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1Animoto

Introduction to web 2.0 topic. Animoto is an easy to use, free, slide show/video tool.

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2Voki - what is web 2.0?

Using a voki (a web tool that let's you create a speaking avatar and embed it) listen to one definition of web 2.0.

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3What is Web 2.0

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4Using web 2.0 tools to expand your professional learning community

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5Blogs, readers/aggregators RSS feeds

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6Social Bookmarking

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7Shared Media

YouTube, Flickr, Picasa, LibraryThing, Shelfari,

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8Social Networking

Twitter

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9Tools to use with kids

wikis as presentation tools

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10wikis to use for collaboration

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11wikis used for collaboration

This year Mr. So is using a wiki to run his literature circles. If you are new to wiki, sign up for a free educational wiki at pbworks.com. Take the tutorials. Pbworks is user friendly for young children. E-mails are not required. The site will generate generic logins and passwords for your students to use.

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12Prezi - student example

Prezi is a great web 2.0 presentation tool. They can be used to collaborate, to show connections between ideas and to demonstrate the hierarchy within information.

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13Podcasts

Audacity is a free tool. it is on our school image and is a free download at home. If you have not tried creating a podcast with your class, this is the first tool you should try. Think of the possibilities: ongoing reading records, speeches, rants, book talks, interviews, radio shows, songs, poems, ...