Web 2.0 (or Web 2) is the popular term for advanced Internet technology and applications including blogs, wikis, RSS and social bookmarking
The two major components of Web 2.0 are the technological advances enabled by Ajax and other new applications such as RSS and Eclipse
One of the most significant differences between Web 2.0 and the traditional World Wide Web (retroactively referred to as Web 1.0) is greater collaboration among Internet users and other users, content providers, and enterprises.
a few characteristics often noted as descriptive of Web 2.0:
bloggingAjax and other new technologiesGoogle Base and other free Web servicesRSS-generated syndicationsocial bookmarkingmash-upswikis and other collaborative applicationsdynamic as opposed to static site contentinteractive encyclopedias and dictionariesease of data creation, modification or deletion by individual usersadvanced gaming.
Critics of Web 2.0 maintain that it makes it too easy for the average person to affect online content and that, as a result, the credibility, ethics and even legality of Web content could suffer.
The Web 2.0 Research Projects aimed to identify how teachers and students can benefit from Web 2.0 technologies, and provide practical guidance based on examples of actual use in Victorian schools.
A site for English Teachers. An excellent North American website that offers links to poetry and poetry readings through podcasts and audio recordings.
tograph of its leaf. Apps exist already that help you identify flora and fauna – the Forestry Commission recently launched an app called ForestXplorer for identifying trees – but they have traditionally relied on the user deducing the species from a list of possible characteristics.