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20 Web 2.0 Tools for Student Literacy Projects
Using tools of Web 2.0, also referred to as “read/write web,” is a way to take project-based learning into the 21st Century. By putting technology into the hands of learners, instructors give students engaging opportunities to learn hands-on yet a another “language,” interact with the instructor and their classmates, express themselves creatively, and publish to a world-wide audience – all online and for free.
An electronic version of this list is available online at http://kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/20web2.0tools or http://snipurl.com/3w4ep
# Site What it is /What it does
How to Example(s) Similar Sites
1 Bloggerwww.blogger.com
Blog -- a web log – online journal, photosharing, posting videos, commenting
Download directions at kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/usingthewebTeacher Training Videos trainingvideos.hscs.wmin.ac.uk/blogger/index.html
Beth Bogage, SDCCD ecc6.blogspot.com/ and Eli Clarke, MiraCosta College elidinamarca.blogspot.com/ (with list of student blogs)Barry Bakin, Pacoima Skills Center tech4esl.blogspot.com/Kristi Reyes, VESL and ESL Digital Storytelling, MiraCosta Collegemccvesl.blogspot.com/ (with list of sudent blogs)mccdigitalstory.blogspot.com/Readable Blog: For English Learnerswww.readableblog.com/
classblogmeister.com/edublogs.org/eslblogs.org/wordpress.com/www.blog.comwww.blogsome.com www.livejournal.com www.feedburner.comwww.free-esl-blogs.com/default.asp www.myblog.comwww.typepad.comwww.xanga.com
2 Podomaticwww.podomatic.com
Podcast -- An online audio cast or webcast (video from webcam), with or without visuals
Download directions at kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/usingthewebTeacher Training Videos www.teachertrainingvideos.com/podomatic/index.html
Steve Gwynn’s VESL class at SDCCDveslclass.podomatic.com/ Beth Bogage, SDCCDbethbogage.podomatic.com/, esl6.mypodcast.com/Kristi Reyes’ VESL class at MiraCosta College (student podcasts)kreyes.podomatic.com/Other ESL-specific podcast siteswww.elllo.org/www.eslpodcards.com/a4esl.org/podcasts/www.ingilish.com/esl_podcasts.htmwww.china232.com/www.manythings.org/e/podcasts.htmlgrammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspxgrammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspxwww.englishcaster.com/idioms/www.englishcaster.com/idioms/See Teacher Training Videos for recommended ELT podcaststrainingvideos.hscs.wmin.ac.uk/eltPods/index.html
mypodcast.com/www.feedburner.com
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3 PBWikipbwiki.com/
Wiki -- A shared / collaborative website – users can contribute, edit content
PBWiki User Manual pbwiki.com/content/supportcenter Teacher Training Videos www.teachertrainingvideos.com/wikis/index.html YouTube video www.youtube.com/watch?v=A204JcGQiY0&eurl=http://www.appappeal.com/wiki-hosting/pbwiki/Join the Educators Wiki educators.pbwiki.com/
Barry Bakin, Pacoima Skills Centermrbakinsesl.pbwiki.com/ Kristi Reyes, MiraCosta Collegemccesl.pbwiki.com/Blair Roy’s Wiki for Students and Teachersggae-esl.wikidot.com/ESL Wiki for Teachersesl.wikia.com/wiki/MainpageLinks to ESL Wikiseducators.pbwiki.com/ESL+wikisAdult Education Literacy Wikiwiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Main_PageWiki listing examples of several educational wikis educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis
jottit.com/www.wetpaint.com/www.wikia.com/wiki/www.wikispaces.com/scribblewiki.com/main.phpwww.wikidot.comwww.seedwiki.comFor list of many wiki hosting sites and comparisons of features, see http://www.wikimatrix.org/
4 AuthorStreamwww.authorstream.com
Site for sharing PowerPoint slides online; PowerPoint files converted documents to Flash presentations, keeping audio and animation; comments can be added. New feature: sharing presentations live with contacts (web meeting); watch and discuss the same presentation; chat
AuthorStream Frequently Asked Questionswww.authorstream.com/faqFor information on Present Live see www.authorstream.com/press-release/present-live/
Beth Bogage, SDCCD www.authorstream.com/Presentation-Search/Tag/beth+bogage Kristi Reyes, MiraCosta Collegewww.authorstream.com/Presentation-Search/Tag/kristi+reyes
www.scribd.com/ (see # 12)www.slideboom.com/ (audio)www.slideshare.net/ (no audio)
5 Bookrwww.pimpampum.net/ bookr/
Tool for making online book using photos from Flickr. Search Flickr photos or create an account
Download information at kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/usingtheweb
Bookr Examplewww.pimpampum.net/bookr/index.php?id=819
www.readwritethink.org/materials/flipbook/www.magicstudio.com/piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspxwww.flip.com/
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and upload your own photos.
