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The following web2.0 sites would be useful for science educators at the high school and middle school level. Some would also be appropriate for higher elementary grade levels. There are many new 'tools' or websites that take advantage of the higher speed and bandwidth of today's Internet. Web 1.0 tools/websites were text based and web2.0 tools/websites are designed for full-motion video, 3D animations and are generally interactive in some manner.

"Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has compiled a list of some of the best web tools we have reviewed before. These tools are aggregated into lists that you can bookmark and access whenever you want."

This is a continuing series on Web2.0 and other web-based tools for educators. This information is specific to math educators, but there is some crossover into ccience. Math educators will find a large number of useable interactive companion web sites for the teaching of math concepts and skills.

This document summarizes for the novice about twenty Web 2.0 tools. It describes what each tool is, shares how to use it, and provides educational ideas for its use. From Blogs, Diigo, and Flickr to Ning, Wallwisher, and voice thread. The document is a guide and is easily searchable.

"This is the 5th annual Top 100 Tools for Learning list I have built based on the contributions of learning professionals worldwide. I am now compiling the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011"

Sophia is a free social teaching and learning platform that offers academic content to anyone, anywhere free of charge. The website, which has been described as a mashup of Facebook, Wikipedia, and YouTube focused solely on education, also lets educators supplement their teaching methods with tools to create a customized learning environment in a private or public setting. Sophia uses Web 2.0 tools and methods to create a credible, crowd-sourced platform where information is organized in "learning packets"-bite-sized tutorials tagged to specific academic subjects or topics, including standards-aligned objectives.

I Love PDF is a great resource which stitches together or splits apart PDF documents. Quick and easy to use. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

Blooms verbs combined with activities, combined with apps. In addition, there are core attributes and skills as well as an outer layer encouraging thoughtful examination of how tech tools should do more than substitute for non-tech tools. Great resource! (Note, this is aimed at post-secondary educators, but is easily adaptable K-12)

Video on using Klowdz, a web2.0 tool you draw in clouds to spark further activities

Create timelines, share them on the web. Timetoast is a great way to share the past, or even the future... Creating a timeline takes minutes, it's as simple as can be.

""I wanted to make sure people would find the actual me and not these other people," she said. Syracuse, Rochester and Johns Hopkins in Baltimore are among the universities that offer such online tools to their students free of charge, realizing ill-considered Web profiles of drunken frat parties, prank videos and worse can doom graduates to a lifetime of unemployment - even if the pages are somebody else's with the same name."

"With more and more schools launching, 'Bring Your Own Technology' or 'Bringing Your Own Device' (BYOT/BYOD) I created a symbaloo of all apps and web tools that work on all devices to help educators get started. Even though I am a firm believe, it doesn't matter what site/app the students use to show mastery of a concept, some educators need a starting place and many have loved this symbaloo so I, of course, want to pass it along."

This is a realitively new web tool that creates digital ebooks, pamphlets, and brochures. Educators can upgrade to the premium service for free by e-mailing scott.brownlee@middlespot.com

Quick self-guided tutorials on some basic tools of connected learning and Web 2.0

". Diigo is a great web-based tool for teachers to utilize, to motivate, and to engage students of all ages in the learning process."

A beginner's guide to the Internet and computing from the BBC. Could be good for staff and parent training. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

"While Twitter is beginning to catch on with many educators, schools are lagging in their adoption of the platform. But let's think about it. Twitter is a quick and easy tool to let the entire school community know whats going on with you and your students. Updates can come from anywhere and users don't have to have a Twitter account to follow along."

Technology tools tied to levels of blooms