Web 2.0 tools

 

 

 

.Web 2.0 tools are Internet sites that allow users to store, edit, and share their information. Other users can see, edit, and/or comment on the content depending on the permissions given. They are usually free of charge to educators and/or students. Some charge for an upgrade in services. Below are some examples that I've listed for one of my MTT classes.

 

Below is a short video with some ideas for Web 2.0 in the classroom.

 

 

 

Blogs

 

Name	Web address	Description
Blogger	www.blogspot.com	Login to your gmail account with google and you can access a number of web tools including your own blog. My reading list was created using Blogger.(also chosen by Ramon Lopez)
Edublogs	http://edublogs.org/	popular educational blogging service. See this page for a comparison of the features and costs of the free, pro, and campus edublogs.
LiveJournal	http://www.livejournal.com/	Allows you to set up a really nice looking online journal.
WordPress	http://wordpress.com/	Free blog allows you to add in widgets on a side bar. You can create multiple blogs and control who can post to each.

 

 

 

Bookmarking Pages

 

Name	Web address	Description
Delicious	http://www.delicious.com/	Allows you to store bookmarked pages online so that you can access them from any computer with Internet access.
Diigo	http://www.diigo.com/	This is mine: http://www.diigo.com/user/p2gp2st2d  You can also highlight parts of webpages, and classify your links.
Stumble Upon	http://www.stumbleupon.com	(linked to your Facebook account) (also chosen by Ramon Lopez)

 

Calendars

Name	Web address	Description
Calendars Net	http://www.calendars.net/index.htm	Allows you to create and share an online calendar.
Google Docs	https://www.google.com/calendar/render	Allows you to create/store an online calendar.  Entries can be color coded.

 

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Document Sharing

 

Name	Web address	Description
Google Docs	https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=1209600&continue=https://docs.google.com/?hl%3Den%26tab%3Dwo&followup=https://docs.google.com/?hl%3Den%26tab%3Dwo&ltm	documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings and forms.

 

 

 

 

Health and Fitness

 

Name	Web address	Description
Fit Day	http://fitday.com/	An online site to track food intake, calories and weight loss. Basic membership is free.
Sparkpeople	www.sparkpeople.com	I must admit that I had forgotten all about this one until I saw it on Manrique's list. I had to include this excellent resource. I lost over 40 lbs using this in 2007. Unfortunately, I stopped and gained it all back. Track food intake, exercise, set goals, join message boards, journal, etc.

 

 

 

 

Photo Creation and/or Sharing

 

Name	Web address	Description
Big Huge Labs	http://bighugelabs.com/	Upload photo and "do things" with it. Many creative options.  Below is a "magazine cover" that I created at Big Huge Labs.
Glogster	www.glogster.com	Create a poster that you can share with others.  You can include sound, video, photos, text and more to express your ideas.
Twicsy	http://twicsy.com/	Allows you to search through photos posted to Twitter. You can login using your Twitter account. Similar to Facebook.
Tagxedo	http://www.tagxedo.com/	Similar to Wordle.
Wordle	http://www.wordle.net/create	Allows you to type in a group of words, and generate a picture with the words.  No login required, so your creation cannot be saved.  It can be pasted into documents or web pages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sounds/Songs

 

 

Name	Web address	Description
Jamendo	http://www.jamendo.com/en/	Upload music that you have created, or download and/or music that has been posted under a Creative Commons License.
Xeno-Canto	http://www.xeno-canto.org/	An online collection of birdsongs from around the world. Users submit recordings and mark what the species was and where it was recorded.

 

 

 

Video Creation and/or Sharing

 

Name	Web address	Description
PhotoStory	www.photostory.com	Download free software to create a video from still pictures. The terminals in the library already have this software installed and available for student use.
Teacher Tube	http://www1.teachertube.com/members/	Similar to You Tube, but contains educational, school appropriate videos.  Users can flag inappropriate content and the staff will review and remove it.
YouTube	http://www.youtube.com/	Sign up for an account and upload your video.  Find videos for instruction, and embed them in your wiki.

 

 

 

 

Virtual Bulletin Boards

 

Name	Web address	Description
Linoit	http://en.linoit.com/	Very similar to Wallwisher, but you can approve notes before they are posted. Probably o.k. to use with fellow teachers, but I wouldn't use it with students for that reason.
Pindax	. http://www.pindax.com/	1st board is free (more for one time fee of $1.95) Ad supported.
Wallwisher	http://www.wallwisher.com	Very easy to create. Teacher can approve comments before they are posted. Posted messages limited to 160 characters. See the my library Wallwisher page here: http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/SolisLibraryNews (Also chosen by jmhernandez)

 

 

 

Whiteboards

 

Name	Web address	Description
Scribblar	http://www.scribblar.com/index.cfm	Multi-user online interactive whiteboard.
Skrbl	http://www.skrbl.com/	Scribble, draw, edit an online whiteboard simultaneously with other users.
Wiggio	http://wiggio.com/	Another online, interactive, multiuser sharing space

 

 

 

Wikis

 

Create your own webpage.  You control who can edit it.  Students can send you items to post, or you can allow them to post to it.  Post documents, photos, videos, presentations and more.

