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Scratch is a Web 2.0 programming environment for beginners, where kids can use a simple programming syntax to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art, and share their creations on the web. Students use built-in sprites or they can draw their own. Once the student finishes the game or animation, they can publish it online.

This article, retrieved from "Tools for TEKS- Integrating Technology in the Classroom" site, goes into why teachers should harness many of the new powers available to them now that read/write web (Web 2.0) programs are so readily available. Now that students have cell phones and are constantly posting to blogs, wikis, and YouTube, the author argues that we as teachers should put these things to good use in the classroom. Cell phones, as well as other digital audio and visual recording devices, can be used to gather and later present information for class projects.

Use two fun Web 2.0 sites: LibraryThing and Goodreads. Both are fantastic book-oriented and library-oriented social-networking pages focused on something simple -- the books you love to read. Students can use sites to share book recommendations with one another.

Bubbl.us is an online, idea-web creater. It is simple to use, and can be shared and edited with others.

Bubbl.us is an online, idea-web creater. It is simple to use, and can be shared and edited with others. My students love using Inspiration but they cannot work on assignments at home since they do not have the software. This site does not have the robustness of Inspiration but it can be used at home and shared between a group.

web based application to create personal or group flowcharts, can also be used as a colloraboration tool. Not free but cheap ($5/month)

web2.0 based application to create personal or group flowcharts, can also be used as a colloraboration tool. Not free but cheap ($5/month)

This web site is brought to you by teachers Mike Trinklein and Steve Boettcher, creators of The Oregon Trail, the award-winning documentary film which aired nationally on PBS. During the three years we spent researching the film, we found lots of great material we thought would be great for teachers and home schoolers--so we built this this web site to make it all available. Enjoy the adventure! (If you are a teacher, don't miss our free online teacher's guide)

A combination presentation and screen capture tool that is free, web based, and allows for combining a variety of media. Creator can add highlights that will scroll viewer to highlights automatically or pauses that require viewer to press play to continue. Viewer can scroll webpages independently and can pause the presentation. Voice narration by creator and viewer comments can be added.

SlideShare provides users a way to post slide presentations through online features. This service was one of the first Web 2.0 sites to provide a way to upload presentations, tag them, create discussion groups, and invite other users to build upon them. It is a forward-thinking alternative to the usual PowerPoint presentation that allows interactivity and accessibility not seen before in typical presentation tools.

Website of screencasts showing different web tools.

Web site for 21st Century skills connecting students, teachers, and administrators to digital resources.

iTunes University on iTunes has podcasts, videocasts, support material and more for free. Content available from many major universities. View on the web or download to your portable devices. Also includes technology integration lessons and tech help (see University of South FL).

Cynthia Rylant: a collection of web and database resources from the The Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication. Let us guide you to the resources you need to help your children and students become effective learners. Sample lesson plans for teaching literature.

This free webtool lets you format any webpage for printing; you can also combine webpages and format them all for easier printing. This would be beneficial when you want to print information for a class but don't want the ads or other nonessential elements on the page. Provides a good way to save ink and paper when you need to print from the web. It was easy to use too.

These web-based modules would be especially helpful to a teacher teaching a life-skills unit in conjunction with instruction by a guidance counselor. All five lessons (important relationships, resolving disputes, dealing with loss, rules and roles, and celebrations and family gatherings) all center around important people in children's lives, namely friends and family. Students can interact with the website and post feelings about what they've learned. The Kidlink site is great overall.

Tap into the Web and learn how to preserve our planet -- and help others learn how, too. Lesson plans on environmental issues and recycling.

A new tool being developed by the folks at Mozilla that allows for easy website creation.

With this detailed guide, show your students how to take their writing to a new level, and help them enrich their stories with multimedia using free publishing software and photography Web sites.

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Collaborative, online projects are one of the most exciting ways to motivate students. Get students involved with posting project on the web, emailing other students or experts, discussing issures on threaded discussion, and many more creative ways. There are thousands of projects to join or cre...

From the website: "This 2008 ethnographic study for Consumer Reports WebWatch reveals that very young children are using online games and Web sites to play and learn, yet many of the games and sites are designed to manipulate children for the sake of commerce and promote the idea of commercialism. The online games observed in the study were found to vary widely in terms of quality, educational value, and their developmental match with children's abilities."

This articles talks about how technology has helped with students with disabilities and educational benefits of software that has been created. It gives information about Web 2.0. The articles also talks about the benefits of blogging and how blogging is used in schools and also with writing assignments. Wikis are also mentioned describing how they can be used in the classroom to even boost self-esteem in students learning disabilities.