The value of Twitter for helping you and your colleagues stay informed of the latest trends, ideas, resources, and Web 2.0 integration tools has increased tremendously in the past year.
A Web 2.0 tool is available for exploiting the every growing information on Twitter to remove barriers and allow you to collaborate with other science and math teachers. This new online tool is paper.li - a source of daily Twitter newsletters in education.
Why use Web 2.0 tools in science and math classes? The primary reason is they facilitate access to input and interaction with content through reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
These tools offer enormous advantages for science and math teachers, in terms of helping their students learn using Web 2.0 tools. For example:
* Most of these tools can be edited from any computer connected to the Internet. Teachers can add, edit and delete information even during class time.
* Students learn how to use these tools for academic purposes and, at the same time, can transfer their use to their personal lives and future professional careers.
* RSS feeds allow students to access all the desired research information on one page.
* Students learn to be autonomous in their learning process.
The six top free online tools were selected from available web 2.0 tools for teaching and learning using presentations, blogging, and bookmarking online resources. There are many excellent online tools available in these three categories, making the selection difficult at best. However, the selection was made based on reviewing available online resources along with other contributions and feedback from teachers.
create your forum, mailing list,
share documents,files and your agenda to organize events, have your own
YouTube, share links, bookmarks, photos
PageFlakes is
a social personalized homepage
GroupTweet.
It lets you create your Twitter account into a group communication tool
where everyone in the group uses direct messages
Wallwisher is
an online notice board maker
Nik Peachey's Wallwisher as a great example.
ImaginationCubed
is a multi user drawing tool.
emails, text messages,voice mails.
Wiggio
is an online toolkit
WriteBoard is
a-web based text documents
eep shared calendar,
WeToku is an interview tool that automatically records
share your notes
Webnote is a tool for taking notes on your computer
PalBee is
a free online service that allows you to set up online video meetings
Phuser
is a tool for groups to discuss or work together and privately
WikiDot is
wiki builder to share content, documents and collaborate with your
students, colleagues, friends
Creately lets you create professional looking online diagrams with your colleagues
DoingText is
a web based text editor for collaborative writing.
SpringNote is
an online notebook for collaboration.
MeBeam is a place where you can create your chat room
A free web-based tool for Windows or Mac that lets you create screencasts without installing any software. Your screencast is published in high-definition Flash format, and can be shared on Twitter, YouTube or anywhere else on the web.
Strategies and techniques are provided regarding the benefits of using digital tools to support teaching and learning in any content area or grade level.