Web+2.0+Tools

Web 2.0 tools are those that allow users to create and collaborate on the Internet. As the graphic below illustrates, there are lots of them!

We will be focusing on three of these tools today:
 * Diigo, a social bookmarking tool
 * Wikispaces, a web development and collaborative writing tool
 * Twitter, a microblogging tool

Diigo: A Social Bookmarking Tool
A video introduction: http://www.commoncraft.com/video/social-bookmarking

Let's get started by creating an account: http://www.diigo.com

Let's look at some of the features:
 * Bookmarking: the secret of tags
 * Sharing: creating lists and groups
 * Researching: highlighting and annotating
 * Following: finding and following others

Here's the tour if you want to review: http://www.diigo.com/learn_more/research

**Wikispaces: a web development and collaborative writing tool**
This page is part of a wikispaces wiki. It is easy to create pages, embed images and video, and work with others to create pages.

Let's get started by creating our first wiki: http://www.wiksipaces.com

Here are links to help files for the future: http://help.wikispaces.com/ http://help.wikispaces.com/faq+teacher+wiki

[|Twitter]: a micro-blogging tool, a cross between blogging and text messaging

 * Read about Twitter and the News: []
 * View a Video: []
 * My Twitter Feed: []
 * News Organizations that Twitter: []
 * Teachers Who Twitter: []
 * Directories and Tools: []


 * Twitter Tips: **
 * Use the @ sign before a name to send a reply (@witchyrichy)
 * DM sends a message to the person
 * RT @witchyrichy means retweet and goes in front when you post someone else's twitter