Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works.
Check out some tools for schools. How can you inspire students in new ways? Maybe some of these tools will help. Want some more insights on how web 2.0 tools can impact curricula? Check out Jakes' reading list for more information.
David Jakes has some great ideas on what best practices look like with technology integration into the curricula. Read this section of his wiki to learn more.
Want to go to directly to a specific tool page?
Click on the tool name to begin exploring...
*These are the tools I have used and any help you need please feel free to ask me!
About Wikis and blogs - See below for my examples and others.
pbwiki -educational Wikis drive engagement and collaboration. A wiki is a live, evolving document – but gives you user tracking and access controls to monitor your wiki at all times.
Wetpaint - wikis for education where tech help is not needed.
PBwiki for educators, EASY with free student accounts safety, tips, sharing sites. This is a great site!
Blogs- Please see your administrator and have your AUP updated to include Web 2.0 tools
Jottit - a bloging site without frills: see miy example below
Blogs - Select for more information - see below for my class blog site and other examples.
Class Blogmeister - classroom blog page that is geared specifically for schools, safe
21Classes -Host and manage blogs for your students; Use a Class Homepage to communicate with students; Reviewing capabilities of entries; Advanced privacy
Documents
google docs - Free web-based word processor and spreadsheet, which allow you share and collaborate online. tutorial
Flickrstorm - online photo search with creative commons/attributions
BigHugeLabs - Do fun stuff with your digital photos. Create motivational posters, movie posters,
magazine covers, badges, mosaics, collages, calendars, frames, and a lot more
Visual Literacy
ANIMOTO - This is way cool - Turn photos into movies with your music - check it outWatch our 60-second Learn More video and a few sample Animoto videos http://animoto.com/learn_more
Voice Thread - Presentation slide show that you can add your voice and draw on it too!
Ed.VoiceThread - It's a web-based communications network for K-12 students and educators. Simple, powerful and safe, Ed.VoiceThread is a place for creating and collaborating on digital stories and documentaries, practicing and documenting language skills, exploring geography and culture, solving math problems, or simply finding and honing student voices.
Slideshare - Share your slideshow with the world or for a private audience.
KerPoof - using avatars, Make artwork, Make an animated movie, Make a printed card, t-shirt, or mug, Make a drawing, Tell a storbooky by creating a storyboard.
Wordle - Beautiful word clouds created from text. The clouds give greater prominence to those words that appear most often.
Wofu - Free strives to be the easiest way to collect information over the Internet.
Our HTML form builder helps you create contact forms, online surveys, and invitations so you can collect the data, registrations and online payments you need without writing a single line of code.
Comments (2)
sheri said
at 1:13 pm on Aug 23, 2009
Hello Poland!
sheri said
at 1:14 pm on Aug 23, 2009
I am the creator of this site and I welcome you to WEB 2.0! Is there any questions I can help you with?
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