Do I Need Web 2.0

I cannot believe that next week is the last class and this semester is almost over. I have learned a lot from this class and it affect my attitude toward the technology as well. I like Kyle's point of view about the emerging technology, especially web.2.0. Technology always keeps changing and even more faster and faster everyday, but one thing that has never change is the fact that whatever technology it's only a tool. Yesterday our tool was static web, today our tool is web 2.0, and what about tomorrow.
It is matter and we have to keep update with the new tools out there since we choose to be in this profession, but we have to be smart to choose and use it.The newer thing isn't always better.

I know that for this class we focus on the new technology especially web 2.0 , but some subject or topic doesn't need web 2.0 platform. It seems funny when someone try to put all the content into the web 2.0 when it's not necessary because it doesn't have any strong idea about interacting activity and actually maybe that particular project still works effectively without any interaction with the user. I still love to go to some websites that have a good content and I learned a lot from all the information they provide, even though I cannot make a comment, or do other interacting activity.I found a lot of website that use web 2.0 and then end up don't have any useful information as they intended.They posted a few information and then a few people left some useless comments.If it ends up like that I prefer to go to old fashion website that has a rich information.Think about it, how many percentage of the visitors want or like to comment? Why they want to go to our website? Do they just want to get information they need and finish or do they want to participate? So, if we find out that mostly users don't really want to waste they time to make a comment or anything, they just want to get information they need why bother to use web 2.0. I think web 2.0 is very powerful tools in many ways but not for everything.

Project Progress

I almost done with my final project but I am not sure how far I have to do. My project is teaching a new language so it has a lot of contents and take a lot of time to complete everything. So all I do is selling my idea and showing some dummy pages to show screen design, information design and interaction design. Another thing I tried to develop is using screencasting software for my project.Mostly people use screen cast for teaching softwares, how to use the websites.How can I use screen cast for teaching language? I have finished this piece of work and it's ready to show. Although it isn't perfect but at least I found another way to use this program for education.