Web+2.0+Applications

Web 2.0 allows you to interact with others. Here are some wonderful applications for this:

[|Shelfari]- build a virtual bookshelf

[|174 Web 2.0 sites]- award winning web 2.0 sites by category

[|More Web 2.0 tools]- View this slideshow for more tools to learn with web 2.0


 * Standard 1:** Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and process using technology:

[|Animoto]- Allows students to create music video projects

[|Voice Thread]- allows students to post and annotate original photos or art work and capture comments from others.

[|My Podcast]- has tools for creating podcasts.

[|Gliffy]-offers online software to create flowcharts, diagrams and technical drawings.


 * Standard 2:** Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

Multimedia sharing sites: [|flickr], [|Google Docs], [|Jing], [|SlideShare] and [|Zoho], provide tools for creating, viewing, sharing, and collaborating on documents, photos, videos, presentations, and projects.

Wikis [|Wetpaint], Wikispaces, [|PBWorks]

Social Networks [|Ning in Education]

Online Meetings [|Dimdim]


 * Standard 3:** Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate and use information.

Social Bookmarking sites: [|del.icio.us], [|Diigo]

Students can build their own surveys or polls for research at [|Survey Builder] and [|Poll Builder].

[|Zotero] is a research tool that helps students gather, organize and analyze sources.

[|Freebase] is an open, shared database of the world's knowledge, covering millions of topics in hundreds of categories.


 * Standard 4:** Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

[|Skrbl] provides shared space and tools for brainstorming and project management.

[|ReadWriteThink Webbing Tool]offers interactive graphic organizer for visualizing and connecting ideas.

More sites for student research: [|Google Scholar] [|StudyCurve]

[|**Web 2.0 Training Videos**]