Groovy Web 2.0 ToolsS@Y

3/17/12

Connie Gartner, Director of InstructionWisconsin School for the Deaf

What is Web 2.0?

It’s basically a large network of tools that connect people, ideas and resources in a global conversation. Not all websites are Web 2.0 sites. Here is what makes a Web 2.0 tool ...

Ease of content contribution – generally a “type” and “submit” interface with no specialized skills required to add content.

Ability to add comments.

Ability to syndicate through RSS (Real Simple Syndication)

Community building through collaboration and communication

Tagging (metadata)

What Web 2.0 isn't?

a replacement for instruction or content

● www.symbaloo.com

● Visually displays bookmarks

● Check and see other teachers' bookmarks and "mixes"

● www.tagxedo.com

● create word pictures

● analyze text

● www.toondoo.com

● create your own comic strip or collaborate with others and create one together

2 minute turn n' talk ...

Symbaloo, Tagxedo & Toondoo ...

Can you, or how can you use these in your classrooms?

● https://bubble.us

● create mind maps

● www.glogster.com

● create multi-media projects

● www.storybird.com

● create original stories based on artwork

● www.dipity.com

● create interactive timelines

● use photos, vids, anything

2 minute turn n' talk ...

Bubbl.us, Glogster, Songbird & Dipity ...

Think about a lesson you're going to teach next week. Name one website that could support your instruction.

● www.prezi.com

● say goodbye to Powerpoints!

● www.polleverywhere.com

● set up instant polls so anyone can respond

● free to set up, but responders might get "charged" per text

● http://voicethread.com/

● prompts & replies

● animoto.com

● create slick videos to share

● www.google.com

● like Facebook, but better

● use one account and create separate "circles"

www.edmoto.com

it's like Facebook for schools ...

● http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

● uses text or URLs to create codes

2 minute turn n' talk

What is one website that your students can use to demonstrate learning?

Web 2.0 tool Uses

Prezi Staff/students can use in place of PowerPoint

Glogster Staff/students can use this to create posters

Symbaloo Staff/studentscan use this site to visually organize their bookmarks

Tagxedo Like, Wordle, staff/students can use this to analyze text or come up with visually interesting word pixtures

Toondoo Staff/students can create their own cartoons

Bubbl Use this tool as a graphic organizer, or as a mind map for projects

Google +/edmoto For teachers, this site can be used to group students into "circles" (i.e. classes). You chose to share information with certain circles

Storybird A collaborative story creator

Poll Everywhere Instant polls with your cell phone

Dipity Interactive timelines

What cool tools do you use?