June 12, 2008

Blog: a website that allows readers to comment on the content

WordPress MU (internal blog): blogs.micds.org◦ Public but only MICDS students/faculty can

comment◦ Every student and teacher has a blog◦ Students post to their specific classes◦ WordPress can accept text, images, audio and

video

Google Reader: RSS aggregator that automatically checks your favorite news sites and blogs for new content.

Shows you all of your favorite sites in one convenient place.

Users must have a Google account Items can quickly and easily be shared via

the public page

Wiki: a webpage that can be viewed and edited by multiple authors

Media Wiki (internal): wiki.micds.org◦ Public but only MICDS students & faculty can edit◦ Requires some knowledge of wiki syntax

WikiSpaces (external): wikispaces.com◦ Public, Protected, or Private◦ No syntax necessary; accepts multimedia

Google Docs: free web-based word processor and spreadsheet which allow you share and collaborate online.

Users must have a Google account Can upload Word/Excel/PowerPoint files or

start from scratch (Office 2003 only) Spreadsheets can be turned into forms for

collecting information

Acrobat.com: free sharing and storage, PDF converter, online word processor, and web conferencing from Adobe

Share: send files to others Buzzword: online document collaboration My Files: store Word, Excel, PDF and images ConnectNow: meet live on the web and

share your screen

Delicious: web-based social bookmarking tool

All MICDS teachers and 1:1 students will have a Delicious account

Sites are saved/organized with tags instead of folders

Easy to share sites with those in your network

Subscribing to tags is a good way to locate sites of interest

Flickr: free photo sharing site from Yahoo! Anyone can browse; uploading requires an

account Images can be made public or private,

organized into sets, and shared with groups FlickrStorm and CreativeCommons are good

tools for finding images for classroom use Use the Flickr Uploader for managing large

numbers of images

Mixbook: site for creating electronic books (free) which can be printed (not free)

Photos can be uploaded from your computer or photo-sharing sites like Flickr

Books can be public or private, printed or embedded, collaborative or individual

The MixBook tutorial offers step-by-step instructions for beginners

Sketchcast: site for creating simple sketches with narration

Final sketches can be emailed, embedded, or viewed on the Sketchcast site

All published sketches are public; no privacy options

Viewers can leave comments if viewing from the Sketchcast website

Kerpoof: create simple illustrations, animations, cards and stories

Final products can be shared as links or published to the Kerpoof website

Membership is NOT required to use the site The Teacher Page has good ideas for

classroom use

VoiceThread: users can upload images, video, PowerPoint, PDF and Word files

Viewers can leave audio, video, and text comments

VoiceThreads can be public or private Teachers can purchase VoiceThread Ed for

classroom use; this simplifies adding users and managing projects

ccMixter: CreativeCommons remix Gogofrog: 3D web content Historic Tale Construction Kit: historical

tales Mogopop: iPod multimedia Scribd: online publishing ToonDoo: comic strips Xtimeline: timelines Zcubes: web content

Web 2.0 isn’t about any one tool; it’s the collective power of the read/write web.

Structure learning experiences around the task(s) the resource can facilitate rather than on the resource itself.

Public means public. Students need to be aware of their audience.

Web 3.0 (the semantic web) on the way!