ToonDoo allows you to create your own comic strip with speech bubbles. You can also upload your own picture and be the character in a comic strip. This could be used for story telling, a culminating activity for a research project, or creating a book trailer.

This site enables you to create a speaking avatar. It can be used to teach characterization or for presenting information in which students need to use oral language. The avatar can speak from recording your voice over a phone or typing in text.

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.

Shelfari is a social networking site to share a collection of the books you have read, the books you want to read, and your favorite books. The books are displayed on a bookshelf for you to share with others. Students could display their choices for others to view. This could also be added to a library media website so others could see what the media specialist is reading.

This site allows you to create an online wiki for free. Although it does cost to upgrade, it is a popular and easy-to-use site. This site would be a great tool to use for classroom collaboration.

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.

Blogger is a free site for blogging in just three easy steps: create an account, name the blog, and choose a template. It is one of the most popular blog creation sites. Choose a discussion topic and have students blog about it.

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 is a site for creating "word clouds." Paste text into the site and it will automatically create a word cloud. The larger words indicate the words that are used frequently in the text. Students can put a piece of writing to see which words are overused. There is a gallery to display your wordle with everyone.