WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGY

Best Tools for Teachers and/or LearnersBy: Leslee Lockwood

What are Web 2.0 tools?

revolutionary new ways of creating, collaborating, editing and sharing user-generated content online

easy to use, no need to download, and teachers/students can master many of the tools in minutes

Why should I use web 2.0 as a teacher?

Video on Web 2.0

Web 2.0 tools…

there are hundreds of web 2.0 tools that can be used in the classroom

some web 2.0 tools that can be useful in the classroom: Glogster Popplet Kidblog Wikis Slideshare Flickr

Glogster

allows users to create free interactive posters

glogster EDU is intended mainly for educators and students

http://edu.glogster.com/

Popplet

teachers and students can create graphic organizers, timelines, and many other forms of visual organization

http://popplet.com/

Kidblog

is designed for K-12 teachers who want to provide each student with an individual blog

teachers and students can create conversations on the web and allows students to leave comments on other students’ blogs

http://kidblog.org/home/

Wikis

a website which allows its users to add, modify, or delete its content

wikis used in the classroom: http://www.wikispaces.com/ http://pbworks.com/ http://www.wetpaint.com/

Slideshare

people can register and upload their content (presentations) and other individuals can come in and comment on the upload

http://www.slideshare.net/

Flickr

a way to store, sort, search and share your photos online

http://www.flickr.com/

References

http://web2012.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools.cfm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW7ZsGnpFX0

http://teachinghistory.org