History Day Web Sites, Blogs and Beyond Using Web 2.0 to Your Advantage PART 2 in an exciting 2 part series

What is it all for? Social Networking (Facebook, Myspace, Linked In) Blogging (Blogger, WordPress) Shared Office Tools (Google, Slideshare) Pictures (Flickr, Kodak Gallery) Bookmarking (de.li.ci.ous) Survey Tools (Survey Monkey) Videos (YouTube, Teacher Tube) Much More! (Café press, Twitter)

Social Networking (Facebook, Myspace, Linked In)

Blogging (Blogger, WordPress)

Shared Office Tools (Google, Slideshare)

Pictures (Flickr, Kodak Gallery)

Bookmarking (de.li.ci.ous)

Survey Tools (Survey Monkey)

Videos (YouTube, Teacher Tube)

Much More! (Café press, Twitter)

Tools You Can Use What’s the message? Who’s the audience? How much time does it take?

What’s the message?

Who’s the audience?

How much time does it take?

Social Networking MySpace (www.myspace.com) Middle School, High School, 20-35 Keeping up-to-date, calendar, messages, pictures, video A few hours a week Facebook (www.facebook.com) High School and older Like MySpace, more tools A few hours a week

MySpace (www.myspace.com)

Middle School, High School, 20-35

Keeping up-to-date, calendar, messages, pictures, video

A few hours a week

Facebook (www.facebook.com)

High School and older

Like MySpace, more tools

A few hours a week

Blogging Blogger ( www.blogger.com ) or Word Press ( www.wordpress.com ) Parents, teachers, students Informational, informal, personal Time dependent on the number of posts. At least twice a month is a good rule.

Blogger ( www.blogger.com ) or Word Press ( www.wordpress.com )

Parents, teachers, students

Informational, informal, personal

Time dependent on the number of posts. At least twice a month is a good rule.

Shared Office Tools Google Office Tools, Slideshare (www.slideshare.net) Colleagues, partners, collaborators Create shared documents, share documents without using file space, direct research Almost no time if it is filling a need you already have

Google Office Tools, Slideshare (www.slideshare.net)

Colleagues, partners, collaborators

Create shared documents, share documents without using file space, direct research

Almost no time if it is filling a need you already have

Pictures and Images Flickr ( www.flickr.com ), Kodak Gallery ( www.kodakgallery.com Parents, teachers, students, press, donors Allows for easy sharing without large files, also allows for tagging and linking to other web 2.0 tools Depending on the number of uploaded photos

Flickr ( www.flickr.com ), Kodak Gallery ( www.kodakgallery.com

Parents, teachers, students, press, donors

Allows for easy sharing without large files, also allows for tagging and linking to other web 2.0 tools

Depending on the number of uploaded photos

Bookmarking delicious ( www.delicious.com ) A research tool for students Allows bookmarking from any computer and saved to your account Just a few minutes to set up an account

delicious ( www.delicious.com )

A research tool for students

Allows bookmarking from any computer and saved to your account

Just a few minutes to set up an account

Survey Tools Survey Monkey (www.surveymonkey.com) Audiences with email and internet access Allows you to easily create and distribute surveys A few hours (survey creation, distribution, and analysis)

Survey Monkey (www.surveymonkey.com)

Audiences with email and internet access

Allows you to easily create and distribute surveys

A few hours (survey creation, distribution, and analysis)

Videos YouTube ( www.youtube.com ) Students especially Shared how-to’s, documentaries, performances Easy to navigate, easy to upload, very time intensive to create your own content Teacher Tube ( www.teachertube.com ) Teachers Not blocked by school’s firewalls!

YouTube ( www.youtube.com )

Students especially

Shared how-to’s, documentaries, performances

Easy to navigate, easy to upload, very time intensive to create your own content

Teacher Tube ( www.teachertube.com )

Teachers

Not blocked by school’s firewalls!

Other Cool Stuff Twitter ( www.twitter.com ) Students, teachers, community Short bites of info about your status A few minutes a day

Twitter ( www.twitter.com )

Students, teachers, community

Short bites of info about your status

A few minutes a day

Other cool stuff Café Press ( www.cafepress.com ) All of your stakeholders Sell products for free without keeping a stock Several hours to get set up, but no time in fulfilling orders

Café Press ( www.cafepress.com )

All of your stakeholders

Sell products for free without keeping a stock

Several hours to get set up, but no time in fulfilling orders

Sharing Time What do you do? Questions?

What do you do?

Questions?