This is a lesson plan building website that allows teachers to build a lesson plan with quick and easy steps. The process is well explained and easy to follow. This will allow participants to integrate their new knowledge of Web 2.0 tools with an online resource. The explanation of the site is thorough and closely adheres to the coherence principle.
This site is a resource that provides templates for building lesson plans. Teachers can explore the different templates to find one that helps them organize materials and communicate objectives. The templates provide a variety of styles and are easy to download. The combination of text and graphics will help present the material in a dual coding mode.
Description: Creates many artifacts here by which creators can be assessed in workshop content
Why better: More than one type of artifact creation available at one website especially helpful to those unfamiliar with the web.
Description: Creates talking animations learners can use for culminating projects that authentically assess their unit learning.
Why better: Has an educational version at a reasonable cost for teachers.
Claco is a place to build lessons collaboratively where you can store and share all of your resources together with other educators. You can team up and create in real time while asking questions and learning with others. This website even helps align your developments to the common core. With one click it can be shared to students, parents, and colleagues. It is a learning network tool for designing essential learning while experiencing generative learning.
DIGI[cation] is a media friendly customizable e-Portfolio creation tool with easy to use templates. This tool allows commenting and downloading too. Not only can you publish your work and ideas, but also you can showcase development in learning while sharing. Use this to record your goals and document your progress while creating a positive online representation of yourself. Development of an e-portfolio leads toward generative learning through reflective knowledge building.
This site could be used in a number of ways, depending on the purpose and the needs of the audience. I am using it as a pre-training tool to provide some background for the purpose of the workshop.
This is a free visual thesaurus that offers various uses. I am using this as a way to introduce concepts being taught in the workshop and will encourage the participants to make their own.
This is a free site for creating interactive flipbooks from pdf files. This is easy to use, share, and embed onto websites. Great way for individuals to share learning.
