Web 2.0 Tools
Here are a few great tools that I have integrated; with teachers into their classrooms or the in my lab. If you would like to see some of the projects we created click on the samples below.
VoiceThreadVoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videosand allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too.
Glogster EDU is your original educational resource for innovative and interactive learning. Glogster EDU was conceived to imaginatively, productively, and collaboratively respond to the dynamic educational landscape and exceed the needs of today’s educators and learners.
Students foster connections with people in the community and around the world, Skype in school has many benefits that can expand the learning that occurs in the classroom. Skype's many modes of communication -- voice, text and video -- also provide students with the opportunity to experience learning through different senses.
TeacherTube is a video sharing website similar to, and based on, YouTube. It is designed to allow those in the educational industry, particularly teachers, to share educational resources such as video, audio, documents, photos, groups and blogs. The site contains a mixture of classroom teaching resources and others designed to aid teacher training.
Teach with video BrainPOP Jr. provides educational movies for K-3 students. Homework Help, leveled quizzes, games and activities for kids.
The word "streaming" probably brings to mind streaming audio and video files that people can play on demand. But streaming videos are only one component of Discovery Education streaming. The program also includes lesson plans, curriculum materials and other tools for both teachers and students.
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in several ways – text, voice, audio file, or webcam.
This is a littlebirdtales sample:
Little Bird Tales is a creative story building tool that allows you to capture your students voice and creativity and is fun and easy to share. Little Bird Tales was created to help nurture children's creativity and imagination while simultaneously creating one of-a-kind digital stories that can easily be shared.
