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 * Uploading ** // - Flattener #4, p 93-126 //

Communities [|uploading] and collaborating on online projects. Examples include open source software, blogs, and [|Wikipedia].


 * Overview of topic **


 * More people authoring more content and collaborating on that content; more people uploading files and globalizing that content
 * Power to individuals and self-forming communities to send up and out their own products and ideas-often for free
 * "Uploading is....becoming one of the most revolutionary forms of collaboration in the flat world" //pg 95//
 * Ordinary people can now be producers as well as consumers
 * Three forms of uploading:
 * community developed software
 * Wikipedia
 * blogging/podcasting


 * Ideas related to this topic **


 * Students as producers as well as consumers of content
 * Enhanced communication now possible between individuals and groups
 * The impact of using uploading tools on everyday activities in education and business
 * Authenticity, privacy, security, globalization and cultural awareness issues


 * Web 2.0 Tools for Sharing Information, ideas to get started **


 * Provide an outline of essential Web 2.0 tools (Blogs, podcasts, wikis) and discuss developments and trends in the participating countries
 * Discuss essential social and ethical issues to do with using Web 2.0 tools in both education and business.
 * Provide current scenarios and examples of using Web 2.0 as an effective collaboration and communication tool