What are Web 2.0 Tools?
A crocodile from our crocodile safari in Costa Rica. A man
is standing inches from it in his bare feet,
feeding it raw chicken with his hands. ¡Loco!
is standing inches from it in his bare feet,
feeding it raw chicken with his hands. ¡Loco!
Online services such as blogs, wikis, and Google docs that allow one user or several collaborators to access the sites from multiple computers and devices such as phones and iPads.
Online tools that allow users to create and store documents, presentations, wikis, etc. online and share and edit among multiple users/devices. No more emailing attachments or juggling thumb drives! Work on your own schedule from work, home, or the beach.
Web 2.0 is the term given to describe a second generation of the World Wide Web that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online.
--www.webopedia.com
Note: Technology is great, but unreliable (not to mention painfully slow). Murphy’s Law is ALWAYS in play. Plan B’s are strongly recommended. :)
Online tools that allow users to create and store documents, presentations, wikis, etc. online and share and edit among multiple users/devices. No more emailing attachments or juggling thumb drives! Work on your own schedule from work, home, or the beach.
Web 2.0 is the term given to describe a second generation of the World Wide Web that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online.
--www.webopedia.com
Note: Technology is great, but unreliable (not to mention painfully slow). Murphy’s Law is ALWAYS in play. Plan B’s are strongly recommended. :)
Presentation Sites | For Teachers and Students Alike |
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A. Prezi (www.prezi.com) |
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B. Glogster (http://edu.glogster.com/) |
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→ http://thecopyrightsite.org/← Helpful information for teachers and students to reference before downloading and using images to presentations. | |
Teaching Tools | Tools To Help During Instruction |
A. Stopwatch (www.online-stopwatch.com) | FREE! Contains a variety of stop watches and timers; great for use on a screen to help students keep track of time during assignments |
B. Popplet (http://popplet.com/) |
FREE! Great site for concept mapping
Similar sites |
C. Tiny URL (http://tinyurl.com/) | FREE! Converts long URLs into short URLs to insert into documents, bibliographies, web pages, emails, etc. |
D. Quizlet (http://quizlet.com/) |
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Video / File Conversion | How To Get Those Awesome YouTube Videos To Play in Class |
Zamzar (www.zamzar.com) |
FREE for files up to 100MB in size (premium account available); web-based.
NOTE: link to converted file sent via email; only available 24 hours Similar Sites (not all are web-based; all are free) |
Simplify Your Life | |
A. Dropbox (www.dropbox.com) |
FREE! 2 GB of online storage (only drawback is lack of storage; more storage available by adding Dropbox to devices, inviting users)
SUBSCRIPTION may or may not be worth it to pay; depends on storage needs/preferences Similar Sites |
B. Sqworl (http://sqworl.com/) | FREE! Store your favorite and most frequently used sites in one easy place. |
C. Evernote (www.evernote.com) | FREE! Make notes that show up on all your computers/phones. |
D. Google Docs/Drive (Sign in through your school email account, or create your own Gmail account) | FREE (Create, edit, and store lesson plans, papers, spreadsheets, etc. online and access from all your computers; collaborate with others in real time from different computers) |
What is a Wiki?
A wiki is a website in which the users are able to add, modify, or delete content via a web browser using an easy interface that the average person can easily understand. Most wikis are created and/or used collaboratively and use wiki software. A well-known example is Wikipedia.
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
Teacher / Class Websites and Wikis | |
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Google Sites (www.google.com) |
FREE (Sign in through your school email account or Gmail account)
Similar sites (Websites) Similar sites (Wikis) |
Other Note-worthy Sites | These sites have potential, but may require some experimentation and/or cost |
A. LiveBinders (http://www.livebinders.com/) | FREE! A 3-ring binder for the web. Collect your resources and organize them neatly and easily. |
B. Flikr (http://www.flickr.com/) | Free! Photo upload site |
C. Blabberize (http://www.blabberize.com/) |
(NOT recommended for student usage and NOT for the faint of heart. Funny concept with loads of potential, but tedious process)
NOTE: DON’T CLICK ANYTHING BESIDES THE MAIN LINKS! Full of SPAM/phishing/etc., so use cautiously. Using the main controls shouldn’t cause any problems; just avoid the ads. |
D. Animoto (www.animoto.com/education) |
FREE 30-second videos; limited features; 6-month free trial provides up to 50 student accounts
SUBSCRIPTION: $30/year OR $5/month if you only want to use it once or twice a year; student accounts available; very private and secure;) |
E. Xtranormal (http://www.xtranormal.com/) | FUN! FUN! FUN! Make movies online. Great for a language class! Retell stories, create foreign language dialogues, etc. Costs money. . . pay for a month’s usage. . .$10/teacher, PLUS $0.50/student. |
F. Moodle (http://moodle.org/) | FREE! Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites. |
G. Voki (http://voki.com/) | FREE! Lets you create customized avatars and add your voice to make really cool announcements, etc. Post your Voki to any blog, website, or profile. |
The information in this presentation is just the tip of the iceberg. For a well-organized, easy-to-navigate source for more Web 2.0 tools, please see the LiveBinder at this link: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=365641 And of course, you can Google any of these sites for additional similar sites. For example, “dropbox + similar” revealed myriad alternatives to Dropbox. |
Tools Added Since Our Presentation
Here are the tools that I told you would be on the Weebly but were not on your handout. Despite the fact that they are not on your handout, they are two of the best Web 2.0 tools we've used so far, ranking right up under Dropbox and maybe above Weebly (sorry, Weebly guys!). The reason they were not included: we did not discover them (and in one case, the need for them) until after your worksheets were already printed!
These sites are included on the Sqworl below, but here they are as well.
Classroom Organizer (http://classroom.booksource.com/classroom/Default.aspx)--This program is FREE. You download an app to your iPhone or Android phone and scan the ISBN's of your classroom library. It adds the books. You add your students names, and you can check books out to students magically! If you don't have an iPhone or Android phone (or if you don't get service at your school!), you can use the web portion to type in the ISBN's. The program will still work for you. It's simple enough that elementary could probably check books out on their own (especially higher elementary).
YouTube Downloader (http://sqworl.com/bng15f)--There are several options here, so the link goes to a Sqworl with seven of the options I've found. These options work with the NEW YouTube (July 2012). I use the one for Mac. It's very simple to use, and it is fast--as it says in its name.
These sites are included on the Sqworl below, but here they are as well.
Classroom Organizer (http://classroom.booksource.com/classroom/Default.aspx)--This program is FREE. You download an app to your iPhone or Android phone and scan the ISBN's of your classroom library. It adds the books. You add your students names, and you can check books out to students magically! If you don't have an iPhone or Android phone (or if you don't get service at your school!), you can use the web portion to type in the ISBN's. The program will still work for you. It's simple enough that elementary could probably check books out on their own (especially higher elementary).
YouTube Downloader (http://sqworl.com/bng15f)--There are several options here, so the link goes to a Sqworl with seven of the options I've found. These options work with the NEW YouTube (July 2012). I use the one for Mac. It's very simple to use, and it is fast--as it says in its name.
Want all this information in one easy handout?
Just click on the link below to download our Web 2.0 Tools handout. You will need Adobe Acrobat's free reader to view the file.
web_2.0_tools_handout--add.pdf | |
File Size: | 871 kb |
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Want all the links in one easy place?
Check out our Web 2.0 Tools Sqworl.
Note: I did not see a way to make the table above easily in Weebly. I built the table using the Custom HTML option. If you have your heart set on a beautiful table, it's not really that complicated, but you'll need to learn a little HTML until Weebly adds a button for it. :)