What+is+Web+2.0?

**﻿ What is Web 2.0?** I took at class at [|Harrisburg University] with Jim Gates. The book we were assigned to read was [|Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for the Classrooms] by [|Will Richardson]. In this book, we were introduced to the following new concepts:
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 * Weblogs
 * Wikis
 * RSS (Real Simple Syndication)
 * The Social Web (Facebook, iGoogle) /Social Bookmarking (Del.icio.us, Diigo etc)

**Read/Write Web** The[| Read/Write Web] is the ability to not only read what we find interesting, but also to write what we find interesting. We are able to write on the world wide web for other to see and leave us comments. This opens many doors for us. It gives us the ability to create, collaborate and connect to others. Please watch the video below featuring Will Richardson.

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**Weblogs** A [|weblog] is basically a website created by an individual. This site can include thoughts for the day, experiences, information to share with other and many different things. It's like a journal which others can see and leave comments. Please watch the short video regarding Blogs created by [|CommonCraft.]

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**Wikis** A [|wiki] is basically a website. However, a wiki allows others to change or alter each page. An interesting wiki to look at is [|Wikipedia] Watch the short video below describing what a wiki is. This video is from [|CommonCraft].

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 **RSS -** Real Simple Syndication  [|﻿RSS] - in the most simipliest terms - Instead of going out to look for news, you can subscribe to an RSS feed and the news will come to you. I use [|Netvibes.com]. Video from [|CommonCraft].

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**The Social Web (Facebook, iGoogle) /Social Bookmarking (Del.icio.us, Diigo etc) ** [|﻿Social Networking]- ways to keep in-touch with family, friends and collegues. [|Social Bookmarking]- way to share information and bookmarks with family, friends and colleques. This videos from [|CommonCraft]
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