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web2.0 tools list

best-web-2.0-applications-for-education Here are lists of web2.0 applications that are on your handout. If you have discovered a new tool, please check if it's allowed/blocked and then add it to the appropriate table below.

To do a webfilter check, you must be logged into the intranet. Go to My Applications tab. Click Administration then Web Filter Check. Type in the url, click submit and the results will show up. You may also request to have a site unblocked here.

Visit the Authentic ICT wiki for ideas to

match web-based tools to a variety of Key Learning Areas or

matching the KLA to a variety of web-based tools.

"The trick is to find the few that suit you and best meet the learning needs of your class. My other suggestion is that you start out by focusing on just one tool at a time when you're just starting out. " Kirstin Anderson

Web 2.0 applications

Avatar makers
Blogs
Bookmarks online
Comic creator
Digital stories
Graphic organisers / Mind maps
image sharing online
mixed media sharing
podcasting
Research tools
screen capture
Slide presentations online
Timeline generator
video conferencing
Video sharing online
Web page creator
Wikis

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Avatar makers
Sites where you create an online representation of yourself to use instead of your photograph.

allowed for both students and teachers

blocked for students and allowed teachers

Blogs
Blogs are web logs or journals about anything. Educators blogs are places which document the author’s reflections on teaching and their own learning. Readers can comment on the authors posts. The comments section is where the connection between people sharing knowledge takes place.

allowed for both students and teachers

Blogger is Google blog site. One problem with this one is that there are arrows on the top left and right which takes readers to the next author’s blog. If you use this with students, who is to know the content of the next blog?

Edublogs has no ads and is based on wordpress.

blocked for students and allowed teachers
www.coveritlive.com/
www.tumblr.com

Bookmarks/RSS aggregators
Bookmarks: Access your home favourites online while you are work, or create n online bookmark webpage for your stage where you can add appropriate websites for students to use for a particular term

RSS feed reader/aggregator: If you enjoy reading a lot of blogs and websites by certain authors it may take you a long time to visit their page each day JUST TO SEE if they have written something new. If you collect the link to their website and paste it in one of the apps below, you will be notified whenever these authors have made updates and you can read the updates in the reader.

allowed for both students and teachers

social bookmarking
http://diigo.com/

Pageflakes has a pretty interface but it can take longer to load compared to the others.

Google reader is an RSS site.

Diigo is a social bookmarking app which means you can create a group based on similar interests and all members send links to the group to be shared by all.

blocked for students and allowed teachers
http://del.icio.us/ is another social bookmarking site where users share bookmarks they collect with their 'friends'

Comic Creator
Sites where you can create comics, share and embed on blogs, wikis

allowed for both students and teachers

blocked for students and allowed teachers
http://www.pixton.com/home
http://comiqs.com/

Digital stories

Many online tools can be used for digital stories from comics (see above), podcasts and video-sharing sites (below), to story generators to slideshows and video-sharing software. Many can be embeded into your blog when completed.

allowed for both students and teachers

Is an online book creating site. The pages flip over like a real book. You can print the book once it's made but you cannot embed into your blog.
Here you can read and create your own myths and legends. Characters and backgrounds are provided for students to choose.
Plotbot is an online scriptwriting application.You can write your script with as many or as few people as you want—there's nothing to install, it's free, and it's easy to use!
The Newspaper Clipping Generator
To download your newspaper, use the link at the bottom of the generated image. You can use the images as you wish ie. put them on your own website or blog. Please note, that direct linking to the newspaper clippings doesn't work; the images are deleted after a short time span.
Use LetterPop to create eye-popping newsletters, actionable presentations, irresistible invitations, beautiful product features, sizzling event summaries, informative club updates, lovely picture collages etc
Big Universe is a storywriting site. Students write stories straight onto the site and read others' stories – My request to have this site unblocked was granted.
Slide presentations allowed for both students and teachers
Photoshow has music you can add to your slide presentation. To embed this into edublogs, go to the widgetbox website and use the widget box there.

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Voicethreads allow viewers to comment on on the slides’ images and/or author’s audio discussion using text, audio or video. Annotations to images may also be made using the drawing feature.

