Web+2.0+For+Teachers

= = = = =What is Web 2.0? =

From: In Search of the Next Generation Online Learning Environment by Stephen W. Baker, Ph.D and Truls K. Henriksen "

In recent years, there has been marked interest in and widespread media coverage of an evolution in the use of the internet so profound that it has given rise to new name for the web itself: “Web 2.0.” The evolution centers around the rise of “social software.” The term “social software” came into parlance in 2002 and is attributed to writer/researcher/teacher, Clay Shirky. According to Shirky, social software is, essentially, “software that supports group interaction” (Shirky, 2003). Examples include:===


 * Synchronous and asynchronous online forums
 * Social networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook
 * Sites that combine community file sharing with social networking,such as Flickr and YouTube
 * Multiplayer online games
 * Weblogs (Blogger/RSS) often involving audio and video elements
 * Wikis
 * Applications for social bookmarking, such as del.icio.us
 * Video conferencing

As UK education researchers, Futurelab, point out,” new forms of collaboration tools are also emerging, where people can work together to build new documents or products” (Owen et al, 2006, p. 4)."

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=Essential Tools =

[|K12 Online Conference] =[|Twitter]= media type="youtube" key="ddO9idmax0o&hl=en" height="355" width="425"

RSS Feed Aggregators
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 * [[image:http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/RSS+for+Educators.pdf"]][| RSS for Educators.pdf]
 * [|"Cut Through the Web Noise" with RSS]

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 * [|Bloglines]
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 * [|Jen Maddrell bloglines]
 * [|Google Reader]
 * [|Netvibes]
 * [|Pageflakes]
 * [|Grazr]
 * Social Bookmarking**

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 * [|Picnik]
 * [|BubbleShare] Photo sharing
 * [|Slide]slideshows, slide shows, photo sharing, image hosting, widgets, MySpace codes, web publishing, music
 * **[|Animoto]** Animoto is a web application that automatically generates videos using patent-pending Cinematic Artificial Intelligence technology and high-end motion design. Animoto videos have the visual energy of a music video and the emotional impact of a movie trailer.
 * [|One True Media] - add video or photos to your blog
 * [|Flickr]
 * [|Phixr]
 * [|Picasa]
 * [|Fauxto]
 * [|FotoFlexer]
 * [|Scrapblog]
 * [|BigHugeLabs] - Flickr applications
 * [|RockYou]

**Wikis**

A wiki (IPA: [ˈwɪ.kiː]  or [ˈwiː.kiː] [1]) is a type of Web site that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove, and otherwise edit and change some available content, sometimes without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative authoring. The term wiki also can refer to the collaborative software itself (wiki engine) that facilitates the operation of such a Web site, or to certain specific wiki sites, including the computer science site (an original wiki), WikiWikiWeb, and on-line encyclopedias such as Wikipedia. "Wiki." Wikipedia. WikiMedia Foundation. 24 Nov 2006 <[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki>]. media type="youtube" key="-dnL00TdmLY&hl=en" height="355" width="425"


 * Some Popular Wiki Tools**
 * WikiSpace -- http://wikispaces.com/ and WikiSpace for Teachers-- http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K
 * PBWiki (short for Peanut Butter Wiki) -- http://pbwiki.com/
 * Seed Wiki -- http://seedwiki.com/
 * XWIKI -- http://www.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/?language=en
 * [|Wetpaint-]
 * [|Classroom Displays Wiki]
 * **Blogs**
 * [|My Del.icio.us Blog Links]
 * [|KidzBlog]

**Audio/Video**
 * [|Screencast-o-matic] - can be used to make a video (with audio) of the task you are performing on your screen. It's nothing new, but the fact that it is all web-based now is very cool. Once you make your movie, you can have it hosted on their site or you can download it in .mov format to host yourself. Have students create help files for various purposes or demonstrate an assignment you want them to complete at home.
 * [|VoiceThread] - WOW!!! If you haven't tried this one, it's awesome. can be used for digital storytelling. You can either upload photos into VoiceThread, or you can pull them in across the web from Flickr. It creates a slideshow. But then, you can record audio for each picture telling a story. Then you share your finished project. BUT IT GETS BETTER! You can view and listen to someone's VoiceThread. If you have a story of your own to share or simply want to comment on an image, you click a button and you're on your way. Think of it as an audio/visual blog post. Yes, the comments can be moderated.

Video Editing and Sharing

 * [|Teacher Tube]
 * [|SchoolTube]
 * [|Zamzar]
 * [|SplashCast]


 * Google products**
 * http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/


 * Podcasting**
 * [|Audacity] - Free Audio Recorder and Sound Editor
 * [|podOmatic]

[|Skype] [|MediaMax] http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html
 * Other**

Lisa Parisi's Web 2.0 Class wiki

 * Lisa Parisi's 21st Century Classroom Wiki**