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A to Z Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers
This presentation will give a snapshot of 25 different Web 2.0 tools that would be useful to teachers.
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A to Z Web 2.0 Tools for Educators
Summary: Answer Garden is a feedback tool
to use on your wiki, website or blog.
Educational Relevance: Instant feedback from
students about lessons and content.
Example:
http://answergarden.ch/
Summary: This tool allows you to create a hassle-free bibliography.
It downloads into a Word document.
Educational Relevance: Students can create a bibliography simply and quickly.
Example:
Link:http://bibme.org
Summary: Create free educational games,
quizzes, activities and diagrams in minutes.
Host them on your wiki, website or blog.
Educational Relevance: Interactive tools to
use in your class and lessons.
Examples:
http://classtools.net/
Summary: Teachers submit requests
for donations to their classrooms.
Educational Relevance: Teachers ask for needed materials; people donate money to projects!
Examples:
http://www.donorschoose.org/
Summary: Online file storage
that syncs to multiple computers
and electronic devices. (2gb free)
Educational Relevance: Easy back up of files and lesson plans for teachers. Access to files in many locations.
Examples:
http://www.dropbox.com/
Summary: Glogster is a presentation
tool that can be used to organize and
present material on your IWB or wiki.
Educational Relevance: Teachers and/or
students can present new material in the
form of a glog.
Example:
http://www.glogster.edu/
Summary: Check which famous writer
you write like with this statistical analysis
tool. Word choice and writing style are
compared with those of famous writers.
Educational Relevance: Students can see
what author they write like, which will
create a buzz about writing and authors.
Examples:
http://iwl.me/
Summary: JeopardyLabs allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint.
Educational Relevance: Create games for your IWB easilyto reinforce your content.
Examples:
http://www.jeopardylabs.com/
Summary: Use Jing to take a picture
or short video of what is seen on your
monitor.
Educational Relevance: Embed pictures
or video on your wikipage, website, or blog.
Examples:
http://www.techsmith.com/jing/
Summary: Jog the Web allows you to
"group" links to multiple websites.
Educational Relevance: Create a "jog" of links
for students to use when doing research or
another online project. They will have each link
without having to type each address.
Examples:
http://www.jogtheweb.com/
Summary: Create newsletters with templates and send out in masses.
Educational Relevance: Students can create newsletters or create a class newsletter to send out to parents or staff.
Example:
http://www.letterpop.com/
Summary: Use LiveBinders to collect online resources neatly and easily.
Educational Relevance: Students can be given access to a binder of materials created for their use.
Example:
http://livebinders.com/
Summary: This is a simple comic strip creator. The comics can be created in English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, and Latin.
Educational Relevance: Students can create comic strips based on content area information and print them.
Examples:
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
Summary: This tool allows the user to convert a PDF document to a Word file that can be easily edited.
Educational Relevance: Teachers can personalize and/or customize a PDF file.
Example:
http://www.pdftoword.com/
Summary: Qwiki is a web based search engine that speaks about the search topic selected.
Educational Relevance: Students and teachers can search for topics and listen to details about the topic.
Example:
http://www.qwiki.com/
Kristen Czubiak
Laurel Elementary School
Technology Support, K - 6
Summary: This tool makes collages
out of your pictures quickly and easily.
A download is required.
Educational Relevance: A collage of pictures on a certain topic would be a great discussion starter. Students could create collages as a group or independent project.
http://www.shapecollage.com/
Summary: Create a virtual bookshelf, discover new books, connect with friends and learn more about your favorite books – all for free.
Educational Relevance: Post a bookshelf on your wikispace, website, or blog to share suggested reading for students. Students can also share their favorite book picks on Shelfari.
http://www.shelfari.com
Summary: Lively learning guides by experts and educators are available on this site.
Educational Relevance: Students and teachers can access guides on a variety of topics for free.
http://www.shmoop.com/
Summary: Interactive teaching resources that provide
count down clock, student selector, and much more. The
tools are accessible from a downloadable app. on your desktop.
Educational Relevance: Use with IWB to enhance games and
create activities to enhance curriculum.
http://www.triptico.co.uk/
Summary: Prezi is a presentation tool
that allows you to group your ideas,
videos, and images on one canvas.
Educational Relevance: Teachers and
students can create interesting
presentations to share.
Example: This presentation is a prezi!
http://prezi.com
Summary: These scoreboards can be used to keep score at your white
board while playing a game.
Educational Uses: Unlimited!
Examples:
Two Teams:
http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodimages/details/misc/mis0014
Four Teams:
http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodimages/details/misc/mis0015
Summary: Watch YouTube videos without
comments, suggestions, or the 'other' things.
Educational Relevance: Teachers can show a
YouTube video without worrying about
inappropriate comments below or beside
the video.
Examples:
http://viewpure.com/
Summary: Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages.
Educational Relevance: Older students can create
an avatar to post on their blog. Teachers can create
avatars to introduce themselves or give brief
explanantions of assignments in a creative format.
Example:
http://www.voki.com/
Summary: This site creates word clouds
using text from a website or just a student
name.
Educational Relevance: Take text from a site
based on classroom content to create a word
cloud for discussion.
Examples:
http://wordlin.gs/
Summary: Online conversion file tool.
Educational Relevance: Convert files to be used in
class or on your SmartBoard. YouTube video blocked?
