Web+2.0+Tools

=What is Web 2.0?= = = =A 5 Minute Introduction=

=Fun, Free Tools for Teachers=

//**Misc. Links**//
//**Moodle - []**//

//**Wordpress - []**//

//**Tizmos -**// [] (mine)
 * Easy and quick way to share links


 * Glogster** - []


 * Discovery Educator Network (DEN)** - http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/
 * Many interesting and helpful Blogs – be sure to check out:
 * The National Blog
 * Digital Passports
 * Digital Storytelling
 * //streaming// A to Z
 * Media Matters
 * Science in Action
 * And many more resources!


 * United Streaming Video** - http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
 * Not just for videos anymore!
 * Webinars
 * Teacher Tools:
 * Assignment Builder
 * Calendar
 * Discovery Atlas Interactive Map
 * Discovery Educator Network
 * Lesson Plan Library
 * Quiz Builder
 * Writing Prompt Builder
 * And more


 * uStream** – any webcam - http://www.ustream.tv/
 * Stream video out live
 * Record these sessions – archive - example - "how to" lessons with math or reading skills
 * Students love it
 * Fun implications for sending out live messages and streaming to ill students


 * TeacherTube** - http://www.teachertube.com/
 * For teachers – converts video to flash
 * You can embed into Moodle or Discovery Streaming
 * Upload after registering


 * SchoolTube -** @http://www.schooltube.com/
 * Educational Videos
 * Free sign up
 * PLEASE NOTE - I am an approve d moderator for this site - please see me if interested in sharing my channel for uploading videos or for information on getting a channel for your school.


 * authorSTREAM - http://www.authorstream.com/**
 * Present and share powerpoint - with animation and audio
 * Contains many educational powerpoints that have been uploaded for sharing
 * Allows you to keep your presentations totally private
 * Provides codes for embedding into wiki or other pages
 * Offers various kinds of RSS feeds

Google Docs – [|http://documents.google.com]
 * Collaborative
 * Shows who edited what and when
 * Shows previous revisions
 * Presentations - like powerpoint but free on the web

del.icio.us - http://del.icio.us/
 * [] - mine - LOTS of Web2.0 links saved!
 * Searching things other things have bookmarked
 * Online bookmark
 * tells how many people have bookmarked
 * Put others in your network
 * NOTE: Currently blocked at MTSD - hope it is unblocked soon

transL8it - http://www.transl8it.com/
 * Type to administrator a message
 * Translate to IM lingo
 * Reply to students

Journey North - http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
 * Journey North engages students in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change.
 * K-12 students share their own field observations with classmates across North America. They track the coming of spring through the migration patterns of many monarch butterflies, robins, hummingbirds, whooping cranes, gray whales, bald eagles— and other birds and mammals; the budding of plants; changing sunlight; and other natural events.
 * Find migration maps, pictures, standards-based lesson plans, activities and information to help students make local observations and fit them into a global context.

US States Tetris Game - http://www.mapmsg.com/games/statetris/usa/
 * Statetris is an interesting game mixing aspects of the popular game 'Tetris' and geography. Instead of positioning the typical Tetris blocks, you position states in their proper location.
 * Has 3 settings, hard, medium and easy.
 * You can have the state name showing or only the shape.

Jake’s On-Line - http://jakesonline.org/
 * This site is dedicated to using the tools of the digital age to advance pedagogical practice and student learning
 * Provides access to 21st Century ideas, tools, and resources
 * Loaded with links and tips.

Sciencehack.com - http://sciencehack.com/
 * Provides a large variety of science videos to inbed into presentations.
 * Every science video on ScienceHack is screened by a scientist to verify its accuracy and quality.

NASA ISS EarthKAM- http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/
 * This is a NASA sponsored program.
 * Provides many resources for teachers and students.
 * Downloadable activities on map skills, weather, and math.
 * Includes real time images from space.
 * Can also be used to enable middle school students (and possibly other age-groups) to track the orbit of the International Space Station and to tell the digital camera on the ISS to take photos of the earth. When used in conjunction with Google Earth, this can be a stimulating and powerful tool!

