web2.0+tools+for+teaching

= = =New Tools for Learning: Workshop Resources= Web 2.0 Meets Information Fluency

Free Blogspace
Sample blogs: http://lolbrarian.blogspot.com http://library.bigbadwolf.org
 * [|Edublogs.org]
 * [|Learnerblogs.org]
 * [|Uniblogs]
 * David Warlick's [|Blogmeister]
 * [|Blogger]
 * [|LiveJournal]
 * [|Thingamablog]
 * [|Lyceum]
 * [|Wordpress]

Free Wiki Space
Sample Wikis http://mrgreevy.pbwiki.com
 * [|PB Wiki For Education]
 * [|Wikispaces for Teachers]
 * [|MediaWiki]
 * [|Wikia]
 * [|Tiddlywiki]
 * [|Wet Paint]
 * [|Ning] (social networking space)

Tutorials

 * [|Springboard ISD Edublogs Tutorial]
 * [|Wikispaces Tutorial]

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 * Web 2.0 Resource Portals**
 * [|Shambles Web 2.0 Resources]
 * [|Office 2.0 Resources] (great list of Web-based apps!)
 * Doug Belshaw's (history & ICT teacher) List of [|Web 2.0 Stuff I've Used]


 * Examples:**
 * //Blogs://**


 * Mrs. McCaslin's Lit Circle Blogs
 * [|Lakeview High School's Night Blog]
 * [|Terrorist Acts Blog]
 * Darren Kuropatwa's [|Pre-Cal 40S Blog]
 * [|Student Pathfinder Blogs]
 * [|ResearchLogTemplate]
 * [|Secret Life of Bees (Will Richardson)]
 * [|Whippany Park High School Library]
 * [|Hunterdon Central High School Library]
 * [|NHM Lounge Lizard of the Week]
 * [|UNI Book Blog]
 * [|Pacific Middle School Book Blog]
 * [|IASL Weblogs and School Libraries]
 * [|School Library Blogs Glu]
 * [|Brain of the Blogger?]
 * [|Teaching with Blogs: Alabama Best Practices links]
 * [|Will Richardson's Weblog Links]
 * [|Gatsby Blog]
 * [|Hurston Blog](Spring '06)
 * [|Ms. Small's Hurston Blog]
 * Ann Davis: [|Improving Instruction through Use of Weblogs]
 * Mr. Rodoff's //Hamlet// blogs http://hamlet06.wikispaces.com
 * A Difference http://adifference.blogspot.com/
 * Duck Diaries http://duckdiaries.edublogs.org/
 * Polar Science http://www.polar06.yesican-projects.ca/
 * Mrs. McCaslin's Lit Circles http://mrsmccaslin06.wikispaces.com/Literature_Circles


 * //Wikis://**
 * [|TeacherLibrarianWiki]
 * [|Dan McDowell's Wiki Links]
 * [|Wikiville]
 * [|classroom2.0 wiki]: by teachers, for teachers!
 * [|Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki]
 * [|TeacherLibrarianWiki]
 * [|Faculty Wiki] (in progress!)
 * [|WikiBooks]
 * [|WikiJunior]
 * [|MIT's Open Courseware]
 * [|South Africa Wiki Curriculum]
 * 42 Ways
 * [|Bernie Dodge's Design Patterns for EduWikis]
 * [|Will Richardson's Wiki Links]
 * PlanetPathfinder
 * ElementPathfinder
 * Tom McHale's Open Classroom: Using Technology, Transparency, and Discussion to Transform Education http://tmchale.blogspot.com/
 * Hunterdon Central American Studies Weblog (McHale) http://central.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/americanstudies/
 * Journalism 1(McHale) http://central.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/mcjournalism
 * Lewis Elementary Blog [|http://lewiselementary.org]
 * Edublog Insights http://anne.teachesme.com/
 * Weblogs Compendium http://www.lights.com/weblogs/tools.html
 * M & M Online Magazine (Brandon Middle School--George Mayo) http://mrmayo.typepad.com/magazine/
 * Mr. Rodoff's Salem Wikis (The Crucible) http://wtchfm.wikispaces.com/
 * [|Sandra Hughes-Hassell UNC Student Wikis]
 * LM_NET Wiki Annex
 * LibraryZone


 * About Blogging in the Classroom**
 * Read-Write Web in the Classroom (Will Richardson) http://www.weblogg-ed.com/2004/04/27
 * Edublog Awards http://del.icio.us/edublogawards2005
 * Peter Scott’s School Library Blogs http://blog.xrefer.com/schoollibraryblogs.html
 * David Warlick’s 2 Cents http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/index.php
 * Educational Bloggers Network http://www.ebn.weblogger.com/ Blogs and Wikis as WebQuest Tasks (Dodge) http://webquest.sdsu.edu/necc2004/blogs-and-wikis.htm
 * Blogs in Education http://awd.cl.uh.edu/blog/
 * All About Blogs (Warlick) http://davidwarlick.com/classpage.php?page_id=3162&status=nomore
 * Flat Classroom Project http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/


