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This site provides a directory of Web 2.0 tools. It claims to be the "Complete Web 2.0 Directory." This can be used as a directory to explore all the Web 2.0 tools that are available.

This is a great directory, but there are so many that it is hard to get through them even if you break them down into more specific tags.

This is a great site to access a multitude of Web 2.0 Resources. It even gives a short description of the link when you put your mouse over it.

Found many useful web 2.0 connections here.

Find links to web 2.0 applications that might be useful in the classroom.

Internet4Classrooms is a website designed to assist teachers in using the Internet more effectively. The site contains information about blogs, Wiki, podcasting, photo and video management, social bookmarking, RSS resources and Web 2.0 tools.

A list of links to support the use of Web 2.0 tools for teaching and learning in the K-12 environment. \n\n(There are many items here, so be sure to visit the additional pages or choose to see 100 items from the bottom of the page.)

This is a fun website for creating picture frames, animations, word montages, creative messages, custom images and more. You can invite friends to share ideas and work. This could easily be used for creative work in the classroom.

A pretty easy to read directory of Web 2.0 apps.

This would be a great tool for use in the classroom. Students can use it to write essays/papers individually or in collaboration with a group. Each member of the group is able to review and edit what has been done. Every edit is saved as a new version so any version can be rolled back. Changes can be compared within two versions. Students can get to Writeboards from any computer with an Internet connection so they can work on their projects at anytime.

I love this website. It is an easy to share, web-based text document. It allows writing, editing, comparing, and collaboration. You can invite an individual or group to work on a project. It's another great way to get students to work together--even when they are not together.

Wordle is a great Web 2.0 tool to motivate students to look at word choice in their writing. The words that are used frequently, are displayed larger in the word cloud.

Wordle helps create word clouds. You enter words and the more often a word is entered, the larger the word will appear in the word cloud. It's a fun way to make posters that are fun and informative. It would be a good way to have students create posters over books they've read, end of the unit displays, etc. One tip that I received for Wordle is that it is helpful to type your words in a Word document first so that you can edit them and make sure they are all spelled correctly. If you have a typo in your Wordle, you can't edit it. You have to retype all of the words.

Great for listing words to a related topic. Have used it to make Mother's Day card with the students.

Word processor/note taking tools

Collaborate with other Spanish teachers who are integrating technology .

This web 2.0 tools allows a person to design their own comic strip. It can be used for language arts. This would also be a great tool for incorporating language arts into other areas of curriculum. This could be something that a student could get on by his self and work on individually. It could then be shared by the entire class by viewing it on the SmartBoard.

If you are a listmaker, check out this website. You can make personalized lists or chose from premade lists created by others. Everything from traveling, chores, homework, and groceries. Perhaps a disorganized student could benefit from trying this out?

Easily create, customize, and manage blogs for the classroom. There is the ability to podcast, video, and photo share. The site is made especially for educators and gives guidance in using a class blog.

You can use this website for digital photo editing and creative work. Some things you can create include: CD covers, captions, wallpaper, trading cards, badges, maps, jigsaw puzzles, mosaics, and posters. Students could create trading cards for characters in books or biography projects.

MLA writing format site

I am a little iffy about this site being interactive enough to be considered 2.0, but if you are teaching writing to older students, it is pretty nice. There are bibliography makers and tutorials so... I hope it is considered a 2.0 Web site :-)

This site is a Web-based aggregator which allows you to create a webpage where personalized RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds can be collected on one site. The possibilities are endless in a classroom. Students can comment on a topic and share their opinions with others. The site could also be a place for students to listen to book talks by students, the library media specialist, or teacher.

A video workshop for using read-write in the classroom.