Web 2.0 Tools

What are Web 2.0 Tools?

These tools are internet tools that allow the user to go beyond just receiving information through the

web. The user is expected to interact and to create content with others. Social media sites such as Facebook

and Twitter are examples of Web 2.0 tools. Web tools can be used to enhance teaching and collaboration

among teachers and students as well as increase professional collaboration between educators.

Here are examples of Web 2.0 Tools that are currently being used in MPS:

MPS Google Drive. Share and archive documents. Collaborate. Create forms. Build spreadsheets. Post

presentations. With Google Drive you really don't need MS Office anymore. Plus, working with others is

suddenly seamless. Imagine the classroom possibilities afforded with real-time collaboration!

Edmodo provides teachers and students a secure place to connect and collaborate, share content and

educational applications, and access homework, grades, class discussions and notifications. Our goal is to

help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner.

Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories, ideas, opinions and news

about what you find interesting. Simply find the accounts you find most compelling and follow the

conversations. (Staff only.)

Founded in February 2005, YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created

videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts

as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small. (Staff only.)

Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. Technology, Entertainment, Design. TED.

Turn your photos, video clips, and music into stunning video masterpieces to share with everyone. Fast, free,

and shockingly easy! Animoto.

A wiki is a space on the Web where you can share work and ideas, pictures and links, videos and media —

and anything else you can think of. Wikispaces is special because it has a visual editor and a bunch of other

tools to make sharing all kinds of content as easy for students as it is for their teachers.

Kidblog is designed for K-12 teachers who want to provide each student with an individual blog. Students

publish posts and participate in academic discussions within a secure classroom blogging community.

Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs and user accounts. Use Kidblog to: create classroom

discussions, learn digital citizenship, practicing writing skills, create an e-portfolio, reflect on learning,

formatively assess writing.

You can use Audacity to: Record live audio, convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs, edit Ogg

Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files., cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together, change the speed or pitch of

a recording. And more! See the complete list of features.

Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a

Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective

online learning sites. For students: MPS Moodle For teachers: Online PD Moodle

Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a

visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence

within the body of text.

Doodle radically simplifies the process of scheduling events, whether they’re board or team meetings, dinners

with friends, reunions, weekend trips, or anything else.