Tools


 * Group Activity--**
 * [] words that stick!**


 * [] Share your favorite web 2.0 tool.**


 * Tools**

Need more? See [|Go2Web20.net] for a directory of Web 2.0 apps and tools.

We are using a wiki and here is an example of how schools use a wiki to share and collaborate across the country.- http://monsterproject.wikispaces.com. If you want a wiki, Wikispaces offers free, wikis for educators- [] Be sure to use this link so that it can be private and wil have no ads.

How did I make the home page? I used Glogster for Educators- []? With an educator account, you can have up to 100 student accounts. Teacher made glogster to introduce herself to her students- [] Glogster for historical timelines- [] Glogster immigration project- [] Resources from Classroom 2.0 presentation- lots of examples!- [] =Avatar =

Many online sites encourage a profile picture. It is good practice (and fun) to create avatars to use for profile pictures instead of actual photographs.
[|Dream Avatar Creator] [|Yahoo Avatars] requires a yahoo account [|Mr. PicassoHead] [|Simpsons Avatar] and [|SimpsonizeMe] [|Otaku Avatar Maker]

__**Getting Organized**__
Live Binders //The Knowledge Sharing Place//, Easy way to visually categorize and organize web sites Examples- One I made for Timelines- [] SmartBoard Resources- [] Poetry Pathfinders- [] VB Earth Science- [] Video Tutorials on How to Use Live Binders- []

[|Del.icio.us] (example- [])
 * Social Bookmarking** (Common Craft Video- [|Social Bookmarking in Plain English])

[|Google Reader] A [|quick tour] of Google Reader iGoogle (Personalized Google home page) [|Netvibes] [|Pageflakes] >
 * RSS** (Common Craft Video- [|RSS in Plain English])
 * Used as a student portal- []
 * Pageflakes Video Tutorial- []
 * Pageflakes FAQ- []

__Sharing and Publishing__
Jing is great for screencasting. [] Student Empowerment!

**Slideshare** [] Upload and share your PowerPoint Presentations. Here is an example of one I created for a meeting on using technology effectively- []

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**Mixbook** [] Mixbook.com allows you to create photo books.

[|21 Classes] [|Edublogs] [|Blogger]
 * Blogs** [|Blogs in Plain English]

[] [|http://www.librivox.org] [|National Geographic Podcasts] [|NPR Podcasts] [|iTunes Podcasts]
 * Podcasting**

**Storyboarding Resources** [|Kids' Vid Storyboarding Resources] [|Celtx] [|Atomic Learning Storyboard Pro] [|Storyboard Template] [|Primary Access] [|Video Project Storyboard] Storyboard Template

__Creativity Tools__

[|Prezi] zooming presentations FREE Educator Accounts- [] If You Give a Teacher Twitter- [] Thirty Things About Me- []

Zooburst [] digital storytelling tool, 3-D pop up book

Toondoo is great for creating cartoon strips online

[|Animoto] media type="custom" key="4230475" Animoto Book Trailers- [] and [] Animoto for Education- Use it for thoughtful media creations- []

[|VoiceThread]
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|New Haircut]
 * [|Grandparents' Day]
 * [|Color Poems]
 * [|Jack's Monster Cards]

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__ Image Generators __ [|Flagrant Disregard's Flickr Toys] [|Image Chef] [|Add Letters Sign Generators] [|MagMyPic] (mock magazine covers) [|TypoGenerator] (Create a poster from images and letters) [|Swivel] (Quickly create graphs with data) [|Says It.com] [|Glass Giant's Make pictures] [|Text 2 Pic] [|Spell with Flickr] [|Amaztype] (create words from stacks of books) [|Graffiti Creator] [|Picnik] (if you don't have PhotoShop) [|Wordle] (tag cloud generator)

__Social Networking__
[] [|VSTE Ning][|Classroom 2.0] [|Facebook] [|YourTake.org]

[|Twitter in Plain English]
 * [|Twitter][]
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[|Edmodo]- microblogging for education Edmodo Makes Enhancements- [] Edmodo- What Students Think []

[|Library Thing] [|IgoUgo] [|TripAdvisor] [|Why08] [|PurpleTrail] [|evite] [|Kollecta]
 * Personal Interest**