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1. WEB 2.0 TOOLS TO ENHANCE
LEARNING

2. Why are we here?
 Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants
 K-12 Students Today
 Web 2.0 is Here

3. Web 2.0 Tools for Today
 Slideshare
 Animoto
 Glogster
 Skype
 Blogs/Wikis

4. Slideshare
 Go to http://www.slideshare.net

5. Slideshare
 Click on the
“Sign up now” link

6. Slideshare
 Create user
name
 Use any email
address
 Create password
 Join now
 EXPLORE!

7. Animoto
 Animoto is a website designed to help
people create videos out of pictures.
 The user is able to choose any desired
images and music they want.
 They are also given the option to
download from well known sites.
 They can then make an Animoto short
video (30 second) or an extended video
with the material they have chosen.

8. Animoto
 Go to http://animoto.com

9. Animoto
 Complete the
registration and
create your
own account
 Click sign up!

10. Animoto – Let’s get started!
 After you have saved your pictures to your
Pictures folder, click on Create Video tab

11. Animoto – Step 1: Choose the length
 Choose the “animoto short” for today

12. Animoto – Step 2: Images
 Choose “upload from your computer”

13. Animoto – Step 2: Images
 Open your Pictures folder
 Select ALL the images you want to use
 Click on Open

14. Animoto – Step 2: Images
 This is normal! This means success! 

15. Animoto – Step 2: Images
 This is the fun part! Play around the tools…
 Then click on “continue”

16. Animoto – Step 3: Music
 Select whether you want their collection or
something from your own laptop

17. Animoto – Step 3: Music
 Search through their collection and find a song
 Click on the select button to the right of the title

18. Animoto – Step 4: Finalize
 Customize the length of your video, the speed of
the images, and select your cover picture

19. Animoto – Last Call!
 This is your last chance to make changes. You can
even backtrack to music and image selection
 Take one last look, and then CREATE!

20. Animoto
 This process takes a while.
 You will NOT lose any information if you click
off the screen
 You will receive an email when it is ready

21. Glogster
 What is Glogster?
 A webpage designed to allow users to ‘poster
themselves’ by creating their own artistic design
using multimedia
 So how can this connect to education?
 Instead of using personal images, the images can
be content-based

22. Glogster
 Go to www.glogster.com/edu

23. Glogster
 Complete the
registration
fields

24. Glogster
 Success looks like this:

25. Glogster
 You will have the following tools to play with:

26. Glogster - Images
 Select the Upload option and choose a picture

27. Glogster – Wall paper
 Choose the background you want

28. Glogster - Text
 Play around! There are a lot of options.

29. Glogster - Text
 Once you select
your text option,
close the window
 Now, click on the
word EDIT
 You are now
ready to type
your message

30. Glogster - Text
 This tool bar
allows you to
alter the
appearance of
your text
 Also allows
you to insert a
link

31. Glogster - Graphics
 Have a look at your options!

32. Glogster - Video
 Use the upload button to grab videos you have
created.
 Use the link tool to copy and paste a YouTube
video

33. Glogster - Sounds
 Use the same methods to put music or
narration on your glog

34. Glogster – Get rid of it!
 Select the
part of your
glog you
want to
remove
 Click on the
red trashcan

35. Glogster – Finishing up!
 Preview allows you to preview and test media
 Save and publish will allow you to set it to
public or private

36. Skype
 Go to www.skype.com

37. Skype - Download
 Scroll down and click on the link that says
“Download now” under the heading All New
Skype for Windows

38. Skype
 Follow the download instructions!
 While you’re doing that, take a look at this:
 Oprah LOVES Skype!

39. Blogs
 A website created to allow the authors to
express their opinions
 Endless opportunities for classroom
 Ethics debates
 Peer editing
 Contemplating the effect of a particular historical
event
 Forum to share their work and ideas
 Communicate with parents

40. Blog – Create your own
 Visit www.google.com
 Click on sign-in
 Create your own account

41. Blog – Create your own
 Complete the
required
information
 Click on
Blogger

42. Blog – Create your own
 Click on Create a Blog
 Follow the prompts and fill in the required
information

43. Wikis
 A website created to collect factual
information about a topic from a variety of
authors
 Endless opportunities for classroom
 Peer editing
 Group authoring
 “Dictionary”

44. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE
AND INTEREST!