Implementation of Web 2.0 applications in education

From the beginning of the Internet, users have been passive recipients of the content on the World Wide Web. The “Three R´s: Reading, Receiving and Researching” is the principle that has dominated. The technology of content transfer from the author to the end user has been the main constraint in the development of the content and the ways of perception of that content on the Web. Technology has evolved, increasing number of households and companies are using broadband Internet connection, as well as universities, to improve their educational and training activities. Web 2.0 is an evolutionary step from the “old” Web. Users of Web 2.0 and various Web 2.0 applications can customize the shape and perception of the content they receive, as well as to create, form and share the content with other users. The principle of “Three R´s” is replaced with the principle of “Three C´s: Contributing, Collaborating and Creating”. Such a principle is ideal for shaping new students´, pupils´ and teachers´ approaches to learning and teaching. This process implies adjusting to new technology. Social networking component is a component of almost every Web 2.0 application. It strengthens and facilitates the realisation of our natural human need to share what we know and to learn from our colleagues and associates. Web 2.0 means the time has come to move from the traditional ways of learning and teaching to contemporary, active, constructivist learning and knowledge creation.