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" About 14 The Teacher Challenge is made up of free 30 day professional development challenges where participants are stepped through weekly tasks that increase their skills while working together as part of a global community. The Challenge is open to anyone who wants to increase their skills - blogs will be used for reflecting your progress while learning and connecting with each other. We've observed success of any use of online technology is strongly related to the teacher's abilities. The greater we support and increase a teacher's skills, the better they are able to support their students use of web 2.0 technologies."

A wiki that offers a vast variety of web 2.0 tools for students and teachers, including mapping, quiz and poll, graphing, video, music, and writing. Easy to use and provides descriptions of each tool. Site is easy to navigate and includes a teacher resource section organized by subject and topic.

3D rendering site. Web based and can be exported for 3D printing.

Capture screen recordings straight from your desktop using this web based application

Create audio recording directly to the web and have them embed instantly. Neat idea to have kids create instant podcasts from phones or uploaded files.

 For those unfamiliar with the term, a learning style is a way in which an individual approaches learning. Many people understand material much better when it is presented in one format, for example a lab experiment, than when it is presented in another, like an audio presentation. Determining how you best learn and using materials that cater to this style can be a great way to make school and the entire process of acquiring new information easier and much more intuitive. Here are some great tools that you can use to cater to your individual learning style, no matter what that is.

group out of texas that has links to great ways of incorporating technology to the classroom. Web 2.0 and GPS ideas.

A posting wall that is web based. you can create or build ideas from a wall that is controlled by you.

Photo-editing, logos, web templates, filters, color palettes, screen capture & more at Aviary.com

a different way to look up words and common connections with images. It is all web based. Good for building vocabulary from a work of writing.

" EtherPad 2 EtherPad is the only web-based word processor that allows people to work together in really real-time. When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone's screen. The result is a new and productive way to collaborate on text documents, useful for meeting notes, drafting sessions, education, team programming, and more."

" Easy to post it, see it, and peel it off! lino is a free sticky & canvas service that requires nothing but a Web browser. Take a note right away wherever you are Access lino from your home, office, or even on the road and post a sticky note online whenever you need!"

Links to Patti Duncans' web2.0 ideas

EdOptions Stars Suite� is a comprehensive Web-based content and delivery system. Stars Suite� features adaptive technology and rigorous curriculum designed to keep students engaged in the learning process and help middle school, high school, and adult learners reach their academic goals.

"Clean, intuitive interface See how our easy-to-use interface has helped teachers and administrators save dozens of hours of time by using Instructure Canvas in their classes and institutions. Because Instructure Canvas is intuitive and uncomplicated, students and teachers require less training to utilize it effectively, and find it far more enjoyable to use. Comprehensive feature set Canvas rolls all the best LMS features into one complete package. What you may think of as extras, we consider to be essentials, so it's all included in the Canvas LMS. These are features like integrated multimedia, ePortfolios, web conferencing and learning outcomes, to name a few. Modern technology Technology moves fast. Instructure Canvas makes sure you move faster. The Canvas Cloud model ensures that you'll have instant access to the best tools available and won't get stuck waiting for your LMS to catch up. "

"Welcome to the Moodle community! Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites. Moodle.org is our community site where Moodle is made and discussed. Please use the menus to explore and join in!"

"it's connection sharing made easy. it provides you with a QR Code, a single web address, NFC tags and a completely flexible management system for your social networks, websites, blogs and online accounts so people can connect with you quickly and easily. it's free. it's powerful. it's simple to use. "

Technology being released to the public. Great ideas on productivity web2.0tools and presentation tools

Download videos from web sites like MySpace, Dailymotion, Megavideo, Google, Yahoo!, Metacafe, Spike, Megarotic (unlimited), Yahoo!, CBS, Comedycentral, MyPlay, Globo, RTVE, etc; now has support for more than 100+ video sharing sites!; and since the release 1.0.280 it has bult-in support for RTMP (Real Time Streaming Protocol), a new way for streaming video which hundred sites are using to deliver high quality

100 Digital Storytelling Tools for Your Digital Selves + Natives (Part 2) Filed Under (Uncategorized) by ozge on 11-11-2009 and tagged 100 digital storytelling tools, digital storytelling, web 2.0 tools