 * Digital Storytelling** / **Slide Shows** / **Presentation Applications**
 * Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling [|http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/]
 * 50 Ways to Tell a Story (Alan Levine--CogDogRoo)
 * Center for Digital Storytelling [|http:/www.storycenter.org/whatis.html]
 * Elements of Digital Storytelling http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/
 * Marco Torres’ iCan Film Festival http://www.sfett.com/
 * Apple Video Journalism http://newali.apple.com/ali_sites/adccvj/index.shtml
 * [|Audacity]
 * [|VoiceThread]
 * [|Animoto] (create music videos)
 * [|xtimeline] (collaborative timelining tool)
 * [|ScrapBlog] (online scrapbook production)
 * [|Google Show]
 * [|Zoho Show]
 * [|Slide Rocket]
 * [|Stixy] (shared bulletin boards)
 * [|Preezo]
 * [|Spresent]
 * [|Thumbstacks]
 * [|OurStory]
 * [|GreatBookStories] (digital storytelling about books)
 * [|MyPlick]


 * Photo Slide Shows**
 * [|Toufee],
 * [|ScrapBlog],
 * [|SplashCast],
 * [|Animoto].
 * [|Moonk] (converts your slides to Flash)
 * [|PicLens] (tranforms browser into a full screen 3D experience for viewing images)
 * [|MyPlick]


 * Rethinking PowerPoint**
 * [|Death by PowerPoint]
 * [|Presentation Zen]
 * [|PowerPoint Extreme Makeover]
 * [|Lawrence Lessig ]
 * [|Cliff Atkinson: Beyond Bullets]
 * [|Tom Peters on Presentation Excellence]
 * [|Gettysburg Address PowerPoint]
 * [|Creative Commons Presentations]
 * [|Ira Glass on Storytelling]


 * Writing Tools**
 * [|Google Docs and Spreadsheats]
 * [|ZohoWriter]
 * [|Celtx (scriptwriting and storyboarding)]
 * [|LetterPop] (Web-based newsletter production)
 * [|AjaxWrite13]
 * [|ThinkFree]
 * [|WriteBoard]
 * [|xtimeline] (collaborative timelining tool)


 * Mind/Concept Mapping**
 * [|Free Mind] Brainstorming and mind mapping software that also outlines and organizes links and can exports to html format.
 * [|Thinkature]
 * [|Gliffy] Create and share diagrams on the Web
 * [|Bubbl.us]
 * [|MindMeister]
 * [|Mindomo] Concept mapping allows you to bring in images
 * [|Read/Write/Think Webbing Tool]
 * [|Best4C]
 * [|UberNote] (for tagged notecards and notes)


 * Graphing Tools**
 * [|ThinkFree] - Graphs, spreadsheets and presentations
 * [|Create A Graph]
 * [|e-Tutor Graphic Calculator] - Graph equations
 * [|FooPlot] - Online plotting tool
 * [|PDF Pad] - Create and print graph paper
 * [|Swivel]


 * Survey Tools**
 * [|SurveyMonkey]
 * [|Viewlet Poll]
 * [|Stellar Survey]
 * [|Survey Scholar]
 * [|ZohoPolls]
 * [|Zoomerang]
 * [|Response-o-matic] (for websites)
 * [|Vizu]
 * [|Polldaddy]


 * Using Flickr and other image tools**
 * [|Springfield Vocabulary]
 * [|Springfield Clipart]
 * [|SpringfieldGallery]
 * [|Darren's Math Flickr Project]
 * Gimp ([|http://www.gimp.org)] Cross platform graphic software for photo retouching, image composition and image authoring
 * [|Spell with Flickr]
 * [|Mappr]


