Web+2.0

Web 2.0 tools and resources of interest...

[|www.edtechtalk.com]

We really need a chat program for not only TIS's to utilize, but one that teachers and students can use within the district. This is a great collaboration tool that is being blocked!

If you have not used it already...anything Google...but especially Google Docs!!!

One great thing I heard was that Teachers must learn it and do it themselves before adding the student level. They must feel comfortable and confident in the use of this new technology. We need to teach ourselves, then the admin and finally the students. Why admin? We need their buy in and for them to embrace the Web 2.0 technologies.

I had a great idea...well OK...I saw this idea on someone's blog and I thought it was cool. I had a college professor that once said, "Creativity is not coming up with your own idea, but seeing a great idea in another classroom and implementing it well in your own classroom!" OK...so the idea was to list a Top 10 list of great web 2.0 tools for the classroom. Please include links when possible.

//**Anita's Top 10 List**// 10. [|VodPod] - This website is like [|del.icio.us], but instead of websites, you can tag videos to keep in a collection.

9. [|Zoho] - This might take over Google. It has a lot of the same tools and applications as Google.

8. [|YouTube] and [|Teacher Tube] - These are great resources for teachers to upload and share what is happening in the classroom, or students to upload projects. I have heard about [|School Tube] also and told that students are using this more than the others.

7. [|del.icio.us] - This is great to bookmark your websites, and SHARE with others!

6. Blogs - Such as [|TypePad]. I hope there is a swing of people starting to use blogs in different ways such as historical blogs, book reviews and clubs and historical journals.

5. iChat or [|Google Talk] - Chat is such a great collaboration tool. It is a shame it is blocked in CCSD. Not only for the TIS's, but other teachers and students could collaborate using a chat software.

4. [|Google Calendar] - I love this calendar system because it allows me to keep track of my personal, church, work and school calendars in one location. I wish Group Wise could work with this calendar.

3. Wikis - Such as [|WetPaint], [|PBWikis] and [|Wikispaces].

2. [|iGoogle] - This allows me to keep track of all the blogs and websites I following. Basically, an RSS feeder that is pretty!!!

1. [|Google Docs] - This is the best collaboration tool I am using. I use it for everything, from working on our family budget to collaborating with colleagues.

Common Craft has some great videos that shows how to use a lot of these Web 2.0 tools. [|Common Craft Videos]