web 2.0

Collects twenty-two essays with various perspectives on Web 2.0, and discusses positive and negative points on online communities, privacy issues, and the addictive aspects of the Internet.

Introduces educators to Internet tools and applications that allow people to collaborate and share information online, comprising the second generation of the World Wide Web often referred to as Web 2.0, and covers such topics as blogs, podcasts, and virtual environments.

An illustrated overview of Web 2.0 tools that can be useful in classrooms or school library programs, explaining the benefits of digital literacy, and describing social bookmarking sites, media sharing, social networking, digital mapping, and related topics.

Offers students guidance and advice to help them research, outline, draft, edit, and write an effective critical essay about Web 2.0.