education at all levels to change too!
Works Cited
Schrock, K. (2011, Fall). www.vimeo.com. Retrieved September 5, 2013, from The Computer as the Door: http://vimeo.com/23792729
Warlick, D. (2006, October 5). A day in the life of web 2.0. Retrieved September 5, 2013, from Tech and Learning Website: http://www.techlearning.com/features/0039/a-day-in-the-life-of-web-20/45231
Wesch, M. (2007, October 12). A vision of Students Today. Retrieved September 5, 2013, from www.youtube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
Wesch, M. (2007, March 8). The Machine is US. Retrieved September 5, 2013, from www.youtube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
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