1. Web 2.0 What is Web 2.0? It is just the term for web-based applications and programs that focus on information sharing and user created content and collaboration, such as youtube, Facebook etc. Why use it in classroom? >> get students excited about writing and thinking >> help students participate in the collaborative community of Web 2.0 >> give students practice in using tools that the real world uses >> eliminate walls--school can be anywhere there is a computer and the Internet >> collaborate with anyone, anywhere, anytime 7-10 (12:30-3:30) 8-7 (8:30-11:30)

2. Top best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools GlogsterGlogster :Great way to share posters and images you’ve made with friends Edmodo: Social learning environment and one of the best ways to teach with techEdmodo: Bubbl.us : Free application to brainstorm onlineBubbl.us WordPress: Content publishing system. It’s gone way beyond just blogging.WordPress Prezi : Innovative way to share presentations without PowerPointPrezi Wallwisher: An online notice board maker (or bulletin board if you choose)Wallwisher Animoto: Make beautiful videos from images in a snapAnimoto Blabberize: Make your images talk…that’s right.Blabberize Weebly: Create your own website or blog, very easy to useWeebly Flickr: Popular photo-sharing site now lets you printFlickr Slideshare: Don’t waste your presentation after it’s over, share it with millions!Slideshare Audioboo: Easily record and share audioAudioboo GoogleDocs:The top real-time document creating and editing cloud-based systemGoogleDocs GoogleSites: Make your own website while knowing nothing about websites!GoogleSites Wordle: Create a beautiful aggregation of any amount of textWordle Spicy Nodes: Innovative way to organize your web visitsSpicy Nodes Voki: Get your own avatar and even have it talk with your voiceVoki Scratch: Create and share stories, games, art, etc.Scratch Pixlr: Cool way to edit picture, and add effect. Free photoshopPixlr Tagxedo:Like Wordle but a step farther as text can be used to build bigger imagesTagxedo LiveBinder: Organize your digital binders from websites to documentsLiveBinder Class dojo ClassDojo is an easy way to engage your classroom by recognizing positive behaviors as they happen.Class dojo Voice Thread A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videosVoice Thread 7-24 (8:30- 11:30)

3. Today’s workshop: Prezi will help you create effective presentations (today, we are creating an open house Prezi) Edmodo will transform your classroom into a safe social networking to where you can share, access, quiz, and many more Wallwisher can be used to engage students for brainstorming activity, Vocab- grammar exercises for your whole class Animoto creates easy to use videos or picture slide shows Glogster creates easy interactive posters with links, movies and music Pixlr can help you edit, enhance and transform your pictures Tagexedo (and Wordle) can help you edit, enhance and transform texts Class dojo ClassDojo is an easy way to engage your classroom by recognizing positive behaviors as they happen. Voice Thread A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video

4. Overview PreziGlogsterEdmodo LiveBinders VoiceThread PixlrWallwisher Word Clouds Class Dojo Animoto

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