Web 2.0

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/web-20

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the originator of term?Darcy DiNucci in 1999
2. What is the key characteristic?Emphasis on user interaction and content creation over passive consumption
3. Why is Web 2.0 important?It gives everyone a chance to share ideas and stories, so people can learn from and help each other. This makes the internet more fun and useful for everyone.
4. How can kids join the fun on Web 2.0?Kids can make their own posts on blogs, add pictures to social media, or help write and edit pages on sites like Wikipedia. They can also comment and chat with friends.

Participatory Culture: A culture characterized by active user contribution, sharing, and remixing of content.
Interoperability: The capability of different software systems and devices to exchange and use information.
User-Generated Content (UGC): Any form of content, such as images, videos, text, and audio, created by users rather than by the platform.
Folksonomy: A collaborative, user-driven method of organizing and categorizing information using tags.