The document discusses how various Web 2.0 technologies can be used in PK-12 classrooms to effectively communicate ideas to diverse audiences. It provides examples of applications such as Spicynodes for creating multimedia nodemaps, Stixy for sharing information via bulletin boards, Glogster for creating interactive posters, and SlideRocket, VoiceThread, wikis, and GoogleDocs for collaboration.

1. Technology in the Classroom

2. To demonstrate how Web 2.0 technology can be used by PK-12 educators through the effective communication of ideas to diverse audiences using a variety of applications. Purpose of Presentation:

3. Video: You can’t be my Teacher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VSymMbMYHA

4. Spicynodes SpicyNodes fuels students’ imaginations, enabling them to create their own nodemaps via a free, easy-to-use online authoring interface. They can integrate media they know and love, such as images, YouTube videos, and music, while also incorporating text and catchy headlines. Best of all, students can share their nodemaps with others. www.spicynodes.org http ://www.spicynodes.org/a/705142f43418adcafbc787be95652ee5

5. Stixy What is the Purpose of Stixy? The purpose of Stixy’s is to allow members to share information and communicate via a public or private online bulletin board to a targeted group of people. http ://www.stixy.com/ how_stixy_works http://www.stixy.com/guest/ 151167

6. Glogster Glogster is a social network that allows users to create free interactive posters, or glogs. The glog, short for graphical blog, is an interactive multimedia image. It looks like a poster, but readers can interact with the content. http://kerwin.edu.glogster.com/glogster-for-education /

7. SlideRocket With SlideRocket free educational software, students and educators can: Collaborate on projects and presentations Interact with educators via instant feedback Explore and combine creative mediums including photography, video, text, music, and voice Share projects with educators Make projects available for teachers and parents to monitor progress on projects http ://portal.sliderocket.com/AZPEQ/EDTC- 6340.65_Isabel Cabrera_SlideRocket-( 2 )

8. Voice Thread A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways- using voice Mic telephone text audio file Video via a webcam.

9. Wikis Educational portfolio Collaborative projects Communication portal for teachers, students, and parents http://mscanalesmathclass.pbworks.com http://edtc632063team1.pbworks.com http://mjaf.pbworks.com/w/page/47504064/Science%20Fair%20Timeline

10. GoogleDocs Allows students to create Microsoft documents online without having the software installed on your computer Collaborative projects Create surveys