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What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 Tools and Their Educational Applications - Presentation Transcript (slideshow with outline) Video from ZDNet: What is Web 2.0? http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html Classroom 2.0 the social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and Social Media in education. Download the class textbook, Web 2.0 Projects. Save to an online file storage site (e.g., Dropbox) Web 2.0 Tools Discovery Education Web 2.0 This is a must-see Web site!!!! NY Times Tech Tips For Teachers: Free, Easy and Useful Creation Tools 100 ways to enhance collaboration Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 More Web 2.0 Tools Even More Web 2.0 Tools Go2Web20.net Google Products Google.com Gmail
Screencasting/Screen Capture Sketch It! - Draw directly on your computer screen. Falcon - Image capture and markup Example of a screen cast showing how Wikipedia works: http://jonudell.net/udell/gems/umlaut/umlaut.html Screencasting software: Screen Flow - Simply the best, most robust application for creating screencasts at an affordable price. SnapZpro - While not as many features of Screen Flow, more affordable and easy to use. Jing - One of the more popular free applications for recording screencasts (unpaid version saves as a swf file). Screenjelly - Probably the most user-friendly site to use for recording video and uploading to a number of sites. Camtasia - Great application for Windows, similar to Screen Flow. Screenr - Excellent free site for recording screens with an iMovie type interface. ScreenCastle - One of the best and easiest ways to record a screen and share or embed with others. Sequence - Very affordable Mac application for creating screencasts with the ability to draw or comment. Screenium - A nice Mac application at a nice price. Screen Flick - A Mac application with many export features. Screencast-O-Matic is free and easy. Good quality for training, presentation capture when Internet is not available, and collaborative discussions using wikis or VoiceThread. Jing Screencast.com Greenshot Camstudio Photobie Camtasia Adobe Captivate Online Whiteboards Dabbleboard - includes online video instruction Dabbleboard is an online collaboration application that’s centered around the whiteboard. With a new type of drawing interface that's actually easy and fun to use, Dabbleboard gets out of your way and just lets you draw. Finally the whiteboard enters the digital age! Scriblink Scribblar Presentation Software PhotoPeach http://www.slideshare.net/ Upload and share your PowerPoint presentations, Word documents and Adobe PDF Portfolios on SlideShare. Share publicly or privately. Add audio to make a webinar. FORGET SLIDESHOWS. Try Prezi Presentation Tube 280 Slides - Don't have Power Point or Keynote? You can create stunning presentations from scratch (and for free) with 280 Slides. There's no software to download—and when you're done you can share it any way you like. Very user-friendly!! Animoto for Education Animoto provides an array of tools for creating videos in your classroom. Browse some of the features of our Plus account below then check out individual case studies to see how others are already using us. Smilebox Easy & Free Website Creation Online - No Downloads! Orbs -- VERY easy Weebly When we say easy, we mean it! Weebly was named one of TIME’s 50 Best Websites of the year in 2007 and we’ve since made our service even more powerful, while keeping it simple. We have 3 million customers who would likely agree that there’s really no better place to create a website online. Wix Create a free Flash Web site. Drag and Drop; No Programming. Glogster A mashup of blogging, social networking, and publishing. Google Sites Help Blog Jimdo Webnode Webs Webstarts Open Source Office Software office.live.com Microsoft is now offering its new Office Web Apps. These are online versions of its popular programs, like Word and Excel. The programs have limited features, but will still work for most people. Open Office ZOHO Aviary Aviary is a free suite of powerful online creation tool. Photo-editing, logos, web templates, filters, color palettes, screen capture & more at Aviary.com/. Blogging Blogger.com KidBlog.org EduBlog.com Glogging Glogster Podcasting PodBean.com Voisse.com Record your voice live online Podcast Example Get a Voki now! Odeo Wikis Wiki.com YouTube: Wikis in Plain English Wikibooks A collection of open-content textbooks to which anyone can contribute or edit. Users can also create their own books. Wiki Spaces for Educators PBWorks Bring your classroom into the 21st century by encouraging critical thinking and real world communication. Wiki: Wetpaint ...another popular wiki-creation site Wiki: Writeboard ...a place to create shareable, Web-based text documents Educational Wiki's Examples of how teachers are using wiki's in their classrooms. Wikis in Education More examples of how to integrate wikis (even more: http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfm , http://mrsmaineswiki.wikispaces.com/, http://bear-den.wikispaces.com/ , http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis ) Video SchoolTube TeacherTube YouTube SynchTube Synchtube allows you to create rooms to watch synchronzied YouTube videos with up to 25 people. This means everyone in the room is viewing the same video at the exact same time! Vimeo This video-hosting site has a clean interface, includes HD video uploads, and videos can be kept private. Animoto for Education Animoto provides an array of tools for creating slide show videos in your classroom. Very cool and easy! Free Video Converters - convert from one video format to another Movavi AVS Video Editor (very good - one of the best, but it is download and install) ZamZar (also converts documents, audio, images, and e-book formats) SoThink (free, but requires download & installation) More Free Video Converters (all require downloads) SWF/FLV Converters (Bing search results) |
Online Classroom Software
