Thing 11: Web 2.0

I love Web 2.0 items.  I just didn't realize how  many there are...

The first Web 2.0 site that I explored was Im Cooked. My boyfriend calls me a "foodie".  I love to cook and I constantly have the food network on.  I also have http://www.foodnetwork.com/ on my favorites and use it all the time.  So when I was looking at the list and saw a food section I imediately went to that section.  Im Cooked was so awesome.  There were thousands of videos of recipies.  I looked up about twenty different topics and there were videos for everything that I searched for.  That was a huge plus.  You can also down load your own videos that you create when cooking.  I am so not ready for that (the videoing me while cooking part).  lol.  The Channels section had 28 different topics that you can search by.  It was very easy to navigate around and find exactly what you are looking for.  The group tabs had different blogs that you could join for cooking support, etc.  Now, I can see this tool being used in a life management class.  Unfortunately, due to budget cuts our school no longer has this class.  But I do know that I will be using this Web 2.0 application for my personal use.  In fact found a couple of dishes that I want to try.

The second web 2.0 tool that I explored was called Masher.  It lets one create a mashup with video clips, music tracks and photos.  There is a section to store and share the mashups that you have created.  In the studio section is where you work your magic.  This is were you create your mashup.  There are several options to choice from, such as:
1. Uploading your own videos, photes and music
2. Get videos from their libraries that include BBC videos, RipCurl, Urvan Freestyler, and BlockColour Screens.
3. There are several music categories in their files, even TV and Themes category.
4. There are Text Options and many effects such as really cool moving rain, stars, hearts, etc.
5. Lastly, there are all types of skins.
It's almost designed like movie maker in that it has timelines, but each section has it's own timeline to look at.
In the Gallery section you can see hundreds of other people's mashups.  There are even featured mashup sections.
I think this would be a really cool web 2.0 tool to use with my students.  This could range from all different topics.  Maybe even an end of the year project where different groups create a mashup for each topic that we have discussed throughout the year for review and for students in the coming up years.