Best of the Web Best of the Web 2.0 Tools2.0 Tools

ECOMP 6019ECOMP 6019

Lesley UniversityLesley University

Susan PowersSusan Powers

Glogster EDUGlogster EDUedu.glogster.comedu.glogster.com

Patrik Prepsel is the co-created Glogster Patrik Prepsel is the co-created Glogster EDU.EDU.

I found this website by searching the Internet.I found this website by searching the Internet. The primary audience I would think is The primary audience I would think is

elementary, middle, and high school aged elementary, middle, and high school aged students.students.

Glogster EDU represents Web 2.0 by allowing Glogster EDU represents Web 2.0 by allowing users to easily share to social media and allows users to easily share to social media and allows easy sharing and viewing of multimedia.easy sharing and viewing of multimedia.

Capabilities of Capabilities of Glogster EDUGlogster EDU

Allows students Allows students share what they have share what they have learned through learned through making posters.making posters.

Promotes student Promotes student creativitycreativity

Promotes learning Promotes learning through interactive through interactive posters.posters.

Classroom uses for Classroom uses for Glogster EDUGlogster EDU

Students can collaborate on Students can collaborate on assignments and projects.assignments and projects.

Students can use technology to Students can use technology to organize information.organize information.

Teachers can use for assessment Teachers can use for assessment purposes.purposes.

HootCourseHootCoursewww.hootcoursewww.hootcourse

.com.com Rex Riepe is the co-Founder of Match Strike Rex Riepe is the co-Founder of Match Strike

and developed HootCourse.and developed HootCourse. I found this site by searching the Internet.I found this site by searching the Internet. The primary audience I think would be high The primary audience I think would be high

and middle school aged students.and middle school aged students. HootCourse represents Web 2.0 by allowing HootCourse represents Web 2.0 by allowing

users to collaborate easily with multiple users to collaborate easily with multiple group members on the same site and allows group members on the same site and allows individuals to easily share to social media.individuals to easily share to social media.

Capabilities of Capabilities of HootCourseHootCourse

Allows students to Allows students to digitally interact with digitally interact with the teacher during a the teacher during a lesson.lesson.

Timid students can Timid students can easily participate in easily participate in lessons.lessons. Students can share Students can share

essays easily through essays easily through blogs and Twitter. blogs and Twitter.

Essays can be Essays can be catalogued, linked, catalogued, linked, exported, or printed exported, or printed out.out.

Classroom uses for Classroom uses for HootCourseHootCourse

Students can collaborate on Students can collaborate on assignments and projects.assignments and projects.

Teachers can post a discussion Teachers can post a discussion question and gain insights from question and gain insights from students.students.

Teachers can use for a book club Teachers can use for a book club with students.with students.

ipadioipadiowww.ipadio.comwww.ipadio.com

Mark Smith founded Nemisys, which Mark Smith founded Nemisys, which owns ipadio, and is the CEO of ipadio.owns ipadio, and is the CEO of ipadio.

I found this website by searching the Internet.I found this website by searching the Internet. The primary audience I would think is The primary audience I would think is

elementary, middle, and high school aged elementary, middle, and high school aged students.students.

ipadio represents Web 2.0 by providing a ipadio represents Web 2.0 by providing a mechanism for commenting, is mobile mechanism for commenting, is mobile friendly, and allows easy sharing of media.friendly, and allows easy sharing of media.

Capabilities of ipadioCapabilities of ipadio Allows students to share Allows students to share

collect and audio data.collect and audio data. Teachers and students can Teachers and students can

comment on stored audio comment on stored audio data.data.

Students can promote Students can promote share ideas by share ideas by “phlogging.”“phlogging.”

Classroom uses for Classroom uses for ipadioipadio

Students can share assignments Students can share assignments with classmates.with classmates.

Students can read a book to practice Students can read a book to practice reading fluency.reading fluency.

Students can use to retell stories.Students can use to retell stories. Teachers can use for a book club Teachers can use for a book club

with students.with students.

PearltreesPearltreeswww.pearltreewww.pearltree

s.coms.com

Patrice Lamothe is the founder of Patrice Lamothe is the founder of pearltrees.pearltrees.

I found this site by searching the Internet.I found this site by searching the Internet. The primary audience I think would be for The primary audience I think would be for

high school aged students.high school aged students. Pearltrees represents Web 2.0 by allowing Pearltrees represents Web 2.0 by allowing

users to collaborate easily and is mobile users to collaborate easily and is mobile friendly.friendly.

Capabilities of Capabilities of PearltreesPearltrees

Allows students Allows students and teachers to and teachers to collect, organize, collect, organize, and share URLs.and share URLs.

Can upload Can upload pictures and notes.pictures and notes.

Newlinks can Newlinks can broadcast to broadcast to Twitter, Facebook, Twitter, Facebook, and and

Google accounts.Google accounts.

Classroom uses for Classroom uses for PearltreesPearltrees

Teachers can collect and share Teachers can collect and share resources.resources.

Students can use to collaborate on Students can use to collaborate on projects.projects.

Students can use to collect Students can use to collect resources.resources.

Watch Know Watch Know LearnLearn

www.watchknowleawww.watchknowlearn.orgrn.org Dr. Larry Sanger is the co-founder of Dr. Larry Sanger is the co-founder of

watchknowlearn.watchknowlearn. I found this site by searching the Internet.I found this site by searching the Internet. The primary audience is K-12 school aged The primary audience is K-12 school aged

students.students. Watchknowlearn represents Web 2.0 by Watchknowlearn represents Web 2.0 by

allowing easy sharing and viewing of media allowing easy sharing and viewing of media and provides a mechanism for commenting.and provides a mechanism for commenting.

Capabilities of Watch Capabilities of Watch Know LearnKnow Learn

Students can Students can watch educational watch educational videos.videos.

Teachers choose Teachers choose from a video from a video directory.directory.

Students and Students and teachers can teachers can comment and rank comment and rank videos. videos.

Teachers can share Teachers can share videos.videos.

Classroom uses for Know Classroom uses for Know Watch LearnWatch Learn

Teachers can reinforce classroom Teachers can reinforce classroom lessons using educational videos.lessons using educational videos.

Teachers can add videos to share.Teachers can add videos to share.