Web 2.0 Tools

Web 2.0

Article: Generation IM: Getting Through to Today's Teched-out Children (2008)
Blog Entry: 10 Internet Technologies that Educators should be informed about (2009)
Wiki: Teach Web 2.0  

WIKIS & BLOGS
Wikispaces
- Wikispaces for Teachers (Free for K-12 teachers)
PBwiki
Class Blogmeister

Examples - Elementary:
-Arbor Heights Elementary School Wiki (Seattle)
-Conestoga Valley Library Wiki
- The Mighty Writers 08-09 (Mr. Ahlness, 3rd Grade - Seattle, WA)
-Mr. Tepley's 5th Grade Classroom (Mukilteo, WA)
-Mrs. Abernethy's Global Gorillas - 5th Grade (Greenville, PA)
-Cathy Francis' Class - Ages 10 & 11 (St. Thomas, Keith Scotland)
-Classroom Book Talk: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Examples - Secondary:
-Mr. Stafford's Life Science Website (Chehalis)
-Mr. Armstrong's U. S. History Wiki (Korea International School, Republic of Korea)
Mrs. Yollis' class blog

VIDEO SITES
Discovery Education 
TED.com
Teacher Tube
BBC
WatchKnow
Brain Pop
PBS Kids
PBS Zoom

PODCASTING
Audacity
Freecorder
GabCast
Podcast Instructions for Blogger
Vocaroo

Examples:
RadioWillowWeb from Willowdale Elementary School, Omaha, NE

http://www.teachersfortomorrow.net/

SOCIAL NETWORKING
Twitter
- A Teachers Guide to Twitter (Blog)
- Introduction to Twitter for Educators (SlideShare)
- "Using Twitter as an Education Tool" by R. Jones, 2008
Ning
- Ning in Education
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
Blinklist.com
del.icio.us
Stumbleupon
Diigo

CREATE A PERSONAL SEARCH ENGINE
Google Custom Search

WEB START PAGES
Pageflakes
igoogle

PRESENTATION TOOLS
Slide Share
Vuvox - Media Creation Made Easy
Spresent
Prezi
Flipsnack

CALENDARS & LISTS
AirSet
TaDa Lists
AssignADay
Calanders Net
Doodle

PHOTOS, IMAGES & MASHUPS

Flickr
Picasa
Snapfish
Photobucket
Picnik (Photo Editing)
Animoto

Examples:
Elementary Art Group
Jane Goodall's Camp (Created by a 3rd Grader)
Lewis Elementary School

Resources:


Flickr Mashups- Spell with Flickr -Trading Card Maker - Flickr Sudoko - Tag Galaxy


COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS
bubbl.us
Imagination Cubed
Dabbleboard

RSS & NEWSREADERSRSS (Really Simple Syndication) enables people to subscribe to web sites and with the use of a tool called an aggregator or newsreader receive notification when information is added to the web site.
Bloglines
Google Reader

ONLINE APPLICATIONS
Zoho Creator - "Create online database applications in minutes"
Map Builder.net - "...tag locations on a map and publish it on your own site"
Google Maps - "Explore the world using interactive maps"
GoogleEarth
Microsoft templates

CREATE EDUCATIONAL LEARNING GAMES
Classtools.net
edCreate.com (free trial)
ONLINE STORAGEOurmedia (free podcast hosting)
Box.net (free online file storage)

MISC
Jing - Screencapture
LibraryThing - "Catalog your books online"
Shelfari - "Social network for people who love books"
Goodreads - "See what your friends are reading....Keep tract of what you've read and what you'd like to read..."
VoiceThread - "...powerful new way to talk about and share your images, documents and videos"
Wordle - "Generating word clouds from texts"  Example
PIC-LITS - "Inspired Picture Writing" (see Lesson Plans in Learn-it tab)
PDFmyURL  - "Convert and Save PDF from any URL
Mindomo- Mindmap Software
- Example: Organizing Your Digital Self
http://www.inspiration.com/ - Inspiration and Kispiration
Webspiration
Storybird 
Glogster - Create your own individualized poster
Fotobabble 
Rubistar -Free online rubric creator
Education TI - Texas Instruments graphing calculator lessons website