Web 2.0 Tools:

Definition: Web 2.0 tools are a second generation of the World Wide Web that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online. This Web site was created using one of these tools, PBwiki. There are thousands of these free tools on the Internet, and the list below is only a sampling. Feel free to add to the list ones that you have tried.

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Go2Web2.0 - a grid showing many, many, many of the new Web 2.0 tools.

http://www.go2web20.net/

Short video - Wikis in Plain English.

http://www.commoncraft.com/shows/technology

 

RSS Feeds - What is RSS? short simply video

http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english

 

Social Media Tools

Blogmeister - A free blogging tool from David Warlick's Website. This tool was recommended by several educators because it has some teacher controls built into it.

http://classblogmeister.com/

 

Blogger - One of the Google tools for educators that allows you to create a blog.

http://www.google.com/educators/p_blogger.html

 

EPals Blogging Tool

http://www.epals.com/

 

Flickr - a place to post and share digital photos online. You can associate a "Creative Commons" license with your photo(s), to grant people the right to use your work under certain circumstances. (Note: The picture at the top of the page was one of these pictures.) Picasa - A free software download tfrom Google that enables you and your students to find, edit and share all the pictures on your PCs. It also offers the Web Albums feature, which enables you to easily upload photos from your computer to the web for sharing with others.

http://www.flickr.com 

 

Del.icio.us - Free online bookmarking tool.

http://del.icio.us/

 

 

Odeo Studio - a free tool that allows students to record their own podcasts. You just sign up for a free account, have your microphone connected, hit record and away you go.

http://studio.odeo.com/create/home

 

UTUBE - a place to post your own videos. Search for "MacArthur Foundation" to see some good educational videos about how students are changing because of digital media.

http://www.youtube.com/

 

 

Mash-up & FiltersClustr Maps - Cluster maps are a way to track where people who have visited your site are located. You cannot add it to a pbwiki.

http://clustrmaps.com/

 

Classroom 2.0 - a place where you can connect with other teachers. Includes groups discussions.

http://classroom20.ning.com/

 

 

Web Top Applications

PBWiki - An easy-to-use Web page that multiple people can edit. It's as easy as a peanut butter sandwich to make and that's why it is named PBwiki.

http://pbwiki.com/

 

Educational PBwiki information and examples

http://educators.pbwiki.com/#EducationWikiExamples

 

Wetpaint - A free tool to create wikis.

http://www.wetpaint.com/

 

Wikispaces - A free tool to create wikis.

http://www.wikispaces.com/

 

 

Other Tools

 ZCubes - a Website where you can browse, search, edit, paint, draw, hand-write, watch, listen, publish, type, print, network, teach, learn, and work. http://home.zcubes.com/

 

 

 

 

 

Examples & More Information

What does Web 2.0 Offer Educators - Web-Based Tools of the Trade - Susan Brooks-Young

Excellent author & speaker. Many good links and articles on her site.

http://sjbrooks-young.com/id113.html

 

 

NWOET B.E.S.T. 2006 Winner Tim Kohl from Holgate School District has some examples of student blogs, and some good information about using them in education.

http://www.nwoca.org/~hol_www/kohlsweb/r4ejournals.html

 

Article: "Make Way for Wikis" - by By Eric Oatman - School Library Journal, 11/1/2005

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6277799.html

 

Will Richardson's Class Blog about the book by Sue Kidd Monk - The Secret Life of Bees. - See how his students used this blog.

http://weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/secretlifeofbees/

 

8th Grade American History Class - Blog example

http://guerrillaseason.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html

 

Elementary Blog Examples

http://www.bgcs.k12.oh.us/reinhart/

 

UTUBE student created video about the Web browser "FireFox."

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HfzZP2zbAeQ

 

Podcasting Educational Examples - listen to podcasts created by students

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001936.shtml

 

Second Life - Second life is a virtual world environment where people are represented by cartoons like avatars where they can roam the streets, hang out in cafes, and spend real money in virtual stores. People also operate small businesses, conduct job interviews, and even buy virtual real estate. Higher education is looking at how this medium can be used in education. This Web site has links to more information about second life.

http://secondlife.com/businesseducation/education.php

 

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