Name	Web address	Description
Edmodo	http://www.edmodo.com/	This doesn't call itsself a wiki, but it seems to fit here more than anywhere else. Teachers create a free account and have access to a calendar, gradebook, blog, polls, and more. It is sort of a simplified version of Blackboard. A search revealed that 2 teachers at my campus  are using it. (also chosen by jmhernandez)
PBworks	http://pbworks.com/	So far, the most versatile wiki creation site that I've seen. I've tried the others listed here, and recommend this one.
Wikia	http://www.wikia.com/Wikia	Note: "All contributions to Tinasez Wiki are considered to be released under the CC-BY-SA (see Wikia:Licensing for details)." If there is a main page with all of your wikis listed, I haven't found it. I was lucky that I remembered the name, or I never would have found it again. Also, you have very limited choice font size and no choice of color or style with a free account. I moved my list of Web 2.0 links to PBworks, because I found the choices for the table too limited.
WikiSpaces	http://www.wikispaces.com/	Free account for K-12 educators.

 

 

 

Word Clouds

 

Name	Web address	Description
Worditout	http://worditout.com/	Worditout similar to Wordle but text is horizontal only. You can order a mug or t-shirt with your word art on it.
Wordle	http://www.wordle.net/	Type in words get a word picture. (also chosen by jmhernandez and Maricela Ramirez)  No login required. See my Library Wordle below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Information on Web 2.0 tools

 

Here is an article by Loren Baker from Search Engine Journal describing social bookmarks and listing 125 popular sites in alphabetical order along with a short blurb of the special features of each.

 

Daniel Toomey has written a short article showing some Science resources from the National Science Digital Library.

 

This website has a free ebook (83 p.) that describes a number of Web 2.0 tools in more detail than I have here.  Unfortunately, the pages are filled with adds, but if you are looking for something new to try out, you will find many suggestions at http://www.scribd.com/doc/45217115/Super-Book-of-Web-Tools-for-Educators. 

 

Do Web 2.0 Right, by Daniel Light is an article describing what works and what does not based on interviews with teachers using Web 2.0.

 

The article Enrichment 2.0, by Michelle Eckstein, describes how Web 2.0 technologies can be used to enhance the education of gifted students.

 

Here is another website listing a variety of Web 2.0 tools with a brief description of each.

 

Here is a website with an extensive list of tools catagorized by type.  

 

Sources

 

In addition to the web links provided above for each tool, I used the sources below.

 

Alger, Jeremy. "Web 2.0 Teaching Tools to Enhance Education and Learning — Edjudo." Edjudo — Supporting Technology in High School. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://edjudo.com/web-2-0-teaching-tools-links>.

 

Baker, Loren. "125 Social Bookmarking Sites : Importance of User Generated Tags, Votes and Links | Search Engine Journal." SEO & Search Engine News : SEJ. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://www.searchenginejournal.com/125-social-bookmarking-sites-importance-of-user-generated-tags-votes-and-links/6066/>

 

DiBlasi, Howie. "Tools for Schools: What's New with Web 2.0? - Middle Ground."Middle Ground, the Magazine of Middle Level Education 13.3 (2010): 8-9.National Middle School Association - the Association for Middle Level Education. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/MiddleGround/Articles/February2010/Article2/tabid/2120/Default.aspx>.

 

Eckstein, Michelle. "Enrichment 2.0, Gifted and Talented Education for the 21st Century."Gifted Child Today 32.1 (2009): 59-63. ERIC. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/EJ826488.pdf>. 

 

Light, Daniel. "Do Web 2.0 Right." Learning & Leading with Technology (2011): 10-15. Http://www.eric.ed.gov. 2011. Web. 12 July 2011. <URL: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/detail?accno=EJ914323>.

 

The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators. Scribd. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://www.scribd.com/doc/45217115/Super-Book-of-Web-Tools-for-Educators.>.  

 

Toomey, Daniel. "The National Science Digital Library: STEM Resources For The 21ST-Century Learner." School Library Monthly XXVII.2 (/November 2010).School Library Monthly. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://www.schoollibrarymonthly.com/articles/Toomey2010-v27n2p54.html>

 

Web 2.0 In the Classroom- Where Does It Fit In? Prod. Lmacdonald. 23rd Jul 07. Teacher Tube, 23 July 2007. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=4375&title=Web_2_0_In_the_Classroom__Where_Does_it_Fit_In_&ref=Tbillman>.

 

Web 2.0 Search Engine Of Links, Online Applications & Web 20 Sites. Web 2.0 Search Engine. Web. 11 July 2011. <http://www.web20searchengine.com/>.