Top+10+Web+Resources+for+Teachers

Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners: []  10. Vocaroo  Easy tool for recording sound and embedding into websites. Link: [|http://www.vocaroo.com] 9. SimplyBox  Bookmarking tool which creates an easy, pictoral representation of websites which can be navigated by non-readers and easily accessed by teachers and students. Link: [|http://simplybox.com]  8. Kerpoof  Interactive creative tool. Create "movies", scenes, and more. <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Link: [|www.kerpoof.com] 7. <span style="font-size: 34pt; color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">YackPack! <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Why? voice-driven communication device - can be private or public - on a website for all. <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">link: [|http://yackpack.com] 6. <span style="font-size: 34pt; color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Glogster (edu) <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Why? Interactive "posters" in a private or public world... GREAT way to share information, ideas, and thoughts. <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">link: [] 5. <span style="font-size: 34pt; color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Animoto <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Why? The ease of use and the focus on the images and the order of images rather than on editing and STILL an interesting and wondrous product! <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">link: [|http://www.animoto.com] or for the education version: [] 4. <span style="font-size: 34pt; color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Skype! <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Why? COMMUNICATION and Connecting with the REAL world! <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">link: [|http://www.skype.com] 3. <span style="font-size: 34pt; color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">VoiceThread! <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Why? Meaningful discussion of images and concepts - through voice or through writing. Use of images to provoke thought and discussion. <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">link: [|http://voicethread.com] 2. <span style="font-size: 34pt; color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Blogs! <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Why? Versatility, powerfully engaging, authentic audience and authentic purpose. <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tools: <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Blogger: [|www.blogger.com] <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Class Blogmeister: [] <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">21Classes: [] <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Gaggle: [|https://www.gaggle.net] <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Yola: [|http://www.yola.com] <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; msolist: Ignore;">1. <span style="font-size: 34pt; color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Wikis! <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Why? Versatility! They can be anything and do almost anything! <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tools: <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">–[|http://www.wetpaint.com] <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">–[|http://pbwiki.org] <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">–http://www.wikispaces.com <span style="font-size: 13pt; color: lime; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">For Special Consideration: <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 13pt; color: lime; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Voki <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">link: [|http://www.voki.com] **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Uses? Students reading spelling words (giving the test?), as avatars, narrators to blogs and wikis ...

<span style="font-size: 13pt; color: lime; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Create a Graph! <span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Link: [] Why? Tool which makes data and graphing easy to demonstrate and easy to create... encourages polling and graphing and numbers all in one and it is reliable!

<span style="font-size: 13pt; color: lime; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Yola <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">link: [|http://yola.com] **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Great, easy and beautiful websites - hosted here or on your own place...

<span style="font-size: 13pt; color: lime; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Bubbl.us <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Link: [|http://bubbl.us] **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Easy-to-use mind mapping online tool which allows for collaboration and saving and sharing of the "maps"

And also: Flickr Storm: [] Read The Words (it reads the words...): [] LetterPop (simple newsletter templates and tools): [|http://letterpop.com] Moourl (url shortener): [|http://moourl.com] Bubbleshare (image manipulation and more): [] Drop.io File Sharing and storage: [|http://drop.io] TinyPaste (share snippets of text via link): [] Wordle (make word clouds): [|http://wordle.net] Jing: [|http://www.jingproject.com]