Free Internet/Online Tools to Increase Student Achievement

New Learning for the 21st Century

“The 21st century will demand much of students – as employees and as citizens. To a great extent, people’s ability to work with technology and with each other will determine their success as both. So technology . . . needs to be an everyday tools for teachers and students. . . .

Technology is no longer a frill; it’s as basic to education as the textbook and the ruler.”

http://www.thejournal.com/the/21stcenturyskills/skills/

What is this Web 2.0?

• http://bubbl.us/

According to Wikipedia . . .

“The term "Web 2.0" describes the changing trends in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aim to enhance creativity, communications, secure information sharing, collaboration and functionality of the web. “

From wikipedia

Made at bubbl.us

Lesson Plan Sites

• Library of Congress• Thinkfinity• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives• NGA Kids The Art Zone• Discovery Education--Siemens Science• PhET—Interactive Simulations• WebQuests

Applications

• Open Office• Google Apps• Google Docs

Instructional Tools

http://www.ask500people.com/

Break

Student Organizational Tools

•TrackClass

Media Resources

VoiceThread

Tools for Creativity

FluxTime Animations Viscosity- Modern Art

Scrapblog

Blabberize

Utility Applications

drop.ioTinyUrl

Exploration Time

Project

• Choose two tools to explore in depth.• How would you use those tools in the

classroom?• With one of the tools develop a student

sample.

Resources

• http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools

• http://www.go2web20.net/• http://www.allmyfaves.com/• http://web2educationuk.wetpaint.com/

Wordle Wrap-Up

• www.wordle.net

Questions?