Edmodo Hootcourse Create an online class using Facebook and Twitter together. Google Apps StudyWiser www.vyew.com http://vyew.com/005695/Untitled VyewBook Vyew makes it easy and affordable to start collaborating online With Vyew you can give a presentation to a hundred people online or post a document you've been working on for review by your colleagues at their convenience. Vyew is extremely flexible allowing you to bring online collaboration and conferencing into your workflow on your terms. Adobe ConnectNow CourseLab A powerful, yet easy-to-use, e-learning authoring tool that offers programming-free WYSIWYG environment for creating high-quality interactive e-learning content which can be published on the Internet, Learning Management Systems (LMS), CD-ROMS and other devices. exelearning The eXe project developed a freely available Open Source authoring application to assist teachers and academics in the publishing of web content without the need to become proficient in HTML or XML markup. NiceNet Internet Classroom Assistant Moodle A software package for producing Internet-based courses and web sites. PBWorks Create collaborative learning environment. Articulate Wix Have fun creating a free website with Wix's Flash website builder. WebEx Online meetings - free fully functional 14-day trial Graphic Organizers & More! Webspiration Text 2 Mindmap ClassTools Classtools.net allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge! Exploratree Gliffy With Gliffy online diagram software, you can easily create professional-quality flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings, and more. Google Charts Lovely Charts Quizlet Browse and use millions of flashcards created by other students and teachers, or create your own. pdfcrowd Turn a Web page into a PDF using PDFCrowd. It will capture the page exactly as it appears. Just enter the Web page link into the blank. Then click Convert to PDF. The site instantly creates a downloadable PDF. Creating a basic PDF doesn't require an account. You can create a free account, however, to get more options. That includes modifying page size, what is captured and adding security. Image Editors/Graphic Design/Desktop Publishing Catch-All Tool: Fatpaint (Fatpaint is a free, all-in-one cloud-based graphic design application and image editor, with tools and resources so anyone can create pages, images and illustrations, and have it printed on custom products through Zazzle.com! Cool & Easy Tool: FotoFlexer
Free Images Top 10 Sites for Images and Clip Art by David Kapuler Permanent link Finding images on the internet for classroom use has been a problem problem for many educators, for reasons such as copyright privileges, inappropriateness, etc. While there are a number of paid solutions for finding images such as Nettrekker or Discovery Streaming, there are a number of free alternatives that work nicely as well. However, keep in mind that most of the sites listed below do not have built-in filters for images. These image search engines should be used either by educators (adults assisting students) or go in hand in hand with a school district filtering solution and Acceptable Use Policy.
Web 2.0 Tools 100 ways to enhance collaboration Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 More Web 2.0 Tools Even More Web 2.0 Tools Shmoop Shmoop will make you a better lover (of literature, history, life). See many sides to the argument. Find your writing groove. Understand how lit and history are relevant today. We want to show your brain a good time. Our mission: To make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age. Shmoop is currently a Beta Test. To paraphrase Robert Frost, we know that we still have miles to go before we sleep. Crocodoc Review a Word document, fill out a PDF form, mark up an image, and more... All with Crocodoc, all online, all for free. Kim Komando America's Digital Goddess; Kim's weekly three-hour call-in talk radio show is heard (via her own national radio network called WestStar) on over 450 stations. 10 Cool Web 2.0 Tools for Educators There are many new ‘tools’ or websites that can be used with great success in the classroom. Web 2.0 refers to a supposed second generation of Internet-based services. These usually include tools that let people collaborate and share information online, such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies. There are hundreds of Web2.0 sites – here are 10 that can be used easily in the classroom. 1. Wordle www. http://www.wordle.com This site allows you to create your own website, animations, Word puzzles, and Word Art. The following article from Tech & Learning gives a number of examples of you to use Wordle well in the classroom. http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/20322 - 5 Reasons to Use Wordle in the Classroom http://www.slideshare.net/digitalmaverick/how-to-use-wordle-presentation How to Use Wordle http://www.slideshare.net/JenniferW/wordle-ideas Wordle Ideas 2. Kerpoof http://www.kerpoof.com KerPoof is a free online multimedia software that allows children to explore their creativity by drawing, making animated movies, writing and illustrating stories, producing pictures and cards and more. The software is intuitive and easy to use, giving children - even those who aren’t proficient in art - an opportunity to produce and share successful artwork quickly and without frustration. http://www.kerpoof.com/how_to_play How to Use Kerpoof http://www.docstoc.com/docs/2687769/Introduction-to-the-Kerpoof-Art-Studio Introduction to the Kerpoof Art Studio http://www.slideshare.net/digitalmaverick/how-to-make-a-picture-in-kerpoof-presentation How to Make a Picture in Kerpoof Presentation 3. www.yackpack.com YackPack YackPack messaging is done at your convenience. You log in when you want, you listen, and you yack. All the messages are stored for future reference. Most important, YackPack captures and conveys the expressiveness of voice putting emotion into virtual learning environments and enhancing traditional classroom interactions