6 VoiceThreadwww.voicethread.com
Upload several types of media (images, documents and videos), narrate the media and permit others to comment or collaborate in the following ways: verbal recorded comments (with microphone or telephone), text comments, audio file comments, video comments (webcam). Other features: The Doodler -- create a drawing and comment synchronously on it with a voice recording or textual notes; Video Doodling -- users upload a video; comments can be added via microphone or
Download directions at kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/usingthewebSee Teacher Training Videostrainingvideos.hscs.wmin.ac.uk/voiceThread/index.htmlListen to other educators’ suggestions and contribute your own ideas for using VoiceThread at “100 Ways to Use VoiceThread in Education” voicethread.com/share/26224/. “Digitally Speaking” wiki: digitallyspeaking.pbwiki.com/Voicethread, which contains collection of VoiceThreads, steps for planning VoiceThreads, commenting tips, useful handouts.VoiceThread 4 Education Wiki voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/ samples of uses of VoiceThread in ESL/EFL voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/EFL+%26+ESL
Life Changes, Student presentation sonyahermosa.blogspot.com/2008/04/life-changes.htmlBiography of a famous person / famous peoplevoicethread.com/share/9384/. voicethread.com/share/71019/Book Reports and Digital Stories voicethread.com/share/16999/ Defining “Honor”voicethread.com/share/1264/Cultural/Family/Holiday Traditions voicethread.com/#u6284.b9891.i68331ed.voicethread.com/#q.b6151voicethread.com/share/1468/.Grammar Practice in ESL Content-Based Instruction voicethread.com/share/61467/Poetry thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2008/03/voicethread-examples.html.Pronunciation and Vocabulary Practice voicethread.com/share/9458/ voicethread.com/share/36403/Verb Tenses voicethread.com/share/34182/ and voicethread.com/share/29282/Speaking and Writing Prompts voicethread.com/share/54904/
www.showbeyond.com(but no audio comments)www.myplick.com/ (sync slides with audio)
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webcam on particular video segments.
7 Slide.comwww.slide.com
Online slideshow with images, text, music, special effects
Download directions at kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/usingtheweb
Instructor samples kristireyes.slide.com/Student project, Me in the Future www.slide.com/mscd?pxcid=iQRUxJssslVW5qkYpK6PQpfQJeC23Z0t_7Rj6K-U3DBOBhcIuiNesmcZCN3IsF3k¬ifyfans=1&nc=1&bnc=bnc
And several others See CogDogRoo Wiki: 50 Tools to Tell a Story cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools
8 Glogsterwww.glogster.com
Online scrapbook page with text, design elements, images, audio, video, hyperlinks.Comments can be left on glogs.
Download directions at kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/usingtheweb“Create Yours” glog lets you practice without registering www.glogster.com/edit/glog/?action=glogs_create
“Artificial Intelligence” movie poster ivana24.glogster.com/AI/“My Favorite Places” candie.glogster.com/glog-191-739/PSA on stopping child abuse gigglemonster.glogster.com/STOP/King Tut report strangee.glogster.com/TUTANCHAMON/Information about a class kreyes.glogster.com/ESL-Digital-Storytelling-at-MCC/
www.scrapblog.com/
9 Dipitywww.dipity.com
Online timeline with text, images, video.Comments can be addes to any event on a timeline.
