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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.

twitter links for educators 

good video tutorial on using Twitter in education

Part 1 of 100 Web Tools to enhance Collaboration

list of twitter tools and tags for educators

a how-to guide on twitter for educators

Google doc of twitter chats

lists of twitter apps and tutorials

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.

Tweet your public G+ posts

resources for free images and other media

NEW! "In a Nutshell" Series: 1. Dropbox 2. Twitter

Keyboarding site recommended to me by Kelly Tenkely on Twitter.

We find this site to be excellent. Without all the bells and whistles many free online programs offer~

Strategies and techniques are provided regarding the benefits of using digital tools to support teaching and learning in any content area or grade level.

resources and presentations on how to integrate social media into teaching and learning