1. Web 1.0
The Web as
Resource
EDU626 Integrating
Educational Technology
Summer 2012

2. What do we mean by Web 1.0?
• Do we mean the old way of connecting, as in
this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjfyAJDckJU&feature=related

3. Web 1.0 on HowStuffWorks
• Is there a Web 1.0?
– It’s hard to define Web 1.0 for several
reasons.
• First, Web 2.0 doesn't refer to a specific
advance in Web technology. Instead, Web
2.0 refers to a set of techniques for Web
page design and execution.
• Second, some of these techniques have been
around since the World Wide Web first
launched, so it's impossible to separate
Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 in a time line.
• The definition of Web 1.0 completely
depends upon the definition of Web 2.0.

4. Basic Differences
Web 1.0 to Web 2.0
Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0,
the Difference
Posted by Saad
Hamid on August
18, 2007

5. Basic Characteristics of Web 1.0
• Web 1.0 sites are static
– They contain information that might be
useful, but there’s no reason for a visitor
to return to the site later. An example
might be a personal Web page that gives
information about the site’s owner, but
never changes. A Web 2.0 version might
be a blog or MySpace account that
owners can frequently update.
• Is there a Web 1.0? by Jonathan Strickland

6. Basic Characteristics of Web 1.0
• Web 1.0 sites aren’t interactive
– Visitors can only visit these sites; they
can’t impact or contribute to the sites.
Most organizations have profile pages
that visitors can look at but not impact
or alter, whereas a wiki allows anyone to
visit and make changes.
• Is there a Web 1.0?

7. Basic Characteristics of Web 1.0
• Web 1.0 applications are proprietary
– Under the Web 1.0 philosophy, companies
develop software applications that users can
download, but they can’t see how the
application works or change it. A Web 2.0
application is an open source program,
which means the source code for the
program is freely available. Users can see
how the application works and make
modifications or even build new applications
based on earlier programs.
• Is there a Web 1.0?

8. What’s the good of Web 1.0 sites?
• They are information resources
– Just as with mineral resources, we can
search them out and mine the
information!

9. Yet, there’s a problem
• The Internet as a mine is huge!
• ISC:
• ISC Internet Domain Survey (January 2012):
888,239,420 hosts in the Domain Name System
(See host count history 1981-present)
• Internet 2011 in numbers
• 555 million – Number of websites (December 2011).
• 300 million – Added websites in 2011.
.
• Compare: The Library of Congress has
“151,785,778 items in the collections.”
(Year 2011 at a Glance)

10. But not everything is paydirt!
• Anyone can (and probably will) put
anything up on the Internet
• It is often difficult to tell
• Many things are not filtered or
reviewed
Why we need to evaluate what we find
on the Internet
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/research/techman/eval.html
Originally published 1996. Cosmetic update 2001. Minor nudge,
05/2004.
D. Scott Brandt, Professor, Purdue University Libraries
a.k.a. techman

11. Put it another way?
• The vast amount of information on the World
Wide Web is created and published by many
different types of providers, including businesses,
organizations, governments, and individuals.
• Unlike books and journals, most of this
information is unfiltered, i.e. not subject to editing
or peer review by experts.
• Any source you find was written for specific
reasons that may or may not be useful for your
purposes.
– Evaluating Information on the World Wide Web

12. Compare these websites!
• Martin Luther King:
A True Historical Examination
– http://www.martinlutherking.org/
• The Martin Luther King
Research and Education Institute
– http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/
• Look for differences in the way the
material is presented! Do you get the same
message from the two sites—or a different
one?

13. Some Critical Thinking Guidelines
1) Make sure you are in the right place.
2) When in doubt, doubt.
3) Consider the source.
4) Know what's happening.
5) Look at details.
6) Distinguish Web pages from pages
found on the Web.
• ICYouSee: T is for Thinking
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html
Now in its second decade on the Web and first called ICYouSee: T is
for Thinking, this guide is the creation of John R. Henderson, a
reference librarian at the Ithaca College Library.
First created: November 1994 Last updated on January 4, 2011

14. More websites to examine
Mankato, Minnesota Home Page The City of Mankato
Its natural wonders, history, and Mankato is a major regional
culture. center that has been designated
Let’s “Make It In Mankato” ! ! as the 14th Most Livable
http://city-mankato.us Micropolitan City in the Nation.
http://www.mankato-mn.gov/

15. Articles you can read!
• Whales in the Minnesota River?
– On the web, it’s sometimes difficult to
distinguish truth from fiction. This New York
Times article shows why skepticism is a good
thing when dealing with information found on
the web. Includes links to sites that help visitors
know how to evaluate Internet resources.
• http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/03/circuits/articles/0
4trut.html
• But — I found it on the Internet!
– An article from the Christian Science Monitor
examining why it is crucial that students learn
media literacy skills.
• http://www.csmonitor.com/2000/0425/p16s1.html

16. A Web Site About Evaluating Websites
• The Internet Detective Agency
– The Internet Detective Agency, a WebQuest for
grades 9-12 created in August 2004
– Created by Debbie Clingingsmith (email:
debbie@clingingsmith.org), a sometime teacher
and current information technology director
for a high school in San Francisco.
– The Internet Detective Agency WebQuest is
designed for high school students.

17. Happy, Careful Prospecting!