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" What amazed me most about Classtools.net was not the valuable tools provided, but the ability for teachers to easily customize these tools and use them in any subject area. If that is not enough, how about the ability to embed your newly made instructional resource on your own classroom website, wiki, or blog? Any educator will also like the fact that students have no need to log in or sign up for an account… and neither do teachers! Need tutorials… they are provided! Do samples help you understand better… you will find plenty! Is budget a problem… then free should be affordable! Classtools.net is the work of educator, Russel Tarr, Head of History at the International School of Toulouse, France. Upon entering the site, educators will see the listing of tools. Clicking on a tool allows teachers to individualize that specific tool for their own classroom needs. Teachers then have the option of copying a generated link to place on their own web site or of copying a generated code to embed as a tool (widget) on their classroom site. Also, on the front page, are some video links that will provide further information. Two videos that provide excellent information are the 1 Minute Overview and How to Create Games. The Listing Of Over 20 Digital Tools For Your Classroom The tools that you can even customize are included below. Along with this tool listing you will find descriptions of each tool, an overview of and samples of specific tools (if provided), and any related video (if provided). * Arcade Game Generator - Allows teachers to create concept builders, practice exercises, and reviews. Best of all, one set up feeds into five different game possibilities at the same time The teacher can choose which game, or allow students a choice. Make sure you check out all the examples and pre-made games in (overview and samples). Also watch the How to Create Games . * Random Name Picker - Can be used as an activity management tool or skip the names.

"his wiki will host a variety of Web 2.0 applications to address instructional goals, student learning, and technology integration for participants. This wiki will also include relevant online resources that link to articles, files, and media about use and application related to personal and educational usage. Along with the discussion from the training and these resources, the wiki aims to include participant collaboration to develop usable guidelines for Web 2.0 applications within a K12 classroom."

"Collaboration without the learning curve "

"Wikispaces makes managing your class a breeze, with tools to handle day-to-day work and features to tackle the special activities you've only dreamed of."

"This Wiki will house information related to the iPad in Education sponsored by the Department of Educational Technology in the School District of Palm Beach County."

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.

The California K-12 High Speed Network (K12HSN) is offering a comprehensive set of tools to support teaching and learning in California classrooms. Calaxy, this free suite of tools, includes blogging, videoconference scheduling, wikis, an asset management module, as well as Moodle-an online course management system and a file sharing system where educators can upload videos, podcasts, images and documents. Thousands of Thinkfinity resources are also available in Calaxy. Calaxy is an excellent tool to share lesson ideas, upload student learning objects, disseminate best practices, and more! Messaging and social networking functionalities help you connect with other educators in the K12HSN Trusted Community. Make sure you take advantage of these free resources provided by the K12HSN and the California Department of Education.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 1:40 pm, Posted by Jeff Dunn 29 | Featured, Top 10 Lists The 100 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools Chosen By You Topics: best, cozi, edmodo, edublogs, google, guide, prezi, tools, top 10, vuvox, web 2.0, wiki The Wordle of this list! (Click image to enlarge) One of the most popular posts on Edudemic in 2010 was The 35 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools Chosen By You and I felt it might be time for an update to that list for 2011. In order to put together a list of the best Web 2.0 classroom tools, I polled my Twitter followers, Facebook fans (are they still called fans? Likes?) and ran a contest to try and get as many submissions as possible."

"K12 Digital Citizenship This site provides k12 curriculum on digital citizenship and professional development for adults working with K12 students on digital citizenship. What is digital citizenship? Using technology Safely Responsibly Critically Pro-actively to contribute to the digital society For a six-module online tutorial on using this wiki, go to http://ecitizenship.csla.net/ "

"Wiki style format enables collaboration in a single space Features LaTeX editor, highlighted syntax and code blocking Questions and posts needing immediate action are highlighted Instructors endorse answers to keep the class on track Anonymous posting encourages every student to participate Highly customizable online polls Integrates with every major LMS and is FERPA compliant"

"Saywire provides a unique and engaging online learning platform in which people can create private, secure communities to collaborate and communicate with one another. Each Saywire community provides its members with a wide set of tools to quickly and easily build their own autonomous communities or "Spaces" as we call them, within the confines of their organization's parent community. These Spaces are great for learning, sharing, working together, or just connecting with other members of a defined organization/business/educational institution. Each Space can have its own member base, blogs, wikis, discussion boards or any combination of over 12 different features or tools depending on the needs of the Space. Sound interesting? Learn more."

" The Future of Online Learning By Jeff Borden / August 2011 Print Email Comments Instapaper Higher education is undergoing an explosive period of transformation that embraces the digital age. From tablets to smart phones to wikis and blogs, today's digital environment makes communication, collaboration and information sharing easier than ever before. "

This wiki was created to easily help educators find other educators on Twitter that have the same interests as them (that teach in the same content area). Check out the list of educators on the pages linked below and add your Twitter name to the appropriate list too.   

epals learning community that includes blogs, wikis, and web2.0 toolkits

"WebTools4U2Use will introduce you to a lot of different, powerful, useful tools. But... how do you choose the right one?"

"Free Resources and Lesson Plans for Teaching with Technology"

The Encyclopedia of Life is an online project chronicling every single named plant, animal, fungus and microorganism species on earth. While currently a work in progress, the goal is to create a detailed Web page for each species.The EOL favors substance over style; users won't find flashy animation or crazy layouts here. Instead, visitors get quality scientific information, presented in an easy-to-digest package that doesn't overwhelm the senses.

"badge [baj]: a special or distinctive mark, token, or device worn as a sign of allegiance, membership, authority, achievement, etc. (Source: Dictionary.com)"

Tons of great ideas and tools to help integrate technology into the classroom and curriculum

Glogster EDU is your original educational resource for innovative and interactive learning. Glogster EDU was conceived to imaginatively, productively, and collaboratively respond to the dynamic educational landscape and exceed the needs of today's educators and learners. We value the participation of educators and strive to assimilate their contributions to Glogster EDU, Glogster EDU is yours!