Web+2.0+Tools

Wikispaces Cheat Sheet - How can I use a Wikispace site for my classroom?

1.) [|Wordle Tutorial]- Directions for creating a Wordle / very similar to Tagxedo also.

2.) [|Glogster for Education Tutorial] - Creating an electronic poster for a presentation (more for you since this will be as a poster type presentation activity)...great for an exit slip, end of unit summary, introductions, or a hook!

3.) [|Wallwisher Tutorial]- [] / Ability to post notes (reflections) without having an actual account. Great for brainstorming, introduction to an activity, knowledge based assessment, KWL, exit slips, bell ringers, flashbacks, etc. Also, good for using in a computer lab setting where students post reflections after they have completed a lesson.

4.) [|Prezi Tutorial]- Online presentation creator that allows you to create a presentation online using many forms of media and then specifiy the order in which you want items to appear. This is appealing because it keeps the students on their toes when things are moving around the screen and is very engaging! This is also a way to collaborate with others when creating a presentation. Here is our Technology Integration Example: []

5.) [|Working with Animoto] - Word Document - found through another district / directions on setup - Video Creation; very similar to PhotoStory and MovieMaker.

6.) [|Twitter Introduction] and [|Twitter Terminology] - Social Media tool to create a professional learning network beyond the school/district walls.

7.) Facebook - Networking and subscribing to favorite blogs, pages, or people on Facebook is a good way to find resources just like you would on Twitter or Google. Some favorites are "Free Technology for Teachers, TeachHub, SimpleK12, The Organized Classroom Blog, Teaching Blog Addict, Lesson Planet, KET, The Mailbox, CoolCat Teacher, Teacher Bag of Tricks, Teacher.net, eHow, Teacher Created Resources, and Teched Out Teacher" to get you started on networking for various resources.

8.) ToonDoo ([|www.toondoo.com] )- Creating cartoons to engage instruction and topic specific activities. Toondoo will require you to have an account so it would not necessarily be something you would use with the students unless they have an email account (like 5th graders may later on in the year).'

9.) Voki ([|www.voki.com] )- Dynamic talking characters for an introduction to an activity, flashbacks, or bell ringers. This is especially useful when you want to give instructions to a learning center and don't want to constantly explain the directions over and over. The students can learn to play your Voki to understand the task if necessary. (Does require email address and login for creation so this may not be a good tool to use for student creation.) media type="custom" key="10131047"

10.) Voicethread ([|www.voicethread.com] )- Adding voice, text, comments to a picture, document, or item of reference. This would be a great story starter, a part of your writing center, reflection piece, or summary if you aren't in the classroom (have a sub) and need to explain something to your students (that only you can explain). Does require email address and login for creation of account.

11.) QR Codes - ([]) - Scanning codes (bar codes) that give information without visualizing the information in front of you. For example, you can use QR Code to link to a student giving a book report and then can be glued inside the actual book for others to use when deciding to checkout the book. Let's make a QR code to either your information posted outside your door or direct link to your Wordpress site (individual or team). You can display your code outside your door and parents can scan the code to locate information about you. Anyone that has an iPhone (possibly Android device) can download the QR reader app - QRCity, QRCodeReader, or QR Reader. You'll start seeing QR codes pop up on many signs, magazine articles, newspapers, etc.

12.) LiveBinders- ([|www.livebinders.com] ) LiveBinders is your 3-ring binder for the Web
 * Collect your resources
 * Organize them neatly and easily
 * Present them with pride

Tutorials taken from the following blog via Michael Zimmer (Hopkins Co., Ky.) - []
 * Web 2.0 Tools List - [[file:web+20+tools.pdf]]**