Pre and post activities are used to introduce and wrap up lessons, and Web 2.0 tools can be incorporated. These include Animoto for slideshows, Glogster for posters, Storybird for stories, and Wordle for word clouds. Other mentioned tools are Voicethread for commenting on topics, Bubblr for image and text slides, Wallwisher as an online bulletin board, and Goanimate and Xtranormal for easy animations. Twitter is recommended for starting a personal learning network and collaborating worldwide. The document provides information on and recommendations for various Web 2.0 tools.

1. PRE AND POST ACTIVITIES USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS

2. Why do we use pre activities?

9. Why do we use post activities?

13. What is web 2.0? And why should we use them?

14. Technology is greatbecause …

16. ANIMOTOis where you cancreate beautifulslide shows

17. Glogster is aa unique site where you can create posters adding text, music, video and images.

18. Storybirdis a site you can create and publish stories

19. Wordleis a site useful for generating word posters

20. Voicethread allows you to talk, share and comment on a topic

21. bubblr is useful for creating slides using text and image

22. WALLWISHERis an online notice board where you can post your ideas like Post-it notes on your own ‘wall’

23. Goanimate and Xtranormal are great sites to create easy animations

24. Twitter is a great place to start your PLN and collaborate with other s all around the world

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26. THANKS FOR LISTENINGEva Büyüksimkesyan

27. Acknowledgements www.fodey.com www.imagechef.com www.bighugelabs.com www.wordle.net www.speechable.com My PLN Janet Abruzzo The Power of Images - a Powerpoint Presentation Marisa Pavan Anne Hodgson