The document discusses 7 different web 2.0 tools (Animoto, VoiceThread, Blabberize, Wordle, ToonDoo, Screencast-O-Matic, and Glogster) that can be used to engage staff and students. It provides a brief description of each tool and examples of how the author has shared them. It also includes additional resources for finding more educational technology tools and trends.

1. 7 Ways to
Say It
Sharing Web 2.0
Tools with Staff
and Students

2. Karen Bauer
Media Director
Hubert Olson Middle School
Bloomington Public Schools
Presented December 14, 2009
2009 TIES Conference

3. Introducing . . .
Animoto ToonDoo
Voicethread Screencast-O-
Blabberize Matic
Wordle Glogster

4. Animoto
Animoto turns your images and
soundtrack into music videos in
minutes. It's free to sign up, and it's
fast and easy to make your first
video.
Click here to see how I shared Animoto with staff.

5. VoiceThread
A VoiceThread is a collaborative,
multimedia slide show that holds
images, documents, and videos
and allows people to leave
comments in 5 ways.
Click here to see how I shared VoiceThread with students.

6. Blabberize
A Blabber is a talking picture!
It is a fun tool for animating
images based on audio input.
Click here to see how I shared Blabberize with staff.

7. Wordle
Wordle is a tool for generating
“word clouds” from text that you
provide. The clouds give greater
prominence to words that appear
more frequently in the source text.
Click here to see how I shared Wordle with staff, students
and families.

8. ToonDoo
Drag and click to create your
own comics. Share and discuss
comics with other people.
Click here to see how I shared ToonDoo with staff.

9. Screencast-O-Matic
Screencast-O-Matic is an
easy way to create a
video recording of your
screen (aka screencast)
and upload it for free
hosting from your
browser with no install.
Click here to see how I shared Screencast-O-Matic with staff.

10. Glogster
Create online multimedia posters.
Simply choose a background, throw
in some shapes and characters from
their galleries, add text, your own
videos or photos and perhaps a pinch
of music.
Click here to see how I shared Glogster with students.

11. List of Tools
Animoto - http://animoto.com/
VoiceThread - http://voicethread.com/#home
Blabberize - http://blabberize.com/
Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/
ToonDoo - http://www.toondoo.com/
Screencast-O-Matic
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
Glogster - http://www.glogster.com/

12. Want more?
Alan Levine is a speaker, blogger,
and writer on new trends in
instructional technology.
http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

13. Want more?
Carl Anderson is a technology
coordinator for the Goodhue Public
Schools
http://carlanderson.blogspot.com/