Chapter 20: Technically Speaking: Supporting 1.0 Teachers in a 2.0 World

Initially, Web use was “read only.” This type of Web use is now being referred to as Web 1.0. Although there are many definitions of Web 1.0, Daniel Miessler (2007, July 11) writes that Web 1.0 is “a system of interlinked, hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. With a Web browser, a user views Web pages that may contain text, images, and other multimedia and navigates between them using hyperlinks.”

Web 2.0, also referred to as the Read/Write Web, is a perceived change that describes the use of interactive tools, such as blogs and wikis that facilitate collaboration and sharing (Miessler, 2007, July 11). The differences between the two versions of the Web, and the possibilities now available through Web 2.0, are radically changing instructional delivery. As a result, teachers and students are experiencing an entirely new way to teach and learn. Soloman and Schrumm (2007, p. 23) developed a differences comparison between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 (see Table 20.1).