Thursday, 20 January 2011
Links for case study
http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1129157-have-asked-ss-to-take-dd-into-care
#respite4riven on Twitter
Lesson 20/1
Completing the questions for your surveys.
Homework
To collect your data and collate it. Bring to next lesson.
Feedback on long tail theory homework.
People who still have not linked to their blogs need to do so, another late homework will result in a detention.
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Lesson 13th Jan - The long tail theory.
Also explore this website http://www.longtail.com/about.html
How does the long tail theory relate to the news?
Homework
Explain what the long tail theory is and how it relates to the news and post it to your blog. You may present this information in whatever form you wish, the more creative the better! Examples, just written in your blog, filmed, podcast, mind map etc. This should be posted by monday please. Anyone who is late this week will be in detention.
Thursday, 6 January 2011
Year 13 2001, Lesson 1 6/1/11
News in the Online Age
Lesson 1 6/1/11
Web 2.0 refers to webpages where the user can edit the content. This differs to the original static websites that simply displayed information. On the web today users are able to post comments, add reviews, photos and video.
Examples of websites that use web 2.0
Amazon - product reviews
You Tube - User created videos, then other users comment and rate
Social networking sites - Facebook etc
Google Docs - Applications via the web, sharing files, access from any computer
Wikipedia - Anyone can edit articles
Advantages
There are many advantages of web 2.0 over static webpages. User reviews mean that potential buyers can see what others thought before buying. You tube provides a place for people to show their work to an audience, that was previously only available to film studios, as well as allowing family and friends to view home videos. Social networking sites allow people to keep in touch. Google Docs means that people can easily collaborate on work, as well as providing a free version of basic software packages. Wikipedia allows a variety of experts to share their knowledge on topics to create a comprehensive information bank.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
http://www.theory.org.uk/aboutweb2-0.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWNXg7Vt-ig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObiWCDqAld0&feature=channel_page
Homework
Read the following article about wikipedia. http://www.theory.org.uk/aboutwikipedia.htm Choose your own example of web 2.0. Describe it, explain it's history, why it is an example of web 2.0, who uses it and why