WEB 2.0 TOOLS

Web 2.0 Tools in the Queue
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aNobii (social networking site aimed at book lovers)

Ask an Expert Sources (Find answers to every question from experts around the world)

Basecamp (Online collaboration tool)

Bibme (free automatic bibliography generator)

BigHugeLabs (Photo editing, plus turns your photos into motivators, magazine covers, movie posters, trading cards, and more)

C4LPT Learning Network (integrated social networking site)

ccmixter (listen to, sample, mash-up, remix, and interact with music)



Chico (Hosted by U of M, Instrument Encyclopedia)

circaVie (Create and share a photo time line.) As of 11/19/2009 site is defunct.
Copyright Free Images Copyright friendly images free for any use.

Delicious Library 2 (A place to "Catalog your books, movies, music, software, toys, tools, electronics, & video games.)

DiscoverNursing.com (provides viewer with statistics, career opportunities, nurses profiled, blogs, 'day in the life'...etc.)

Eduperience(Free blog communities, providing a dependable blog hosting solution to millions of users around the world)

Feedblendr (Combine two or more RSS feeds into one feed)

Flat Classroom Project (Global collaborative project for middle and high school students.)

Flixn (Use computer web cam to create instant video messages.)

FreeMind (Share brainstorming sessions, create documents to understand concepts - concept mapping tool)

GammaFiles (Real-time files search engine)

Google Documents: Spreadsheets (part of Google Docs this feature deserves its own page because of the enormous potential it has for displaying and sharing data analysis)

Google Feedburner (Create and manage your RSS feeds)

Google Labs (although not specifically a web 2.0 tool, it encompasses many of the cutting edge tools available to educators, and many are in the beta stage)

H-lounge (digital music distributor)

GoogleSky (Can be used in conjunction with Google Earth and uses real pictures from Hubble
telescope - Astronomy resource for classroom)

Groupboard (Free online whiteboard which multiple people can collaborate on using a web browser)

Happynote (learn music notes through games, and songs)

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ (Technology lessons, applets, and activities for several topics in mathematics)

I Charts (online tool which allows you to create interactive charts which can be posted for others to see and comment upon)ImageCodr (Search enging for Flickr images)Ifolder (Filesharing for groups)

JamStudio( Create you own music beats)


Kadoo (share digital content online)

Keepvid (Download streaming video from YouTube, etc)

Khan Academy( learn everything about anything)

LearningSpace (tame web 2.0 sprawl with safe, integrated virtual learning platform)

Lucid Chart (Online tool to create flow charts and team flow charts)

Media-Convert (Convert files online)

http://www.meegenius.com/ (Kids Book Library)

Meebo (Instant message tool that doesn't require any software download)

Mobl21 (cost effective platform to deliver educational mobility)

Muse Score (Music notation free software)

Music Theory (Website with built-in trainers to enhance music theory skills)

Noodle Tools (Bibliography composer that makes citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles)

Odysen CollaborationTools Online collaboration tool to help manage teams

OverlayTV (Online video tool that inserts links into videos

Paraphrase Self-test (Paraphrasing tool to compare original and paraphrased text for similarities.

PHet (Create and search through Interactive Simulations)

PinkSlipParty (helping displaced professionals find, and secure the job of their dreams)

PodOMaticA site where free educational podcasts can be found and shared.

Portaportal (Web based bookmarking utility)

Postgenomic (collects posts from hundreds of science blogs and journals and lets readers, bloggers, and developers interact)

Publisha (A powerful and easy to use Web tool to create blogs)

Puzzle Maker (Create puzzles to use with your lessons)

Qipit (Copy & share documents with your camera phone or digital camera)

Rate this Tune (music ratings site)

Raylit (Fun educational platform for kids)


ROSA Network (lesson design tool for teachers; aligned with standards and best practices)

Sadlier-Oxford (Interactive Site with Math, Vocabulary, and Phonics lessons and activities)

Shidonni (Online community for children,kid friendly social networking)

Songseek (Music search engine)

SOUNDCLOUD (a platform to upload your own music and talk about it)

http://soshiku.com (students can keep track of overdue and homework assignments)

Splasr (Tool for presenting Flickr photos)

Storybird (Free website to help students learn parts of a story by creating their own digital story.)
Story Blocks (videos of songs and rhymes parents/teachers can use to help build readers)
Stupeflix ("video production made easy")

SugarSync (Get all of your files on-the-go, instantly and securely from any Mac, PC or mobile device.)

SwarmSketch (Collective sketching of the collective consciousness)

Talkr (Converts blog text to podcasts)

TeamSpeak(Very Powerful VOIP software for verbal communication)

TeachAde (A social networking site for educators to share resources and collaborate on projects.)thefaviconshomepage.com ( thefaviconshomepage.com wants to create the dna of the internet cloud: a massive collection of the best websites favicons. a

The DIY Musician (Musicians can post questions and receive advice from people in the music industry)

Ticket to Read (Students can read and practice and practice comprehension online at thier own pace and level.)

TimeRime (Allows people to create, compare and upload information by creating timelines and to view information uploaded by others.)

Thinkature
TinkrBox (Allows you to bookmark important webpages in a uniquely interactive way)
Today's Meet (Today's Meet helps you embrace the backchannel and connect with your audience in realtime.)
ToLearnEnglish (Provides lesson plans, tests, chatting and penpal clubs, video and audio clips, and interactive games for ESL/EFL learners/teachers)
Touchoo (Touch screen children's books for iPhone and iPad)
Type with Me (a color-coded, collaborative shared space to type)
Ultra Learn (Produce. Broadcast. Evaluate.)
UStream (Video production and live streaming)

vConference Video conferencing, teleconferencing, screen sharing

Vmathlive.com This is a website where students can log on and practice a variety of math skills.

WetokuLong distance Interview tool using webcams

WeekPlan (todo application based on the Seven Habits)

Wikia (collaborative search engine)

Wimba web board (Voice web board)

Woices (Listen to People! - audio recordings from around the world)

Wordchamp (read foreign websites without a dictionary using the "Webreader")

Zap Reader (Web-Based speed reading program)

http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/

www.weareteachers.com (has microcommunities and blogs as well as grants for teachers)

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