1. Web Wise Using the Web to Enhance Classroom Instruction Heather Blount Curriculum Specialist

2. Web Applications Blog Wiki Social networking sites Other applications

3. Blog Web publishing tool that allows authors to quickly and easily self-publish text, artwork, links to other blogs or Web sites, etc. Set up like conventional Web site Contains daily postings similar to a diary or journal that others can comment on Accessible on any computer with Internet access User friendly, minimal technical knowledge to use

4. Blog: Educational Benefits Motivating to students Opportunity for students to read and write in a different context Forums for collaboration and discussion Tool for scaffolded learning and mentoring

5. Blog: Classroom Use Classroom Management Collaboration Discussions

6. Blog Blogger www.blogger.com/start Edmodo (designed for teachers and students) www.edmodo.com Edublogs (designed for teachers and students) http://edublogs.org WordPress http://wordpress.com Tumblr www.tumblr.com

7. Wiki A wiki is a collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified language. Wiki comes from the Hawaiian word for “quick”

8. Wiki: Educational Benefits Encourage collaborative learning and information sharing Increase student engagement and participation Facilitate communication between teachers, students, parents, and guardians Decreased use of paper

9. Wiki: Classroom Use Group Projects Assignments Student Portfolios Resource Collections Peer Review

11. Wiki http://sites.google.com PB Works www.pbworks.com Wikispaces www.wikispaces.com www.wikimatrix.org/index.php

12. Wiki Administrators (the teacher) Editors (students, maybe) Writers (students) Readers (parents)

13. Social Networking Sites Facebook –Free –Students already using it Facebook in Education www.facebook.com/education#!/education?v=wall Curriculum Center on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lubbock-TX/The- Curriculum-Center-for-Family-and-Consumer- Sciences/126921104661

14. Social Networking Sites Twiducate (Twitter for education) www.twiducate.com –A free resource for educators –Educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners in a social networking environment –Only teachers and students may view classroom posts

15. Internet Resources and Applications Glogster EDU http://edu.glogster.com http://edu.glogster.com/classroom-benefits/ Letter Pop http://letterpop.com Prezi http://prezi.com Google docs www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?servi ce=writely&passive=1209600&continue=http% 3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com

16. Internet Resources and Applications Google SketchUp http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/index.html Animoto http://animoto.com/education Dabbleboard http://dabbleboard.com Wordle http://wordle.net Mouse Mischief www.microsoft.com/multipoint/mouse-mischief/

17. Internet Resources and Applications Cool Tools http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com / Box of Tricks www.boxoftricks.net/?page_id=29

18. Before Using Internet Applications Explore and become familiar with the application (or ask a student to explore) Check with your technology department and administrators Set up rules, guidelines, and expectations for use of application