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"18 Web 2.0 Tools for Instruction"

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Google Wave (currently in preview) is a new online collaboration tool created by Google. It provides the opportunity for asynchronous and synchronous communication among users. Waves allow participants to share resources, images, videos, documents, etc in order to discuss, collaborate, etc. It's a wonderful tool and my guess is that it will only become more powerful when it is open to all and a little more polished. Even in it's current state, it's quite robiust.

"More Tools for Digital Storytellers by Ozge Karaoglu"

This page contains tutorials for using Google tools.

GREAT resource on web 2.0 tools

a real time, live text collaboration tool. You invite others to join you (via email) and whatever they type will show up on the document (in real time) in another color. You can import a document into Type With Me, and edit it there in the space, live. You can save your document, export it, and even play it back (as if it were a movie) using a feature on the site called "timeline". There is also a chat area, so that you can have sidebar conversations with the people sharing your workspace that you might not want to appear in the document.

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Animoto is an amazing tool for creating quick animations with your images.

26 web 2.0 tools in one great place!

This is a wonderful resource from Discovery Education. The .pdf file provides you with 30 excellent Web 2.0 tools and a challenge to acompany each one.

ToonDoo is a very user friendly web based application that allows you to create cartoon strips and even cartoon books. The site is designed to encourage participants to create new strips, share their work, and discuss cartooning. What a great way to get students involved in the writing / digital story telling process. The Toon Creator is full of backgrounds, character, props, and other useful tools to aid in creating your masterpieces. I would say that the site is certainly appropriate and easy enough to use for elementary students but is entirely appropriate for older students as well. What a find :)

The Comic Creator invites students to compose their own comic strips for a variety of contexts (prewriting, pre- and postreading activities, response to literature, and so on). The organizers focus on the key elements of comic strips by allowing students to choose backgrounds, characters, and props, as well as to compose related dialogue. This versatile tool can be used by students from kindergarten through high school.

Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists.

Online Organizer - Plan * Organize * Share Zoho planner is a tool for online to do lists, reminders, notes, and images. Share it with your friends. Get things done - it's simple & free

Thanks to Kim. She shared this as a recent entry in her blog :) http://kadair123.blogspot.com/

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