Well to really grasp what web2.0 is, it is recommended to have an understanding of Web 1.0. Basically, web1.0 is the information web where web2.0 is the interactive web.
Ajaxian, http://ajaxian.com/archives/how-to-tell-the-difference-between-web-10-and-web-20 (originally from http://mpt.net.nz/archive/2005/12/27/web-2), suggests that a characteristic of 1.0 is the construction sign verses the Web 2.0 pages with the Beta sign. This is basically to give a little humor to the 1.0-2.0 discussion.
Copacetic describes the differences as follows:
| Web 1.0 is: | Web 2.0 is: |
| about reading | about writing |
| about companies | about communities |
| about client-server | about peer to peer |
| about peer to peer | about XML |
| about home pages | about blogs |
| about portals | about RSS |
| about taxonomy | about tags |
| about wires | about wireless |
| about owning | about sharing |
| about IPOs | about trade sales |
| about Netscape | about Google |
| about web forms | about web applications |
| about screen scraping | about APIs |
| about dial up | about broadband |
| about hardware costs | about bandwidth costs |
It seems there are two types of people out there
• those who believe that there is no difference between Web 2.0 and 1.0, and
• those who believe that Web 2.0 is distinct and revolutionary.
(http://www.exforsys.com/tutorials/web-2.0/web-2.0-characteristics.html)
Personally, we ( Sean and I) think there is a major difference in web 1.0 and web 2.0 for educators regarding the way the web, as technology, is used for instruction:
| Education Web 1.0 | Education Web 2.0 |
| Class web page for information and links only | Class web page gives information, but also collects information as well with such widgets as Polldaddy.com. Wikis are replacing web pages as a community place for the classroom so that students and parents can also contribute making it a true educational community. |
| Web based or attached PDF Newsletter | The class blog seems to have taken over the class or school newsletter. Around the globe principal blogs, teachers blogs and classroom blogs have emerged to spread the word. Plus, it allows readers to be interactive by commenting. |
| Web as a research tool as a web to write process | Web as a research means. Tools such as Zotero.org and Scholar.Google.com have made research and citation of references much easier and simpler. Note and reference cards are already build into this tool eliminating the multi-stepped web to write process. Plus, you can work with your research offline. It is now web to web. |
| Open up Multiple pieces of software | Widgets really are a wonderful thing. They allow educators to put calculators, converts, translators and other tools of this kind on one single web page making them simple to use and easy to find. A great place for a sampling of Widgets is http://tools-4-teachers.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0. |
| Collegial Network on AOL | Collegial network has expanded to sharing of social bookmarking, such as del.icio.us. This opens up the new social networking in and of itself with Facebook.com and Linkedin.com. It has even allowed kids to network more by means of Myspace.com, Clubpenguin.com and Webkinz.com making community circles much larger and broader. The younger social networking sites are even beginning to act as a training ground for social networking sites like Linkedin.com. |
| Organization of web based material on hard drive bookmarks | Mobilization of material and content organization. Many items have made our lives more mobile. This can entail the social bookmarking networks such as del.icio.us, the Google Directory allows web users to drill down through categories, channels in most video on demand sites (Youtube, teachertube et al.). |
Above are just a few differences in 1.0 and 2.0 that Sean and I are able to note off the top of our heads. This list could grow in detail in our view.
Keeping it simple, we feel that web 1.0 is a resource web that gives information and provides no interactivity. Web2.0 is a rich and interactive media that allows both designers and users to interact through a variety of means, such as blogging, wikis, tools, gaming (Teen SL), etc.
Some 2007 - 2008 web2.0 tools for educator may be found at Karen's Blog -Teaching 2.0.
For the more visual individuals out there, here are two great videos regarding web2.0:
Web 2.0 - The Machine is Us/ing Us
Web 2.0
Regards,
Karen
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