Tuesday, March 06, 2007

A Bit About Commenting

Today in class there was some discussion about commenting on a blog. Some of my students have jumped right in on the action, while others have slowly tipped their toes in, and still others have yet to test the waters. So here's a quote from a blog that may help you to go whole heartedly into our classroom blog:

"Commenting is part of this global conversation. People who make meaningful comments understand that this new Internet is about discussing our common concerns and coming up with solutions in a more expeditious and helpful manner that does not exclude anyone. I think some people are afraid of commenting because they don't want to give away their secrets. Well, guess what? If you died today and don't share "your secret," it will die with you and you will miss the chance to leave behind something far more important... a legacy." Read the complete post here.

Now for today's thought-provoking post. Where is the internet headed? What's Web 3.0 or even Web 2.0 for that matter? Any idea what 3D web refers to? Have you heard of Second Life? Go check it out and share your comments!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well today I didnt know what Web 3.0 or even Web 2.0 and 3D web was. So I came up with, Web 3.0 being another search engine that organizes more information that you are looking for. On the other hand Web 2.0 focuses on business and technology developments in the future. Lastely, 3D is a angency specialising in interactive 3D content for the interent.

*Megan*

Mrs. Spear said...

Actually, Web 2.0 refers to the second generation of web-based services such as social networking site (MySpace), wikis, blogs, podcasts, RSS feeds, social bookmarking. So it's the improved form of the WWW that allows for way more collaboration among users rather than just the one way street between user and content.

You are taking advantage of Web 2.0 by participating in this blog!