Web+2.0+stuff

=Web 2.0 tools=

=Wiki's to look at:= http://web20learning.wikispaces.com/ A wiki from Pam Berger [|WebTools4u2use] New tools workshop Developed and maintained by Joyce Valenza http://techtipsyoucanuse.pbwiki.com/ Developed and maintained by Chris Bell Librarian at Castle View High School. http://21stlearning.wikispaces.com/ Developed and maintained by Pam Berger. [] Kathy Schrock's website [] Kathy Schrock's diigo page about Web 2.0 tools. [] OK it is really not a wiki, but the resources here are very extensive. [] WOW this is a very extensive list of Web 2.0 tools. =Social Networking Sites:= Facebook; not accessible from DCSD MySpace: not accessible from DCSD http://www.foaf-project.org/ Friend of a Friend = FOAF http://www.classroom20.com/ A social networking site for teachers. http://twitter.com/ Lets members send texts, called tweets to other users. =Reader social networking sites:= [] Keep your reading lists on this site. Visit my shelfari page to see my shelf. http://www.shelfari.com/o1517856882 My shelfari page. http://www.goodreads.com/ Keep your reading lists on this site. http://www.librarything.com/ Another social networking site for readers. Secondary only, terms of use specify 13 years of age or older. =Web 2.0 tools:= http://www.cueprompter.com/ acts as a teleprompter. http://www.go2web20.net/ Web 2.0 directory - careful you could spend a day here. http://lovelycharts.com/ similar to Inspiration or Kidspiration http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/page/Tour.html Takes given information and makes it into a visual presentation. http://www.sliderocket.com/ a powerpoint like application. http://www.slideshare.net/ powerpoint presentations that are downloaded to share. http://www.awesomehighlighter.com/ a highlighter for websites. http://zamzar.com/ an online file conversion application http://www.wordle.net/ an online word cloud application. Some ideas of how to use Wordle in the classroom [] Another Power point presentation with ideas.

http://www.teachertube.com/ Online video's to use for. . . . . http://voicethread.com/#home Allows you or your class to record your project and add commentary. http://drop.io/ Users can "drop" presentations to this site for private file sharing. http://skype.com/ Simple voice and/or video over the internet. [] Want to find other classrooms to Skype with - well here is the place. http://docs.google.com/templates?category=7&sort=hottest&view=public Great templates for teachers. http://dictionary.reference.com/ An online dictionary. http://www.siterapture.com/ Just when you thought that you have heard it all. Here is a site that rates other Web 2.0 sites. Hummm. http://www.online-stopwatch.com/ A online stopwatch or countdown clock. http://www.diigo.com/ Highlight and place sticky notes on webpages. [] A music site that allows you to download and remix music all "legal" according to the website. [] A site that allows you to download music, make sure to read the "Terms of use agreement" Free use for students if you follow guidelines. [] Allows visuals to be added to online conversation. [] A video download site. [] Lists a lot of web 2.0 website for you to visit. [] Free service that can capture, organize anything on the web. [] Check out these links.

=Pathfinders:= [] Quick guides to Websites, Books, Movies, and other selected resources. http://springfieldpathfinders.wikispaces.com/ Springfield High School Library pathfinder home of Joyce Valenza. http://www.shelfari.com/ This site you can list books that you have read, books you plan to read and post reviews of them. http://www.goodreads.com/ An option for Shelfari. [|www.rogersherr.dpsnc.net/ teams/pathfinders/] An example from Rodger-Herr Middle School

=Bookmarking Sites:= http://delicious.com/ Use this site to keep all of your bookmarks http://delicious.com/MMilius My delicious page (some of the same links are on this wiki) http://edutagger.com/ A bookmarking site for educators. [] Another option for bookmarking.

=Wiki development:= http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers Start a wiki here http://pbwiki.com/academic.wiki Another site to develop a free wiki.

=Podcast sites:= http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Open source software to develop your own podcast. Includes sounds a pc alternative to GarageBand http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/apr06/Eash.shtml#PodcastDirectories An article about podcasting and many examples. http://www.epnweb.org/index.php The Educational Podcasting network has been developed by David Warlick has examples of many podcasts. [] (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is owned by the Sapling Foundation is a site where the great minds can post podcasts. [] Create/share and find podcasts. [] Podcasts from NASA with audio and video clips for you to use for developing your own Podcast. =Blog sites:= https://www.blogger.com/start Start a blog. http://wordpress.com/ Start a more sophisticated blog. [] Another option to start blogging. http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html Neat new stuff on the internet. http://budtheteacher.com/blog/ A teacher from Saint Vrain School District in Colorado. http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/book_whisperer/ Very insightful, I enjoy reading her blog. http://lucyandethelinthelibrary.blogspot.com/2008/09/favorite-fun-websites.html Another Librarian's blog. http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/ A blog by David Weinberger. http://www.infosearcher.com/ Pam Berger's blog. [] Great lists of 5 great books by subject. NEW

[] Picture book of the day and linked to 6 Trait writing. NEW

=Nings:= http://www.ning.com/ Start your own ning. [] A ning for Teacher Librarians. http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/group/coloradoschoollibrarians Part of the above ning but is for Colorado Librarians. http://casl.wordpress.com/ Ning/wiki for Colorado Association of School Librarians. [] For educators who are interested in collaborative Web 2.0 technologies.



=Photo sharing/editing sites:= http://www.picnik.com/ a photo editing site. http://picasa.google.com/ organize and edit photos http://education.animoto.com/ takes your photo slide show and adds music to make a video. [] Huge posters from pictures up to 20 meters square! WOW!! [] Just like Photo shop! [] Another option for photo editing. [] Photo editing site.

=Teacher sites:= [] **Create** quizzes, surveys, tests, eportfolios and more. [] A site that lists websites that you and your staff might find interesting.

=Really simple sydication or Aggregator sites:= [] [] []

=Sites that I really like but have no category for, but I thought that they were interesting:= http://www.neoformix.com/ Check this site out. http://www.neoformix.com/Projects/BigSmall/index.html Font fun http://neoformix.com/Projects/portfolio/index.html More fun stuff to check out http://digg.com/ A website where people submit news stories, video and images for people to vote on. High School level, some suggestive material. http://www.whitehouse.gov/ Informs readers of what is happening in the White House daily. [] Newspapers from Wyoming [] Newspapers from around the US sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. NEW