outside of class time. http://www.yackpack.com/education.html How Can I Use YackPack in the Classroom http://web2learning.learnhub.com/lesson/1523-social-media-yackpack What is YackPack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWfIA7TxjHA YouTube Video on YackPack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axa4-ye55_I&feature=related YouTube Video on the Use of Wikis and Yackpack 4. Google Earth and related overlay sites http://earth.google.com This site has a 3D mapping program from Google that covers the entire globe from satellite images. Requiring a download for Windows, Mac and Linux desktops, a street address can be searched, and the views can be zoomed down to the individual building all the way up to a satellite's view of the globe. Google Earth can be used to view points of interest as well as obtain driving directions between two locations. The night sky and Mars can also be viewed. http://www.techlearning.com/article/23432 Explore with Google Earth http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html Google Earth for Educators http://gelessons.com/lessons Google Earth Lessons http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/teaching_methods/google_earth/how.html How to Teach with Google Earth You can also use 3-D overlay sites that allow you to download overlay files that ‘lay on top of ‘ Google Earth and work interactively. For example – you can download a 3-D overlay file of Paris, France and you and your student can visit Paris in 3-D. You can actually move through the streets of Paris and see buildings on either side of you. The best site that I have found is http://www.gearthhacks.com Click on Files link on the right hand site – scroll down and you will see a number of categories that can be clicked on to view the files that are available for download. 5. Quizlet http://quizlet.com This site allows you to create your own digital flashcards. Once you have made a "set" of flashcards, Quizlet gives you three ways to learn your terms. First, you familiarize yourself with the terms by simply looking through them, term, definition and all. Then Quizlet goes through your set, flashing cards and prompting you to type in the correct term. Quizlet also gives you the ability to create groups. This means that you can share your sets with everyone else in the class (and they can share theirs with you). This could be put to great use by, say, having everyone in the class each put in the vocabulary for one chapter. Then, with a minimal amount of effort, everyone could study. http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Set-in-Quizlet How to Create a Set in Quizlet http://www.techlearning.com/article/17038 Quizlet – An Online Study Aid http://www.schooltube.com/video/36457/How-to-use-Quizlet How to Use Quizlet 6. ReadtheWords www.readthewords.com This site features text to speech with a variety of voices. This site allows a teacher to download papers and exams into Read the Words. This site can also read many documents such as websites, publisher, and word. Students can use this website to have any text read to them and it is very easy to learn to use. The website does an excellent job at describing the function of the tutorial as well as audible pronunciation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BezIRHR2PwM How to Use ReadtheWords YouTube video 7. wePapers http://www.wepapers.com .wePapers is an academic social site, where you can share and read academic documents, presentations and lecture notes. wePapers is where you find the kind of quality information you wouldn't find anywhere else on the web, the kind of papers you'd have to dig for in dusty library basements and still not find what you're looking for. WePapersWAS created to help people learn from one another. wePapers is also where you share what you've learned, with people who are learning the same thing. You can discuss your work with them and get useful feedback. http://techhotspot.com/2009/01/28/wepapers wePaper info from TechHotSpot 8. Zefty http://zefty.com This site teaches students about responsible spending and saving is difficult. The great thing about Zefty is, although it functions like a bank account, there's no real money involved. Parents or teachers can set up and account for each student and specify how much allowance they get and how often. http://startupmeme.com/want-to-teach-kids-how-to-spend-money-zefty-is-here How use Zefty http://shareit.yhgfl.net/kirklees/holmfirthhighschool/?p=381Zefty Info 9. Braingle http://www.braingle.com This site has over 20,000 brain teasers, riddles, logic problems, quizzes and mind puzzles submitted and ranked by users like you, Braingle has the largest collection anywhere on the internet. Our large array of unique online multiplayer games will keep you entertained for hours, and if you want to improve your brain, check out the Mentalrobics section. A useful teaching tool for all educators. 10. Web2.0 Tools Projects booklet. http://www.terry-freedman.org.uk Digital Music/Audio 1. Myna - Far and away my favorite online music editor. This is very similar to Garageband and a nice alternative for those who do not have the Apple application. 2. Soundation - Very easy to use, with a drag/drop interface for creating excellent-sounding music. 3. Jam Studio - Fun site that lets users select a "key" to play in and a theme to match. 4. Loop Labs - Nice time- line editor; learning curve is a bit higher than most sites. 5. Your Spins - Great site for mixing prerecorded music and sharing with others. 6. Indaba - Unique site where users can create collaborative music pieces to make one final product. 7. Creating Music - Very user friendly website shows kids how to create digital music. 8. Contrapunctus Variations - Wonderful site for creating orchestral music by selecting an instrument and clicking on a time line. 9. iNudge - Fun site for kids, who can make music by drawing shapes. 10. Glitchscape - Create sound by drawing vector shaped rectangles. sound by drawing vector shaped rectangles. 11. Free Play Music |
