1. Web 2.0 Tools
Suggestions of tools a teacher may use to engage students in learning are listed below.
GotoWeb2.0 – free and subscription sites that promote interactivity with learning
http://www.go2web20.net/
Teacher Blogs for parents and students:
• http://community.scholastic.com/scholastic?category.id=TeacherBlogs
• http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/
• http://escrapbooking.com/blogging/class.htm
• http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/
Mr. Tubbs, fifth grade teacher, great example of teacher blog
http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2007/07/learning-about-variables-with-digital.html
Math Classroom Blog
http://futureofmath.misterteacher.com/classroom_blogs.html
Forum Examples
http://futureofmath.misterteacher.com/forums.html
Wiki Samples:
http://westwood.wikispaces.com/
School Climate Blog
http://blogs.csee.net/?gclid=CLfM9PuZ1J8CFRE55Qod_jL6bw
Use the Categories list in the right side bar to select a blog of your interest.
21 Classes website for blogging with students
http://www.21classes.com/
Free with samples of how some teachers are using blogs with their students.
Links to school Bloggers
http://supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers
Educational Blog
http://www.educationalblog.com/
Blogger – create your own blog free
https://www.blogger.com/start
Sample blog: http://ewix.wordpress.com/
http://wordpress.org/ download word press for use
2. Blog about blogging ethics http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/blogging-
on-the-brink-time-to-set-standards/?
src=keyword_s=ggl_K=GuidelinesForBlogging_C=Responsibility_G=BloggingBrink_Guidel
ines_M=broad
One teacher’s rules for safe blogging
http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com/blog-rules-respect-inclusion-learning-and-safety/
Another teachers rules for safe blogging
http://budtheteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Blogging_Rules
How to use Blogs in Grades 3-5
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3749958
Blog ideas for the classroom
http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/blog/blogideas1.cfm
How to Use Blogs in the Classroom
http://secondlanguagewriting.com/explorations/Archives/2006/Jun/HowtoUseBlogsint
heClassr.html
33 ideas for using a blog in the classroom
http://web20intheclassroom.blogspot.com/2008/10/ways-to-use-blogs-in-your-
classroom-and.html
The Cool Cat Teacher – lots of ideas for Web 2.0 tools in the classroom
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2006/10/using-skype-in-classroom-or-just.html
Blogmeister – free blogs
http://classblogmeister.com/
Classroom wikis
• Sites to See: Get Wild About Wikis!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites079.shtml
• How can I use a wiki in the classroom
http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Wikis
• How we use wikis in class
http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/page/How+we+use+wikis+in+class
• 50 Ways to use wikis in a more collaborative/interactive way
http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/50-ways-to-use-wikis-for-a-more-
collaborative-and-interactive-classroom/
3. • Wiki ideas from Teachersfirst
http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfm
• Create your own wiki site for free
http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
Here are some popular bookmarking sites for you to explore:
• http://delicious.com
• http://www.diigo.com
• http://digg.com
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/
Twitter - http://twitter.com/
Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/
Second Life - http://secondlife.com/whatis/?sourceid=0909-sergoog-slSecondLife-
wisl&gclid=CMzO3OCZkKACFVZS2godjH5LeQ
EFL/ESL learning
http://daily-english-activities.blogspot.com/
song lyrics – Interesting way to help ESL students learn English
http://2hats.net/yl/
Sample Whitney Huston “I will always love you”
not working …but good idea for digital story telling. 5 card story -- designed to foster
visual thinking
http://web.nmc.org/5cardstory/show.php?id=1077
Write your autobiography
http://www.biographicon.com/
http://www.mynoteit.com/
Notetaking site- set up courses, take notes, track assignments, lots of external tools.
Takes time to set up, has some value for organizing your assignments and notes.
http://docs.google.com/#
4. online storage of documents, can be shared with others, used for presentations, etc.
http://numsum.com/
sharable web spreadsheets.
Web Notes – free for lite www.webnotes.net
Wordahead – vocabulary sites – video, teachers, forum, study room, word lists,
http://vocabahead.com/VocabularyVideos/Videos/TabId/59/VideoId/558/Default.aspx