Download directions at http://www.otan.us/images/internetclassroom/DipityInstructions.pdf
Biography of singer Billy Joelhttp://www.dipity.com/legacyrecordings/Billy_Joel_Timeline/History of Technologyhttp://www.dipity.com/heathermcc/History_of_Technology/Student created timelines:http://www.dipity.com/amirhooshang/personal/http://www.dipity.com/igarcia/personal/http://www.dipity.com/keyna/personal/
See also ReadWriteThink biocube toolreadwritethink.org/materials/bio_cube/www. dandelife .com/ www. timetoast .com/ www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timeline/www.martianchildproject.com/
10 Vokiwww.voki.com
Make a talking avatar
Download directions at kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/usingtheweb
Sample Voki (instructor)mccesl5.blogspot.com/Sample Voki (students)wakavesl.blogspot.com/2008/03/welcome-to-my-blog-from-waka.htmlmccvesl.blogspot.com/2007/08/heidys-avatar-says-hi.htmlSample Mow-Tor Mail: www.mowtormail.com/?mid=25990065Sample Gamespot: www.gamespot.com/promos/2006/TestDriveUn
sendables.jibjab.com/category/starring_you#www.mowtormail.com/www.gamespot.com/promos/2006/TestDriveUnlimited/host-d.oddcast.com/www.blabberize.com/ (animates uploaded photos, making them appear to talk) Yahoo Avatars (only image, no messages)uk.avatars.yahoo.com/
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limited/?mid=2598989711 Big Huge Labs
bighugelabs.com/ Movie poster:
Many projects with Flickr or Photobucket images or your own digital photos or by entering the URLfor an online image.
Calendar:
Download information at kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/usingtheweb
Warholizer:
Badge Maker bighugelabs.com/flickr/badge.php Billboard bighugelabs.com/flickr/billboard.php Calendar bighugelabs.com/flickr/calendar.php Captioner bighugelabs.com/flickr/captioner.php CD Cover bighugelabs.com/flickr/cd.php Magazine Cover bighugelabs.com/flickr/magazine.php Motivator bighugelabs.com/flickr/motivator.php Movie Poster bighugelabs.com/flickr/poster.php Slideshow bighugelabs.com/flickr/slideshow.php Trading Card Maker bighugelabs.com/flickr/deck.php and others
www.jigsawplanet.com/See also many resources for student projects at www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
12 Scribdwww.scribd.com
Upload documents (.pdf, .doc, .ppt, .xls, .txt, .odt, .odp) to share online. Test-to-speech conversion.
See Using Scribd.com at www.scribd.com/
Site Sample http://www.scribd.com/doc/208580/WelcomeStudent Samplehttp://www.scribd.com/doc/276082/My-Experiences-and-Transformations
vuzit.com/
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13 Bubbleplywww.bubbleply.com
Add callouts (speech and thought bubbles) and/or captions to online video (YouTube or the site’s videos, or your own videos uploaded to a video sharing site); “bubbles” can be hyperlinks (e.g., a Web site or email address); add multimedia (images uploaded from a computer or video from a wecam) and built-in animated clip art.
Download directions at kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/usingthewebSee video demo at www.bubbleply.com/demo.aspx
Captioned video of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech: www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=17c8bc85-056e-4ea0-9972-f315e46f59c5Dialog or thought bubbles on a clip with no dialog: www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=6c7e1508-80fb-4895-8f2e-358e431523da and www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=18331ea8-1ef9-417b-a562-0669076744a2Captions to a “how to” video (demonstration of child CPR) www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=32f4618b-6dee-4b54-aa7c-0d765979c12c demonstration of Child CPR
YouTube video annotations/captions: video tutorial at www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrgDMuhvUhM and help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=100077 and www.youtube.com/t/annotations_aboutGoogle Video captions: video tutorial at video.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=26577www.blinkbox.com/Blinks (registered users create a “blink” – short message at the beginning of a movie or TV program scene)www.overstream.net/www.smashmash.tv/ (upload video from a YouTube URL or from your hard drive, add titles, special effects, and audio. See demos at www.smashmash.tv/showdemo.php?ix=-1 and www.smashmash.tv/showdemo.php?ix=2
14 Jumpcutwww.jumpcut.com
Video editor -- Make and edit video online with video clips, photos, and audio right from your computer or digital camera or use media from Jumput Editor. Use web-based editor to
Jumpcut Quick Guide jumpcut.com/quickGuide/quickGuide_upload
Short instructor’s sample www.jumpcut.com/view?id=B57990528C0F11DD859B000423CEF5F6
www.muveemix.com/eyespot.com/#Also similar to video editing programs: Windows Movie Maker www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx and Photostory www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx (free with Windows), imovie (standard on Macs), and commercial software such as Adobe Premiere, etc.
