WEB 2.0 Tools
During the 30 minute session you could...
- Create a podcast of you reading from your favorite children's book or telling a story using Freecorder
- Create a Flickr or Picasa account and upload a few of your pictures
- Play with some of the Flickr mashup tools
- Create a map of places you have been using Google Maps
- Create an account with LibraryThing or Shelfari or GoodReads to start a "online catalog" of books that you own, or books that you have read, or books that you want to buy
What you need to bring to classs:
- Your favorite children's book (for creating a podcast)
- Pictures on a usb (or on your computer)
- A laptop
What you need to do before class:
- Read the article Generation IM: Getting Through to Today's Teched-out Children (2008)
- Look through web 2.0 blog entry to get an idea of what you want to do during the 30 minutes
During Class
- Throughout the blog entry below you will see the words IN CLASS ACTIVITY. These sections give you an idea of what you could do with the tools that have been listed. Have fun playing with these tools.
- Use the laptop on the table in the faculty lounge to record a podcast using Freecorder. A guide for Freecorder is next to the laptop.
After class
- Think about how you could use the Web 2.0 tools in your classroom. What kind of projects would you have your students do? What resources would you need for those projects?
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RESOURCES
PODCASTS
A podcast is an audio recording that is saved as an mp3 file and distributed on the web, making it available for others to listen to or download.
Examples:
RadioWillowWeb from Willowdale Elementary School, Omaha, NE
Mr. Langhorst's Web Classroom (8th grade American History) from South Valley Jr. High School, Liberty, MO
Tools:
Audacity
Freecorder
-- Toolbar Quick Start Guide
Ourmedia (free podcast hosting)
Box.net (free online file storage)
Resources:
Podcasting
Podcasting Tools
"iPod, upod" by G. Butterfield, 2007
"Listening to Themselves: Podcasting Takes Lessons Beyond the Classroom" by M. Smart, 2008
IN CLASS ACTIVITY: Listen to one of the webcasts from RadioWillowWeb. Use the laptop on the table in the faculty lounge to record a podcast. Record a message, save it as a mp3. Think about how you could incorporate podcasts into your classroom.
PHOTOS & IMAGES
Examples:
Elementary Art Group
Jane Goodall's Camp (Created by a 3rd Grader)
Lewis Elementary School
Tools:
Flickr
Picasa
Photobucket
Resources:
FlickrEdu: The Promise of Social Networks by D. Baird, 2008
My Friend Flickr by A. Standen, 2007
Flickr Photo Sharing (U Tech Tips on YouTube)
Picasa in the Classroom
Flickr Mashups- Spell with Flickr -Trading Card Maker - Flickr Sukoko - Tag Galaxy
Also see list at Flickr Tools and Flickr Bits
IN CLASS ACTIVITY: Create a Flickr account or download Picasa to your computer. Then create a album of your pictures that you can post to the web. Think about how you could use Flickr or Picasa in your classroom. Play with some of the Flickr Mashups. If using Spell with Flickr be sure to notice how you can save the url to a blog or website.
IMAGE GENERATORS
Tools:
Cool Text Graphics Generators
Generator Blog - "Blog about software that creates software"
FD's Flickr Toys - "Producers of fine toys and amusements for your digital photographs"
IN CLASS ACTIVITY: Have fun using one or more of these web sites. Think about how you could use image generators in the classroom or in preparing to teach. Note if a embeded code is given to you so you can put the image that you have created on a blog or website
RSS & NEWSREADERS
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) enables people to subscribe to web sites and with the use of a tool called an aggregator or newsreader receive notification when information is added to the web site.
Tools:
Bloglines
Google Reader
IN CLASS ACTIVITY: Find two or three blogs or websites that you look at on a regular basis (see list on Class Blog). Use Google Reader (login with your google email & password) or create a bloglines account and add your selected blogs/sites.
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
Blinklist.com - "For all the web sites you want to get back to... "
del.icio.us
-"Simply del.icio.us: Online Social Bookmarking" by D. Muir
-"5 Things you Need to Know before using del.icio.us" by R. Newburn
Furl - "Your personal web file"
Stumbleupon - "Discover new sites"
WEB START PAGES
Pageflakes - "Personalize your homepage..."
igoogle - "Personalized Google page..."
ONLINE APPLICATIONS
Zoho Creator - "Create online database applications in minutes"
Map Builder.net - "...tag locations on a map and publish it on your own site"
Google Maps - "Explore the world using interactive maps"
- Professor Sorenson's 50 States Walking Map
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View Larger Map
IN CLASS ACTIVITY: Use Google Maps to create a map of places where you have visited or places you would like to visit. Note that a embedded code is available so you can post your map to a blog or website.
FREE INTERNET CALLS
Google Talk
Skype
CREATE A PERSONAL SEARCH ENGINE
Google Custom Search - "Create your own search engine" Example: Mrs. Gray's Research Sites for Kids
Rollyo - "Roll your own search engine"
VISUAL SHARING
Gliffy - "Draw and share diagrams on the web"
Skrbl - "The complete web whiteboard"
OFFICE 2.0
Google Docs
Zoho Office Suite
Spresent (free trial)
CREATE EDUCATIONAL LEARNING GAMES
Classtools.net
edCreate.com (free trial)
MISC
AirSet - "Organize busy work & family lives with shared online calendars, contacts & lists"
LibraryThing - "Catalog your books online"
Shelfari - "Social network for people who love books"
Goodreads - "See what your friends are reading....Keep tract of what you've read and what you'd like to read..."
TaDa Lists - "Simple, sharable to-do lists"
AssignADay - "Teacher-created calendars to manage classes and assignments"
Calendars Net - "Free online web calendar hosting"
Twitter -"What are you doing?"
- "Using Twitter as an Education Tool" by R. Jones, 2008
- "47 Awesome Twitter Tools You Should be Using"
VoiceThread - "...powerful new way to talk about and share your images, documents and videos" Wordle - "Generating word clouds from texts"
PIC-LITS - "Inspired Picture Writing" (see Lesson Plans in Learn-it tab)
OTHER RESOURCES
Web 2.0 Tools by K. Schrock
Shedding Lite on Web 2.0 by K. Schrock
Article: "Web 2.0: What does the Future Hold for Schools?" Pierce (2009)
updated 4/09ls
