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Web 2.0 ToolsThe 4 C’s for 21st Century skills
Marcia Bernard The Bement School
April 12, 2013
The 4 C’s
Creativity
Critical thinking
communication
collaboration
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Fast, fun, Free*(mostly)
Multiple uses?
Appealing to a range of ages?
Easily Shareable?
Ability to learn in 30 minutes or less?
Educational accounts?
Ad Free?
Where to find them?
Freetech4teachers.com (Richard Byrne)
edutopia
larry ferlazzo --English Language learners http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org
Web 2.0 Tools
Animoto.com
Create polished music videos
upload photos or pictures
add text
choose music
Share
Skype.com
Connect to authors
Experts
students around the world
do authentic research
Bitly.com and Ow.lyTurn this:
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MD528LL-MD528E-Wi-Fi-Black/dp/B00746W3HG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365292782&sr=8-1&keywords=ipad+mini
into this:
http://amzn.to/12vAP8u
Diigo.com
Bookmark websites on any computer
tags make it searchable
organize by class
Add highlighting and sticky notes
wordle.net
Word cloud creator
Biographies
Analyze text or historical documents
identify key concepts
Bighugelabs.com
Fun things to do with photos
trading cards
posters
mosaic
jigsaw puzzles and more
Padlet.com
Interactive bulletin board
add text, links, photos
organize, Collaborate
http://padlet.com/wall/imp0pkms5h
Storybird.comA new literacy tool for a new generation
http://storybird.com/books/short-stories-from-the-imagination/?token=t96uebm5vw
Prezi.com
Dynamic presentaiton tool
alternative to powerpoint
http://prezi.com/ufnrer-swszq/typography/
Popplet.com
Collect text, images and movies
Share and Collaborate in real time
http://popplet.com/app/#/928087
My story Makerhttp://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/embed.cfm
Create an interactive story with Drag and drop characters and objects
Fun writing tool for young children
Piclits.com
Inspired picture writing
drag and drop or freestyle Writing
Slideshare.net
share your powerpoint presentations online
vast library of presentations on all kinds of topics
piktochart.cominfogr.am
infographics creators
Display research findings visually
Printwhatyoulike.com
Need to print a webpage? Clean it up!
print only the parts you want
Voicethread.com
Collaborative, interactive, multimedia slide show
Can display images, videos, documents
Comment through voice or text
https://voicethread.com/? - u572924.b2314833.i12267556
Docsteach.org
A must see for Social Studies and History Teachers from the National archives
Interactive lessons using primary documents
create your own activities
Wikispaces/pbworks
Easy to use wiki software
Use as a website, organizer or student space
https://bementinfolit.pbworks.com/w/page/58194747/FrontPage
https://bementlibrary.wikispaces.com/home
Watchknowlearn.org
Library of Educational videos
organized by subject
Wolfram Alpha
A different type of search engine
Perform calculations
zooburst.com
create an interactive 3-d popup book
http://www.zooburst.com/book/zb03_5161f6ce18c2e
Zamzar.com
File conversion tool
converts documents, video, audio files
Fast and easy
Stellar websites
Best of the best
lesson plans
resource libraries
Chemeddl.orgall things chemistry
Iluminations.nctm.org
Resources for teaching math k-12
Lesson plans, games, interactives
Dynamic Paper
Free.ed.gov
A rich library of resources from federal agencies
Across all subject areas
animations, primary documents, photos, video and more
smithsonianeducation.org
resources for educators, students and families
art, science, nature, math, history, culture, people and places and more
fossweb.com
science resources and activities
grades K-8
http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology
The Museum’s science website for kids
fun games and interactives
Thinkfinity.org
• Searchable lessons across the curriculum
• Interactives
• K-12
A Few more....
Type to Learn 4
engaging touch typing program
k-12
Installed in the lab with a home download available
Comic Life 2 installed on the Macs
Comic creation software
integrates with iPhoto
Applications for all ages and subjects
Noodletools.com (School subscription to this online tool)
Academic research support tools
Bibliography
Notetaking
outlining
You made it to the end! Thank you!
Explore and have fun