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A list of links to support the use of Web 2.0 tools for teaching and learning in the K-12 environment.

Simple user's guide to Web 2.0. Very Cool!

The view that Web 2.0 tools bring us back to the way we are naturally wired to learn.

50+ web tools you can use to create your own web-based story

"We here at Infographic World have recently begun to offer Animated infographics to our clients And as such we of course took to the web for inspiration to see just what the best animated graphics on the web had to offer. Without further adieu here are 20 of the best and most inspirational that we discovered during our searches."

Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online.

Create astonishing presentations live and on the web!

This is a site that contains links to web 2.0 tools in various categories: presentation, collaboration, research, video, etc.

SnagFilms.com is a website where you can watch full-length documentary films for free, but we're also a platform that lets you "snag" a film and put it anywhere on the web. With a library of nearly 450 films, and rapidly growing, you're bound to find films that resonate with your interests. We make it easy for you to find a film that shines a light on a cause you care about. You can then open a virtual movie theater on any web site, so any one can watch your favorite SnagFilms for free.

Interactive map of education innovations on the web.

"EtherPad is the only web-based word processor that allows people to work together in really real-time."

In the Web 2.0 world, self-directed learners must be adept at building and sustaining networks.

Web 2.0 music creator. Just add chords, choose some instruments and you're on your way!

Noteflight® is an online application that lets you display, edit, print and play back music notation with professional quality, right in your web browser. You can work on a musical score from any computer on the Internet, share it with other users, and embed it in your own pages. And it's free for individual use.

iCivics is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. iCivics is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support.

The Wizard Tools look interesting - Citation Wizard, Web Site Evaluation Wizard, and Search Wizard

Can a media specialist do their job now if they are not also a social media specialist? Excellent collection of resources from a discussion about 21st century librarians.

The latest effort by the New Humanities Collaborative to tell the story of how reading and writing have been transformed by the web. What does it mean to write? to read? to publish? The answers to these questions, once obvious, must now be reimagined. Can the educational system rise to the challenge of preparing students to live, work, think, and thrive in an environment of ceaseless change?

Gives you a lot to think about in the area of change. It has to happen. That is how I want my students to learn. We have to teach collaboration. That has been difficult this year with our fifth graders. They do not know how to compromise.

The latest effort by the New Humanities Collaborative to tell the story of how reading and writing have been transformed by the web. What does it mean to write? to read? to publish? The answers to these questions, once obvious, must now be reimagined. Can the educational system rise to the challenge of preparing students to live, work, think, and thrive in an environment of ceaseless change?