W EB 2.0 T OOLS B ACK T O S CHOOL E DITION ! Monday, August 13, 2012

I MPORTANT T HINGS TO K NOW … MANY Web 2.0 sites have age requirements, registration or requirements SOME Web 2.0 sites require a fee, while others are completely free or have a free version ALWAYS check the Terms of Use/Service and Privacy Policy at the bottom of the site

W EB 2.0 S AMPLES – B ACK T O S CHOOL Scholastic Scrapbook Sqworl Webnotes Page Flip-Flap Marvel Avatar Creator Marvel Comic Strip Creator GzaasGzaas Gzaas2 Gzaas3Gzaas2Gzaas3 Cacoo Fake Texts Big Huge Labs Trading Cards Resources and Other Sites

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W EB 2.0 T OOLS Scholastic Scrapbook Sqworl Webnotes Page Flip-Flap Marvel Avatar Creator Marvel Comic Strip Creator Gzaas Cacoo Fake Texts Big Huge Labs Trading Cards Resources and Other Sites

S CHOLASTIC S CRAPBOOK Character scrapbook by Scholastic Can be used to analyze or create characters No account creation required No age requirement Free to use Character analysis can only be printed

S QWORL Provides a way to visually bookmark multiple URL’s Requires registration and Share saved/bookmarked sites with students via one URL No fee Best use for teachers for students

W EBNOTES Tool for taking notes or sharing notes/ideas with others Works as separate URL No age requirement No account/ required No fee Best use for teachers and students

P AGE F LIP -F LAP Convert PDF file to the look of an online, page- turining book. No registration required. Free to use. Have unique URL ed to you, or copy/paste URL once conversion complete. *Indicates will convert Word, Excel, PDF, and other files, but I only had success with PDF conversion. Best use for teachers.

M ARVEL A VATAR C REATOR Create a personalized, superhero avatar Must have parental consent for users under 13 No fee Best use for teachers and students 13+

M ARVEL C OMIC S TRIP C REATOR _your_own_comic Create a superhero comic strip or comic book Site designed for kids, especially those under 13 No fee No account or required Best use for students

G ZAAS Creates huge messages that you can link to or paste anywhere. No account creation required. Free to use. No age requirement.

C ACOO Cacoo is a user friendly online drawing tool that allows you to create a variety of diagrams. Free of charge. Requires account set-up and . Due to requirement, teacher may want to create account for student use. No age requirement for use.

F AKE T EXTS Create “fake” texts that are generated as either unique URL’s or can be downloaded as images. Free to use. No registration or required. No age requirement to use. Although you are able to continue adding text, the text that is actually visible is somewhat limited in the final product.

B IG H UGE L ABS T RADING C ARDS Create “trading cards” that can be saved as an image file. Free to use. Registration is optional, but not required to create trading cards. Does not allow anyone under the age of 13 to use.

G OOGLE S EARCH C UBE Visual search engine that presents web search results in a unique, three-dimensional cube interface. Provides previews of up to ninety-six websites, videos and images. Once your search results appear, you can use the arrow keys, the SHIFT key and the mouse to interact with your search-cube. No age requirement No fee Data is not screened Best use for teachers and students

G OOGLE T RENDS Database that shows how many times a chosen topic is mentioned in an online Google search, and how the search frequency is associated with the number of news articles about the same topic. Excellent source for classroom discussion. Like other Google sites, search options are not filtered. Other site to see current hot searches/trends:

T EACHER R ESOURCES Online resources for teachers such as ready-to-use quizzes, rubrics, checklists, etc. Teachers use templates that can be customized for individual needs. Account creation is not required, but a free account will allow you to “store” templates that you create.