This page is a collection of Web 2.0 tools . . . what is Web 2.0? Here’s a definition from Wikipedia (itself a Web 2.0 tool): “Web 2.0 is a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users.” Want to know more? Here are nice explanations of Web 2.0 tools like Twitter and social networking from Common Craft.
One nice feature of Web 2.0 is that you may access resources from wherever you are. You don’t need to be at a specific machine to do your work . . . you may work anywhere. And you may collaborate with people from around the world.
Editing Pictures:
Collaborating:
- Wikispaces
- DeForest Moodle
- Webspiration
- Ning
- Google Docs in the classroom
- Kidblog: secure blogging with elementary/middle school students
Sharing Resources:
- Del.ici.ous (social bookmarking)
- DeForest Moodle
- Google Coop Custom Search (Here’s an example of a finished page.)
- Voicethread
Sharing Information:
- DeForest Moodle
- Wikispaces
- Twitter (Click here for directions to join DeForest Schools Twitter)
- Ning
Creating:
- Scrapblog
- Big Huge Labs
- Photoshop Express
- Picnik
- Picasa Albums/Google
- SlideRoll
- Wordle
- BeFunky (Note: You may not wish to create a “uvatar” in front of the class.)
- Homestyler: create your 3D dream home and share it!
- Storybird: create a story and collaborate
- Museum Box: create a box full of evidence
Presenting Information/Evidence of Learning:
- Prezi (a collaborative presentation tool)
- Glogster (safe social tool for expressing ideas and concepts)
- Zooburst: “augmented reality 3D pop-up books”
Multimedia:
