Web+2.0+Tools

= Definition = =Characteristic= Web 2.0 websites allow users to do more than just retrieve information.

=MY Top Ten list (as at September 2008 - subject to change!)= 1. Flickr (Suzie Vesper's Flickr page ) [|Big Huge Labs] [|Bubblr] 2. [|Wordle] 3. [|Blabberize] 4. [|Clustr Maps] 5. [|Skype] 6. [|Lookybooks] this site is now closed 7. [|Google Maps] Don't forget......[|Google Sky] and [|Google Drive] !) 8. [|Survey Monkey] 9. [|Voicethread] (Suzie Vesper's Voicethread page-very well resourced) 10.[| Jing]

1. [|Skype] 2. [|Blogspot] 3. [|Wikispaces] 4. [|Vocaroo] 5. [|Blabberize] 6. [|Survey Monkey] 7. [|Jing] 8. [|Voicethread] 9. [|Text Generator] 10. [|Photo Peach]
 * Top Ten List (as at September 2009 - subject to change!) **


 * These tools are actually in no particular order but rather are the ten that I use the most frequently and would never want to be without!**
 * Also worthy of mentioning would be**

13. [|Mindmeister] 14. [|Voki] 15. [|Photofunia] 16. [|Tube T.V] (Mac only sorry) 17. [|Fotoflexer]
 * 11. [|Kideos] This is a child friendly video host (in Youtube style) **
 * 12. [|Glogster] **

Try [|Photopeach] for creating digital photostories, a terrific Web 2.0 tool that you can add music and captions to in a matter of seconds!  media type="custom" key="4328439" Tino Pai Room 4 Mount Maunganui Primary for infusing ICT into their daily programme!

Take a look at [|Vocaroo] an online voice recording tool that is automatically hosted on the internet. Visit an Omanu learners blog to hear authentic examples - [|Room 14] A great tool to support Oral language in the classroom and to enhance our digital presence.

For those of you using Wordle ....... Click [|HERE] to view an online presentation of 32 ways of using this web 2.0 tool in the classroom.



**Click on the screen capture to be redirected to the website. This a web 2.0 tool that you download to your computer.** **Here is my very quick, honestly less than 2 minutes is all it took (and not so creative Shape Collage, using photo's from our last years school visit to Point England and Buckland's Beach Schools). you can use absolutely any shape plus type in any letters or words. I love the way it saves as a jpeg to your computer so that you always have it and so that you can use it in lots of other applications. Very useful** *

= For those of you beginning to explore the world of [|Glogster]. Here is a fantastic educational Glog created to inform and educate Parents =





==**A great 'Find' thanks to Ange M. at Te Akau ki Papamoa.....** == [|Widgetbox] - find unlimited widgets, many many categories....be warying of the advertising that appears on some. You can even make you own widget!

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= =Other Lists= [|100 Helpful Web Tools for every kind of Learner] - Specifically sorted into Learning Styles e.g. Visual, Kinesthetic, Auditory. Steve Dembo and his [|Teach42] site.
 * Yet another link to a [|"Top 100 List"] but this one is different because it is purely for educators. Each new find is worthy of exploring as there is always something new....**

[|Photofunia] Here are some examples....all you need is a face shot, clearer the better....endless, easy opportunities for your learners to create and integrate. This new 'Face Detection' software is nothing short of amazing!

[|100 Helpful Web Tools for all Learners] media type="custom" key="895413" media type="youtube" key="aEiPgjTyWMQ&hl=en" height="355" width="425"
 * An interesting Slideshow on Web 2.0 tools.**
 * Why use Web 2.0 Tools?**

[|Scratch]
 * This is a Kids Web programming tool......haven't had the chance to test drive it yet....tell me what you think.....**

Support Documents
Learning with ScratchCreating with ScratchProgramming with Scratch

//These sites are created by computer programs (called robots) that constantly mine the internet for information on current events. Thought some of you might find it handy. Glen from Te Akau.//
 * Data Mining Sites**

[|Skrbl] - Easy to share online whiteboard media type="custom" key="906085"
 * [|Universe] - Creates interactive constellations based on current events over the last week. Great for social studies type investigations.
 * [|Wordcount] - tracking the way we use language - the most commonly used 86,000 words in the english language.
 * [|10 x 10] - 100 pictures that define now

I found this interesting Web 2.0 tool recently, worth a look.......especially for those looking to embed Literacy and ICT into their classroom programme. media type="custom" key="895469" Narratives? Expressive Writing? Persuasive Arguments? media type="custom" key="849477" **Hint: Click on the 'Google Eyes' for a better view........** Listen to members of Screen Actor Guild read books [|Online 'talking' books] Here is a little site I have played with, it is great as an ignition activity. I was using it for narratives, along with an x chart to get students thinking about what their characters were thinking. It makes a photo talk, and you record directly onto the site. Bronwyn Ward (TAKP) media type="custom" key="852949" Thanks Bron, here is an info widget from the Blabberize site.......this is digital literacy at it's finest! media type="custom" key="894207" I found this fun tool recently, amazing what you can do with a simple photo or Google image (in this case Harry Potter) media type="custom" key="898141" It's called [|"Be Funky"] - I did this in the 'Cartoonizer'.

[|Clustr Maps] Add some code to your site to see a visual representation of where your visitors have come from. Different sized red dots indicate the number of people from that area who have visited. If you click on the map, you go to the website and see an exact figure for how many visitors you have had.