Free Internet/Online Tools to
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Free Internet/Online Tools to Increase Student Achievement
New Learning for the 21st Century
“The 21st century will demand much of students – as employees and as citizens. To a great extent, people’s ability to work with technology and with each other will determine their success as both. So technology . . . needs to be an everyday tools for teachers and students. . . .
Technology is no longer a frill; it’s as basic to education as the textbook and the ruler.”
http://www.thejournal.com/the/21stcenturyskills/skills/
What is this Web 2.0?
• http://bubbl.us/
According to Wikipedia . . .
“The term "Web 2.0" describes the changing trends in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aim to enhance creativity, communications, secure information sharing, collaboration and functionality of the web. “
From wikipedia
Made at bubbl.us
Lesson Plan Sites
• Library of Congress• Thinkfinity• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives• NGA Kids The Art Zone• Discovery Education--Siemens Science• PhET—Interactive Simulations• WebQuests
Applications
• Open Office• Google Apps• Google Docs
Instructional Tools
http://www.ask500people.com/
Break
Student Organizational Tools
•TrackClass
Media Resources
VoiceThread
Tools for Creativity
FluxTime Animations Viscosity- Modern Art
Scrapblog
Blabberize
Utility Applications
drop.ioTinyUrl
Exploration Time
Project
• Choose two tools to explore in depth.• How would you use those tools in the
classroom?• With one of the tools develop a student
sample.
Resources
• http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools
• http://www.go2web20.net/• http://www.allmyfaves.com/• http://web2educationuk.wetpaint.com/
Wordle Wrap-Up
• www.wordle.net
Questions?