Awesome Highlighter - http://www.awesomehighlighter.com/ Also available as Firefox add-on - http://www.awesomehighlighter.com/user/welcome/
 * To show others the important part of an article
 * Reduce confusion about a sent link
 * Save time for the reader
 * Save the parts of the pages you find interesting

Kathy Shrock’s Online Tools – Create a Graph - []

The Learning Page - http://www.learningpage.com/
 * Free teaching resources


 * //Additional Links by Category//**

**Information Sources/Museums**

 * The National Archives** - @http://www.archives.gov/education/
 * Eye Witness to History -** @http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
 * The Library of Congress** - @http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
 * Smithsonian Education** - http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/
 * DoHistory** - @http://dohistory.org/

**Pocasts**

 * National Geographic Podcasts - @http://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/
 * Maths in Motion - @http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/sciences/mathsinmotion.php
 * Mathgrad - @http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/sciences/mathgrad.php

**Storytelling Tools**
Alan Levine’s Tools - http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools
 * Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling** - http://www.nazarethasd.k12.pa.us/digitalstorytelling
 * This is a school-sponsored site (Nazareth Area School District) on the topic of computer animation and claymation.
 * They provide a lot of good ideas and resources.
 * Additionally, they provided information regarding tuxpaint, an opensource drawing program that can be used for animation ([|http://www.tuxpaint.org/).]
 * Lots of tips and tools

Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0, Jennifer Dorman - http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/PETEC2008 Slideshare - http://www.slideshare.net/ - //Unfortunately now blocked at school// Bubbleshare – http://www.bubbleshare.com/ - //Unfortunately now blocked at school// One True Media - http://www.onetruemedia.com/ - //Unfortunately now blocked at school// SlideRoll – http://www.slideroll.com/ - //Unfortunately now blocked at school// Google Presentations -
 * Lots of tips and tools
 * Generates content that allows linear playback of a series of images, some with ability to add audio.
 * These are primarily organized around photos or graphics.
 * Create & Share Slideshows
 * Provides free accounts with unlimited storage
 * You can add fun clipart, audio captions, video captions to your pictures.
 * Allows you to mix your video and photos with stylish effects to create video montages.
 * Just upload your pictures and videos, choose a style, add effects, captions and music
 * integrates well with Flikr
 * can create a group for your students
 * embedding size of widget options
 * download to desktop and changes into true video
 * embed and work collaboratively with chat window

**Writing Tools**
**Storybird** - @http://storybird.com/
 * It is easy to use
 * It is free
 * can be done as a group activity
 * stories can be shared publicly or privately
 * product can be printed out or watched on screen
 * can use images from the program to create story
 * Any grade level may use it

** Weaknesses **

 * Website can be blocked by school districts and need to request access for educational purposes.
 * Printing stories are not free

** Ideas for the classroom **

 * Group of students can collaborate on creating a story by having each student contribute to the story on each page. Students will add images to correlate to the story.


 * Read Write Think -** []
 * lesson plans, interactive activities,resources and more!
 * @http://tenkely.org/Read_Write_Think.html

Bio-Cube - []
 *  Some of my favorite tools on Read Write Think: **
 * Acrostic Poems - []
 * Character Trading Cards - []
 * Comic Creator - []
 * Newspapers, pamphlets, flyers, booklets - []=


 * KidBlog .org** - []
 * designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with their own, unique blog.
 * simple, yet powerful tools allow students to publish posts and participate in discussions within a secure classroom blogging community
 * Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs.
 * Teachers have administrative control over all student blogs and student accounts.
 * Your students’ blogs are private by default – viewable only by classmates and the teacher.
 * For “semi-public” blogs, set up guest (e.g. parent) accounts that require a password to view students’ posts/comments.
 * Kidblog does not collect any personal information from teachers or students.”


 * PrimaryPad and PaintPad** - @http://primarypad.com/
 * collaborative writing and drawing tool
 * designed for elementary school students
 * PrimaryPad is a web-based word processor designed for schools that allows students and teachers to work together in real-time.
 * Ideas to Inspire offers many ideas on how to use Primary Pad in the classroom - http://ideastoinspire.co.uk/primarypad.htm


 * Type with Me -** @http://typewith.me/
 * Real time, live text collaboration tool
 * Very simple and easy to use – no sign-up required and it’s free.
 * Start a new document, and start typing.
 * Invite others to join you (postable link provided or via email) and whatever they type will show up on the document (in real time) in another color.
 * You can import a document and edit it live.
 * Document can be saved and exported it, and even play it back (as if it were a movie) using a feature on the site called “timeline”.
 * There is also a chat area, so that you can have sidebar conversations with the people sharing your workspace that you might not want to appear in the document.
 * Up to 15 people can join you.


