web 2.0 tools for key skills

Key Skills:Tools and Resources

Enhance and extend your project

work

Tools Use what’s useful

The right tool for the job

Tools should make work easier or better

Don’t try to include every single thing in one project

You should be demonstrating a range of skills across your project work

Planning

Bubbl

ThinkTank

Bubbl Online “Mind Mapping” software

http://bubbl.us

Useful for: Planning

Topic Breakdown

Web Structure

Revision

Exports as image

Can be shared / worked on together

Think Tank Online Writing Frame to help structure a report

http://thinktank.4teachers.org

Useful for: “I don’t know

what to write”

Planning sub-

headings

Generates a list

of questions

Researching

Spezify

Creative Commons

Wolfram Apha / Google Squared

(Using more than Google)

Spezify Instant Inspiration! http://spezify.com Find:

Images Video Audio Tweets Blogs Books News

All presented on one page as a quick overview of available resources

Creative Commons Search Copyright Friendly Resources http://search.creativecommons.org Find:

ImagesTextVideoAudio

Search across multiple other search engines and sites

Wolfram Alpha & Google Squared Structured search results http://www.wolframalpha.com http://www.google.com/squared Good for tracking down:

Statistics and comparisonsBasic facts and figures

Recording Sources

RiptDiigo

Ript Scrapbook software http://www.ript.com

(Requires installation)

Drag and drop: ImagesTextWeb addresses

Add your own notes Replace highlighter pens and paper

Diigo Highlight and annotate over live websites http://www.diigo.com

Requires browser extension and registration

Add comments on bookmarks

View and discuss others’ comments

Creating

FotoFlexerSplashupCreateAGraphWordleGoogle Maps / Platial

FotoFlexer Easy online image tool http://fotoflexer.com

Add:Text

Special Effects

Borders

Create fun, fake photos

Save on PC or share online

Splashup

Online PhotoShop equivalent

http://www.splashup.com

Advanced image

editing tools

Supports layers

and selection

control

CreateAGraph Online tool – no spreadsheet skills needed

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

Edit: Colour

Style

Labels

Data

Save as image

Wordle

Online “Word Clouds”

http://wordle.net

Edit:Font

Layout

Colour schemes

Capture as image

Google Maps / Platial Online mapping tool

(Requires registration)

http://maps.google.com / http://platial.com

Add placemarks

with comments

Link from blog

Platial allows

adding as widget

Remember…

A balance between content and tools

produces the best project possible