1. Using Web 2.0 Tools to Promote Critical Thinking in the Classroom KATIE DORR NOVEMBER 7, 2014 – AMLE CONFERENCE

2. Word Clouds Word Clouds can help students: www.wordle.netwww.wordle.net & www.tagxedo.comwww.tagxedo.com Identify the main idea Analyze character traits Analyze their own writing

3. Word Clouds – Comparing Documents Lincoln’s 2 nd Inaugural Speech 1865

4. Word Clouds – Making Connections between past and present Lincoln’s 2 nd Inaugural Speech 1865

5. Making your Images Come to Life Thinklink – Making Interactive Picture - http://www.thinglink.com/scene/558402576710631425http://www.thinglink.com/scene/558402576710631425 Provide students with an opportunity to show their thinking visually as well as auditorially. Students can create links to websites and upload documents to support their analysis. Library of Congress Example

6. Interactive Maps  Tripline - www.tripline.net/www.tripline.net/ My Summer Travels  Meograph www.meograph.com

7. Formative and Summative Assessment  Socrative – Quick and easy formative & summative assessment  http://www.socrative.com/ http://www.socrative.com/

8. What does the feedback look like?

9. Infographics as an Assessment  http://www.kathyschrock.net/ http://www.kathyschrock.net/  Presentation Design - https://www.canva.com/https://www.canva.com/ (infographics)  Making Infographics – www.piktochart.comwww.piktochart.com  Infographs - http://infogr.am/http://infogr.am/

10. Other Resources to Check Out  Private & Safe Classroom Blogs – www.kidblog.orgwww.kidblog.org  Fun things with pictures – www.bighugelabs.comwww.bighugelabs.com  You can use this site to create trading cards, Magazine Covers, Motivational Posters, CD Cases and Many more  Timeline Creator: http://www.timetoast.com/http://www.timetoast.com/  Online Presentation Creator (Must use Chrome): https://www.haikudeck.com/https://www.haikudeck.com/  Online Movie Creator (Educators are free and can sign up for 50 free student accounts: http://animoto.com/ & www.photopeach.comhttp://animoto.com/www.photopeach.com  6 free sites for making your own comics: http://mashable.com/2010/10/24/create-your-own-comics/ http://mashable.com/2010/10/24/create-your-own-comics/

11. CEU CODE UV-33