Web 2.0 in the Classroom Heather Edmisten
What is Web 2.0 the movement away from static web pages to dynamic and shareable content and social networking. tools that let people collaborate and share information online BEWARE: school board policy
Glogster Allows students to create editable, sharable posters. EDU version gives teacher complete control over material. Great for summary or intro projects Totally interactive
Blabberize Uses pictures to put a voice to a project Allows for creative problem solving/teaching – Ex: Little kids can do it- high school can tooLittle kids can do it- high school can too Great for concept explanation, history, digital story telling, directions
Xtranormal Text to movie Takes 2 minutes- ok longer if its good NOT an EDUCATION site requires login/signup Web based Animated voice
icue.com Real news clips available on the web Study for tests, highlight important events Note taking strategies AP writing activities – review games United Streaming/Learn 360
Tag Galaxy Instant resources from flickr Millions of pictures based off of tags Quick and easy to change Careful for search terms
Posterous.com Post by Pictures, text, audio Easy blogging! Not an edu site- little control of student posts Auto post to facebook, twitter, etc