The Social Web

A 75-minute interactive workshop surveying some of the most common Web 2.0, digital imaging and social networking tools. A look at Google’s Picasa and Reader, Picnik, Ustream.tv, and Twitter are some of the free web applications that will be showcased.

(5-min) Conversation - Introduction

Gather student feedback from those who are familiar with Web 2.0

How is it currently defined? What tools have students used?

Encourage learners to make connections and establish relationships with one another – sharing skill sets and techniques.

Demonstrate CTLT OpenWiki^?

Emphasize session as a brief overview

(5-min) What is social networking – in plain English!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc

(10-min) Overview of common social web technologies: RSS, Tagging, and Blogging

Relevant Blogs - Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/news/

Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/

Activity for first 3: Interweave one piece of sharing content (group photo/jpg) using all applied web2.0 technologies

Start with a group photo

(5-min) http://picasa.com Store photo

(5-min) http://picnik.com Edit, manipulate, crop photo

(5-min) http://blogger.com Publish photo in a journal

Become social and connected with your photo

(5-min) http://twitter.com

Twitter Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ouUrDZtMGM

Real-time video conferencing, more than just still photos

(5-min) http://ustream.tv

Syndication (Consume the internet with ease!)

(5-min) What is RSS? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

(5-min) http://googlereader.com

(5-min) The Machine is Us Video (Overview and dialogue)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g

(10-min) Conversation - Conclusion

Gather feedback about Web2.0 and social networking.

How will learners use new tools? Do they provide an added-value?

How can the CTLT help support the use of Web2.0 at the University of Richmond?