Information Technology Programmes

Specialized IT trainings

Web 2.0 Training

Duration: 1 day
Training date: TBA
Venue: IT Learning Lab, UNESCAP Learning Centre
Facilitator: Trainers from Comat Training Services Ltd., Singapore
Target audience: Staff from UNESCAP and participating UN agencies in the Common IT Training initiative of the Operations Management Team - Bangkok

Course outline:

1. What is Web 2.0?

2. Introduction to Web 2.0 Tools

	• Web 1.0 tools • Wikis • Blogs and Microblogs • RSS feeds • Tagging • Social Networks • Widgets • Mashups • Web-based software • Hands-on exercises and activities that showcase the use of Web 2.0 tools in the context of the UN • Search Engine
3. Searching Web 2.0
	• Traditional search engines (TSE) and third generation search technologies compared • Choosing the right search tools • Tips and tricks for searching popular Web 2.0 resources, including blogs and podcasts • Keeping up to date in a Search 2.0 world • Discover how the UN and its specialized agencies are using these tools
4. The future of Web 2.0 (e.g. Web 3.0)

Contact person: Ms. Woranan Thoophom, ext. 2693