The below Web 2.0 Learning tools guide will help to transition you from being a consumer of web content to being a creator. That's what Web 2.0 is all about, it is the collaborative Internet where everyone contributes their ideas and thinking within a community. Ten years ago, web page designers would hang information that the rest of us would go out and read. With the advent of blogs and wikis, you can literally create your own web content in minutes.
The Big-9 represent a list of tools and instructions for their use that will walk users step-by-step into this Web 2.0 world. This is based loosely on the 23 Learning 2.0 Things concept, but with an emphasis on how these fit into K12 schools. Your first task will be to set up a blog here in Blogger, then you'll email that blog address to your facilitator who will follow your progress and help you out any way they can. The complete list of tools is here:
1. Blog Platform-Blogspot
2. Niche Network-Ning
3. MediaCasting-VoiceThread
4. Wiki-WikiSpaces
5. Documents-Goog Docs
6. Social Bookmarks-Delicious
7. Video Sharing-School Tube
8. Location-Google Maps
9. Pictures-Shutterfly
Structurally, the instructions are given in the ten blog posts below this one that represent the Big-9. We also have a list of Anchor activities in the posts beyond #9. The Anchor activities can be used to expand your horizons once you finish the first nine. Read the No.1 Blogging post below and you'll be on your way looking at examples, creating your own blog, and sharing what you have learned. Enjoy!
