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If you're not an avid follower of #edchat on Twitter, you may be missing out on a great opportunity to learn about some new Web 2.0 tools that are currently being used in classrooms around the world. That's because @chickensaltash posed a simple question to the PLN and there has been a huge swell of support ...

Online tools and resources have made it easier for teachers to instruct students, and for students to collaborate with those teachers and with other students and parents. These "Web 2.0″ teaching tools aren't magical, but they may seem to defy definition at times since they save time, help you to stay organized, and often take up little space on a computer.

Social media provides a variety of tools, commonly referred to as Web 2.0, that educators can use to engage students and enhance essential skills (communication, collaboration, creativity, media literacy, technological proficiency, global awareness. Other tools can be leveraged to become more efficient and effective at what we do in education.

A comprehensive list of the best web 2.0 tools and links, sorted via category, for teaching and learning with technology.

A Web 2.0 site may allow users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media dialogue as creators of user-generated content in a virtual community, in contrast to Web sites where people are limited to the passive viewing of content.

I want to share some Web 2.0 teaching tools that are some of the best-of-the-best ones that have worked for me, my students, and other teachers. Basic information, curriculum ideas, and other resources are included to save you time in getting started. You'll discover that Web 2.0 can provide compelling teaching and learning opportunities.

Blogs (Weblogs) --Blogs to Share *Calendars, Task Management & ToDo List Tools --Calendars, Task Management & ToDo List Ideas *Drawing, Charting & Mapping Tools --Drawing, Charting & Mapping Tools - Ideas to Share *Photo and Photo Sharing Tools --Photo Ideas to Share *Portal & WebPage Starting Tools --Ideas to Share about Portal & Webpage Starting Tools *Presentation Tools

Find all Online tools and applications on one page, get a short description, compare, read reviews, see what people are saying about each one on the web, see screencasts and more...

WebTools4U2Use will introduce you to a lot of different, powerful, useful tools. This article has sound suggestions for building your Web 2.0 toolkit including this: "Like real tools, your Web 2.0 "Tool Kit," will get old, and better tools will come around, so always remember to go back through the process every once in a while to see if it's time to re-tool.

Like many simple concepts, "open editing" has some profound and subtle effects on Wiki usage. Allowing everyday users to create and edit any page in a Web site is exciting in that it encourages democratic use of the Web and promotes content composition by nontechnical users.

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