So far, we have been exploring new ways of integrating ICTs in EFL teaching, we have learned to analyze critically the sources and tools available, and we are now well aware of the relevance that digital literacies role will have in our teaching. This learning process, together with the making of this blog are part of a bigger, umbrella term: ‘Web 2.0’ and, as the name of this blog makes reference to, its influence and importance in Teaching.
‘Web 2.0 is the current state of online technology as it compares to the early days of the Web, characterized by greater user interactivity and collaboration, more pervasive network connectivity and enhanced communication channels. One of the most significant differences between Web 2.0 and the traditional World Wide Web (WWW, retroactively referred to as Web 1.0) is greater collaboration among Internet users, content providers and enterprises. Originally, data was posted on Web sites, and users simply viewed or downloaded the content. Increasingly, users have more input into the nature and scope of Web content and in some cases exert real-time control over it.’From: WhatIs.com
Among the range of web 2.0 teaching tools that are available to explore and use, we would like to comment on two belonging to Instructional Videos and Video Sharing category which we found interesting. One of them is TEDx and its youtube channel, TEDx Talks; it is an international community that organizes TED-style conferences. TED (Technology Entertainment Design) purpose is sharing riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. The other tool, Tubechop, is an application that allows you to cut Youtube videos and share only the section that interests you, for free. It provides you with an embed code, a link, and the possibility to share the video.
When deciding to introduce a new topic with an instructional video these two sites (to see these and more tools go to: Edjudo) can be really helpful. We have chosen a talk by Michael Wesch, ‘From Knowledge to Knowledge-Able’ and we show you the most interesting part to us. Michael Lee Wesch is an associate professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University. As you will see in the video, he is interested in the emerging field of digital ethnography, where he studies the effect of new media on human interaction. If you like to see more about Michael Wesch we highly recommend you to visit his website My Teaching Notebook.
Michael Wesch says we are headed towards ubiquitous communication and information, at unlimited speed, about everything, everywhere, from anywhere, and on all kinds of devices, which makes it ‘ridiculously easy’ to connect, organize, share, collect, collaborate and publish.We think he explains very well the web 2.0 current state we tried to describe above and its implications in students’ everyday life.
‘Web 2.0 is the current state of online technology as it compares to the early days of the Web, characterized by greater user interactivity and collaboration, more pervasive network connectivity and enhanced communication channels. One of the most significant differences between Web 2.0 and the traditional World Wide Web (WWW, retroactively referred to as Web 1.0) is greater collaboration among Internet users, content providers and enterprises. Originally, data was posted on Web sites, and users simply viewed or downloaded the content. Increasingly, users have more input into the nature and scope of Web content and in some cases exert real-time control over it.’From: WhatIs.com
Among the range of web 2.0 teaching tools that are available to explore and use, we would like to comment on two belonging to Instructional Videos and Video Sharing category which we found interesting. One of them is TEDx and its youtube channel, TEDx Talks; it is an international community that organizes TED-style conferences. TED (Technology Entertainment Design) purpose is sharing riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. The other tool, Tubechop, is an application that allows you to cut Youtube videos and share only the section that interests you, for free. It provides you with an embed code, a link, and the possibility to share the video.
When deciding to introduce a new topic with an instructional video these two sites (to see these and more tools go to: Edjudo) can be really helpful. We have chosen a talk by Michael Wesch, ‘From Knowledge to Knowledge-Able’ and we show you the most interesting part to us. Michael Lee Wesch is an associate professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University. As you will see in the video, he is interested in the emerging field of digital ethnography, where he studies the effect of new media on human interaction. If you like to see more about Michael Wesch we highly recommend you to visit his website My Teaching Notebook.
Michael Wesch says we are headed towards ubiquitous communication and information, at unlimited speed, about everything, everywhere, from anywhere, and on all kinds of devices, which makes it ‘ridiculously easy’ to connect, organize, share, collect, collaborate and publish.We think he explains very well the web 2.0 current state we tried to describe above and its implications in students’ everyday life.
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