Web 2.0 Tools

The web is different than it used to be. And it's changing as we speak! New tools for teachers are being created everyday.

This page attempts to capture some of the flavor of Web 2.0 tools, tips and tricks. Find blog stuff, video/photo stuff, RSS stuff and wiki stuff. The short list below gives you a quick taste. When you get your fill here, travel over to my Delicious page for more!

 

Delicious
All teachers should be using this social bookmarking network
WordPress
The Queen Mother of Blogging software
 Net Vibes
A very cool RSS reader with great Web 2.0 features
 Seven Things to Know About Creative Commons
This gives you some basic info about how you can safely use online resources
Cooliris
Transforms your browser into a great image & video search tool / browser

 

Some Basic Stuff
List of Web 2.0 tools
Handy list just for teachers
Web 2.0 tools & apps
An ever-growing list
Web 2.0 Awards
174 sites in 41 categories
The Best Web Awards
100 top Web 2.0 apps chosen by Internet users
What Works Best in Schools Web 2.0 list
Created by the McREL people
Best Embeds for Educational Blogs
A handy list of tools to embed on your own site
100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner
Some great tools that you can use to differentiate instruction
AUP Policies for Web 2.0
Documents that provide support for updating older AUPs
School AUP 2.0
David Warlick's site for updating AUPs
Blogs & Blogging: A Homerun for Teaching, Learning and Technology
Step by step instructions to making an educational blog with of lots of examples
Blogs in Plain English
Nice video clip
Blog WebQuest for Teachers
A cool tool that helps teachers understand, create and use blogs!
 Education Podcasting Network
A whole range of podcast stuff helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with
 Educational Uses of Blogs and Wikis
Articles and resources for teachers
 Electronic Frontier Foundation
Gives a basic roadmap to the legal issues you may confront as a blogger
 Teaching Tips: Using Online Journals and Blogs
Articles that outline how teachers can use blogs
 Weblogging to Success
Read about how students blossom as writers

Podcasting / Audio
CCMixer
A community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons
 How to Find Podsafe Music
A huge site with lots of resources for legal, podcast friendly music
Odeo
Record, share & download audio
 Podcasting Legal Guide: Rules for the Revolution
 Podcasting in Education
Apple's tutorial page
 Pocasting in Education
Same name, different resources
podOmatic
Web-based tools that let anyone find, create and listen to podcasts


Photos / Video
Animoto
Fun video creation tool using still photos
Flickr
Free service that stores & uploads photos directly to your site
FlickrCC
Easily find Creative Commons Flickr images
Multimedia Resources for Educators
Resources educators can use in multimedia presentations
 OurMedia
Provides free storage and free bandwidth for your videos, audio files, photos, text or software
Picasa
Google's entry into photo management
Picnik
Sweet online photo editing tool
Prezi
A very cool web-based presentation tool!
 PhotoBucket
Photobucket is reliable, fast and very simple to use
SlideShare
Useful site for posting, sharing & finding presentaions
VoiceThread
A nice photo / audio creation tool
 Zoto
Another online photo hosting site that supports blogging

Blog Tools & Software
Blogger
 One of the first blogging platforms
 BlogMeister
This tool is designed with teachers and students in mind
 edublogs
Provides free blogs and hosting for educators
 ePals SchoolBlog 
Safely incorporate classroom blogs
 Gaggle Blogs
Same people who run gaggle.net email services for educators
MoveableType
Designed to ease maintenance of regularly updated sites
 Support Blogging
Best Practices and resources to help teachers use blogs effectively
 Typepad
"gives users the richest set of features to immediately share and publish information on the Web"
Wordpress.com
Based on the the open-source Wordpress software, this site offers free online blog publishing
 

Wikis
WikiPedia
 WikiSpaces
Create simple web pages that groups, friends, and families can edit together
 Wikis: Ready or Not
 PBWiki 
A free, easy to use tool
WetPaint
Same thing, different company
WikiMindMap
A search tool that organizes Wikipedia articles visually


RSS & RSS Readers
Allrss
The name says it all
 BlogLines
Create, subscribe anews feeds and blogs
 Google Reader
Reader automatically gets the latest news and updates for your favorite sites
 My Yahoo!
I think this one is the easiest
 NetNewsWire
A Macintosh RSS tool
RSS in Plain English
Another great video from CommonCraft
 Social Bookmarking Explained (pdf)
 Tag - You're Delicious!
Article by Andy Carvin explaining the tagging process


Social Networks
Twitter
Your life in 140 characters
Plurk
Twitter but better
Ning
Create your own social network
Classroom 2.0
An example of a Ning network for educators
100 Tips Apps and Resources for Educators on Twitter
Useful tips for integrating Twitter into your instruction
History Engine
Educational tool that gives students the opportunity to learn history by doing the work of a historian
WorldHistory
A neat site that lets users create history with maps, stories, sites and images
Social Networks in Education
Networks used in educational environments or for educational purposes