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What is Web 2.0 - YouTube - 0 views

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      This video really helps you understand what web 2.0 is and what is so significant about it. 
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Web 2.0 productivity tools | Socialbrite - 1 views

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      List of educational tools 
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Web 2.0 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • Web 2.0 websites allow users to do more than just retrieve information. By increasing what was already possible in "Web 1.0", they provide the user with more user-interface, software and storage facilities, all through their browser. This has been called "network as platform" computing.[2] Major features of Web 2.0 include social networking sites, user created web sites, self-publishing platforms, tagging, and social bookmarking. Users can provide the data that is on a Web 2.0 site and exercise some control over that data.[2][15] These sites may have an "architecture of participation" that encourages users to add value to the application as they use it.[1][2] Some scholars have put forth cloud computing as an example of Web 2.0 because cloud computing is simply an implication of computing on the Internet.[16] The concept of Web-as-participation-platform captures many of these characteristics. Bart Decrem, a founder and former CEO of Flock, calls Web 2.0 the "participatory Web"[17] and regards the Web-as-information-source as Web 1.0. Web 2.0 offers all users the same freedom to contribute. While this opens the possibility for serious debate and collaboration, it also increases the incidence of "spamming" and "trolling" by unscrupulous or misanthropic users. The impossibility of excluding group members who don’t contribute to the provision of goods from sharing profits gives rise to the possibility that serious members will prefer to withhold their contribution of effort and free ride on the contribution of others.[18] This requires what is sometimes called radical trust by the management of the website. According to Best,[19] the characteristics of Web 2.0 are: rich user experience, user participation, dynamic content, metadata, web standards and scalability. Further characteristics, such as openness, freedom[20] and collective intelligence[21] by way of user participation, can also be viewed as essential attributes of Web 2.0.
  • The client-side (web browser) technologies used in Web 2.0 development include Ajax and JavaScript frameworks such as YUI Library, Dojo Toolkit, MooTools, jQuery and Prototype JavaScript Framework. Ajax programming uses JavaScript to upload and download new data from the web server without undergoing a full page reload. To allow users to continue to interact with the page, communications such as data requests going to the server are separated from data coming back to the page (asynchronously). Otherwise, the user would have to routinely wait for the data to come back before they can do anything else on that page, just as a user has to wait for a page to complete the reload. This also increases overall performance of the site, as the sending of requests can complete quicker independent of blocking and queueing required to send data back to the client.
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101 Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers You Should Know About - 1 views

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      huge list of web 2.0 tools, some we have used some I am not familiar with
  • dotSUB is especially useful for foreign language teachers. Use it to watch videos with subtitles in the target language, or upload your own video and create your own subtitles.
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  • SchoolTube is a moderated video sharing website for K-12 students and teachers. Find videos on everything from anime to zoology. The design of the website is more modern than TeacherTube, which a lot of students appreciate.
  • 85.    Convert pdf to word     This nifty website allows you to turn static PDF pages into editable Microsoft Word documents. 86.    Online Stopwatch     Online Stopwatch is a web-based stopwatch that is easy to display on an interactive whiteboard and can count up or down. Use it for timed exams, essays, and standardized tests. 87.    Hootsuite     If you use social media to communicate with your students about homework assignment due dates, projects, etc., then you should give Hootsuite a try. Use it to schedule message reminders ahead of time so that you don’t risk forgetting, too. 88.    Microsoft Worldwide Telescope Microsoft Worldwide Telescope allows your computer to act as a virtual telescope by bringing together images from the most advanced telescopes around the world. It’s great for science teachers who are doing a lesson on Astronomy, or even English and History teachers who are discussing ancient Greek and Roman gods.
  • 89.    Poll Daddy With a free account, you can create online surveys and quizzes with up to 10 questions. However, you only get 200 responses a month, so it’s not something you can use every day. Your students can respond via your website, email, Facebook, iPad and Twitter. Also, the free account comes with some basic reports so that you can quickly see how well your class understands the topic. 90.    Zoomerang Use Zoomerang to create an unlimited number of online surveys and polls that can be answered via email, Facebook, Twitter or your website. Quizzes with up to 10 questions and 100 responses are free. 91.    Disapainted Animate basic web-based paint drawings with Disapainted. It’s a cool way to give life to a simple concept and, since it’s online, it’s even easier to project onto your interactive whiteboard. 92.    Grammarly Share Grammarly with your students because it’s a user friendly way to improve a paper. Simply copy and paste text into the box and click “check text.” Within 30 seconds, it provides a detailed analysis that includes 150 different grammar rules, plagiarism, word choice and more. The only downside is that Grammarly is a premium service; however, you can sign up for a free sevenday trial. 93.    Live Binders Live Binders is a cool online storage and organization tool. You can use it to create tabs for your important documents. 94.    Cueprompter A lot of students have a hard time giving class presentations, but Cueprompter helps to relieve some of the nerves. Copy and paste your script into the box and it displays just like a real teleprompter. Plus, it’s free to use. 95.    Twiddla Twiddla is a web-conferencing service that is great for helping students out after school. You can mark up graphics and websites, use it to brainstorm and more. It even has a few other nifty features that are free, including voice chat.
  • 96.    YouSendIt YouSendIt is an online service that allows you to upload and send large files via email. Use it to send documents to colleagues. 97.    Socrative This web 2.0 tool uses cell phones and/or laptops to gather feedback from students. You can post as many questions as you’d like, which is nice if you have several classes. 98.    Memplai Create videos in collaboration with your social network. The online video editing tools are useful if you don’t already have video editing software on your computer. 99.    Wordle Create beautiful word clouds from text that you provide. Like Tagxedo, it gives prominence to words that appear most frequently. You can save, print and share your creation. 100.    Zotero Zotero is a neat tool that helps you collect, organize, cite and share research that you have done. You can add PDFs, images, audio and video files, snapshots of web pages and more. It indexes the full-text content of your library, allowing you to quickly find what you’re looking for. 101.    GoEd Online So, I’ll end the list with a shameless bit of self-promotion. Cut me some slack, I spent a lot of time on this post! There’s no other website in the world where teachers can rent streaming educational videos or download eBooks, PowerPoint presentations and interactive games all in one place. Do me a favor and check it out.
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Resource Materials & Technology Center - Fun Web 2.0 Tools - 0 views

