Web+2.0+Technologies

=Web 2.0 Technologies =

So many technologies, so little time! Which one will work for your students? Which one will promote more critical thinking? This page starts with a link to a little of everything and that features several, with lengthy instructions. OUTLINE of Web Tools-- See grouping by Bloom's Taxonomy.

** VOICETHREAD **
Using this tool, students and teachers collaborate to create exciting and fun presentations and/or discussions. The online software allows users to upload photographs, images, documents, etc. to create a multimedia presentation that users add comments to using a microphone, text or video webcam. Check out the website at www.voicethread.com. Much like Glogster, there is also an educational side of the site, which can be found at ed.voicethread.com.

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Voicethread can be used for/to:
 * Teacher presentations
 * collaborative projects among students
 * encourage discussions between students/classes on a specific subject.
 * create digital stories online to share

This is a Voicethread that I created to go along with the book //We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball// by Kadir Nelson. It incorporates both photographs from online sources as well as images that I took myself and uploaded onto the site. After creating this Voicethread, students could view it and comment on it. I downloaded it as a video with my own commentary to use as a presentation for a class. media type="file" key="Voicethread_ForbesField.mov" width="300" height="300"

Anyone can sign up for a free account, but there K-12 Educators can sign up for a free account within Ed.Voicethread, and then students can sign up as well using a valid email address (their webapps address would work perfectly). Check out this Getting Started Guide for educators on how to sign up and get students ready to create Voicethreads!
 * Signing Up:**

Social Studies Lesson on Reconstruction after the Civil War, with lesson plan and voicethread: []
 * Voicethread Examples:**

9th Graders write a children's story about astronomy: []

9th Grade Chinese Language Lesson:[]

Visit these sites to chat with others using Voicethread and get new ideas to use.
 * Voicethread Communities:**

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http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/

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** GLOGSTER **
Glogster is a way to create interactive online posters or presentations. Students can use this as an alternative to the traditional poster project. Users are able to upload photographs, images or videos, link to online media, and present the poster as a visual accompaniment for a speech. The posters can also be printed out on a 8.5*11 page.

[|www.edu.glogster.com]

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Glogster can be used to create:
 * author posters in an English class
 * historical presentations for Social Studies
 * Science experiment steps or research

View a presentation that can be shared with students

Rubric: Guide for grading Glogster, provided by the site

PA Librarian Glogs
 * Good examples of Glogs:**

** TWITTER **
Twitter is a social media network that allows users to share their thoughts/actions/news in 140 characters or less. Twitter has revolutionized the way that information is shared and distributed.

Great video about Twitter on its 5th Birthday (embedding disabled): http://youtu.be/k4cR2BxDgo8

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Here are some quick facts about Twitter:


 * The first Tweet was sent on March 21, 2006
 * Twitter users now send about 1 Billion tweets per week
 * Lady Gaga has the most followers on Twitter: over 9.4 million
 * Twitter and Facebook were shut down during the Egyptian riots in January of 2011, because protesters were using Twitter/Facebook to connect and plan protests

Twitter Terms:  
 * Handle- one's Twitter username (example: @PTHSLibrary)
 * Hashtag- a # symbol followed by a topic, name, place, etc that can be used as a search term, also called a trending topic
 * Bit.ly URL- service that shortens URLs to be used in Tweets
 * RT (Retweet)- to repost a message someone else posted
 * DM (Direct Message)- send a direct private message to another user
 * Twitter can be used to:**
 * inform classes about assignments or projects
 * spark discussion between students and teachers
 * incorporate social media and technology into lessons

Schools using Twitter in the classroom: @http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=3738


 * Interesting and Helpful Articles **

Cooper-Taylor, Carol. "50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Education." Cooper-Taylor Training. August 22, 2008. []

Gross, Doug. “ 5 ways Twitter changed how we communicate.” CNN March 21, 2011. []

Watters, Audrey. “5 ways Twitter has changed education.” Mind/Shift. March 21, 2011. http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/03/5-ways-twitter-has-changed-education/

Ng, David. "Making Opera Plots Trim as a Tweet." Los Angeles Times. April 14, 2011. []

**EDMODO**
Edmodo works similar to NING and/or Twitter. Teachers can use it to send messages, collect feedback, or post assignments. It has a calendar, gradebook, and storage space.

Link: www.edmodo.com

Interesting links related to Edmodo @http://teachingthatsticks.blogspot.com/2010/02/using-edmodo-in-classroom-five-days.html @http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/edmodo-1 @http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/03/05/edmodo-a-social-network-that-works-in-the-classroom-mace2010/

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