Web+2.0+Workshop+AM

Web 2.0 Tools Communication and Collaboration (and a few others!)

[|Edmodo]

 * Codes for each of our schools
 * High School code--**ribsdn**
 * Middle School code--**ud235n**
 * Jefferson code--**ufxp3v**
 * Roosevelt code--**bojpqp**
 * Washington code--**6fnx6b**

Word Clouds

[|Wordle]
 * Wordle is a tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide.

[|ABCya! Word Clouds]
 * Grades 2, 3, 4, 5

[|Tagxedo]
 * "Word clouds with style."
 * You need to install an add-on to your browser.
 * Very customizable!

Practice Text: N drive--Waring Signs of Bullying

Document Collaboration

[|GoogleDocs]
 *  Create documents and collaborate with others. Documents, Presentations, Spreadsheets, Forms, etc.
 * [|How to use Google for Education]
 * [|Teach Collaborative Revision with Google Docs]
 * [|Art Project, powered by Google]
 * [|Google Scholar]
 * Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.
 * [|Google Books]
 * [|Google Search Tips]
 * [|Fluberoo] Create a form and grade assessments online! (FYI: use [|moourl.com] to shorten links!)
 * Complete this quiz: []

[|WriteBoard]
 * Writeboards are sharable, web-based text documents that you can use to collaborate with others.
 * [] PW: na
 * Not synchronized

[|Type With Me]
 * Log on to [] to see how this works!

[|Crocodoc]
 * Review a Word document, fill out a PDF form, mark up an image, and more.
 * Real-time collaboration.
 * []

Communication Tools

[|Prezi]
 * Samples
 * Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software that features a zoomable canvas.
 * Short tutorials--[]
 * To get an education account, you need an education email address. Students also need to sign up using education email to get the education account. They can sign up with their own email for a regular free account.

[|Animoto]
 * Student Samples
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 * Directions for setting up student accounts: [|Animoto_Account_Education.pdf]

[|Glogster]
 * Create interactive posters online.
 * Educational membership available.
 * Student samples

[|Our Story]
 * Save Stories, Photos, and Videos on a Collaborative Timeline.

[|Voki] media type="custom" key="10758472"

[|Read Write Think]
 * Their mission is to provide access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering free materials.
 * Featured Interactives: Comic Creator Story Map

Useful Tools

[|Quizlet]
 * Quizlet is a free flash cards and study games website. All of the material is user-generated.

[|Tubechop]
 * Select only the portion of a YouTube video that you need.
 * [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYexOlC0CXw]
 * media type="custom" key="10834567"

[|Diigo]
 * Carry your bookmarks with you anywhere!
 * Social bookmarking website which allows users to bookmark and tag web-pages. Users can also highlight any part of a webpage and attach sticky notes to specific highlights or to a whole page.

[|SendItHome]
 * Send documents to your email address.

Sites, Sites, and More Sites!

Web 2.0 Guru
 * Tools by subject

[|Live Binder---Best Web Tools for Teachers]

Cool Tools for Schools