Web+2.0+Tools

Free Web 2.0 Tools
==Below is a list of free Web 2.0 tools that can be used for a variety of purposes in your classroom. Technology is a great tool to enhance our teaching and help our students to use higher order thinking skills. Keeping Blooms Taxonomy in mind when planning our instructional outcomes will help us to push our thinkers to even higher levels.==

*If you know of an additional site that would be useful, please help our list grow by adding at the bottom!*

 * ** Blooms Taxonomy **  ** Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating **  ||
 * * [|www.wallwisher.com/] - Post It website ||  ||
 * * [|www.scrible.com] – allows you to mark up web pages ||  ||
 * * [|www.prezi.com] -a cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas and the connections between them. The result: visually captivating presentations that lead your audience down a path of discovery. ||  ||
 * * [|www.only2clicks.com/home.php?cat=491688] – easy way of storing/organizing links ||  ||
 * * [|www.pdftoword.com/] - great for turning locked PDF files into Word documents that you can adapt to meet your needs. ||  ||
 * * [|www.shmoop.com/] - student site for literature and a variety of subjects – includes summaries “in a nutshell” as well as more detailed versions and a “why should I care?” section that links the text to other texts and the broader context of the genre. ||  ||
 * * [] - analyzes student writing style and compares to famous authors ||  ||
 * * [|www.glogster.com/] - collaborative online learning platform for teachers and students to express their creativity, knowledge, ideas and skills in the classroom. ||  ||
 * * [] - use to save YouTube videos as files on your computer ||  ||
 * * [|http://storybird.com] – a collaborative story building site that allows students to use premade artwork to tell a story ||  ||
 * * [] - site where you can download free mp3s to use in a variety of ways ||  ||
 * * [|www.voki.com/] - create an avatar using several options, then write and/or record a monologue for that character to share ||  ||
 * * [] - choose an image, create a mouth, and record a monologue in a few quick minutes! ||  ||
 * * [|www.toondoo.com/] - Students can create their own comics or books using this versatile tool ||  ||
 * * [|www.funnytimes.com/playground/] - a simpler cartoon creator that might be good for political cartoons ||  ||
 * * [|www.aviary.com/tools/audio-editor] - an easy to use audio recorder and editor ||  ||
 * * [|www.zimmertwins.com] – excellent animated cartoon site. Kids can choose scenes, actions, and type in text. Enhances reading skills when students read what the character is doing and can change the different options. Can be used to create a story starter and have students finish ending. ||  ||
 * * [] 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. ||  ||
 * * [] a 3-Step, easy, collaborative newsletter creator ||  ||
 * * [] - very simple Jeopardy game maker ||  ||
 * * [|www.tagxedo.com/] - think Wordle but better. This site takes bodies of text and creates word clouds, but you can change the shape, font, size, etc. at will instead of randomizing it on Wordle. ||  ||
 * * [|www.boomwriter.com/Home/Schools] - teachers start a story and students continue to write the following chapters. Teachers can opt to have students vote to decide which chapter will be used next in the story. ||  ||
 * * [|http://education.weebly.com] – free site where you can create a class website and each student can have their own password encoded pages. Teachers can monitor any updates students make to the pages, and no email is required from the kids. The page can also be password encrypted both for the whole class and for each individual student. ||  ||
 * * [] - Animoto automatically analyzes music, photos and video clips, and orchestrates a custom video. Leaving you and your students free to focus on the content and narrative of their videos. ||  ||
 * * [] - a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning
 * [] - Text to speech capability. Allows you to create videos to illustrate conversations between two parties or just have one character address your class. Simply type the dialog.
 * [] - a simple board game maker (likely for younger kids)
 * [] - a free game creator - website run by an educator
 * [] - allows you to build jeopardy and other trivia games for use with students ||  ||
 * [] - allows you to build jeopardy and other trivia games for use with students ||  ||