Technology in the Classroom

Tools for Teachers and Students

Denise Durante 2014

Web 2.0

TECHNICAL:

The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration on World Wide Web. A Web 2.0 site allows users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media dialogue as creators of user generated content in a virtual community, in contrast to websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of content that was created for them. Examples of Web 2.0 include social networking sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites, hosted services, web applications and mashups.

SIMPLE:

Web 2.0 is a loosely defined intersection of web application features that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web.

Web 2.0 Definitions

http://www.webreference.com/promotion/web20/

Wikis/Websites

Web sites developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to add and edit content.

Teacher wikis/websites:

• http://www.pbworks.com

• http://www.wikispaces.com/

• https://sites.google.com/

• http://edu.glogster.com/

• http://www.weebly.com/

• https://www.edmodo.com/

Teacher ToolsOnline bookmarking network:

http://www.diigo.com/

Drop files in an online folder and sync it with multiple computers:

https://www.dropbox.com/

Online source to organize and share sources with other teachers:

http://livebinders.com/

http://www.scoop.it/

http://www.pinterest.com/all/education/

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/

Teacher Tools

Directory of thousands of videos for teachers:

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/

http://www1.teachertube.com/

http://www.schooltube.com/

https://www.youtube.com/

http://www.educationalvideos.com/

Interactive Tools

Interactive bulletin board where people can respond to each other:

http://padlet.com/ http://en.linoit.com/

Durante's Wall vs Durante's Canvas

Safe way for students to write online with Teacher Control:

http://kidblog.org/home/

Online Mind Mapping/Graphic Organizer

http://www.mindmeister.com/

https://bubbl.us/

http://www.text2mindmap.com/

http://popplet.com/

Interactive Tools

Mapping Tools

http://www.google.com/earth/index.html

http://www.scribblemaps.com/

Website Annotation

http://www.scrible.com/how

Global online pen pals

http://www.epals.com/

Multimedia Presentation Tools

Use video clips, music and photos to create a projects/presentations/slideshows:

http://www.masher.com/

http://www.slidepoint.net/ or http://prezi.com/

http://www.animoto.com/education Ex: Student Work

http://photopeach.com/ Ex. Student Work

http://www.slideshare.net/ Ex. Student Work

http://photopeach.com/ Ex. Student Work

http://voicethread.com/ Ex. Student Work

http://www.slidestory.com/

Photos/VideoSites to edit, play with and create projects using photographs:

http://www.befunky.com/

http://lunapic.com/editor/

http://www.kerpoof.com

http://www.aviary.com/

Create videos to demonstrate a skill, concept, or other how-to information (screencasts):

http://www.educreations.com/

http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html gclid=CPiyp6_YubYCFQuCnQodmjAABA

Audio/PodcastingPodcasting is online audio content that is delivered via an RSS

feed:Free: Garageband (Mac) Sound Recorder (Windows or

Mac)

Download for recording and editing sounds:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

http://vocaroo.com/

Find Content that you can Share, Use and Remix:

Creative Commons: http://search.creativecommons.org/

Sound Effects:

Free downloadable sound effects that can be added to your projects

Soungle (http://soungle.com/)

Soundjay (http://www.soundjay.com/)

Web 2.0 SitesWeb 2.0 Community Tools from Discovery Education:

http://web2012.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools-community.cfm

Site Index:

http://www.go2web20.net/

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/resources/SBsites.htm (By Subject)

http://www.edutecher.net/links.php

Apps by Subject Area:

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=97798

Online Storytelling

Online streaming videos of actors reading stories:

http://www.storylineonline.net/

Free audio stories for kids:

http://storynory.com/

Animated stories to read and/or listen to:

Tumblebooks (http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asphome_tumblebooks.asp)

Newington-Tumblebooks (http://www.newingtonct.gov/content/78/118/136/1300/7586/default.aspx#top)

Public Library Services-free downloads for audio books and e-books through ICONN

Extras

Create your own Voki to embed into your wiki:

http://www.voki.com

Add voice to an image

http://blabberize.com/

Classroom Management

http://www.classdojo.com/

Build vocabulary while donating to the United Nations World Food Program:

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

Tons of ideas for teachers of reading and writing:

http://www.readwritethink.org/

Extras Online Graphing

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

Create Word Clouds

http://www.wordle.net/

Build a virtual history box

http://museumbox.e2bn.org/

Interactive Timeline Creator

http://www.dipity.com/

Online Stopwatch:

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/full-screen-stopwatch/

Extras

Scholastic offers interactive tools as well as lessons for teachers:

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/teach.jsp

Newspaper Clipping Generator

http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

QR Code Generator

http://www.qrstuff.com/

Create Instant Screencasts

http://www.screenr.com/

Extras

Fakebook

http://www.classtools.net/FB/home-page

Google Apps

https://www.google.com/

Free rubric maker:

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Print Friendly (makes a web page printer friendly):

http://printfriendly.com/

Extras

Lists of Websites for Teachers

http://www.21stcenturyschoolteacher.com/cool-websites.html

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/25-best-websites-teachers

http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/misc/FavoriteFreeWebsitesforTeachers.pdf

http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-websites/2013

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/