Web+2.0+Resources

[|100 Inspiring Ways to Use Social Media In the Classroom]

Informational Videos [|Web 2.0] - Video - The Machine is Us/ing Us [|What is social networking?] - Video - Social Networking in Plain English [|What is podcasting] - Video - Podcasting in Plain English [|What is RSS?] - Video - RSS in Plain English

Wikis [|What is a wiki?] - Video - Wikis in Plain English [|PBWorks] - Wiki hosting tool

Blogs [|What is a blog?] - Video - Blogs in Plain English [|Blogger] - Blog hosting tool [|WordPress] - Blog hosting tool [|LiveJournal] - Blog hosting tool [|Twitter] - Microblogging tool [|100 Blogs That Will Make You Smarter]
 * [|What is Twitter] - Video - Twitter in Plain English

Social Bookmarking [|What is social bookmarking?] - Video - Social Bookmarking in Plain English [|Delicious]- Social bookmarking tool [|Diigo]- Social bookmarking tool

Intel Thinking Tools [|Visual Ranking Tool] - Identify and refine criteria for assigning a ranking to a list [|Seeing Reason Tool] - Investigate relationships in complex systems, and create maps that to show understanding [|Showing Evidence Tool] - Construct well-reasoned arguments supported by evidence, using a visual framework

Additional Tools [|GoogleDocs] - Create and share work online [|TypeWith.me] - Create and share work online [|Animoto] Create a video from photos and video clips [|Voki] Create a speaking avatar [|Wordle]- Word Cloud Creator [|Timer] - Download NCRTEC Timer tool AskAway - Instant chat with a reference librarian 24/7 [|Skype] Call and Chat (video and audio) over the internet [|Glogster] - Create a poster! [|VoiceThread] - Collaborate and share using video, audio, and text [|Web 2.0 Rubrics] - Rubrics for blogs, wikis, Skype, Twitter, VoiceThread, Glogster, and more [|Web 2.0 Rubrics] Web 2.0 Rubrics from Kathy Schrock - Download tool and use through Microsoft Excel (Be sure to ENABLE macros) Only works with 2007 or older [|Flash Group Maker] - Group Maker to quickly break your students into groups of 2, 3, 4, or 5