Life is like a box of chocolates!

A Journey of Discovery

in the new

‘Read/Write Web’

Where to start?

Google Docs and Spreadsheets

• Online word processing and spreadsheet creation

• Online document storage

• Formerly Writely.com

Google SketchUp

• Create 3-D Models that can be used in Google Earth

Google Page Creator

Google for Educators

• Google has designed, purchased, or taken over many free tools.

• They have a place online for educators with ideas for how to use these tools in the classroom.

Google Librarian

• Search Posters

Google Earth

• 3-D Graphics reader.

• Locates earth addresses and displays.

Google Tools - Picasa

• There are a few competing online photo storage solutions, this is Google’s.

flickr

• A Yahoo company

• Photo Editing and online storage

• Sample storytelling with 5 frames

zooomr

• Free online photo editing and storage

Bubbleshare

RockYou

• Take pictures from your computer, post them in a ‘show’ and it gives you the code to paste into any website.

Flixn

• Creates and posts movies from your webcam online.

Blogger

• Blogger is a Google tool

• Sample ‘for teacher’ blog

• Sample educational ‘assignment’ blog

Wordpress

• A blogging tool

Class Blogmeister

Bloglines

• Is a feed aggregator

• It collects RSS feeds from different websites and other blogs and provides you with updates all in one place

Wikispaces

• A Wiki is collaborative piece of online writing.

gliffy

• Free concept mapping software

similar to Inspiration or Smart Ideas

Skype

• Voice conferencing

Audacity

• Free Audio Editor and Recorder

• Reader’s theatre

• Make Audio books

Splice

• Audacity you download, Splice you just use online.

Cartoon Machine

• Create your own Cartoons

• Have a plan before you visit.

meebo

• No download and install required.

YouTube

• Online video clip storage

• Wind Turbine sample

NVU – Web Page Authoring

• Similar to DreamWeaver or Frontpage

• Free Open Source Software

InkScape

• Open Source Free Vector Graphic

NoodleBib

• Abilock, D. (n.d.). Basic Information. In Creating APA Citation. Retrieved September 25, 2007, from http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/defineEntryAPA.php

del.iciou.us

• Want all of the links we mentioned today in one place?

Google Reader

• Google Reader is a feed or news aggregator

• It uses RSS to collect and keep track of updates for you

• Simply tell it what to keep track of for you

NetVibes

• Is a Feed Aggregator

• Handles RSS/Atom Feeds and creates a personal page for you.

Protopage

Sign Up!

• Creating an ‘Account’

• Download?

• Spam?

• Your E-mail account

• Student E-mail accounts

• This creates issues for

teaching and learning…