bishop’s inservice day introduction to web 2.0 tools prepared by: james deck 1 august 2008
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Bishop’s Inservice DayIntroduction toWeb 2.0 Tools
Prepared By:
James Deck1 August 2008
About NGE
Toowoomba based companyOperating since 2004Specialising in:
– Custom web and desktop applications– Offsite backup– IT consulting
Owners of:
Relationship to CEO
Provide a subsidised website offer for schoolsSo far have done sites for:
– St. Thomas More’s– Sacred Heart Primary– Holy Name– Our Lady of Lourdes– St. Joseph’s (Millmerran)– St. Mary’s (Goondiwindi)– St. Patrick’s (St. George)
About Me
Lived in Australia for five yearsLived in Toowoomba, working for NGE, for
three yearsPreviously spent several years with the Red
Deer Catholic Regional Division in Canada– 11 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, and 4 high
schools– Pioneers in online distance education and video
conferencing– http://www.rdcrd.ab.ca
Mum is in education
About
Caters to small businesses (and schools!)Create dynamic websites that you can update
yourself– Each CEO school is able to log in regularly and put:
NewslettersLinks pertinent to the curriculumInformation for prospective studentsGovernment required informationWhatever else they like!
Established July 1 of this year to provide better customer service for different sized clients
Topics Today
What is Web 2.0?Blogs (or web log)
– Online journals that are quick and easy to update– Eg. Blogspot.com, Livejournal.com, Wordpress.com
Wikis– Online collaborative encyclopaedias that are edited
by users– The largest being http://en.wikipedia.org
YouTube– Online video sharing
What you’ll need
Access to your e-mail inbox to confirm accounts– Eg. CEO mail, Hotmail, Gmail– Does everyone have an e-mail address to use?
You can download this presentation from our website
What is Web 2.0?
Let’s use Wiki!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web2.0Doesn’t define a particular technology or
feature setRefers to the trend for new websites to use
more interactive and fluidGenerally refers to sites focusing on
collaboration and social networkingGoogle was a major instigator
– Google Maps vs. Whereis, Gmail vs. Hotmail
Blogs
Various sitesGeneral sites vs. specialisedPrivate vs. Public
WordPress
The tool we’ll be usinghttp://www.wordpress.comReasons for my choice
– Easy to get up and running– Hosted for free
Let’s get started!
Answer the questions!
Enter your name, a username and passwordYour Blog’s address will be:http://<username>.wordpress.comCreate new Post
Wikis
Self-hosted vs. “Wiki Farms”Private vs. Public in reading, commenting, and
writingIn education
– Increase student engagement– Increase parent engagement– Build resource base– Share resources amongst staff
Public Wikis as a resource
WikipediaHow it worksData integrityHistory of disputesLooking things up using searchLooking things up using direct link:
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CamelCase
Participating
pbwiki
The tool we’ll be usinghttp://www.pbwiki.comReasons for my choice
– Easy to get up and running– Hosted for free– Specialised Wikis for education
Let’s get started!
Creating a page
Click on “Create a page”Name the page
– Use “CamelCase” which is:Capital letters for each wordNo spacesThisIsAnExampleOfAReallyLongCamelCasePageName
– Type some text, change formatting– Insert links, etc– Click save
Link will be:http://<wiki name>.pbwiki.com/<PageName>
YouTube
A pioneer in online video due to:– Media player technology
Quick to downloadPlatform independentTruly inline (doesn’t play in Windows Media Player)
– Being free!!!– Promoting and facilitating sharing
Let’s get started!– http://www.youtube.com
Viewing Existing Videos
Very simpleUse search terms to locate videosUse the recommendations on the right-hand
side to find related videos
Create an account
Add SubscriptionsUploading a videoE-mailing and sharingEmbedding in a website
Summary
This presentation will be available from:– http://www.nge.com.au– Click Resources > Technical Articles
My e-mail address is [email protected] phone number is (07) 4642 1257