Corporate application of existing 2.0 tech“Liberates the workforce from the constraints of legacy communication” 1User-drivenExample- SharePoint and Alfresco

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Play and learn!Understand the current role of 2.0 in your life.Figure out if more is better for you.Know that it’s good to know.

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CE 6 and Blackboard Courses!-Discussion boards-Chat rooms

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For example, this is an abbreviated collage of all the Web 2.0 companies based in Africa. This is a GLOBAL movement.

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So what does Web 2.0 do?You’ve probably seen it, like Wikipedia, a wiki or Facebook or Myspace, two good examples of social networking with blog capabilitiesThere is a lot more that you may not be familiar with, like RSS feeds and social tagging.Some you may use and not realize, like Browser addons such as searching Google from your browser bar.

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In order to understand the use of folksonomy in museums, it is necessary to understand social tagging and folksonomy itself. Social Tagging[1] as used in this article refers to the practice of assigning keywords to a website or other resource for the use of other social taggers. Folksonomy is the use of collaboratively created classifications to define and search for objects, be it websites, books or art. This user-centered practice allows anyone to attach descriptive terms to resources. The websites Del.icio.us, Furl and Technorati harness the power of social tags and offer the web applications needed to apply and search within the user defined keywords.

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It has to be connecting to be 2.0. Connecting to somewhere that connects elsewhere…And the last point of what Web 2.0 is… It’s not just the USA…

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Why should we be familiar with this?A lot of people use these technologies. 4.5 million MSN Spaces have been created. 3 million blogs added in 90 days, in the beginning of 2005.The potential students are using it.Our current KPs are using it; EKU promotes their Web 2.0 features in a recent video. Boston University just launched “College 2.0” their revamped website with a blog of about developments in undergraduate education. University of Florida’s “Business Library 2.0” uses a tag cloud to link to popular materials. UC Berkeley uses webcasts to distribute lectures. UC has a Facebook group.SO, Program Managers, EAs, Marketing, you should all care about web technologies.When students ask how online courses works the #1 concern is missing out on a real learning community.

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In order to understand the use of folksonomy in museums, it is necessary to understand social tagging and folksonomy itself. Social Tagging[1] as used in this article refers to the practice of assigning keywords to a website or other resource for the use of other social taggers. Folksonomy is the use of collaboratively created classifications to define and search for objects, be it websites, books or art. This user-centered practice allows anyone to attach descriptive terms to resources. The websites Del.icio.us, Furl and Technorati harness the power of social tags and offer the web applications needed to apply and search within the user defined keywords.

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What Web 2.0 isWhere you may encounter itWhat it is good forA few examplesWhat about other 2.0 stuff

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