Web+2.0+Tools

= Web 2.0 Tools for Everyone! =


 * Web 2.0 can be defined many ways--some say we have entered the age of Web 3.0. || media type="youtube" key="CQibri7gpLM" height="244" width="301" ||

What is Web 2.0?

 * //"Imagine a school with children that can read or write, but teachers who cannot, and you have a metaphor of the Information Age in which we live." -Peter Cochrane//
 * Web 2.0 can be defined simply--"It is the read and write web where anyone can contribute and collaborate."

Links to Favorite Tools

 * **Animoto:** http://www.animoto.com
 * **Wordle:** http://www.wordle.net
 * Ways teachers are using Wordle: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/06/more-wordle-ideas.html
 * Others: Adjectives to describe main characters, thesaurus, student name plates, graphics for web pages, word clouds of student writing, etc.
 * **Spelling City:** http://www.spellingcity.com/
 * **Slideshare:** http://www.slideshare.net
 * **Google Docs:** http://docs.google.com
 * **PicNik:** http://www.picnik.com
 * **Flickr:** http://www.flickr.com
 * **Delicious:** http://delicious.com
 * **Bit Strips:** http://www.bitstrips.com
 * **You Tube:** http://www.youtube.com | Teacher Tube: http://www.teachertube.com | KickYouTube: http://kickyoutube.com/
 * **Scribd:** [|http://www.scribd.com]
 * **Wikispaces:** http://www.wikispaces.com

**On-Line Tools for Teachers:**
 * I Know That: http://www.iknowthat.com
 * Read Write & Think Student Materials: http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
 * Thinkfinity: http://www.thinkfinity.org/