 * Generators and Image Resources**
 * [|A Picture is Worth] (blog post about communicating with images)
 * [|Picnik] (Image editing and finding copyright friendly images)
 * [|Dumpr] (Upload images and use cool effects)
 * [|Flagrant Disregard's Flickr Toys]
 * [|Swivel] (Quickly create graphs with data)
 * [|MagMyPic] (fake magazine covers)
 * [|Add Letters]
 * [|Image Chef]
 * [|TypoGenerator] (Create a poster from images and letters)
 * [|Says It.com]
 * [|Copyright Friendly Public Domain Images]
 * [|Tabblo] (cool photo organizing tool)
 * [|Blackboard Generator]
 * [|Make pictures]
 * [|Text 2 Pic]
 * [|Lighting] (for quick photo lighting adjustments)
 * [|Spelling with Zombies]
 * [|Spell with Flickr]
 * [|Fodey Generator]
 * [|Amaztype] (create words from stacks of books)
 * Graffiti Creator http://www.graffiticreator.net/
 * Catalog Card Generator http://www.blyberg.net/card-generator/
 * Generator Blog http://generatorblog.blogspot.com/
 * Slide (create Flickr slide shows) http://www.slide.com/
 * StainedGlass Collage http://www.stainedglasscollage.com/
 * 1001 Fonts http://www.1001fonts.com/
 * [|ImageGenerator.org]
 * [|Copyright-Friendly Images and Sounds]
 * [|ZoomCloud] (for creating prettier tag clouds)


 * Making Avatars**
 * [|Dream Avatar Creator]
 * [|Zwinky] (Avatar generator--not for Macs!)
 * [|Abi Portrait Avatar Maker]
 * [|ShrinkPicture]
 * [|Yahoo Avatars] (must have account)
 * [|Mr. PicassoHead]
 * [|Simpsons Avatar] and [|SimpsonizeMe]
 * [|Be A SuperHero] (requires kit download)
 * [|Voki]


 * Comics generators**
 * [|ToonDoo] (cartoon generator)
 * [|Bubblr] (make comics from pics posted on Flickr
 * [|Makebeliefscomix]


 * Other Free Goodies**
 * [|Fastr (Flickr tagging game)]
 * [|Zamzar.com]
 * [|Xillasoft Video Converter]
 * NVu http://www.nvu.com/
 * Gliffy http://www.gliffy.com/ (Draw and share diagrams)•
 * Writely (Web-based word processor) [|http://writely.com]
 * RockYou http://www52.rockyou.com/ (online slide shows)
 * Skype [|http://www.skype.com] (Voice over Internet protocol)
 * Trackstar /Trackpack http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/
 * QuestGaden 1.0 http://webquest.org/questgarden/author/
 * [|Del.icio.us] (share links)
 * [|LibraryThing](create, tag, and share collections)
 * [|List of Open Source resources]
 * [|CoolText.com]
 * [|CoolArchive]
 * Tools for podcasting
 * Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
 * Garage Band 2 http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
 * Apple iTunes 4.9 http://www.apple.com/podcasting/
 * Audioblogger http://www.audioblogger.com/
 * iPodder [|http://ipodder.org]
 * Podcasting Resources for Educators and Students http://www.stager.org/podcasting.html
 * Podcast Bunker [|http://www.podcastbunker.com]
 * NetLingo http://www.netlingo.com/index.cfm
 * Fastr (a Flickr game) http://www.randomchaos.com/games/fastr/
 * SplashCast http://www.splashcastmedia.com/
 * Dream Avatar Creator http://www.tektek.org/dream/
 * [|Zamzar] (free online file conversion)
 * [|Tech Crunch] (convert YouTube videos)
 * [|Twitter]
 * [|NewsBreaker] (MSN Game)


 * About Podcasting**
 * [|Gcast] (gives you a podcast player and code for adding podcast to website)
 * Education Podcast Network [|http://epnweb.or]
 * Room 208 Podcasts http://bobsprankle.com/blog/
 * School Blogs Educators’ examples http://www.schoolblogs.com/listTheSchoolBlogs
 * David Warlick’s 2 Cents http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/index.php
 * Bobby Bucket Show (Sprankle’s celebration of books and reading) http://www.bobbybucket.com/blog/B96573213/index.html
 * Barnaby Wasson’s NECC Presentation: What is Podcasting? http://necc.dmit.asu.edu/archives/05_06_28_NECC_Podcasting.pdf
 * Yahoo! Groups: Podcasting-Education http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Podcasting-Education
 * [|Runkle School Book Review Podcasts]
 * [|Nancy Keane's Book Talks Quick and Simple]
 * [|RadioPopcorn] - a show created by students from Kowloon Junior School in Hong Kong.


 * Open Source Curricula**
 * [|OER Commons]
 * MIT’s OpenCouseWare http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html
 * Connexions http://cnx.org/
 * CMU Open Learning Initiative http://www.cmu.edu/oli/
 * Wikibook project http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page
 * Wikijunior http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior
 * South African Curriculum http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/South_African_Curriculum

[|Top 25 2.0 Search Tools] (Online Education Database)
 * New Search Tools**

[|Game Show Templates]
 * Miscellaneous**


 * InteractiveWhiteBoard/SmartBoard**/
 * [|PDtoGo]
 * [|Smarttech.com]

This page was borrowed from Joyce Valenza's New Tools for Learning: Workshop Resources and has been adapted with permission. You may adapt it for your own purposes. = =