web 2.0 tools
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Cool Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers and Students
Jayme Linton
Teaching Fellows Senior Conference
July 17, 2010
What is Web 2.0?
A Web 2.0 site allows its users to interact with each other as contributors to the website‘s content, in contrast to websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them.
-Wikipedia
Glogster
http://edu.glogster.comOnline poster making siteFree educational accountEmbed or share linkTeacher sampleStudent sampleClassroom ideas:
Alternative to book reportScience notebooking / digital
science fairBiographiesGetting to know youWriting process
Prezi
http://prezi.comOnline presentation toolFree public accountEmbed or share linkTeacher sampleStudent sample
Blogs
Many free blogging sitesBlogger, Posterous, Twitter
Post topics, questions, content review, resourcesStudents comment on blog posts and reply to each otherTeacher sample – US HistoryTeacher sample – 5th grade mathClassroom ideas:
Reading response journalProblem of the dayStudent writing - peer revisionScience notebookingParent communication
Wikis
Collaborative creation, editing, and sharing of web pages
www.wikispaces.com – Free upgrades for educational wikis
Teacher ideas: Collaborative planningResource sharing
Student ideas:Collaborative projectsLiterature circle discussions
Wordle
http://www.wordle.netWord cloudsTeacher sample – Inaugural AddressesStudent sample – US Constitution46 Interesting Ways to use Wordle
in the Classroom
Animoto
http://animoto.com/educationOnline slideshow and video toolFree account for educatorsTeacher sampleClassroom ideas:
Scavenger hunt (simple machines, solid shapes, angles, letters, living/nonliving, etc.)
Open house / classroom tourBook response project (alternative to book report)Science experimentNeighborhood / community / state / nation – goods & services,
community helpers, historic locations, geography, etc.
Audioboo
http://audioboo.fm/Free podcasting toolUp to 5 minutes of audioEmbed anywhereTeacher sampleClassroom ideas:
Book recommendationsScience notebookingAnnouncements / parent communicationBlog topics & responsesRead aloud student writing
Skype
www.skype.comVoice and video calls, instant messagingFree downloadhttp://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/50 Awesome Ways to use Skype in the Classroom
Tokbox
http://www.tokbox.com Free accountVideo chat and video
messagingUp to 20 people at onceUp to 10 minutes for video
messagingClassroom ideas for video
chat:Collaborative projects with
classrooms around the worldParent conferencesVirtual field tripsExpert interviews
Classroom ideas for video messaging:Work through steps for
solving a math problemRead aloudStudent project
presentationsReaders TheaterWax museumTravel log
EtherPad
http://piratepad.net/http://ietherpad.com/Real-time collaborationStudent sample – descriptive writingStudent sample – collaborative assignment
P-M-I (Plus – Minus – Interesting)
Choose one web 2.0 tool from presentationMake a 3-column chart
Pluses (pros, advantages, benefits)Minuses (cons, disadvantages, challenges, obstacles)Interesting information (classroom ideas, innovative
applications, things you’d like to explore)Share with a neighbor
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