Web+2.0

What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 is a term representing the changes in the way we use the internet. These may include:
 * A new language for us all... **
 * 1) Social networking
 * 2) Wikis
 * 3) Blogs
 * 4) Podcasts
 * 5) Video Sharing
 * 6) Cloud Computing

**What is social networking?** Social networking is an online social structure comprised of people who share common experiences, friendship, ideas, values, etc. Common examples of social networking are Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

**What is a podcast?** A podcast is an audio or video file (vodcast) that is distributed over the internet.

**What is a blog?** A blog is a online log (or journal or diary) in which opinions and ideas are shared with the online community.

**What is a wiki?** A wiki is a collaborative website in which multiple users access and contribute to it.

**What is a VoiceThread?** A VoiceThread is an interactive, collaborative multimedia show that holds images, comments and videos.

**What is a MP3?** A MP3 is a digital audio encoding format that is compressed (typically 1/10th the size of a CD file.)

**What is a PDF?** A PDF is a portable document file that can be used independent of the application, software, hardware, operating system.

**What is Video Sharing?** Video sharing is done using a variety of sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, and TeacherTube.

**What is Cloud Computing?** Cloud Computing is using a <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #212121; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server (Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, iTunes Match)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**What is an interactive white board?** An interactive white board is a large interactive display board connected to a computer and projector. The projector displays the computer screen on the board, which is controlled by a pen (think wireless mouse). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ok, so now I know what it is called – what do I do with it? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First, we transition from thinking about all of these technologies from a social standpoint and start thinking about them from an educational standpoint. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Engage your students with their own tools! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We only see our students once or twice a week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why not engage them anywhere, anytime?