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lucindawright@yahoo.com ||  ||   || media type="custom" key="29119037" **Why Do This?** Web 2.0 is a phrase that was coined in 2004. It refers to the fact that the Internet is now an interactive medium rather than a ‘place’ to go to get information. Since it is the young who are flocking to these Web 2.0 sites, it is important that those of us who work in schools and libraries should be up-to-date with the latest trends in education and technology and learn how they can be utilized with our students.
 * [[file:AshlandPEPoll.ppt]]Web 2.0 Technology in the K-12 Classroom ||  ||   ||
 * Contact: teacher4tech@yahoo.com

Sites that embody Web 2.0 principles of simplicity, rich interactivity, user participation, collective intelligence, self-service, novel and remixed content—Flickr, MySpace, FaceBook, del.icio.us, YouTube —to name a few.

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media type="custom" key="29119033" [] Web 2.0 From Curious to Competent []

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[|Lee Rainie], Founding Director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project, speaks about six “hallmarks” of the Web 2.0. These hallmarks outline the important fact that more and more Internet users are using the Internet to make connections, contributing their ‘know-how’ and customizing their experiences on the web.
 * Hallmark #1: The Internet has become the computer;
 * Hallmark #2: Tens of millions of Americans, especially the young, are creating and sharing content online;
 * Hallmark #3: Even more Internet users are accessing the content created by others;
 * Hallmark #4: Many are sharing what they know and what they feel online and that is building conversations and communities;
 * Hallmark #5: Tens of thousands are contributing their know-how and/or their processing power to the online commons;
 * Hallmark #6: Online Americans are customizing their online experiences thanks to Web 2.0 tools.

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