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Web 2.0: Teaching Generations Y and Z

Generations Y and Z, who are currently students and will continue entering college, are accustomed to using Web 2.0 tools daily for personal use. Web 2.0 allows for participatory sharing, user-generated content, and collaboration online. Instructors should utilize Web 2.0 resources like YouTube, Flickr, blogs, and social media to engage these students and effectively present, store, communicate, and obtain information for instructional purposes.

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Web 2.0: Teaching Generations Y and Z

Generations Y and Z, who are currently students and will continue entering college, are accustomed to using Web 2.0 tools daily for personal use. Web 2.0 allows for participatory sharing, user-generated content, and collaboration online. Instructors should utilize Web 2.0 resources like YouTube, Flickr, blogs, and social media to engage these students and effectively present, store, communicate, and obtain information for instructional purposes.

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Web 2.

0: Teaching Generations Y and Z

What is Web 2.0?


The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information
sharing, interoperability, user-centered design,[1] and collaboration on the World Wide Web. A Web 2.0
site allows users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media dialogue as creators of user-
generated content in a virtual community, in contrast to websites where users are limited to the passive
viewing of content that was created for them. Examples of Web 2.0 include social networking sites,
blogs, wikis, video sharing sites, hosted services, web applications, mashups and folksonomies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
Who are Generations Y and Z and why should instructors use Web 2.0 to
teach and engage them?

Generations Y and Z are the students you are teaching right now and the students who will be entering
college in the upcoming years. They use Web 2.0 tools on a daily basis in their personal lives. On
average, they spend about 3 hours a day using a computer, smart phone, or other electronic devices.

Web 2.0 resources can easily and effectively be used for instructional purposes
to:

Obtain information

Store information

Present information

Communicate with Students


Examples of Web 2.0 Tools:
(Just to name a few…)

YouTube TeacherTube Flickr

Blogger PB Wiki Delicious

Diigo Slideshare SlideRocket

Prezi Xtranormal Facebook

MySpace Twitter

For more information visit: http://melissammerritt.pbworks.com/w/page/38027186/Staff-Development

E-mail: [email protected]

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