This document summarizes several cool Web 2.0 tools for teachers and students, including Glogster for online posters, Prezi for online presentations, blogs, wikis, Wordle for word clouds, Animoto for online slideshows and videos, Audioboo for podcasting, Skype for video and voice calls, Tokbox for video chatting and messaging, EtherPad for real-time collaboration, and P-M-I charts for analyzing tools. For each tool, the document provides the website URL, a description of the tool's functionality, any costs associated, teacher and student samples, and potential classroom uses. It concludes by providing the presenter's contact information.

1. Cool Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers and StudentsJayme LintonTeaching Fellows Senior ConferenceJuly 17, 2010

2. What is Web 2.0?A Web 2.0 site allows its users to interact with each other as contributors to the website‘s content, in contrast to websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them. -Wikipedia

3. Glogsterhttp://edu.glogster.comOnline poster making siteFree educational accountEmbed or share linkTeacher sampleStudent sampleClassroom ideas:Alternative to book reportScience notebooking / digital science fairBiographiesGetting to know youWriting process

4. Prezihttp://prezi.comOnline presentation toolFree public accountEmbed or share linkTeacher sampleStudent sample

5. BlogsMany free blogging sitesBlogger, Posterous, TwitterPost topics, questions, content review, resourcesStudents comment on blog posts and reply to each otherTeacher sample – US HistoryTeacher sample – 5th grade mathClassroom ideas:Reading response journalProblem of the dayStudent writing - peer revisionScience notebookingParent communication

6. WikisCollaborative creation, editing, and sharing of web pageswww.wikispaces.com – Free upgrades for educational wikisTeacher ideas: Collaborative planningResource sharingStudent ideas:Collaborative projectsLiterature circle discussions

7. Wordlehttp://www.wordle.netWord cloudsTeacher sample – Inaugural AddressesStudent sample – US Constitution46 Interesting Ways to use Wordle in the Classroom

8. Animotohttp://animoto.com/educationOnline slideshow and video toolFree account for educatorsTeacher sampleClassroom ideas:Scavenger hunt (simple machines, solid shapes, angles, letters, living/nonliving, etc.)Open house / classroom tourBook response project (alternative to book report)Science experimentNeighborhood / community / state / nation – goods & services, community helpers, historic locations, geography, etc.

9. Audioboohttp://audioboo.fm/Free podcasting toolUp to 5 minutes of audioEmbed anywhereTeacher sampleClassroom ideas:Book recommendationsScience notebookingAnnouncements / parent communicationBlog topics & responsesRead aloud student writing

10. Skypewww.skype.comVoice and video calls, instant messagingFree downloadhttp://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/50 Awesome Ways to use Skype in the Classroom

11. Tokboxhttp://www.tokbox.comFree accountVideo chat and video messagingUp to 20 people at onceUp to 10 minutes for video messagingClassroom ideas for video chat:Collaborative projects with classrooms around the worldParent conferencesVirtual field tripsExpert interviewsClassroom ideas for video messaging:Work through steps for solving a math problemRead aloudStudent project presentationsReaders TheaterWax museumTravel log

12. EtherPadhttp://piratepad.net/http://ietherpad.com/Real-time collaborationStudent sample – descriptive writingStudent sample – collaborative assignment

13. P-M-I (Plus – Minus – Interesting)Choose one web 2.0 tool from presentationMake a 3-column chartPluses (pros, advantages, benefits)Minuses (cons, disadvantages, challenges, obstacles)Interesting information (classroom ideas, innovative applications, things you’d like to explore)Share with a neighbor

14. Contact Mejayme_linton@nccs.k12.nc.usTwitter: jaymelintonhttp://techlearning.weebly.comVisit http://tr.im/nccsinsttech for today’s presentation.