tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43555482284546355252011-11-27T17:15:17.870-08:00Key web 2.0 applications and services for learning and teaching: blogging, wikis, podcasting, photosharing, social bookmarking, social networking and RSS feeds. Start implementing collaborative web sites using free web 2.0 tools.Dr Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092239895225267727noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355548228454635525.post-80530559053751769332009-08-28T10:30:00.000-07:002009-08-28T10:35:26.104-07:00For First Year students of Key Skills for Resource Managers course of Department of Forestry and Environment Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. <br /><a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGQ3TUkzMGJOOWhNTHUxRlBSZmxXT2c6MA.. 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Now there is another one to consider.<br /><br /><a onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/www.flock.com');" href="http://www.flock.com/">Flock</a> the new browser has firefox features like tabbed browsing, and it also has other excellent features for web 2.0 publishers. It has built in social networking features such as social bookmarking and a wysiwyg blog writing tool.<br /><br />Some features of Flock:<br /><br /><ul><li>Flock has support for publishing to WordPress, Movable Type, Typepad, and Blogger blogs using the built-in blog editor.</li><br /><li>It uses del.icio.us to manage "Favorites" so you can share bookmarks between computers, and make easy use of del.icio.us bookmarks in Flock.</li><br /><li>It integrates well with flickr photo galleries. </li><br /><li>It supports extensions to add or change functionality within the browser. </li><br /><li>It has a search box on the right side of the navigation toolbar with several search engines to choose from. </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4355548228454635525-2810722562685265408?l=elearningandteaching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dr Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092239895225267727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355548228454635525.post-931038785471994952007-10-22T10:50:00.000-07:002007-10-22T10:56:00.678-07:00A wiki<span style=""> </span>is a webpage or set of webpages that can be easily edited by anyone who is allowed access. These sites enable group development of ideas and knowledge. Wikipedia’s popular success has meant that the concept of the wiki, as a collaborative tool that facilitates the production of a group work, is widely understood. <p>Unlike blogs, wikis generally have a history function, which allows previous versions to be examined, and a rollback function, which restores previous versions.</p> <p><b>Wiki software (obtain a free wiki)<br /></b><a href="http://www.wikispaces.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;color:#000000;" >http://www.wikispaces.com</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.pbwiki.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;color:#000000;" >http://www.pbwiki.com</span></a></p> <p><b>Example wikis<br /></b><a href="http://www.wikipedia.org/"><span style="text-decoration: none;color:#000000;" >http://www.wikipedia.org</span></a> <span style=""> </span>Popular online Encyclopedia<br />http://<a href="http://keyskills.wikispaces.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;color:#000000;" >keyskills.wikispaces.com</span></a><span style=""> </span>Class wiki for B.Sc first year Key Skills course<br /><a href="http://woodindustry.wikispaces.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;color:#000000;" >http://woodindustry.wikispaces.com</span></a><span style=""> </span>Wiki for M.Sc. Wood Industry assignments </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4355548228454635525-93103878547199495?l=elearningandteaching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dr Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092239895225267727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355548228454635525.post-80774309905357495832007-10-22T10:45:00.000-07:002007-10-22T10:56:58.668-07:00The term web-log, or <i>blog</i>, was coined by Jorn Barger in 1997 and refers to a simple webpage consisting of brief paragraphs of opinion, information, personal diary entries, or links, called <i>posts</i>, arranged chronologically with the most recent first, in the style of an online journal. These websites contain written material, links or multimedia. Most blogs also allow visitors to add a <i>comment </i>below a blog entry. <p>Blogging is increasingly used in education (both in school and university), because it is easy to publish. Blogs facilitate feedback, by letting readers add comments. Blogs have educational uses as student reflection, publishing and sharing portals. Essentially an easy to build webpage, blogs are powerful student learning tools. For teachers blogs can operate as a content management system or more commonly as a professional reflection tool</p> <p>Blogging software (obtain a free blog): </p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 143.45pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <p><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">www.blogger.com</a></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 299.35pt;color:windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color;" valign="top" width="399"> <p>Owned<span style=""> </span>by google. very easy to set up</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 143.45pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <p><a href="http://www.wordpress.com/">www.wordpress.com</a></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 299.35pt;" valign="top" width="399"> <p>Powerful blogging software used widely</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 143.45pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <p><a href="http://www.edublogs.org/">www.edublogs.org</a></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 299.35pt;" valign="top" width="399"> <p>Especially designed for educators using wordpress software</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 143.45pt;" valign="top" width="191"> <p><a href="http://www.classblogmeister.com/">www.classblogmeister.com</a> </p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 299.35pt;" valign="top" width="399"> <p>Especially designed for teachers</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p>Example educational blog sites:</p> <p>Forestry students blog which contains B.Sc. and M.Sc. Forestry student seminar abstracts <a href="http://www.forestrystudents.blogspot.com/">www.forestrystudents.blogspot.com</a></p> <p>Class blog for Forestry B.Sc. special students<u><span style="color:blue;"><br /></span></u><a href="http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=99657">http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=99657</a><u><span style="color:blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p>Forestry and Environment Symposium 2005 - abstracts of research papers <u><span style="color:blue;">http://forestrysymposium2005.blogspot.com/</span></u></p> <p>Blog for students <a href="http://www.studentlanka.com/">http://www.studentlanka.com</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4355548228454635525-8077430990535749583?l=elearningandteaching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dr Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092239895225267727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355548228454635525.post-47446525815134611982007-10-22T10:32:00.000-07:002007-10-22T10:43:55.792-07:00<p>Within 15 years the Web has grown from a group work tool for scientists into a global information space with more than a billion users. Currently, it is both returning to its roots as a read/write tool and also entering a new, more social and participatory phase. These trends have led to a feeling that the Web is entering a ‘second phase’—a new, ‘improved’ Web version 2.0. </p> <p>This site brings you web 2.0 tools and technologies that can be used to enhance leaning and teaching new generation of users.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4355548228454635525-4744652581513461198?l=elearningandteaching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dr Hiran Amarasekerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15092239895225267727noreply@blogger.com0