Web+Tools


 * || =====**Web 2.0 Tools are everywhere! New ones are constantly appearing! This list of tools is just a starting point for Web 2.0 exploration for Hot Springs School District teachers.**=====

=Wikis= Features to look for: mail, discussion threads, permission options for users, import for blogs, viewable changes, reporting on changes
 * **wikispaces** - www.wikispaces.com - Example: Web20wiki - Open Ed wiki- [|Getting Started Handout]
 * **Wetpaint** - [|www.wetpaint.com] - Example: [|Canterbury Tales] [|Ways to Wiki]
 * **Pbwiki** - [|pbwiki.com] - Examples: [|Wiki Playground] - [|Georgestuff] - [|Ft.Smith Classroom] -
 * **Wikipedia** - [|www.wikipedia.com] - [[file:Quick Start Guide to Editing Wikipedia.doc]]
 * [|Wikis in Plain English (video)]

=Blogs= Examples: [|Classroom Example] - [|2¢ Worth] - [|Mobile Musings] - [|Cool Cat Teacher] = = =Document Sharing= Document sharing is perfect for any collaborative project. Instead of sending and downloading files for others to see or edit, create one file and send the link. You can import an existing file or create a new one. This is also a great way to provide Office-like tools to all students.
 * **Blogger** - [|www.blogger.com] [|Tech-its about learning]
 * **Edublogs** - [|edublogs.org] - Example: [|The Digital Sandbox]
 * **Wordpress** - [|wordpress.com] - Example: [|HSHS Grahic Arts Class]
 * **Blogmeister** - [|classblogmeister.com] - Example: [|Park Blogging Bookmarks]
 * **Technorati** - http://technorati.com/ - Search for blogs!
 * **Google Reader** - [|Google Reader] - Subscribe to your favorite blogs! - Getting Started Help
 * **[|RSS in Plain English (video)]**
 * **Google docs** - [|docs.google.com] - document, slideshow, and spreadsheet [|Spreadsheet example] [|Slideshow example] [|document example] [|Google Docs in Plain Engish (video)]
 * **Zoho** - [|zoho.com] - office suite and other tools
 * **Scribd** - [|www.scribd.com/] - documents and community options
 * **Slideshare** - http://www.slideshare.net/ - Share your presentations or search through others.
 * Student note takers and organizers - [|Notecentric] [|Notely] [|NoteMesh]

=Bookmarks= = = =Social Networks (Nings)=
 * **del.icio.us** - [|delicious.com] - Example: http://del.icio.us/bhtech [|del.icio.us video]
 * **diigo** - [|www.diigo.com] - [|????] [|pronounced deego] [|Kathy Schrock Web2.0 Tools]
 * **Trackstar** - http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ - Example: [|Trackstar #316540]
 * [|Tags in Education blog]
 * **Classroom2.0-** [|www.classroom20.com]The social network for educators using collaborative technologies! - [|Example]
 * **TeacherLibrarian Ning** **-** [|teacherlibrarian.ning.com/]A community for teacher-librarians and other educators
 * **Copyright Advisory Network**- [|www.librarycopyright.net]ALA's copyright forums, weblogs, and resourses
 * **Library 2.0** - http://library20.ning.com/
 * **Global education collaborative** - [|globaleducation.ning.com/]
 * **Gifted Education 2.0** - [|giftededucation.ning.com/]
 * **EFL Classroom 2.0** - [|eflclassroom.ning.com/]
 * **myspace** - [|myspace.com]
 * **facebook**- [|facebook.com]
 * [|Social networking in an English class] (video)

= = = = =Image Tools=
 * **Photoshop Express** - [|www.photoshop.com/express] - Upload, Store, Share and Edit photos.
 * **Blabberize** - [|www.blabberize.com] - A blabber is a talking picture! - |[|Blabberize example]]]'|- [|Example from teacher]
 * **My Image size** - http://www.my-i-size.com/ - Resize images.
 * **Flickr** -http://www.flickr.com/ - image sharing tool
 * **unitedstreaming** - http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm - Download videos, images, and audio for student projects.

=Other tools=
 * **Community Walk** - [|www.communitywalk.com] - create informational, interactive, and engaging maps. - Example: [|AAIM Map]
 * **Twitter** - [|twitter.com] - Follow what your friends are doing
 * **Polldaddy** - http://www.polldaddy.com/ - Place a survey on a wiki. - [|Example AAIM Web2.0 Survey]
 * **SurveyMonkey** - [|http://www.surveymonkey.com]
 * **Poll Everywhere** - [|www.polleverywhere.com] - The audience votes on your polls using text messages.
 * **Netvibes** - http://www.netvibes.com/ - Personalize a startpage or desktop with widgets and RSS.
 * **igoogle** - [|http://igoogle.com] - another startpage
 * **Teacher Tube** - http://www.teachertube.com/ -Example: [|American Idle Librarian] - video sharing tool
 * **Youconvertit** - [|://www.youconvertit.com/convertfiles.aspx] - converts video files to wmv or mov
 * **Lime Survey** - http://www.limesurvey.org/ - survey tool
 * **Bubbl.us** - http://www.bubbl.us/index - concept mapping tool
 * **OurStory - http://www.ourstory.com/ -** timeline creator
 * **voicethread** - [|voicethread.com] - Group conversations around images, docs, and videos- Examples [|Science example]
 * [|A break in the Road -]

=More Information= **Web 2.0 Tutorial** **is a great tool for learning more about Web 2.0 for educators and for exploring more examples of each tool.** ||