Web 2.0 Tools

"Web 2.0's Top 1,000 List!"

"After the iPod revolutionized how society listened to music and the iPhone pushed the boundaries of smartphone technology, the iPad stands poised to alter the face of mobile computing. Many have praised its potential to make personal and professional lives that much easier - and that certainly includes the education industry! Teachers with a love of technology and a passion for nurturing the minds of their students can easily discover creative ways to incorporate the iPad into the daily routine, and some of these great educational and organizational applications are bound to help them get started. "

"Convert your English text into Yoda-speak! This is not a chatbot, nor does it generate any audio. If you've not used this before, please read and understand the tips to the left." Just for fun ... We all need fun on occasion!

"NBC News Archives on Demand K-12 Edition Bring the World into Your Classroom! NBC News Archives on Demand (K-12) is a collection of NBC News videos, primary source documents, images, and resources specifically designed for use in the K-12 classroom. * Thousands of searchable and downloadable resources (1600s to Today) * Video content aligned to State Standards * Current Events updated regularly * Sciences, Social Studies, Language Arts, Health and Business * Personalized playlists for teachers and students * Revolutionary flippable media player"

"Have you checked out Google Labs lately? If not, it's worth a peek. The area, reserved for application and tool prototypes not yet ready for prime-time, houses some cool (and crazy) ideas. Past alumni include Google Alerts, the Google Docs suite and Google Reader. Check out these nine Google Labs experiments. Which ones are on your radar? Can you imagine how some of these applications might enrich curriculum?"

"LiveBinders is your 3-ring binder for the Web * Collect your resources * Organize them neatly and easily * Collaborate with others Best of all, it's free!"

How To Create A Prezi Helpful hints

Tons of Web 2.0 tools to use in your classroom

Social Networking for Schools, for boht teachers and students

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"Most academics consider Wikipedia the enemy and so forbid their students from using Wikipedia for research. But here's a secret that they don't want you to know-we all use Wikipedia, including those academics. There's a reason that the Wikipedia entry normally comes in at the top of a Google search. Google relies heavily on inbound links to rank a site, and Wikipedia is one of the most commonly linked sites on the Internet. Here's another secret-Wikipedia is vetted by volunteer academics. "

"PrimaryAccess is a suite of free online tools that allows students and teachers to use primary source documents to complete meaningful and compelling learning activities with digital movies, storyboards, rebus stories and other online tools."

"Summary The family's role is increasingly acknowledged as critical for children's learning both in and out of school, giving rise to requirements for secondary schools to report to parents online by 2010, and the Children's Plan identifying 'parental engagement' as a high priority for 2009. However, little is known about the learner's role in mediating relationships between parents and teachers, and between home and school. Young people may actively facilitate or resist their parents' involvement with their education, and without recognising their active role, strategies that aim to enhance communication between home and school may become a missed opportunity that makes little difference to children's learning."

On Saturday, I had the privilege of watching the middle and high school interns from the WNY Young Writers' Studio guide small groups of writers through the next phase of our collaborative digital storytelling project. "

Only2clicks, a personalized startpage to aggregate all of your favorite websites, claims that their service is so easy to use, even your mom will love it. A mom would, it is super easy to navigate and create visual bookmarks.

"From all the great nominations we have received from Lexiophiles readers and bab.la users, we have compiled a list of 100 Language Blogs in the category Language Technology. These blogs represent a great cross-section of experiences, written people all over the world. We hope you enjoy reading and also learning from them!"

Document sharing and collaboration Web 2.0 tool

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This site provides the information necessary for completing the various Google Certifications - Educator, Trainer, Innovator.

"Did he seriously just ask that? How old is this guy?" Well yes, I recently seriously just asked a group of students if they knew how to search Google. And yes, the students got a good laugh from my question. "Of course I know how to use Google," I have been told by every student to whom I have asked the question. "Really? Let's see. This won't take long," I promise."