These tools have been used (and found quite helpful) for teachers at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.

1. Groovy Web 2.0 Tools
S@Y
3/17/12
Connie Gartner, Director of Instruction
Wisconsin School for the Deaf

2. What is Web 2.0?
It’s basically a large network of tools that connect
people, ideas and resources in a global conversation.
Not all websites are Web 2.0 sites. Here is what
makes a Web 2.0 tool ...

3. Ease of content contribution – generally a “type” and
“submit” interface with no specialized skills required to
add content.
Ability to add comments.
Ability to syndicate through RSS (Real Simple
Syndication)
Community building through collaboration and
communication
Tagging (metadata)

4. What Web 2.0 isn't?
a replacement for instruction or content

5. ● www.symbaloo.com
● Visually displays bookmarks
● Check and see other teachers'
bookmarks and "mixes"

6. ● www.tagxedo.com
● create word pictures
● analyze text

7. ● www.toondoo.com
● create your own comic strip or collaborate
with others and create one together

8. 2 minute turn n' talk ...
Symbaloo, Tagxedo & Toondoo ...
Can you, or how can you use these in your
classrooms?

9. ● https://bubble.us
● create mind maps

10. ● www.glogster.com
● create multi-media projects

11. ● www.storybird.com
● create original stories based on artwork

12. ● www.dipity.com
● create interactive timelines
● use photos, vids, anything

13. 2 minute turn n' talk ...
Bubbl.us, Glogster, Songbird & Dipity ...
Think about a lesson you're going to teach next
week. Name one website that could support
your instruction.

14. ● www.prezi.com
● say goodbye to Powerpoints!

15. ● www.polleverywhere.com
● set up instant polls so anyone can respond
● free to set up, but responders might get
"charged" per text

16. ● http://voicethread.com/
● prompts & replies

17. ● animoto.com
● create slick videos to share

18. ● www.google.com
● like Facebook, but better
● use one account and create separate
"circles"

19. www.edmoto.com
it's like Facebook for schools ...

20. ● http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
● uses text or URLs to create codes

21. 2 minute turn n' talk
What is one website that your students can use
to demonstrate learning?

22. Web 2.0 tool Uses
Prezi Staff/students can use in place of
PowerPoint
Glogster Staff/students can use this to create
posters
Symbaloo Staff/studentscan use this site to visually
organize their bookmarks
Tagxedo Like, Wordle, staff/students can use this to
analyze text or come up with visually
interesting word pixtures
Toondoo Staff/students can create their own
cartoons
Bubbl Use this tool as a graphic organizer, or as a
mind map for projects
Google +/edmoto For teachers, this site can be used to group
students into "circles" (i.e. classes). You
chose to share information with certain
circles
Storybird A collaborative story creator
Poll Everywhere Instant polls with your cell phone
Dipity Interactive timelines

23. What cool tools do you use?