Year Level: 1 to 2
Web Technology and Life is a one-semester course for students to explore the impact, in our daily lives, of modern Web tools including selected topics such as Blogs, Podcasts, Wikis, RSS, Social Bookmarks/Networking, Virtual Worlds, e-Business Models, and e-Government initiatives. The course is designed to help the casual computer users understand the latest in free and inexpensive Web tools and their power for research, collaboration, and communication. It provides the history, background, and perspectives of Web 2.0 technologies to demystify the jargons connected with the latest Web phenomena.