Web+2.0+Tools

= Web 2.0 Toolbox =

toc What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 is where we can collaborate and create online. This page contains a short list of some tools you may find useful with PreK to 1st grade students. Please add to the list as you discover Web 2.0 tools that you use successfully with your students .An article by [|Steve Hargadon] listed 10 trends that prove why Web 2.0 is so important. In the article he makes this statement about Web 2.0, "It's not going to go away, and it is pretty amazing. I know it may seem overwhelming, but it's worth taking the time to jump in somewhere and start the process." Together we can learn collaboratively with our staff, community, students and colleagues throughout the world how to use Web 2.0.

Another article by Steve Hargadon, "[|Moving Toward Web 2.0 in K-12 Education,]" presents a clear case for teaching Web 2.0 in schools. This article lists 10 important trends that provide a rationale for using Web 2.0 in creating learning activities.

Where to find Web 2.0 Tools
Cool Tools for Schools - This is a wiki which sorts Web 2.0 tools into categories according to their general function. This site is constantly being updated so check it often. CogDogRoo - 50+ web-based tools to create a story. Great explanations of each tool and how it could be used. This is a great time-saver. [|GoToWeb20] - A fun interface that allows you to sort by tag, date or name. Loads of Web 2.0 tools to choose from. WebTools4u2use - Good resource, but it takes a while for the embedded glog on the page to load.

Blogs
This short video demonstrates in simple terms how a blog works.

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 * How will we use blogs as educators? **

Wikis
This short video demonstrates in simple terms how a wiki works.

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Other Web 2.0 Tools
These are tools that we have used either with staff or students at our school. Many more tools exist and I encourage you to take a look at them and share. A good resource to explore Web 2.0 Tools is Cool Tools for Schools.

[|GoAnimate]
- This is a fun to use tool for creating your own animations. The voice you hear in the animation below is mine recorded with audacity. I then increased the pitch to the desired level. Your students can create stories, teach lessons, and you can create problem solvers or slam dunk lessons using this tool.

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SlideRoll
- create and embed a slideshow of your photos quickly with this tool.

[|Art Pad]
- Art Pad is an online digital canvas that let's you develop a masterpiece. When the artwork is complete, replay the painting to watch the creative process!

[|Glogster]
- Create academic posters using Glogster! Share your student's knowledge and creativity with friends all around the world! Encourage students to create full multimedia projects that incorporate text, graphics, video and audio.

[|Tag Galaxy]
- Search the Flickr databases to sort images by category! This amazing site "pulls' a galaxy of images on any subject! Seeing is believing!

[|This is Daniel Cook]
Daniel Cook is an interactive site where young children can learn and have fun as they explore seasonal activities in the backyard, music, art, photography, solve puzzles, go on field trips, write in journals, and much more.

[|Wordle]
- is a tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. See some ideas our staff has shared on how to use this tool.

Kindergarten used this to teach sight words. KNDG- E1a.3

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[|Animoto]
- all automatic completely customized slide show creator. It takes just minutes to create. No two videos are ever the same. The students in Mrs.G's class created artwork that demonstrated some of their emotions. The students loved this creative way of showing their emotions! We used Animoto to display their artwork as a class and we incorporated technology. media type="custom" key="3170032"

[|One True Media]
- Easily mix your photos with videos with built-in effects. You can embed the final product in a blog, wiki, webpage, etc.

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[|Multicolr Search Lab]-
This interesting and easy-to-use tool has some potential for use in art and design. You may find how it works with other subjects areas like math or language arts. You select from 1 to 10 different colors and this tool searches Flickr pages for photos matching those colors. The photos selected are Creative Commons photographs that may be downloaded.

Audio Tools
Here are some tools that will help you create audio tracks for your projects using audio files with creative commons licensing.

[|ccMixter]
- "ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under [|Creative Commons] where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want." You can use Audacity or Garage Band to add tracks and loops to create your own music.

[|Freesound]
- The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of [|Creative Commons] licensed sounds. Freesound focusses only on sound, not songs. This is what sets freesound apart from other splendid libraries like [|ccMixter].

Math Tools
- These activities are often problems that can be solved in a variety of ways.

[|Kindergarten Everyday Math Activities]
Arcademic Skill Builders Fluency with basic math facts grows from drill and practice, but the worksheets that can build this fluency can become tedious for both students and teacher. This website takes the tedium out of drilling those basic facts. Because students have their hands busy with the mouse, it also helps them move beyond the finger counting stage. This site offers individual practice games, but our students really relish the multi-player games. Here’s how we do it: Students can change their vehicle color by clicking on it. When they’re ready, they click Start Race. The leader is the last to click, when all the group members are at the starting line.
 * Assign groups of 3-4 students of about the same computation ability.
 * Select one leader for each group.
 * All students click Play, and enter their first name.
 * The leader clicks Create Game, selects Private Game and enters a simple password (we use our school initials), click Next, then Create Game.
 * Other students click the Private tab, find their leader’s name, and click Join Game.