  • Wordle - Create word clouds Zooburst - Create 3D books Glogster - Create posters Image Chef - Create posters Picnik - Edit your photos and add special effects BeFunky - Edit your photos and add special effects Storybird - Create collaborative stories Dipity - Create your own timelines Voki - Create a character, and add voice Photovisi - Quickly upload your photos and create collages BigHugeLabs - Use your photos to create puzzles, posters, magazine covers, CD covers, slideshows, etc. Toondoo - Create comic strips Zimmer Twins - Create an animated movie Blabberize - Create talking pictures JibJab - Create eCards and pictures with your photos Fun Face Cam! - Take funny photos with your webcam
  • Wordle - Create word clouds Zooburst - Create 3D books Glogster - Create posters Image Chef - Create posters Picnik - Edit your photos and add special effects BeFunky - Edit your photos and add special effects Storybird - Create collaborative stories Dipity - Create your own timelines Voki - Create a character, and add voice Photovisi - Quickly upload your photos and create collages BigHugeLabs - Use your photos to create puzzles, posters, magazine covers, CD covers, slideshows, etc. Toondoo - Create comic strips Zimmer Twins - Create an animated movie Blabberize - Create talking pictures JibJab - Create eCards and pictures with your photos Fun Face Cam! - Take funny photos with your webcam
  • Wordle - Create word clouds Zooburst - Create 3D books Glogster - Create posters Image Chef - Create posters Picnik - Edit your photos and add special effects BeFunky - Edit your photos and add special effects Storybird - Create collaborative stories Dipity - Create your own timelines Voki - Create a character, and add voice Photovisi - Quickly upload your photos and create collages BigHugeLabs - Use your photos to create puzzles, posters, magazine covers, CD covers, slideshows, etc. Toondoo - Create comic strips Zimmer Twins - Create an animated movie Blabberize - Create talking pictures JibJab - Create eCards and pictures with your photos Fun Face Cam! - Take funny photos with your webcam
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  • Wordle - Create word clouds Zooburst - Create 3D books Glogster - Create posters Image Chef - Create posters Picnik - Edit your photos and add special effects BeFunky - Edit your photos and add special effects Storybird - Create collaborative stories Dipity - Create your own timelines Voki - Create a character, and add voice Photovisi - Quickly upload your photos and create collages BigHugeLabs - Use your photos to create puzzles, posters, magazine covers, CD covers, slideshows, etc. Toondoo - Create comic strips Zimmer Twins - Create an animated movie Blabberize - Create talking pictures JibJab - Create eCards and pictures with your photos Fun Face Cam! - Take funny photos with your webcam
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    "Wordle - Create word clouds Zooburst - Create 3D books Glogster - Create posters Image Chef - Create posters Picnik - Edit your photos and add special effects BeFunky - Edit your photos and add special effects Storybird - Create collaborative stories Dipity - Create your own timelines Voki - Create a character, and add voice Photovisi - Quickly upload your photos and create collages BigHugeLabs - Use your photos to create puzzles, posters, magazine covers, CD covers, slideshows, etc. Toondoo - Create comic strips Zimmer Twins - Create an animated movie Blabberize - Create talking pictures JibJab - Create eCards and pictures with your photos Fun Face Cam! - Take funny photos with your webcam"
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