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This site provides an overview of Web 2.0 tools that can be used for education

My blog on 2.0 classroom usage.

Shares examples of some great Web 2.0 tools that can make a positive impact in the lives of children

"With more than 82 million people texting regularly, it's no wonder you've seen this cryptic looking code! Commonly used wherever people get online -- including IMing, SMSing, cell phones, Blackberries, PDAs, Web sites, games, newsgroup postings, in chat rooms, on blogs -- these abbreviations are used by people to communicate with each other."

ThingLink's technology makes it possible to embed audio, video and rich media links directly in images and share them across the web.

This is a web 2.0 that can be used to create digital videos that can be used in lessons. You can bring different subjects to life by creating a videos using images, video clips, music and text.

Here is my blog post about the used of web 2.0 and the classroom.

A collection of clips from the Plain English series explaining the main tools and strategies on the Internet over the past few years. Now Playing: Social Media in Plain English uploaded by leelefever at youtube.com A simple story that illustrates the forces shaping social media.

EDUC 506 Web 2.0 Application Presentation

A Web 2.0 service and an app on the apple store that allows for collaboration with your students using sticky notes put together in a mind map.

The social networking site for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education.

This article examines the Web vs. single-use apps debate in light of survey results.

Michael Wesch's visual explanation of Web 2.0

YouTube is a resource site where you can host, tag and share videos. If you want to use a video, you can either link to it on the YouTube site or embed it into a web page or blog. It is therefore a useful resource of user-generated video content.

Distance Learning Resource Network (DLRN) - This is the dissemination project for the Star Schools Program, a federally funded distance education program that helps small or isolated schools in rural areas use new technologies to offer courses to students, and professional development to teachers, that they could not otherwise provide. This Web site includes general information about distance education; instructional modules, enrichment activities and courses; summaries of current research; and online course-design tools....

Great list of top 100 Web 2.0 tools

A collection of Web 2.0 tools, organized by activity type