Cool Tools and Trends Daniela I. Guardiola, M.Ed. Stainke Elementary Presentation adapted from Monica Isabel Martinez, M.Ed. Director of Professional Development

1-No user registration needed 2-FREE 3-Posting limit to 140 characters 4-Like Twitter except: Your audience isn't on Twitter. *You don't want the discussion to be public. *You need to see only relevant updates.

TodaysMeet What is your favorite Web 2.0 collaboration tool?

 Identify ISTE’s NETS-Students  Discover FREE Web 2.0 tools  Explore the uses for and benefits of web-based learning systems Objectives

Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems. ISTE’s NETS-S:

 How does the learning occur?  Who is in charge of the learning?  What role does the teacher play?  What role does the student play? Process for Successful Implementation

Source: Web 1.0 v. Web 2.0 and Beyond

Categories for Web 2.0 Collaboration Tools:

Search Tools: They aid user in searching through the WWW. Examples: Google Squared Mashpedia Google Maps You Tube Teacher Tube Keep Vid

1-No user registration needed to conduct search; sign in to share 2-FREE 3-Requires standard web access 4-Facts are organized into a table 5-Aggregates information via Google 6-Change source 7-Customizable data results 8-Public & Private

Known as the Multimedia Encyclopedia This search engine provides results in a variety of formats: Wikipedia articles News stories Videos Tweets Blogs Etc. online-sources-in-one-go.html

8-new-us-cities/ Google Maps A free map service by Google. Allows users to find locations either by address or name of a place. It provides directions and even real images through street view

Both of these resources are video sharing websites. There are numerous videos that can be accessed for students to view.

What if you want to download a video? Go to the website below. Enter the URL of the video you want to download. Select a format and click dowload.

Brainstorming Tools: These tools allow users to create a visual representation as they brainstorm. Examples Wordle Text2MindMap Mindmeister

Creation of a word cloud. Free Easy to use and to embed

Text 2 Mind Map is a web application that converts texts to mind maps. It takes a structured list of words or sentences, interprets it, and draws a mind map out of them. 1-Free 2-Does not require registration 3-Saves to JPG

1-Requires registration 2-FREE (3 mind maps) 3-Real-time brainstorming 4-Mobile Access (app) 5-Mind Map features: notes, hyperlinks, history, and share/collaborate

Visualization Tools Tools that enable students to conceptualize their learning through visual representation. Examples Animoto Edu Glogster

Animoto Great website which allow you to create free 30 second videos with pictures and music/songs.

Edu Glogster A website that allow you to create posters online. You can add: – Images – Text – Video – Music – Etc.

Collaboration Tools: For online collaborative journaling and discussions, and sharing knowledge. Examples: Blogger Google Docs Pbworks

1-User registration needed 2-FREE 3-Share your thoughts, photos and more with your friends and the world. 4-Easy to use. It’s easy to post text, photos and videos from the web or your mobile phone. 5-Flexible. Unlimited flexibility to personalize your blog with themes, gadgets and more.

1-User registration needed 2-FREE 3-Share your thoughts, photos and more with your friends and the world. 4-Easy to use. It’s easy to post text, photos and videos from the web or your mobile phone. 5-Flexible. Unlimited flexibility to personalize your blog with themes, gadgets and more.

1-User registration needed 2-FREE 3-Create pages and add content 4-Easy to use. It’s easy to post text, photos and videos. 5-Flexible. Unlimited flexibility to personalize your wiki page. plain-english

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