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Please post your presentations here: http://bit.ly/tliweb20 Also, add your summary of information on your choice of Web 2.0 tools under the appropriate categories.
Below are some links other students have found useful. The tables for posting your URL and signing up for presentations and Web 2.0 tools can be found below this information.
The Creative Commons website provides easy to understand licensing that generally allows others to use your work and/or modify. Various licenses are available under Creative Commons and on this site you can generate your license for posting on your website or on work you have created.
http://ccmixter.org - ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want. Unlike freeplaymusic (which is often used as a source of music for educators), this site offers open source music that can be used in podcasts, on websites, etc.
Please add the relevant information in the table below. Be sure to check your posted hyperlink to ensure that it does indeed go to your wiki page for this course.
Pros: Makes live collaboration possible, automatically saves, have revision history available, teacher can track student progress at anytime. Students will also be able to see the progress of their learning when using Drive because all of their works will be housed in one place.
Cons: You cannot currently merge cells in the document tables and space for storage- it your district becomes a Google apps for education district, you get more storage than if you create your account on your own.
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: It is easy to learn, but might take a while for your mind to fully understand how it can be used to its full potential.
Student Accounts: Yes- These can be created through a gmail or using the students' current school email addresses.
Versatility: Cross-curricular
Uses: Can be used to house any file type and/or to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms (surveys) and drawings. Allows students to upload and convert works to then utilize the Google tools available in drive.
Make sure you cover how students can generate content
Michael Rigal
Text2Mindmap
Pros: It is a free tool and simple to use. It does not require registration so you can start using it of the bat. This tool is great to help connect content together
Cons: It would be beneficial if the tool offered additional thinking maps
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: It is very simple to use and does not require registration
Student Accounts: Students can easily create account and show their maps to the class
Versatility: Cross-curricular
Uses: This is a easy to use tool that can be used to create bubble thinking maps which can help students connect content.
great!
TimeToast
Pros: You can create rich timelines using graphics to help students visualize
Cons: It would be nice to download the timeline in the free version as a file to showcase in class without logging in
Cost: The initial use is free but there are upgrade options for more timeline features
Ease of Learning: The controls are self explanatory
Student Accounts: Students can use a Facebook account to log in without creating an account. Creating an initial account is easy
Versatility: Cross-curricula
Uses: TimeToast is an easy tool to create your own timeline using text and images. Student can grasps the concepts by seeing when things accrued or will accrue visually.
Great!
Quizlet
Pros: It is a good tool to create vocabulary building for the class.
Cons: You can start a class set without registering first
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: The tools is not hard to learn but may need a play with it for a while to get things going
Student Accounts: Student can use Google or Facebook accounts to sign in without registering
Versatility: Cross-curricula
Uses: Create vocabulary sets for vocabulary building where students can interact in various modes
OK - but be sure you cover how students can generate content
Jose Antonio Davila
Slideshare: users can upload files in the following formats: PowerPoint, PDF, Keynote for presentation.
Pros: Easy to use Build in calendar for Due Dates allow to submit work assignments turn ins and many ,more..
Cons: Not Ipad friendly, the levels of support are not strong it complicated to create multiple classes..
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: Easy
Student Accounts: Yes
Versatility: is a phenomenal learning tool for students.
Uses: It is use for student to post their work and get feedback from the teacher. Also, if a student has any questions they can reach the teacher by sending a message using edmodo app in their iphone or android.
Edmodo is a LMS - if you use this, you have to tell how students can use it to generate content. Make sure you include that slant.
Online sticky notes that can be used by teachers to prompt students and receive feedback from students. Teachers can replace real sticky notes which can add up and get expensive and instead use the Linoit service. It also allows for the posting of images, weblinks and videos. Boards can be saved for future use or reference.
Pros: access from anywhere, can post from a phone or iPad, organize in any visual method, set due dates on stickies (broadcast to phone and calendars), use bulletin board as a meeting place to share/collaborate
Cons: students may post inappropriate comments or pictures (as teachers we have to combat this anyway) Students can add a "tag" which will be their name so we can monitor who is posting comments.
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: easy, quick to learn, dependable
Student Accounts: no login needed, students are given a URL, they contribute from the link.
Versatility: visible on any computer screen
Uses: Can be used in any subject to post information for students, or as an interactive tool in which students can post ideas, information or feedback. Images, links, and videos can also be posted by users.
