This week we were introduced with information that describes some important changes that have occurred to the internet. Our digital world has become very modernized and with it so has the internet. The internet now functions as Web 2.0 which allows users to interact much more with internet applications as well as socialize with others who are using similar applications. Before, users were only able to look up and read information on the web and now they are much more involved with the web and can make their own websites, blogs, and participate in social networks. We also looked at numerous tools which allow web users to look at information as well as subscribe and socialize with others who are online. There are tons and tons of tools that a person can view and sites that users can visit relating to any topic that a user can think of. It is very interesting to see all the ways in which people can socialize today.
As an elementary school teacher, it is important for me to be aware of the benefits of the interactive web. Students are now being taught more and more using internet tools and applications and I need to be up to date on all of the web's possibilities. Socializing with parents could also be done through social networks or internet tools, such as a blog, and I need to be aware of the types that are out there. Furthermore, there are a lot of homework help websites that students can access and, as a teacher, I should be able to provide them with the links so that they know what is available to them. Overall, as someone who will one day be educating others, I find it necessary for me to know the current events and happening on the web.
This video that I found on YouTube explains the main difference between the old web, Web 1.0, and the new web, Web 2.0. The purpose of the video is evident in that it shows that Web 2.0 allows users to interact with each other and share information through many different technological means. Users can share information on a more global scale.
No comments:
Post a Comment