MU Web 2.0 Online Course

Here you'll find some of the coolest web 2.0 applications that can be used for all kinds of curriculum integration projects! Educators can create their own wiki here at wikispaces and have the ads removed for free!

Welcome to The Edublogger – A blog that helps educational bloggers with emerging technologies in education!

It’s purpose is to share tips, tricks, ideas and provide help to the educational blogging community.

it's important that you focus on why you're using the technology," notes Draper. "Don't just use it for technology's sake. Have a reason.

He also counsels against trying to become proficient in everything at once. "Pick one tool that resonates with what you're already doing in the class," he says. The key is to choose a tool that's appropriate for one of your assignments or projects.

Quizlet is the largest flash cards and study games website with over 6 million free sets of flashcards covering every possible subject. It's the best place to play educational games, memorize vocabulary and study online.

Keep track of all your ideas, whether alone, with colleagues and friends or working together with the whole world.

Mind42.com is a browser based online mind mapping application.

DOC Cop is a plagiarism, cryptomnesia and collusion detection tool that creates reports displaying the correlation and matches between documents or a document and the Web.

Check DOC(X) & PDF Files

Web Based, No Installation Necessary

JeopardyLabs allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint. The games you make can be played online from anywhere in the world.

The fastest way to create stylish real-time experiences for events using mobile devices Poll Everywhere replaces expensive proprietary audience response hardware with standard web technology.

Animoto provides an array of tools for creating videos in your classroom.

Animoto automatically analyzes music, photos and video clips, and orchestrates a custom video.

Animoto makes it easy to share your videos via email, on a blog/website, exported to YouTube, or downloaded to a computer for use in presentations.

We live in a global, knowledge-based economy. Students must master vital 21st century skills to survive in the world beyond the classroom. They must be able to • research using the Internet, • assess information, • work collaboratively, • communicate effectively, • think critically and creatively. I have organized the Web 2.0 sites using some of these 21st century skills. Many of the Web 2.0 applications incorporate more than one skill. These tools can help us realize the different ways critical 21st century skills can be developed in the classroom.

twiducate.com is a free resource for educators. Developed in 2009, our goal is to create a medium for teachers and students to continue their learning outside the classroom. We attempt to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners in a social networking environment.

Our service proudly differs in that only teachers and students may view classroom posts, thus creating a private network for you and your students and a safer online learning environment.