Web+2.0+Educational+Uses

=Web 2.0 Educational Uses= MaryAnn Sansonetti

Web 2.0 what is it?
[|en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0] Basically... have access to what you need anytime, anywhere with out having to be at your 'home computer.'
 * Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users. Ultimately Web 2.0 services are expected to replace desktop computing applications for many purposes.

Animation Creation Sites
[|Voki] Voki enables **users to express themselves ** on the web in their own voice using a talking character. You can customize your Voki to **look like you or take on the identity of lots of other types of characters **… animals, monsters, anime etc. Your Voki can speak with your own voice which is added via microphone, upload, or phone. [|Example]

Create [|foreign language] lessons Create a character that resembles the main character in a book and tell the story or a scene from the character's point of view. > [|Gizmoz] Animate Yourself! Gizmoz offers consumers a new generation of **character-based visual expression** for use across their digital lives. The Gizmoz service makes it easy and fun to create, customize, animate and share lifelike, 3D talking characters that **enable individuals to put a unique face and voice to their digital communications**. [|Example] Students create historical figures talking about events in history " authors/characters talking about scenes in books " characters talking about a math theory " characters explaining the scientific method in a lab > [|ToonDoo] This is a cool, comic-creating tool from Jambay, a fun site for kids. Jambav is devoted to creating a unique array of free and customizable online games of educational value for children of all abilities. [|Example] " [|toondoo] books on ANY topic ([|ABC's]) " public service announcements > >
 * Classroom uses: ** Opening Activities viewed by students with projector
 * Classroom uses: ** Opening Activities viewed by students with projector
 * Classroom uses: **Create cartoons expressing feelings, showing community, etc.

Blogs
[|Edublogs] MaryAnn's favorite. This blogging site is purely for education. The blogging sites can be made public or private to view and comment. [|Example] > [|Class Blogmeister] Login to New Technologies Blog [|Register school] [|21Classes] Blogging site used for education. Will allow you to register students to your blog. [|21Publish] (individual blogs) > If you read a lot of blogs a RSS aggregator will help you. [|Google Reader], [|Bloglines], and others are available. > > Examples of Class Blogs: [|Blogs in the Classroom] in the Classroom [|Math of the Future] [|Secret Life of Bees] [|Video] of //Gorilla Season// book Blog Project Overview **Classroom uses:** Discuss a novel with the author Discuss current events Analysis of Science or Math Theory = =
 * RSS is a family of XML file formats for web syndication used by news websites and weblogs. They are used to provide items containing short descriptions of web content together with a link to the full version of the content. This information is delivered as an XML file called RSS feed, webfeed, RSS stream, or RSS channel.[| en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_Feed]
 * List of [|Blog Sites for Professional Development]

**Collaboration Sites**
Video explaining [|Wikis in Plain English] > [|PBWiki] Great wiki site. Easy to use as you can see here! :) [|PBWiki Videos] view this video to learn about PBwiki [|Seedwiki] [|WikiDot] > Examples: Team 8-2 [|Wikipedia] - the most known wiki [|Literacy Writing Project] > > > " " to be project managers of student events
 * Wikis**
 * Classroom uses: **Use wikis for students to have a planning ground to create group projects

[|YackPack] Great online collaboration tool that will allow you to converse with anyone who is a part of your "pack" all you need is a computer with internet and a microphone. The conversation can be live or asynchronous. You can record messages to be heard by the group or individuals at any time. Also meet as a group and converse as if you are using a walkie talkie.

Conduct meetings online to collaborate with other teachers across the district Use it to start experimenting with basic podcasting.
 * Classroom uses: **Send messages to students as a form of feedback for projects.

Creating, Editing, and Publishing Tools
[|Letterpop] LetterPop is the best way to create and send newsletters online and in print for families, businesses, friends, churches, schools, or any other organization. No matter who you are, or who you want to communicate with, LetterPop can help you do it quickly, easily, and with style.

Although there is a free version it only allows 10 newsletters a year. [|Fees]


 * Classroom uses: **Create online newsletters for your webpage

[|Picnik] Quickly edit all your online photos from one place. It's the easiest way on the Web to fix underexposed photos, remove red-eye, or apply effects to your photos.

**Classroom uses:** Have students edit photos for art projects Create images from pictures to resemble historical eras Edit the image to show a mathematical principle

[|Spell with flickr] This web page allows you to pull letters in images on flickr to create words you can embed in your web page.

[|Example]

Teachers can use images for announcement section of web page Create words to describe emotions then choose images that best suit the emotion
 * Classroom Uses: **<span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Students can create alphabet art

[|SlideShare] SlideShare is a cool place to host and share presentations. Upload all your slide decks, and find / download interesting presentations.

[|Example] in Slideshare [|Embedded]on web page


 * <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Classroom uses: ** Use it to post ppts in to your web page.

[|TeacherTube] Their <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. We seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It is a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill.

[|Example]

View videos for personal/professional learning Upload your own classroom videos for others to learn!
 * <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Classroom Uses: **<span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Use the previously uploaded videos to introduce or review content for your students