POD Group Project for ITC510/213 – Blue POD

Definitions of Keywords

Social Network
A Social Network is a social structure of relationships and links which allow people to interact, usually about a common interest. ‘It is a social structure made up of relationships and links, whether strong or weak, to people we have something in common with” (Fatublisher. 2007). People are able to meet others, interact, chat and participate in forums and events. Examples of Social Networking sites include Facebook, My Space and Twitter.
Fatpublisher (2007). What is Social Networking. Accessed on 10/10/09 from http://www.fatpublisher.com.au/resources.php?topic=6&article=14&page=1

Professional Development
According to Wikipedia, “Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning opportunities situated in practice. It has been described as intensive and collaborative” and may include “consultation, coaching, communities of practice, lesson study, mentoring, reflective supervision and technical assistance” (wikipedia. n.d.).
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Professional Development. Accessed on 10/10/09 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_development

Web 2.0
Web 2.0 is commonly associated with web development and web design that facilitates interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Web 2.0 sites allow users to interact, collaborate and make comments and changes to content on the site. “Examples of Web 2.0 include web-based communities, hosted services, web applications, social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, mashups and folksonomies (Wikipedia, n.d.).
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Web 2.0. Accessed 10/10/09 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

Blog
A blog, short for web log, is an online journal usually maintained by an individual in reverse chronological order. Most blogs contain text, images, podcasts, and links to other blogs and web sites. “Since all blogs are on the internet by definition, they may be seen as interconnected and socially networked, through blogrolls [and] comments...” (wikipedia, Blog, 2009).
Wikipedia, Blog. (2009). Blog. Retrieved 6 September 2009 from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

Micro-blog
A microblog is a blog that allows users to send brief updates. These updates are usually text, but can also be audio clips. A microblog is different from a normal blog because it is smaller, often just a sentence. “Users microblog about particular topics that can range from the simple, such as "what one is doing at a given moment," to the thematic, such as "sports cars," to business topics, such as particular products” (Wikipedia, n.d.). Some examples of mircoblogs include Twitter and the status updates in Facebook.
Wikipedia (n.d.). Microblogging. Accessed on 10.10/09 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microblogging

Wiki
A wiki “is a website that allows multiple users to create, modify and organize web page content in a collaborative manner” (Governors State University, 2009). Wikis have become popular with online communities because they can be edited, modified and added to by anyone who has access to it.
Governors State University. (2009). eLearning Glossary. Retrieved 6 September 2009: http://www.govst.edu/elearning/default.aspx?id=12984

Mashup
“In Web development a mashup is a web page or application that combines data or functionality from two or more external sources to create a new service... Data mashups combine similar types of media and information from multiple sources into a single representation.” (Wikedpedia, n.d.). Examples of mashups include real estate services like Domain and Real Estate.com, where information from multiple sources is avaliable from the one source. Also, region areas often have websites.
Wikipedia (n.d.). Mashup (Web Application Hybrid). Accessed 10/10/09 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid)