This document provides an overview of various online tools that can be used to engage students, including podcasting, social networking, photo sharing, wikis, blogs, and more. It discusses how Web 2.0 allows for new forms of collaboration and participation through activities like problem-solving in teams, sharing media, and connecting with others. Web 2.0 tools are presented as having advantages for educators by being accessible across devices and addressing frustrations with software costs and compatibility issues.

2. ONLINE TOOLS TO ENGAGE
STUDENTS
J E N N I F E R C A R R I E R D O R M A N
C E N T R A L B U C K S S C H O O L D I S T R I C T
http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Conferences

3. ONLINE PODCASTING RESOURCES
http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/+Podcasting

5. SOCIAL LEARNING
http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Social+Learning

6. FLICKR
What you can do with your photos:
 Upload
 Tag
 Geotag (mapping)
 Blog
 Comment
 Organize
 Organize into online photo albums with annotation
 Form/join groups
http://www.flickr.com

8. WEB 2.0
It is an amazing socialization of the Internet.
It is a phrase used to describe a change in the way we
use the Internet.
We are sharing, collaborating and exchanging ideas in
ways that were not dreamed of a few years ago.

9. FORMS OF PARTICIPATORY CULTURE
Collaborative Problem-solving — working
together in teams, formal and informal, to
complete tasks and develop new knowledge
(such as through Wikipedia, alternative reality
gaming, spoiling).
Circulations — Shaping the flow of media (such
as podcasting, blogging).

10. WHAT IS WEB 2.0?
Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide
Web from a collection of static websites to a full-fledged computing platform
serving web applications to end users.
 Tim O’Reilly

11. BLINKLIST
http://www.blinklist.com/

12. CLASS WIKIS – STUDENT COLLABORATION

13. BLOGS AND WIKIS FOR EDUCATORS
Blogging4educators wiki - electronic village online 2008
Technology Tools - Deirdre’s Wiki
Web 2.0 Teaching Tools - This site lists Web 2.0 websites and webtools that have
potential for use college and university teaching.
Educational Software and Web 2.0 - On this wiki you will find resources for different
educational applications, Web 2.0 and digital image and video resources.
EdTechWeb2 - This is the common space for educators to list and share their Web 2.0 ideas
and applications for best practice in K-12 education.
School 2.0 in South Africa - How can Web 2.0 transform teaching and learning ?
Classroom Blogging - blogging in the classroom.
eLearning Technology Blog - Tonny Karrer’s blog on eLearning and Adoption of Web 2.0
and eLearning 2.0 revisited.

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Series 1
Series 2
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15. CLASSROOM RESOURCES
NoteStar enhanced research tools http://notestar.4teachers.org/
RubiStar rubric creation tools http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
QuizStar online quiz creation tools http://quizstar.4teachers.org/
TrackStar online hotlist and Internet activity creation tools
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/
Web Worksheet Wizard http://wizard.4teachers.org/
Project Poster online project-based activity creation tools
http://poster.4teachers.org/
Discovery School Puzzle Maker http://www.puzzlemaker.com/
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

16. STU.DICIO.US
http://stu.dicio.us/

17. WHY USE WEB 2.0 IN THE
CLASSROOM ?
There are advantages that benefit educators.
 Web 2.0 addresses some basic frustrations that plague students and
teachers.
 Frustrations with contrasting operating systems ( PC/Mac) and
expensive software are just a couple.
 In contrast, Web based applications run smoothly on minimum system
requirements.
 The backbone of the Internet is the common thread that allows for
easy access to Web-based solutions that are accessible with a variety
of browers such as Internet Explorer, Safari and Firefox.”
Source: April 2007 issue Classroom Connect, Volume 13, No. 7.

18. FORMS OF PARTICIPATORY CULTURE
Affiliations — memberships, formal and
informal, in online communities centered around
various forms of media, such as
Friendster, Facebook, message
boards, metagaming, Second Life, or MySpace
Expressions — producing new creative forms, such
as digital sampling, skinning and modding, fan
videomaking, fan fiction writing, zines, mash-ups

19. OUR GROWING NEED TO
CONNECTWeb 2.0 service offerings grow day by day.
The expectation is that new services will continue to surface and develop into narrow
online tools that compliment educational experiences.
Young students gravitate to Web 2.0 because it recognizes their individual
contributions and it validates the essential need to connect.
Some of the sites need to be checked out first before they are used in the classroom.
 Source : " Web 2.0 Wave Rolls into Classrooms" by Donald Hawkins, April 2007 Classroom Connect
Newsletter, Volume 13, No. 7
 Facebook - is a social utility that connects you with the people around you.
 Friendster - is a leading global social network emphasizing genuine friendships and the discovery of new people
through friends.
 MySpace - An international site that offers email, a forum, communities, videos and weblog space.
 Scrapblog - is the best place to share your digital scrapbooks with your friends, family, and the world.

20. REFERENCES
www.internet4classrooms.com/lesson_plan_quest.htm
www.lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/Differentiation/nine.htm
webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html
Web 2.0, New Tools, New Schools