Other: Can login with twitter, Facebook or Google; weblink of ideas
Program that allows for the use of pre made study information or allows for the creation of their own. It has a variety of flashcard activities which helps with repetitive review of content.
Pros: preloaded questions from a variety of subject areas and tests (SAT, ACT, etc.); variety of learning tools (flashcards, matching games, puzzles, hangman) which allows for different learning styles and a variety of different ways to cover the same material; you can edit existing information or create one from scratch, study cards are printable and can be studied on phones.
Cons: Some activities require Java. The web interface is very cluttered looking, but still usable.
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: Very Easy
Student Accounts: students can create their own accounts, but they are not connected to a teacher account.
Versatility: This can be used at home to review. Parents always ask how to help their students do better, having them study with their child at home creates a more meaningful learning environment and parents can better monitor what their child is learning. Also a great tool for preparing for college entrance exams.
Uses: Can be used in any subject as a review tool of vocabulary, formulas, facts, dates, etc., in preparation for tests and quizzes. Students have the ability to log in and create flashcards using vocabulary, notes and test reviews distributed by the teacher. Students can share flashcards for study resources. If students want to work together they can make a stack that they will allow others to edit, which will allow classmates to contribute to the study content.
OK - but remember - Web 2.0 is not about teacher developing content - it is about students generating content and collaborating. Be sure to focus on this.
Dr. Butler, I updated the uses portion. Would this suffice to make this a Web 2.0 tool? If not I don't mind trying to find something else. That works!
Comic strip creating tool which provides an place to easily create customizable, publishable, personalized cartoons. It's a simple drag and drop or click to create interface. It allows for the expression of views, opinions, angst or just having fun.
Pros: no artistic ability needed, easy drag and drop usage,
Cons: no drawing ability (decrease creativity), must set up an account
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: Very Easy
Student Accounts: No, but an account must be set up in order to use
Versatility: A large variety of characters and backgrounds are available to allow adaptation for all areas and allow for some creative diversity between students works. Challenges students to turn verbal/textual information into visual information and demonstrate computer skills.
Uses: Can be adapted for any classroom. It will be very easy to use in an English or Social Studies class to show timelines or a story of characters or events. (fictional or historical). Science and Math could also use the tool to show steps in a process or formula.
Pros: Students are able to upload their work to share with others in the classroom. This is another substitution for emailing but it holds more space for students' presentations, etc than regular emails.
Cons: Need to pay for more space, Files in dropbox can be sent to others. (Privacy issue)
Cost: Free. Need to buy more space.
Ease of Learning: Easy
Student Accounts: Students may make accounts for school or personal.
Versatility: This can be accessed from any computer.
Uses: This can be used for any subject area in order to submit assignments. The students can share their work with others to compare works.
OK - but be sure to focus on collaboration and student generated content
Pros: Attractive and varied templates are easy to modify and use; intuitive; makes information visually appealing; alternative to DropBox, ShareFile, and static webpages; quick way to create a short great looking presentation; multiple forms of media can be added to a Pop (page); functional analytics and feedback lets you know who's looking
Cons: Primarily geared toward business not education; the help pages can be lacking; limited number of themes available
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: Easy
Student Accounts: Yes
Versatility: Very versatile as a method for transmitting and presenting information in a way that is aesthetically pleasing
Uses: Could be used in any content area by students sharing information whether it be a short presentation or a research type assignment. Being limited to one page (Pop) forces students to hone in on the most important information.