You can upload powerpoint presentations online on these host sites. From these sites, a presentation may be embedded into your blog or wiki.

slide presentations - blocked for students and allowed teachers
http://www.slideshare.net/ http://mashable.com/
http://animoto.com/
Smilebox is an online tool but you have to download it onto your computer and install it. Choose from designs, add photos and videos to make cards, scrapbooks, slideshows or postcards.

digital stories - blocked for students and allowed teachers
http://www.digitalstoryteller.org/
http://www.primaryaccess.org/ http://www.flip.com/ scrapbooking

Graphic organisers / Mind maps
allowed for both students and teachers

http://designing.flexiblelearning.net.au/index.htm
www.mind42.com/ collaborative mind-mapping in your browser
www.bubbl.us/

blocked for students and allowed teachers
http://www.exploratree.org.uk/

Image sharing online
Upload photos to these image sites to share with family, friends and co-workers. Images may be made public or private. If you wish to embed an image into a blog it must be made public. Also please think carefully about copyright. Web2.0 is about sharing knowledge and content – have a look at creativecommons.com where you can choose an alternative way to share your creations apart from (c) .

allowed for both students and teachers

http://flickr.com
http://picasa.google.com.au/
http://sharingstation.com/
www.smilebox.com/

blocked for students and allowed teachers
http://photobucket.com/

Mixed Media Sharing

allowed for both students and teachers

www.oosah.com/

Podcasting
allowed for both students and teachers

http://crowdabout.us/
www.vitalpodcasts.com/index.cfm

blocked for students and allowed teachers
https://www.podomatic.com/path/login

Research tools
Clip snippets, save notes highlight the web and annotate static webpages as if they are textbooks and you’re holding a highlighter.

allowed for both students and teachers

www.google.com/notebook/
www.diigo.com/

The only thing I probably don’t like about annotating the web is that some readers are annoyed at having people’s annotations pop-up at them while they are reading.

blocked for students and allowed teachers
http://fleck.com/ annotate a web page

screencapture
allowed for both students and teachers

www.jingproject.com/

blocked for students and allowed teachers
http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/utipu/

Timeline generator
allowed for both students and teachers

www.xtimeline.com/
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timeline/

blocked for students and allowed teachers

http://timelinegenerator.com/

video conferencing

www.elluminate.com/
http://flashmeeting,open.ac.uk/home.html
http;//webmeeting.dimdim.com/portal/

Video sharing online
As with image sharing these may be embedded and shared using creative commons.

allowed for both students and teachers

http://viewdo.com/
www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/meandmymovie/
www.nextvista.org/ for viewing ed films
www.abc.net.au/rollercoaster/rollermache/default.htm
http://sharingstation.com/ for teachers
www.teachers.tv/ for viewing educational films

blocked for students and allowed teachers
http://www.youtube.com/
http://www.teachertube.com/
http://animoto.com/

Web page creator

allowed for both students and teachers

http://pages.google.com/

Google have now got a wiki so people can collaborate on content for a website – don’t know if it’s allowed or blocked – I’ll check later

Alternatively, bogs and wikis may be used as web pages for a class.

blocked for students and allowed teachers

Wikis
Wikis are websites where members add, edit and collaborate on content.

allowed for both students and teachers

www.seedwiki.com/
http://sites.google.com

I couldn’t find seedwiki’s terms and conditions page so I wouldn’t advise using this.

blocked for students and allowed teachers
http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
http://www.wetpaint.com/category/Education
http://pbwiki.com/education.wiki

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Larry Ferlazzo's Best web2.0 applications for education

Langwitches Best web2.0 applications for primary school

The Web2.0 Directory below lists many other web2.0 tools

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	Is an online book creating site. The pages flip over like a real book. You can print the book once it's made but you cannot embed into your blog.
	Here you can read and create your own myths and legends. Characters and backgrounds are provided for students to choose.
	Plotbot is an online scriptwriting application.You can write your script with as many or as few people as you want—there's nothing to install, it's free, and it's easy to use!
	The Newspaper Clipping Generator To download your newspaper, use the link at the bottom of the generated image. You can use the images as you wish ie. put them on your own website or blog. Please note, that direct linking to the newspaper clippings doesn't work; the images are deleted after a short time span.
	Use LetterPop to create eye-popping newsletters, actionable presentations, irresistible invitations, beautiful product features, sizzling event summaries, informative club updates, lovely picture collages etc
	Big Universe is a storywriting site. Students write stories straight onto the site and read others' stories – My request to have this site unblocked was granted.
Slide presentations allowed for both students and teachers
	Photoshow has music you can add to your slide presentation. To embed this into edublogs, go to the widgetbox website and use the widget box there.
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	Voicethreads allow viewers to comment on on the slides’ images and/or author’s audio discussion using text, audio or video. Annotations to images may also be made using the drawing feature.