As a defensive initiative in the USA, a plan for a computer network (to be called ARPANET) providing advanced information storage and retrieval was presented in October 1967, and in December 1969 the first four-computer network was up and running. On the thirtieth of April in 1993 CERN released the source code of WorldWideWeb into the public domain, so anyone could use or build upon the software without charge. Then, later in the same year, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) released a program that was a combined web browser and Gopher client, called Mosaic. This was originally only available on Unix machines and in source code form, but in December 1993 Mosaic provided a new version with installers for both Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows. Mosaic rapidly increased in popularity, and with it the Web. The term, Web 2.0 is closely associated with Tim O'Reilly because of the O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004.[2][3] Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but rather to cumulative changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the Web.

A common feature of some of the most successful Web 2.0 applications is their simplicity

IWB help you take advantage of the interactivity and sharing of Web 2.0 Sample activities using IWB Google Earth on Mimio Tours are a guided experience where you fly from one location to another, view terrain and content and look around as you wish. You can create tours that record your exact navigation in the 3D window and even add audio. You can then share these tours with other Google Earth users.

Google Timeline – Confine your search to a specified time Google Squared - takes a category and creates a starter 'square' of information, automatically fetching and organizing facts from across the web. Google Reader - Read feeds in one place with Google Reader, where keeping up with your favorite websites is as easy as checking your email

Wikis and blogs have the advantage of allowing you to store files, which is not always easy or possible with the Protopages.

Confusion can come from being overwhelmed by language & quantity of options.

Talking About Web 2.0 without making your mother bored MLA Conference May 19, 2010 Tom Stimson and Margaret Stimson

The Rise of Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Social Media Timeline

Features of Web 2.0 Interactive Collaborative Dynamic, always changing Personalized Creation Tools Online Applications

Interactive - Google Earth Class activities using the IWB/Mimio Google Earth Tours Red River Floodway Tour Google LitTrips Google Earth Video

More Tools from Google Customized Google Search Engines Google Timeline Google Squared Google Docs Google Reader Google Sidewiki Google Wave Google Labs

Personalized - Protopage Stimson Kids Pages Art Art Art TUSC

Collaborative - Wiki TUSC Wiki

Places to Get Good Info About Web 2.0 Resources Kathy Cassidy – Blog, Wiki, Web Page, Twitter [Early Years] Cog Dog Roo – Story Tools All My Faves – Canada, Education, Kids Go2Web20 – Main Diigo – LitwICT Group, Tom Stimson, Phil Taylor Ning – BookVideo, TeacherLibrarian, Classroom20 Schlib - Tools Wiki, Netvibes, Twitter, Blog

Learning More About Web 2.0 PalmBreezeCafe – Quick video explanations Classroom 2.0 – Webinars 25 Top Tools for Learning – Ning Discovery Education

Interesting Web 2.0 Tools Newsmap Geni Shelfari Cooliris Photofunia Glogster - Sample Blip.fm Animoto - Sample Skype YouTube Dropio Polldaddy Mind Mapping (4 part video series)

Interesting Web 2.0 Tools ReadWriteThink Storystarters Slideshare Slide - Sample Wordle - Sample SimplyBox Twitter Flickr Spore iTunes Voicethread

Challenges Filtered networks in school settings Safety Time Confusion Wide range of user ability and/or interest A Teacher's Guide To Web 2.0 at School

Media segments Google Earth Ocean Animoto Sample PalmBreezeCafe & PBC Mindmapping Series Discovery Education Women of Web 2.0