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rearrange clips and photos, add titles, effects.
15 Dvolver www.dvolver.com
Make animated digital movie
Teacher Training Video www.teachertrainingvideos.com/volver/index.html
Instructor sample mccvesl.blogspot.com/2007/10/sample-career-research-movie-made-on_24.htmlStudent project www.dfilm.com/mm2s/mm_route.php?id=3209405
Digitalfilms digitalfilms.com/Grapheine Bombay TV www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/index_uk.php
16 Zentationwww.zentation.com
Merge online video with PowerPoint slides
Download directions at kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/usingtheweb
Site sample www.zentation.com/viewer/index.php?passcode=692291Student project www.zentation.com/viewer/index.php?passcode=3Uy3cqYGtTEStudent projectwww.zentation.com/viewer/index.php?passcode=USzKbNrGbVcInstructor’s sample www.zentation.com/viewer/index.php?passcode=VDcfhqbkpqW
http://www.omnisio.com/ (recently acquired by Google, can also caption/annotate video similar to BubblePly, #13)
17 Phrasr www.pimpampum.net/phrasr/
Create a visual slide show for a poem or any sentence using Flickr photos (like a pictogram)
Download information at kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/usingtheweb
Phrasr/www.pimpampum.net/phrasr/?id=4660
Fridge magnet poetry (good for practicing parts of speech)www.shockedpoetry.com/Word art siteswordle.net/ typogenerator.net/index.php
18 Bubblrwww.pimpampum.net/bubblr/
Bubbleshare www.bubbleshare.com
MakeBeliefsComix
Make cartoon strips / comics
Download information at kreyes.mcc.googlepages.com/usingtheweb
Bubbleshare Help and FAQs www.bubbleshare.com/help/
MakeBeliefsComix How to www.makebeliefscomix.com/How-to-Play/
Bubblr student project www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/?id=10780Bubbleshare student project www.bubbleshare.com/album/153471.7e45395636f/overviewMakebeliefscomix instructor samplewww.makebeliefscomix.com/comix.php?comix_id=159577208
comiqs.com/pixton.com/hometoonlet.com/www.bitstrips.com/www.comeeko.com/ www.quicktoons.com/createwww.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/www.stripcreator.com/www.toondoo.comTeacher Training Video on ToonDoo www.teachertrainingvideos.com/toon/index.html
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www.makebeliefscomix.com
19 Storymashstorymash.com/
Collaborative online ficition writing. Start a story online, invite others to collaborate, and read the story as it develops or contribute a follow-up chapter.
See About StoryMash storymash.com/about/
“The Appreciated Tutor” storymash.com/u/mybeautifuldaydream/hadefige/
www.readwritethink.org/materials/fairytales/www.eduplace.com/tales/madlibs.org/www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.htmlwww.gamequarium.com/madlibs.htmlmyths.e2bn.org/create/writewith.com/thestorystarter.com/ (get random sentences)
20 A.notatea.nnotate.com/
Annotate documents (PDF, Word, Web pages. Excel spreadsheets) online by highlighting text to add a note. Request feedback on a document by emailing a link; recipient can add replies to notes and add own comments.
See features at a.nnotate.com/features.htmlSee demos and screenshots at a.nnotate.com/
Practice page a.nnotate.com/php/pdfnotate.php?d=2008-01-23&c=3ryhsi#page1
Google Documents: see tour at www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.htmlwww.skrbl.com/www.writeboard.com/bookgoo.com/www.zoho.com/
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