 * Writeboard** - []
 * Writeboard is a collaborative writing tool where users can write, share, revise, and compare their documents online with others
 * Includes version control with text comparing and is great for essays and writeups of any kind.
 * Allows teachers to see all changes made, comment on changes and see who made which change.
 * With Writeboard, Type with Me and PrimaryPad try:
 * Collaborating on essays with classmates
 * responding to chapter books together
 * brainstorm ideas together
 * discuss word choice
 * Requires free registrations so some of the early collaborative tools may be better for elementary. The attached ppt. offers ideas which can be used for all collaborative writing boards.[[file:writeboard.ppt]]


 * Dabbleboard** - []
 * Dabbleboard is an online collaboration application that’s centered around the whiteboard
 * With a new type of drawing interface that's actually easy and fun to use, Dabbleboard gets out of your way and just lets you draw.
 * Can be used for simple mind mapping, diagrams, flowcharts, etc.
 * Collaborative - diagrams/drawing can be edited by a group.
 * Links and examples - http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/Dabbleboard


 * Bubble.us** - []
 * Create colorful mind maps online
 * Share and work with friends
 * Embed your mind map in your blog or website
 * Email and print your mind map
 * Save your mind map as an image


 * Tikatok -** http://www.tikatok.com/classroom
 * Free book creator
 * Story Starters and ideas]
 * Multiple levels of starters
 * Create digital "book"
 * Free digital proofs of every book


 * Kerpoof Studio -** http://www.kerpoof.com/
 * Lesson plans
 * games
 * classroom ideas
 * Make a storybook
 * Spell a picture
 * Doodle pad
 * and more!

Freeplay Music - [|http://freeplaymusic.com/]

 * This site is terrific! It has a great search feature for finding the style of music you are looking for.
 * It also offers the same song/music in a variety of lengths so you can fit the music to your slide show, etc.

Podsafe Music Network - http://music.podshow.com/ CCMixer - http://www.ccmixter.org/ Free Sound Effects - http://www.freesfx.co.uk/ unitedStreaming - http://www.unitedstreaming.com A1 Free Sounds - http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/ Partners in Rhyme - http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.shtml http://www.squidoo.com/freesounds/ [|http://www.personal.kent.edu/~gmote/audtuts/index.html] http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/ http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/ http://www.podsafeaudio.com/ http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-clips.html http://simplythebest.net/sounds/MP3/sound_effects_MP3/people_mp3.html http://www.garageband.com/htdb/index.html http://www.pdinfo.com/record.htm http://magnatune.com/ http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/Copyright-friendly+music+and+sound http://www.projectplaylist.com/

Timeline Tools
Xtimeline – http://www.xtimeline.com/ OurStory – http://ourstory.com/
 * create a timeline – discussion menu – embed on class Wiki – RSS feed to timeline
 * Some on famous people and events already created
 * still Beta – collaborate – share with specific people

Mapping Tools
Google Maps – http://maps.google.com/ Mapwing – http://www.mapwing.com/ Wayfaring – http://www.wayfaring.com/
 * My Maps allows users to create personalized maps with embedded content and share maps with others – embed, layer different types of media
 * use for Virtual Tours – clean look! – swivel.com ([|http://www.swivel.com/)can] embed data and charts here – some widgets don’t work here
 * Email your maps to friends, can layer, example cheese map

Comic Tools
//Some contain questionable content – watch out//

Kerpoof – http://www.kerpoof.com
 * geared for schools
 * teacher section with lesson plans and other bits and pieces

Make Beliefs Comix – http://www.makebeliefscomix.com
 * good content and uses comic characters and drawings, not photos
 * By author/illustrator Bill Zimmerman (be sure to check out his "treasure chest" too! http://www.billztreasurechest.com/order_contact.html
 * no sign up required, easy enough for students to use
 * provides prompts for those who "can never think of anything to write about"
 * final comics can be saved as a picture and upload onto Wiki's or other pages

Toonlet - http://toonlet.com/ ToonDoo – http://www.toondoo.com/Home.toon Blabberize – http://www.blabberize.com –
 * similar to Beliefs comix but not as kid friendly
 * graphics are more teen oriented
 * similar to Beliefs comix but requires sign up
 * Make your pictures talk and tell a digital story
 * Free – no register
 * Make, Share, Browse
 * Find an image
 * Can make it private
 * Can embed code in Moodle
 * Could be a fun way to give a writing prompt

Pikistrips - http://www.pikistrips.com/
 * //Some contain questionable content – watch out//**
 * create your own photo strips
 * choose layout, upload pictures, add speech bubbles and effects.

