resources for students and teachers

Elementary School Web 2.0 Tools

Mary Beth TruluckSpring 2012

Importance of Web 2.0 Tools

Click on the picture to view a video about 21st century learners.

English/Language ArtsThinkMap VisualThesaurus ZooBurstStorynoryToonDooFreeRice

Science/Social StudiesNational Geographic KidsNational Geographic Little KidsMaps.comCIA – The World FactbookEcoKidsKinetic City

MathNational Library of Virtual

ManipulativesKids’ Zone Create A GraphMath PlaygroundMathGameTime

What does this mean for educators?

Continuously check for new web 2.0 tools by following:◦Blogs◦Wikis◦Twitter

Blogs to followClassroom 2.0Your SmarticlesBlogging about the Web 2.0 Conn

ected ClassroomLangwitches Blog

Wikis to followTwitter4TeachersTwitter for Education

Twitter accounts to follow@curriculum21@w2e@teachers20

Supporting Articles Ash, Katie. (2011). Classroom-tested tech tools used to

boost literacy; to improve reading skills, many teachers are harnessing the technology they already have. Digital Directions, 04.02, 22.

Kist, W., Doyle, K., Hayes, J., Horwitz, J., & Kuzior, J. T. (2010). Web 2.0 in the Elementary Classroom: Portraits of Possibilities. Language Arts, 88(1), 62-68.

Kist, W., Doyle, K., Hayes, J., Horwitz, J., & Kuzior, J. T. (2010). Web 2.0 in the Elementary Classroom: Portraits of Possibilities. Language Arts, 88(1), 62-68.

Online tools. (2012). School Administrator, Dec. 2010, 50.

The class that never sleeps; The Flat Classroom Project has turned to social media to make education relevant in a global setup, finds Malvika Tegta. (2010). DNA [Daily News & Analysis], Apr. 2012.