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Research article shared by Sara. Overview: "The following five sections present a definition of graphic organizers, a sampling of different types and their applications, a discussion of the research evidence for their effectiveness, useful Web resources, and a list of referenced research articles."

A good website with lots of links to Web 2.0 graphic organizers for teachers to choose from.

A teacher's Pinterest board of various graphic organizer resources, including Web 2.0 technologies and how to use GOs in the classroom.

VoiceThread is a cloud application that allows users to create, comment, and share video slideshows. Users can upload their own photos and drawings, add text and audio. Very user-friendly interface.

by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano A great how-to guide for teachers to help get started with digital storytelling in the classroom. This resource has step-by-step directions about how to create, share, and use a variety of online applications for digital storytelling.

A sample rubric from the University of Houston. This is a great starting point for teachers to assess student work when creating digital stories.

Mind mapping and organizational charts online.

Students can create their own concept maps. They can integrate media they know and love, such as images, YouTube videos, and music, while also incorporating text and catchy headlines. Best of all, students can share their nodemaps with others.

Online mind mapping and brainstorming software.

SS can add notes, images, expand and collapse links, etc.

Online brainstorming and planning

It is a sticky note organizational tool that allows for ongoing collaboration and discussion pertaining to the topic being analyzed (referred to as the "Storm"). SS can upload photos, link videos, edit and comment on others posts (sticky notes) with discussion threads, administrator is able to moderate the "storm", each "stormer" is able to vote a certain amount of times for their favorite entries and ideas. This is easily traceable by the administrator, therefore, could be made into a graphing lesson to further elaborate on the topic. All information and conversations are exportable to Excel or a PDF file for viewing by the administrator. Printable progress reports are also available.

Another presentation option

Great examples of how GO can be applied in a math class. Such a diverse sampling of GOs.

Can be used for collaboration and ultimately as a presentation tool

Online diagrams, flowcharts, collaborative tool

Interactive graphic organizers that all students to print out pdfs of finished product.