Science - present findings from an experiment
Social Studies - groups share various cultural perspectives on a social issue
Math - share how math relates to a real world scenario
Language Arts - present a book report/summary complete with images and video
Pros: Excellent capabilities for wiki and intranet; seemlessly incorporates all Google tools and resources; almost endless capacity to generate content from students that can be submitted digitally to teachers; privacy settings available to limit access
Cons: Calendar pages can be difficult to navigate; bland themes; must be at least 13 years old to hold an account
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: Somewhat Difficult
Student Accounts: Yes
Versatility: Because of the combined power of all the Google tools, the possibilities are almost limitless as this tool can be used to build 21st century skills in learners and create responsible digital citizens
Uses: Excellent tool for collaboration, document sharing and minor project management; students can create their own websites and e-portfolios
Science - collaborate with lab group on experimental design and implementation
Social Studies - create a website full of content on a specific social group or historical event
Math - present the findings of an historical figure such as Albert Einstein and his contribution to math and society
Language Arts - develop an e-portfolio based on a novel
OK - but be sure to focus on collaboration and student generated content
Pros: collaborate with up 100,000 people (that might be a bit much) in real time; works with Google Drive, include files, images, videos, sticky notes, freehand drawing and more on the white board; public or private options; permanently saved; presentations can be exported as PDF; free education version available with extended features
Cons: firewalls can restrict use, lacks zooming feature
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: Easy
Student Accounts: Yes
Versatility: incredibly versatile incorporating a wide variety of file formats and user inputs
Uses: collaboration, project planning and management, brainstorming, mind mapping, collecting feedback, and story telling
Science - collaborate with a PBL group and plan your project from start to finish
Social Studies - set up a "war room" scenario with the U.S. president and vital members of his/her staff to plan strategies and develop solutions
Math - brainstorm ideas for how to solve a difficult math equation using only prior knowledge
Language Arts - mind map the main idea, plot, and major characters from a story or novel
Pros: Giant whiteboard app that gives the user plenty of space to work with. Plenty of tools to use in making the board what you want it to be. Allows for images, virtual post-it notes, writing, and chat. Invite users to join the whiteboard, allowing for a group project where everyone is communicating via chat and modifying the whiteboard as they go.
Cons: Free account is limited to 5 MB of use. Account basically freezes once that level has been exceeded. In order to unlock you need to pay a monthly fee. You could shrink your usage and downgrade back to free eventually but this is a hassle.
Cost: Free for basic plan. Other plans cost more.
Ease of Learning: Moderately easy.
Student Accounts: No student accounts but you can invite students via email.
Versatility: Very versatile. Only once did I have a technical problem with the app.
Uses: Groups working together on a finished output/project. Good for distance learning if you want something visual that a group of geographically spread-out students can manipulate. Could be used for practically any discipline.
Pros: Allows for collaboration between students/teachers. Useful for reviewing material and creating your own quizzes as part of the review process. Information entered in Notes tool can be transferred to other tools.
Cons: Quiz feature does not have an easy way to aggregate and allow teachers to view the scores without students emailing the scores. Sometimes the information from the notes that transfers to other tools needs to be edited to ensure it is what you're looking for.
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: Moderately easy.
Student Accounts: Students would need to create their own individual accounts.
Versatility: The fact that it's four tools in one that, in theory, can share information between them makes it a fairly versatile app.
Uses: Probably best suited for review purposes rather than assessment. Could be used for assessment but requires students to email quiz results to teacher by entering teacher's email. Since it is collaborative, it makes for a good tool for several students to use together to review.
Pros: Easy to import pdf documents from your computer or other sources such as Google Scholar. Easy to annotate and highlight documents and share them with others. Includes a tagging feature for further classification and easy retrieval. Suggested articles similar to yours are shown when you import a new document.
Cons: Requires you to download the Mendeley program to your computer. Might have too many features, depending on the age you want to use it with. It would be helpful if there was a scaled-down version for elementary and junior high students; as it is, Mendeley is only suitable for high school and above.
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: Moderately Easy to Slightly Difficult, depending on how many features you want to learn.
Student Accounts: Students must create their own individual accounts.
Pros: You don’t have to sign up to start using a pad. Each collaborator is color coded and must provide a name. All the content on the pad can be imported and exported. You can import text documents. There are public and private pads available.
Cons: There are only 8 distinctive colors to assign students. No pictures or videos can be inserted onto the pad.
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: Very Easy
Student Accounts: No
Versatility: TitanPad is limited to text only.
How it could be used
Math: Students can create word problems and write how to solve them
Science: As a group, students will create lab safety scenarios that illustrate incorrect and correct lab safety techniques.
Social Studies: Students can answer questions posed by the instructor during a lesson
Language Arts: Students can brainstorm the major parts of a collaborative essay.
Pros: You don’t have to sign up to start using a pad. Each collaborator is color coded and must provide a name. All the content on the pad can be imported and exported. You can import text documents. There are public and private pads available.
Cons: There are only 8 distinctive colors to assign students. No pictures or videos can be inserted onto the pad.
Cost: Free
Ease of Learning: Very Easy
Student Accounts: No
Versatility: TitanPad is limited to text only.
How it could be used
Math: Students can create word problems and write how to solve them
Science: As a group, students will create lab safety scenarios that illustrate incorrect and correct lab safety techniques.
Social Studies: Students can answer questions posed by the instructor during a lesson
Language Arts: Students can brainstorm the major parts of a collaborative essay.
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