Comments on: Musings: Web2.0 includes???? (May#7) http://psalter.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/musings-web20-includes-may7/ technology in education and general musings Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:39:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: psalter http://psalter.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/musings-web20-includes-may7/comment-page-1/#comment-55 psalter Thu, 29 May 2008 12:03:53 +0000 http://psalter.edublogs.org/?p=76#comment-55 Heh yeah lots of good suggestions there - I will have to put this list together properly I think. Thanks also for looking up folksonomy - I was being lazy! Heh yeah lots of good suggestions there – I will have to put this list together properly I think. Thanks also for looking up folksonomy – I was being lazy!

]]> By: john http://psalter.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/musings-web20-includes-may7/comment-page-1/#comment-54 john Thu, 29 May 2008 09:21:41 +0000 http://psalter.edublogs.org/?p=76#comment-54 Just saw your query about the meaning of folksonomy. This gives my next characteristic of a web2 devotee: Uses on-line dictionaries when they find a new word. Folksonomy (according to <a> One-look </a>, my favourite online dictionary, because it offers meanings from a large number of other dictionaries) means a type of classification system for online content, created by an individual user who tags information with freely chosen keywords; also, the cooperation of a group of people to create such a classification system So an example would be del.icio.us tagging. Rather a cute word actually, taxonomy means arrangement, mainly of plants, but nowadays any categorization system. Folks adds the sense of ordinary people doing the classifying. John Just saw your query about the meaning of folksonomy. This gives my next characteristic of a web2 devotee: Uses on-line dictionaries when they find a new word.

Folksonomy (according to One-look , my favourite online dictionary, because it offers meanings from a large number of other dictionaries) means a type of classification system for online content, created by an individual user who tags information with freely chosen keywords; also, the cooperation of a group of people to create such a classification system

So an example would be del.icio.us tagging.

Rather a cute word actually, taxonomy means arrangement, mainly of plants, but nowadays any categorization system.
Folks adds the sense of ordinary people doing the classifying.

John

]]> By: john http://psalter.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/musings-web20-includes-may7/comment-page-1/#comment-53 john Thu, 29 May 2008 07:21:29 +0000 http://psalter.edublogs.org/?p=76#comment-53 I would add one about tagging - del.icio.us style Maybe one about understanding text speak - UR L8 type of thing. (that's the only one I understand, but even that is a great leap forward. Have you transferred a video from your mobile phone to YouTube (no I haven't) would also cre8 a hurdle On a more practical level - how long since you've been into a bank branch, or - how long since you've used a street directory instead of a whereis printout, or - How long since you've looked up a phone number in a phone book? (probably 10 years for me), so pre web2, but what the heck. Also one about spell checking. (I just checked thsi post using Google) Keep it up John I would add one about tagging – del.icio.us style

Maybe one about understanding text speak – UR L8 type of thing. (that’s the only one I understand, but even that is a great leap forward.

Have you transferred a video from your mobile phone to YouTube (no I haven’t) would also cre8 a hurdle

On a more practical level
- how long since you’ve been into a bank branch, or
- how long since you’ve used a street directory instead of a whereis printout, or
- How long since you’ve looked up a phone number in a phone book? (probably 10 years for me), so pre web2, but what the heck.

Also one about spell checking. (I just checked thsi post using Google)

Keep it up
John

]]> By: trentmc http://psalter.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/musings-web20-includes-may7/comment-page-1/#comment-52 trentmc Wed, 28 May 2008 11:22:52 +0000 http://psalter.edublogs.org/?p=76#comment-52 That is a very interesting list that you came across. I would be really interested to see what the majority of responses were. I am also in a similar situation to you also in that I wouldn't have answered yes to all of these questions prior to starting this subject. I am also interested in seeing how my students would respond if presented with a similar set of questions. Trent That is a very interesting list that you came across. I would be really interested to see what the majority of responses were. I am also in a similar situation to you also in that I wouldn’t have answered yes to all of these questions prior to starting this subject. I am also interested in seeing how my students would respond if presented with a similar set of questions.

Trent

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