Web 2.0 tools allow users to create, collaborate on, and share content online easily without downloads. Some useful classroom tools include Glogster for creating interactive posters; Popplet for visual organization; Kidblog for student blogging and conversations; wikis like Wikispaces for collaborative writing; Slideshare for sharing presentations; and Flickr for photo storage and sharing. These tools engage students and help teachers incorporate new technologies into lessons.

1. WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGY
By: Leslee Lockwood
Best Tools for Teachers and/or Learners

2. What are Web 2.0 tools?
 revolutionary new ways of creating, collaborating,
editing and sharing user-generated content online
 easy to use, no need to download, and
teachers/students can master many of the tools in
minutes

3. Video on Web 2.0
Why should I use web 2.0 as a teacher?

4. Web 2.0 tools…
 there are hundreds of web 2.0 tools that can be
used in the classroom
 some web 2.0 tools that can be useful in the
classroom:
 Glogster
 Popplet
 Kidblog
 Wikis
 Slideshare
 Flickr

5. Glogster
 allows users to create free interactive posters
 glogster EDU is intended mainly for educators and
students
 http://edu.glogster.com/

6. Popplet
 teachers and students can create graphic
organizers, timelines, and many other forms of
visual organization
 http://popplet.com/

7. Kidblog
 is designed for K-12 teachers who want to provide
each student with an individual blog
 teachers and students can create conversations on
the web and allows students to leave comments on
other students’ blogs
 http://kidblog.org/home/

8. Wikis
 a website which allows its users to add, modify, or
delete its content
 wikis used in the classroom:
 http://www.wikispaces.com/
 http://pbworks.com/
 http://www.wetpaint.com/

9. Slideshare
 people can register and upload their content
(presentations) and other individuals can come in
and comment on the upload
 http://www.slideshare.net/

10. Flickr
 a way to store, sort, search and share your photos
online
 http://www.flickr.com/

11. References
 http://web2012.discoveryeducation.com/web20too
ls.cfm
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW7ZsGnpFX0
 http://teachinghistory.org