Convert the file and use it in class!
Examples:
http://www.zamzar.com/
Full transcriptSummary: Answer Garden is a feedback tool
to use on your wiki, website or blog.
Educational Relevance: Instant feedback from
students about lessons and content.
Example:
http://answergarden.ch/
Summary: This tool allows you to create a hassle-free bibliography.
It downloads into a Word document.
Educational Relevance: Students can create a bibliography simply and quickly.
Example:
Link:http://bibme.org
Summary: Create free educational games,
quizzes, activities and diagrams in minutes.
Host them on your wiki, website or blog.
Educational Relevance: Interactive tools to
use in your class and lessons.
Examples:
http://classtools.net/
Summary: Teachers submit requests
for donations to their classrooms.
Educational Relevance: Teachers ask for needed materials; people donate money to projects!
Examples:
http://www.donorschoose.org/
Summary: Online file storage
that syncs to multiple computers
and electronic devices. (2gb free)
Educational Relevance: Easy back up of files and lesson plans for teachers. Access to files in many locations.
Examples:
http://www.dropbox.com/
Summary: Glogster is a presentation
tool that can be used to organize and
present material on your IWB or wiki.
Educational Relevance: Teachers and/or
students can present new material in the
form of a glog.
Example:
http://www.glogster.edu/
Summary: Check which famous writer
you write like with this statistical analysis
tool. Word choice and writing style are
compared with those of famous writers.
Educational Relevance: Students can see
what author they write like, which will
create a buzz about writing and authors.
Examples:
http://iwl.me/
Summary: JeopardyLabs allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint.
Educational Relevance: Create games for your IWB easilyto reinforce your content.
Examples:
http://www.jeopardylabs.com/
Summary: Use Jing to take a picture
or short video of what is seen on your
monitor.
Educational Relevance: Embed pictures
or video on your wikipage, website, or blog.
Examples:
http://www.techsmith.com/jing/
Summary: Jog the Web allows you to
"group" links to multiple websites.
Educational Relevance: Create a "jog" of links
for students to use when doing research or
another online project. They will have each link
without having to type each address.
Examples:
http://www.jogtheweb.com/
Summary: Create newsletters with templates and send out in masses.
Educational Relevance: Students can create newsletters or create a class newsletter to send out to parents or staff.
Example:
http://www.letterpop.com/
Summary: Use LiveBinders to collect online resources neatly and easily.
Educational Relevance: Students can be given access to a binder of materials created for their use.
Example:
http://livebinders.com/
Summary: This is a simple comic strip creator. The comics can be created in English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, and Latin.
Educational Relevance: Students can create comic strips based on content area information and print them.
Examples:
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
Summary: This tool allows the user to convert a PDF document to a Word file that can be easily edited.
Educational Relevance: Teachers can personalize and/or customize a PDF file.
Example:
http://www.pdftoword.com/
Summary: Qwiki is a web based search engine that speaks about the search topic selected.
Educational Relevance: Students and teachers can search for topics and listen to details about the topic.
Example:
http://www.qwiki.com/
Kristen Czubiak
Laurel Elementary School
Technology Support, K - 6
Summary: This tool makes collages
out of your pictures quickly and easily.
A download is required.
Educational Relevance: A collage of pictures on a certain topic would be a great discussion starter. Students could create collages as a group or independent project.
http://www.shapecollage.com/
Summary: Create a virtual bookshelf, discover new books, connect with friends and learn more about your favorite books – all for free.
Educational Relevance: Post a bookshelf on your wikispace, website, or blog to share suggested reading for students. Students can also share their favorite book picks on Shelfari.
http://www.shelfari.com
Summary: Lively learning guides by experts and educators are available on this site.
Educational Relevance: Students and teachers can access guides on a variety of topics for free.
http://www.shmoop.com/
Summary: Interactive teaching resources that provide
count down clock, student selector, and much more. The
tools are accessible from a downloadable app. on your desktop.
Educational Relevance: Use with IWB to enhance games and
create activities to enhance curriculum.
http://www.triptico.co.uk/
Summary: Prezi is a presentation tool
that allows you to group your ideas,
videos, and images on one canvas.
Educational Relevance: Teachers and
students can create interesting
presentations to share.
Example: This presentation is a prezi!
http://prezi.com
Summary: These scoreboards can be used to keep score at your white
board while playing a game.
Educational Uses: Unlimited!
Examples:
Two Teams:
http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodimages/details/misc/mis0014
Four Teams:
http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodimages/details/misc/mis0015
Summary: Watch YouTube videos without
comments, suggestions, or the 'other' things.
Educational Relevance: Teachers can show a
YouTube video without worrying about
inappropriate comments below or beside
the video.
Examples:
http://viewpure.com/
Summary: Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages.
Educational Relevance: Older students can create
an avatar to post on their blog. Teachers can create
avatars to introduce themselves or give brief
explanantions of assignments in a creative format.
Example:
http://www.voki.com/
Summary: This site creates word clouds
using text from a website or just a student
name.
Educational Relevance: Take text from a site
based on classroom content to create a word
cloud for discussion.
Examples:
http://wordlin.gs/
Summary: Online conversion file tool.
Educational Relevance: Convert files to be used in
class or on your SmartBoard. YouTube video blocked?
Convert the file and use it in class!
Examples:
http://www.zamzar.com/