This document discusses various free online tools that can be used for creating visual aids, presentations, and interactive materials to engage students in learning. It provides examples of how Piktochart can be used to create infographics, posters, and reports. Big Huge Labs and PublicDomainPictures are recommended sites for finding images to create movie posters, magazine covers, trading cards, and more. Voki and Powtoon allow users to create audio and video presentations for announcements, reviews, commercials, orientation videos, book reports, and mini-lessons. The document encourages visiting the author's blog for more information on integrating these Web 2.0 tools in the classroom.

1. PLAYING IN THE
SANDBOX:
Rebecca Davidson
LIBS 602
WEB 2.0
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2. PIKTOCHART
http://piktochart.com/
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3. Infographics
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Great for making
content related signs
for your classroom or
library!

4. Posters
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Students can make
their own study
guides!
(This one is CE.3b)

5. Reports
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Prints the size of
regular paper, so it’s
perfect for study
guides or research
reports!
(CE.3a-e)

6. Background image: Kikatani. (2015). Sand-toy-toy-the-yellow-bucket-717527. CC0. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/sand-toy-toy-the-yellow-bucket-717527

7. Big Huge Labs
http://bighugelabs.com/Background image: Kikatani. (2015). Sand-toy-toy-the-yellow-bucket-717527. CC0. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/sand-toy-toy-the-yellow-bucket-717527

8. Image: PublicDomainPictures. (2012). Mustang-classic-car-vintage-19036. CC0. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/mustang-classic-car-vintage-19036/
Movie Poster
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Use
https://pixabay.com/
for public domain
images.
(English SOL 8.3/8.5)

9. PublicDomainPictures. (2012). Teenager-thinking-boy-male-72867. CC0. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/teenager-thinking-boy-male-72867/
Magazine Cover
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Great for
characterization!
(SOL 8.5)

10. .
Trading Card
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PublicDomainPictures. (2012). Teenager-thinking-boy-male-72867. CC0. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/teenager-thinking-boy-male-72867/
Make a whole set for
any subject area!
(This one is 8.5)

11. Voki
http://www.voki.com/Background image: Kikatani. (2015). Sand-toy-toy-the-yellow-bucket-717527. CC0. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/sand-toy-toy-the-yellow-bucket-717527

12. Announcements
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Perfect for websites and blogs!

13. Reports
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Auditory
review
activities!
(This one is
USII.3a)

14. Commercials
.
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Perfect for the auditory messages
part of 7.3!)

15. Powtoon
https://www.powtoon.com/
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16. Orientation Videos
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Great for class rules
or introductions!

17. Reports
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Easy and interesting
book reports!
(6.5)

18. Mini-Lessons
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Quick and repeatable
for differentiation!
(8.7, 8.8)

19. For more
information, please
visit my blog:
https://rebeccadavidsonblog.wordpress.com/
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VDOE. (2008). History and social science standards of learning curriculum framework
2008: United States history: 1865 to the present. Retrieved from
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Hinton, S.E. (1967). The outsiders. New York: Laurel-Leaf Books
VDOE. (2008). History and social science standards of learning curriculum framework
2008: Civics and economics. Retrieved from
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