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Ning community for visitors to www.ictineducation.org and the newsletter, Computers in Classrooms

Examples of Web 2.0 tools being used in classrooms

A good website that provides free photos. The collection contains thousands of images that anyone can use for free in academic or commercial presentations. The image collection can be searched by subject category, image size, color, or rating. Morgue File is more than just a source for free images. It also features a "classroom" where visitors can learn photography techniques and get tips about image editing.

As a teacher, using an RSS reader can help you stay informed and up to date on new information related to your content area and practice. People often ask me how I find so much information about new technology resources, the answer is simple, I scan roughly 600 updates in my RSS reader every day. Obviously you don't have to subscribe to as many websites as I do to stay informed, but my RSS addiction does demonstrate how much time a person can save and how much information a person can find by using an RSS reader. If I didn't use an RSS reader there is no way that I could find so much information in a couple of hours each day. (As a side note, I'm going camping for six days without Internet access when I get back, I'll have thousands of items to scan through). If you maintain a blog or website for your classroom, having your students use RSS readers is a good way to keep them informed of new information you've posted. For teachers that address current events in their curriculum, having students use RSS readers is a good way for them to track developments in news stories.

Glogster.com/edu has tools, services and security to make Glogster even more useful to classroom teachers.

Online directory of educators interested in collaborating via Skype instant messaging and video conferencing. Good way to organize collaboration with classrooms around the world, invite in guest presenters, receive/provide assistance, support and professional development.

A safe alternative for broadcasting your classroom. FIZZ provides technology, professional development, digital cameras, and support. Be sure to check out the example school site at http://yourschool.onfizz.org.

Visual Literacy, power of images in the classroom

"purposeful | Johannes Ahrenfelt" "

Free text to speech voices. --Alternative methods to process written information. --Can be used to assist non-readers/struggling readers. --Helpful in ESL/EFL classrooms

Another great description of a wonderful elementary classroom project by Silvia Tolisano

"is a social, collaborative, online learning environment that directly addresses the needs of the modern learning environment by making the new communication skills and competencies for content creation and sharing central to the classroom experience. EctoLearning is also a full Learning Management System (LMS) with attendance tracking, grade book, and a sophisticated assessment engine including the use of rubrics based evaluations. "

Are there any particular Google services you don't understand or can't see using in your classroom? Thinking of a particular unit coming up in your curriculum and would like to implement a web-based utility?

How do we reduce our use of paper to be more effective in the classroom?