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Another great website compilation of Web2.0 tools for schools. Great for K-12 and could be utilized in higher education also. Great setup and organization by type of tool. Very easy to use and great Web 2.0 sites. Includes brief description of each site.

This is a cool Wiki that has a lot of great resources for Web 2.0 ideas that can be used in the classroom or for personal use.

This is a great list of tools for collaboration. As we begin to plan for our classroom using some new tools and bringing technology into the Iowa Core, this site will come in handy. A great place to look for tools when you are doing your planning.

Collaborize Classroom is an online Web2.0 tool that allows teachers to facilitate and create distributed learning communities for their classes.  This is a forum for students to blog on questions from class and extend their learning beyond the classroom.

Hmmm, have never heard of this before, but I like the look of it! I think it's great that a site like this can offer a UDL twist to online work for students, while also cutting down on grading time for the teacher. As a TA this semester, I have finally seen firsthand the incredible amount of time that goes into grading! I never understood why teachers hated it so much, but...I do now! I'm sure most web 2.0 classroom discussion tools have this sort of tracking feature for grading purposes (like ELearning here at UNI, for example). I love that this is a free tool! I do wonder how successfully students would utilize threaded discussion or other online learning environments such as this one in K-6 environments. I think it would be fun to experiment with and perhaps do some serious research and publishing on the results of such an experiment. All about being a teacher-researcher, and this is certainly something I could see myself trying to bring into my own classroom, especially if I was ever teaching in a flipped classroom environment...

I like the setup of Collaborize Classroom and definitely see the advantages of using it in the classroom. Unfortunately, I think our students are overwhelmed with new LMS systems, web 2.0 tools, and websites that they would probably not be very receptive to this site. If CC was easily integrated into a LMS interface, then I would consider using it, but at this point I will keep it on my radar for future use.

this is an useful website that incorporates cell phones and smart phones into the curriculum

This web 2.0 tool has multiple possibilities. Here's just a couple I've thought of: 1) your students are doing a research project and 2) you want to connect with your students and/or students' parents. Easy, efficient, and technology based.

Surveymonkey is flexible, and easy to use. Although when using it for a kiosk station you need to pay for a subscription fee but worth all the hassle. Another substitution is google forms too.

We have used Surveymonkey here at school, easy to build and deploy. Great tool.

This website allows classes to connect and collaborate with each other.  Students and educators are able to access their homework, share content, and check their grades on this site.  I would use this for all subjects in order to keep in touch with students whenever they need me.

I really enjoyed exploring this website. I really like the fact that it is a secure website. We sometimes find websites in which can lead us to false information or unwanted information so I feel that this one is one that I would feel safe about including in my own classroom. Thank you for sharing.

Edmodo provides teachers and students a secure place to connect and collaborate.

Great blog for ideas about different apps to use in different subject areas or different tasks.

I have been collecting good app sites. We just got 10 ipads for the grade level and I am still exploring what to do with them. We are getting more and more tools to use and I need to find things that really are helpful for my kids.

This web 2.0 tool can be used by teachers and students. Teachers can organize ideas for students and implement the graphic organizer in their lesson plans. Check out the helpful tour and create an account for free.

This is an article discussing a new Ipad App called "Spin" which allows students to hold a online, collaborative discussion while viewing multiple videos at once. This is said to be the new "Skype" allowing communication and interactive discussion to occur throughout the world with one application. Something for teachers to look into for their own classrooms one day! This application seems like it might have a future in our schools.

This looks like it has some great potential. I am going to have to check it out further.

This is a really cool App that will be very useful in Problem Based Learning environments because it is a great collaborative tool. Great Post Hannah!

This blog post is from a woman who decided to make her own list of the most useful web 2.0 tools in the Elementary School Setting. If you want to see a list made from a teacher herself, this will give you better insight on which tools work the best!

As an Elementary Ed major I am grateful for this list of Web 2.0 applications that has the elementary classroom in mind. The tools are fitting for both teachers and students-teachers can modernize their teaching by integrating and including technology in every day lessons and communication, and students use the tools to complete assignments. I was excited to see that I only recognize 3 of the 10 resources on the list; it reminds me that there are so many apps and tools out there! Thanks for a link to great tools.

In need of some new web 2.0 tools? Check out this site! Plus, the website has even more than just that--check out the resources they have for administrators, teachers, parents, and students.

I have came across this resource before as well and seemed to really enjoy it. I really enjoyed how it incorporated mobile tools, community tools, as well as presentation tools. I feel this is a very beneficial tool in which I could use in my future classroom. Another thing that I really enjoyed about this resource was the fact that it not only targeted teachers, but also included admins, parents, and students as you mentioned. Great find!

I have explored this site before. It is a good one, in my opinion! It has many great resources for teachers and students. I really like how it has specific links to all Web 2.0 tools. This would be very efficient for busy teachers who need resources about technology and how to incorporate it into lessons. I have not come across any other site that highlights all the major components of Web 2.0 tools.

Linda Yollis created this resource for teachers who want to use blogging in the classroom. This wiki provides ideas, tips, videos, and examples of blogging in the classroom.

This is a wiki resource of Web 2.0 Tools for teacher and student use in the classroom. Tools are listed by category along with a brief description and feature of what the tool can do or be used for.

There is so much here both in terms of online resources, as well as printables (such as graphic organizers). This site is organized well, and easy to find tools to use in all subject areas.

This wiki holds an enormous amount of information pertaining to 21st century learning, learning styles, Bloom's taxonomy, learning styles, Web 2.0 tools, and more. I have only begun to view all of the pages of this wiki. I really like the starter sheets and rubrics for Bloom's digital taxonomy. K-12 or higher ed.

This wiki holds an enormous amount of information pertaining to 21st century learning, learning styles, Bloom's taxonomy, learning styles, Web 2.0 tools, and more. I have only begun to view all of the pages of this wiki. I really like the starter sheets and rubrics for Bloom's digital taxonomy. K-12 or higher ed.

Storybird is a great way to promote storytelling in a collaborative way. It is fun, easy to use, and very colorful. A great way for kids to connect with each other, with family, and with teachers. A great way to help spark imagination! K-12.

Storybird is a great way to promote storytelling in a collaborative way. It is fun, easy to use, and very colorful. A great way for kids to connect with each other, with family, and with teachers. A great way to help spark imagination! K-12.

VoiceThread can be used in a variety of ways, educationally. Clearly, use by those in post-secondary education (as done in Technology in Education) is a fun way to enhance online courses. K-12 teachers can also use VoiceThread to present ideas for their classrooms and dialogue with other teachers. Or, teachers could ask their students to participate in "flat classroom" projects, using VoiceThread to do presentations for and get feedback from other students across the globe. A dynamic, multi-use collaboration tool for anyone involved in education at any level.

This wiki is devoted to posting various Web 2.0 tools that can be incorporated into the classroom. Teachers could use this wiki to search for different presentation tools, collaborative tools, research tools, image tools, audio tools, etc. Many resources!

Great Web 2.0 tool for bellringers and additional discussions outside of class. Can also be used to post notes or announcements for different things.

Free web based tool used to create word clouds that can use images for custom shapes.

Audioboo is a free web based resource that allows you to record and share audio recordings. You can also upload a picture with the audio. Audioboo is available for mobile platforms.

PhotoPeach is a free online tools that allows the use of images, text, and music. PhotoPeach is an excellent tool for storytelling.