ETEC 565 HJD e-portfolio

Tagging is the key to the web. The concept of tagging is not new, but it is something that has eluded me in my understanding of the web. It has come back into my explorations during this week’s discussions about privacy, protection and public presence in online environments. The difference between being fully private and fully public has caused heated discussions with educators around the globe. In our efforts to keep students safe, we are missing an opportunity to apply critical literacy skills to their investigations with digital media. In the meantime, the concept of the web is changing and this will become a redundant topic of discussion.

Link to http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/

The concept of Web 3.0 and how tagging our web contributions makes the web work has caught my attention. I have now begun to tag where I never tagged before. I even went back into other blog posts and created tags to the information posted there. In this way, I am helping to create the next evolution of the WEB – 3.0. The web that will become my personal google and a tool fit to my needs. It will know what my interests are, my common search topics, my music download interests and even my fitness habits. My personal tags will define who I am, my biases, my interests and my explorations. My digital tatoo will define me but not limit me. It will serve my needs while it learns who I am.

Web 2.0 is here with full force. The next wave is the semantic web that is Web 3.0. Here is a simplified explanation.

Since we have also been working on digital storybooks this week, here is one created to explain the differences between Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0. It is an Xtranormal clip with two characters – Broccoli 3-d and Semantic Web.

Web 2.0 you say?! I say, let’s move it up the web and aim for 3.0.