Media Tools
(Some that just do basic photo and video editing may not necessary if using you are using iPhoto or iMovie, etc. but these are available on line and most offer more effects and options.)

Online Video and Image Editors (//Caution – Some contain questionable content. Many are best for teacher use only.)//

Moonk – http://www.moonk.com/ Eyespot – http://eyespot.com/ Splash Up - http://www.splashup.com/ Animoto – http://animoto.com/ Mosaickr – in Flickr – Flikr / Mosaickr - http://www.mosaickr.com/ Bookr – http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr Vuvox –http://www.vuvox.com/ Tabblo - http://www.tabblo.com/studio/ Scrapblog –http://www.scrapblog.com/ Phixr - http://www.phixr.com/ Lunapic editor - http://www37.lunapic.com/editor/ Picnik - http://www.picnik.com/
 * slideshow, videoshow, jukebox
 * Post your movies
 * creates a widget to embed somewhere else, code is customizable, give you an URL
 * recommended– artist put music here and allow whole song to use but watch lyrics – not a desktop application – success with many students at same time
 * allows for image layering
 * students love the tools here for fix up
 * also has brushes and pallets to create original works
 * can also capture pictures through you computer webcam for editing
 * slides into music video 30 seconds
 * Blocked at school but can be used from home and final product used
 * 100 meg – for free
 * upload to pictures to Flikr
 * start with key image and add up to 400 to it
 * Creates mosaic of key pictures with uploaded pictures
 * Example: Teacher is key pictures made up of a mosaic of student pictures throughout the year
 * create and share photo books
 * interfaces to fliker
 * set up with your name and tag and not just tags,
 * could be used to create children books, scanned pictures or drawings, upload to flikr and then put in bookr
 * similar to Bookr –
 * more robust – allows video – has themes already – upload audio – narrate the story
 * no issues with questionable content
 * lives in a permanent URL – tell a story with still pictures – add caption
 * combine audio, video, photos and text to create stunning scrapbooks
 * lots of easy editing options and special effects
 * lots of easy editing options and special effects
 * contains many options
 * Use advanced controls to fine-tune your pictures
 * Crop, resize, and rotate in real-time
 * Tons of special effects, from artsy to fun
 * many interesting fonts
 * shapes and designs
 * No download required, nothing to install
 * no registration
 * works with many photo storage places or right off your desktop

**Image Manipulation**
BeFunky - http://www.befunky.com/ SceneCaster – http://www.scenecaster.com/view22/web/home.jsp //Currently not supported on mac but "they're working on it!"//
 * Mr. Picassohead** - http://www.mrpicassohead.com/
 * good for pictures that are not recognizable as anyone
 * cartoon type – more comfortable for student to use as their picture or "avatar"
 * easy to upload
 * fun and easy to use
 * Upload pictures and turn then into cartoons
 * manipulation of room with mouse – small download – can pull media from other places – example Google 3D objects

Mixer Tools
VoiceThread - http://voicethread.com/ eduVoiceThread - http://voicethread.com/about/empowering/ MixerCast – http://www.mixercast.com/_commonGallery.jsp BubblePLY – http://www.bubbleply.com/Default.aspx SplashCast – http://www.splashcastmedia.com/catalog/search.aspx
 * A VoiceThread is an online media album that can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos) and allows people to make comments in 5 different ways - using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video (with a webcam) - and share them with anyone they wish.
 * A VoiceThread allows group conversations to be collected and shared in one place, from anywhere in the world.
 * can annotate, upload videos, homework – some amazing things
 * is launched but is not free
 * search the archives
 * map and have students talk about what is happening, Library of Congress images from Flikr can be used here and students can explain
 * Create, Mix, Network
 * create different types of widgets, can invite others to jump in
 * annotate existing videos with bubbles
 * can add subtitles in another language
 * imbed multimedia
 * videos come from YouTube
 * tell a story with different modalities
 * link in a player which is embeddable in a site for the student