Web 2.0 Demo Best Collaborative Tools Dena Budrecki budrecki @ plymouth .k12. wi .us Plymouth School District
Introducing Web 2.0 Video
Definition
Web 2.0 is the next generation of the internet- it is how people interact with that content and each other through a whole new generation of Web platforms and tools. These tools let people collaborate and share information online in previous unavailable ways.
Most people think of http://www.wikipedia.org/
Teacher Tube http://www.teachertube.com
Teacher version of You Tube
Allows users to download videos ~ to avoid buffering
Fun videos to integrate into content areas
Great way to learn about a new topic
Blogs
Short for We b log
Used for online journaling that is continuously updated by its author or authors
Interactive- facilitate instantaneous publication and allow for feedback from readers
A public (or private) website
http://miniwemta.blogspot.com/
Blog Examples/Sites
http://phsenglish.blogspot.com/
http://secondarylit.blogspot.com/
http://web2integration.blogspot.com/
Blog Sites/How to info…
Blogging Sites
www. blogger .com
www. bloglines .com
http://www. classblogmeister .com
http://www. edublogs .org
Blogging Information
Blogging ABC Book http://www2.gsu.edu/~coeapd/abc/index.html
Thinkfinity contains more than 55,000 authoritative educational and literacy resources for teachers, students and community programs including standards-based K-12 lesson plans, student materials, interactive tools and web sites.
Reviewed materials=credible sources
Del.icio.us http://del.icio.us/
Social Bookmarking Site
Save your favorites and access them anywhere
Allows you to organize by tagging
Examples
Tech Coords – http://del.icio.us/techcords
Mrs. B’s Nutrition Unit http://del.icio.us/mrsbclass
Big Huge Labs- allows users to create cool projects uploading Flickr pictures http:// bighugelabs .com/ flickr /deck. php
Fleck http://www.fleck.com/
Allows users to annotate a individual websites
Great for giving student guidance
Examples
Iditarod
Literature Circles
Sidebar: Trailfire allows users to place comments on web pages—Link them together to form a trail– to guide others to what you already know. www.trailfire.com http://www.trailfire.com/9_RimA/trailview/56694
Voice Thread http://voicethread.com/
Great PowerPoint replacement
Users can collaboratively work on digital stories, incorporating still photos, audio and text.
Includes an equivalent of Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
Users are able to import documents
Allows users to export to Word, Open Office, as well as to PDF.
Users can collaborate on a document or project with other users that have google accounts
Skype http://www.skype.com/
Free service that allows users to call, video conference, and chat with other Skype users anywhere in the world.
Free SMS texts to cellular phones
Moodle http://moodle.org
Moodle is a course management system designed to help educators who want to create quality online courses. The software is used all over the world by universities, schools,companies and independent teachers. Moodle is open source and completely free to use.
http://www.ils.k12.wi.us/moodle/login/index.php
Yugma http://www.yugma.com/
Yugma is a free web collaboration service that enables people to instantly connect over the internet to communicate and share content and ideas using any application or software. Whether you are using Windows, Mac or Linux computer, you can connect on-demand and real-time with co-workers, clients, friends and family -- regardless of whether they are across the city, nation or even the globe.
Screencast-O-Matic is the free and easy way to create a video recording of your screen (aka screencast) and upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install!
Great for how-to demonstrations for your students
Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/
Slideshare lets users upload PowerPoint or Open Office presentation files and share them online through a You Tube-like interface.
Allows users to embed into blogs etc.
Search and find other presentations to enhance student learning
Some videos allow you to download
Example:
http://mrlambmicroecon.blogspot.com/
Web 2.0 slide
Poll Daddy http://polldaddy.com/
With your free account from PollDaddy you can now create surveys and polls for your website, blog and social network profiles.
http:// mrsbhealth . blogspot .com/
Other Survey Sites:
http://www.freeonlinesurveys.com/
PageFlakes http://www.pageflakes.com
RSS feed page
Updates you when new information has been added to your favorite sites
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