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=Collaboration Using Web 2.0 Tools =

What are Web 2.0 Collaboration Tools?
Term coined by O'Reilly Media in 2003 and popularised in 2004. Often known as the read -write web.The web itself has //not// changed. The way in which software developers design applications for the web has changed //and// The way people use the web as a platform has changed. Web 1.0 ~ the web was simply a place for…information, consumption Web 2.0 ~ the web is now a platform for… participation, social networking, production, information services and brings the experience of the desktop into the web browser

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What are some Web 2.0 Tools/applications?
  Click on the links below for further information relating to these applications, and how they can be used in the classroom.
 * Blogs
 * Wikis
 * Social Bookmarking
 * Social Networking
 * RSS
 * Mindmapping
 * Video Conferencing and communication
 * Document Sharing

This Slideshow shows some real examples of ways to use collaboration tools in your classroom. media type="custom" key="2040648"

This slideshow was presented to staff at Mill Park Secondary College. It links to a test wiki (pbwiki) where teachers are encouraged to play around with the features.
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