cool web 2.0 tools for teachers & students

Cool Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers and Students

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Jayme Linton

NCCS Summer Educators’ Conference

August 2, 2010

What is Web 2.0?

A Web 2.0 site allows its users to interact with each other as contributors to the website‘s content, in contrast to websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them.

-Wikipedia

Glogster

http://edu.glogster.comOnline poster making siteFree educational accountEmbed or share linkTeacher sampleStudent sampleGlog rubricClassroom ideas:

Alternative to book reportScience notebooking / digital

science fairBiographiesGetting to know youWriting process

Prezi

http://prezi.comOnline presentation toolFree public accountEmbed or share linkTeacher sampleStudent sample

Blogs

Many free blogging sitesBlogger, Posterous, Twitter

Post topics, questions, content review, resourcesStudents comment on blog posts and reply to each otherTeacher sample – US HistoryTeacher sample – 5th grade mathBlogging rubricClassroom ideas:

Reading response journalProblem of the dayStudent writing - peer revisionScience notebookingParent communication

Wikis

Collaborative creation, editing, and sharing of web pages

www.wikispaces.com – Free upgrades for educational wikis

Teacher ideas: Collaborative planningResource sharing

Student ideas:Collaborative projectsLiterature circle discussions

Wordle

http://www.wordle.netWord cloudsTeacher sample – Inaugural AddressesStudent sample – US ConstitutionTop 10 Ways to Use Wordle46 Interesting Ways to use Wordle in the Classroom

Animoto

http://animoto.com/educationOnline slideshow and video toolFree account for educatorsTeacher sampleClassroom ideas:

Scavenger hunt (simple machines, solid shapes, angles, letters, living/nonliving, etc.)

Open house / classroom tourBook response project (alternative to book report)Science experimentNeighborhood / community / state / nation – goods & services,

community helpers, historic locations, geography, etc.

Audioboo

http://audioboo.fm/Free podcasting toolUp to 5 minutes of audioEmbed anywhereTeacher sampleClassroom ideas:

Book recommendationsScience notebookingAnnouncements / parent communicationBlog topics & responsesRead aloud student writing

Skype

www.skype.comVoice and video calls, instant messagingFree downloadhttp://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/50 Awesome Ways to use Skype in the Classroom

Tokbox

http://www.tokbox.com Free accountVideo chat and video

messagingUp to 20 people at onceUp to 10 minutes for video

messagingClassroom ideas for video

chat:Collaborative projects with

classrooms around the worldParent conferencesVirtual field tripsExpert interviews

Classroom ideas for video messaging:Work through steps for

solving a math problemRead aloudStudent project

presentationsReaders TheaterWax museumTravel log

EtherPad

http://piratepad.net/http://ietherpad.com/Real-time collaborationStudent sample – descriptive writingStudent sample – collaborative assignment

P-M-I (Plus – Minus – Interesting)

Choose one web 2.0 tool from presentationMake a 3-column chart

Pluses (pros, advantages, benefits)Minuses (cons, disadvantages, challenges, obstacles)Interesting information (classroom ideas, innovative

applications, things you’d like to explore)Share with a neighbor

Contact Us

jayme_linton@nccs.k12.nc.us

julie_bowman@nccs.k12.nc.us

Twitter: jaymelinton

Visit http://tr.im/nccsinsttech for today’s presentation.

Task Choices

Create a GlogCreate a PreziCreate a WordleRecord a BooPost ideas and

resources to session’s EtherPad

Set up a wikiCreate a blog or add

posts to existing blogCreate a slideshow

with AnimotoSet up a Skype or

Tokbox account