This document provides a list and descriptions of various Web 2.0 technologies that can be used for education. It describes 9 different types of applications, including tools for timelines, photo sharing, polling students, digital storytelling, bookmarking course materials, hosting student videos, text-to-speech services, creating cartoons, and more extras for fun. Videos are also provided to help explain different Web 2.0 concepts like photosharing, bookmarking, blogging, and RSS feeds. Contact information is given for the author.

1. The Best Web2.0 Technology Applications Randy J. Malta, [email_address] www.linkedin.com/in/randymalta http://twitter/randymalta 2 nd Life: Rando Mazi

2. What is Web2.0? Web2.0 are online web resources that don’t use a lot of your computer resources. Content is king and you are king because you develop the content. Students contribute by creating content. Constructivist - actively engaged in learning

3. 1. Timelines http:// www.timetoast.com

4. 2. Photo Sharing

5. 2. Photo Sharing flickr – http:// flickr.com / Creative Commons- http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Photo Edit tools - Picnik - http:// picnik.com / find flickr pictures and edit Photosharing video by Lee Lefever http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =vPU4awtuTsk

6. 3. Photo Resizing www.webresizer.com

7. 4. Live Classroom Polling (Free Clicker) Polleverywhere http:// polleverywhere.com Live Audience Polling Ask your audience a question. They answer using SMS text messages, Twitter , or the web ( try voting! ) Results update live in your web browser or PowerPoint.

8. The polls you downloaded are embedded on the next slide. You may view them by running the slideshow. Feel free to copy the poll slides to another presentation or build up your presentation starting from this one. - The Poll Everywhere Team Poll Everywhere

10. 5. Digital Storytelling

11. 5. Digital Storytelling Voicethread – http:// voicethread.com Online media album that can hold any type of media: video, images, documents) and allows students to comment in 5 ways; voice by mic or phone, text, audio file or video via webcam. Example - http://voicethread.com/#home.b97617.i496149 Jumpspot.com – http:// jumpspot.com

12. 6. Specific Course Bookmarking

13. 6. Specific Course Bookmarking del.icio.us - http:// del.icio.us / Video by Lee LeFever http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =x66lV7GOcNU

14. 7. Student Videos http:// www.youtube.com / Own Channel Class Channels Example: Speech class http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =keHx2JV7BfM Published worked

15. 8. Voice Service Read the words – http:// www.readthewords.com / www.ispeech.org Example- http:// thinkingmachine.pbwiki.com /

16. 9. Cartoons Create your own Cartoons http:// www.toondoo.com / Example- http://www.toondoo.com/cartoon/271554

17. Extra’s : Just For Fun Bubblr – http:// www.pimpampum.net/bubblr / Blabbersize – http:// blabberize.com / Bubbleshare – http:// www.bubbleshare.com Diagramming – http:// www.gliffycom.com / Flipbook – http:// www.acroflip.com Flock browser web2.0-ifiied – http:// flock.com Mapmaking – http:// www.wayfaring.com / Pageflakes – http:// pageflakes.com Scribd – http:// www.scribd.com / Scratch – http:// scratch.com To Do Manager – http:// www.rememberthemilk.com / Whiteboard – http:// www.skrbl.com Widgets – http:// widgetbox.com Zamzar – http:// zamzar.com /

18. Helpful Videos By Common craft - Lee LeFever Photosharing http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =vPU4awtuTsk Del.icio.us bookmarking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x66lV7GOcNU Blogging http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU&feature=user RSS Feeds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU&feature=user Wikis http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english

19. Web2.0 Videos Web2.0 in 5 minutes http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =rDqGQ59jw_Y&feature=related Web2.0 history http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =nsa5ZTRJQ5w A vision of students today http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =dGCJ46vyR9o Did you know- http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =pMcfrLYDm2U Information http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =-4CV05HyAbM&feature= rec -fresh

20. Contact Info Randy J. Malta [email_address] www.linkedin.com/in/randymalta http://twitter/randymalta 2 nd Life: Rando Mazi