Web+2.0+Tools

I’m sharing some links to web 2.0 tools that I have used successfully with students: Big Huge Labs [] (Love the trading cards and magazine cover apps) Animoto [] (Use the education version of this multimedia program and you can access your students work with a login) Another advantage, students can access their work via the Internet—- no worries about software versions or platform. wordle [] Create word clouds with any group of text. Glogster [|http://edu.glogster.com] Create interactive multimedia posters (an example is on the Appalachian Literature moodle I shared in an earlier post). Google Earth Trips - Download the software, create maps linked with student created content. Many examples are called Google Lit Trips but you can use this tool with any geographically focused lesson. MyFakeWall [] Create “Facebook” type pages from biographical information. The site has many examples that could be used for instruction. Museum Box [] This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. Many boxes available on the site could be used for instruction. Zimmer Twins [] Create animated movies with very little “learning-curve” and no software downloads. Storybird [] Collaborative creation of picture books. Free educator account allows you to create your own student generated library. Dipity [] Create an interactive timeline. Kerpoof Studio (K-8) [] Make a picture, a movie, a drawing or a card by selecting a background and then dragging and dropping your selected additions. Educator account allows teachers moderate a class message board with students posting creations and collaborating on a project in real-time from different computers. Aviary [] Use educator part of the site to create logos, web templates, screen captures, edit your photos. Site is full of online creation tools. Go!Animate [] This education version of the popular animation site allows users to create animated stories and to search the database created by other users. SimplyBox [] Save URL’s with your own annotations organized with your own headings and share them with any other Simply box user. Great tool for research groups.