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November 20, 2009 Robin Smith Hollidaysburg Area School District

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Goal of this Web 2.0 Session Show you some tools you may not have known about before so you can use Web 2.0 tools to make your life easier.

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What we will be covering? What is Web 2.0 Why should I use Web 2.0 Tools The Tools Web 2.0 Cell Phones as Tools Software You Need to Know About More Web 2.0 Tools

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Please have your cell phones out and turned on!

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Tech Tools Web 2.0 What is Web 2.0? "Web 2.0" refers to what was perceived as a second generation of web development and web design. It is characterized as facilitating communication.Web 2.0 Basically it is a set of tools that are available across the internet for many to use. They do NOT reside on your machine.

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FREE Many Web 2.0 tools are totally FREE Others are very inexpensive. Some are made especially for education or have education subscriptions They often are impressive or have a WOW factor.

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Why???? Most teachers are overwhelmed with duties and obligations. No Time Isolation of classroom Lack of Resources Dont know where to start Students respond better to projects they can relate to real life applications and tools.

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Google Tools Google Toolbar Calculations Conversions Be sure to use the word in Dictionary Define: Weather Type weather and city

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Twitter Launched in 2006 by asking What are you doing? 140 Characters or less Tweeting seems to be the latest craze Statistics show that only 20% of users are active (Posting within the last 7 days) Of those 20% only a small portion are posting every day or more often. Some famous tweetersOprah, President Obama, Suze Orman, Martha Stewart.

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Twitter Forces people to be succinct. More and more organizations are utilizing Twitter to communicate with members. I personally have found Twitter to be educational. It all depends on who you follow.

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My Space and Facebook April Statistics Myspace - 54 Million visitors 7% decrease from April 2008 Facebook - 71 Million visitors. 217% increase since April 2008 Facebook increases in users every day.

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JING www.Jingproject.com

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www.Ning.com www.Ning.com Create you own social network!

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Working with Photos WWW.flickr.com www.photobucket.com www.snapfish.com www.shutterfly.com

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Working with Photos www.smugmug.com www.smilebox.com www.smugmug.com www.smilebox.com

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Sharing a Long URL http://www.tigerwires.com/166790218133244/blank/browse.asp? A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=46281 http://www.tinyURL.com/hasdemployment

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Personal Collection Pages www.pageflakes.com

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www.RememberTheMilk.com

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www.evernote.com

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http://mozy.com Online Backup

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www.theflip.com

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www.youtube.com www.schooltube.com www.teachertube.com

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www.despair.com

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Smart Phones What is a smart phone? A smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities, often with PC-like functionality.

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Cell Phone Tools

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Wallpaper and Logos Pix2Fone is a free service that lets you make custom cell phone wallpapers, backgrounds and logos in a snap.

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Voice Conferencing http://freeconferencepro.com

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Podcasting www.gabcast.com FREE www.gcast.com FREE

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Ringtones

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Personalized Voice Mail http://youmail.com Private voice recording site You can leave different messages for different people It sends you an message letting you know you missed a call. If the person is in your contact list, it will tell you who it is from.

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Text For Free

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Create Mobile Web Sites

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Questions???

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Thank You For Attending Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers.

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Robin Smith Educational Technology Specialist Hollidaysburg Area School District Robin_smith@tigerwires.com 814 695-4426 Ext 6146 Robin_smith@tigerwires.com