For my Education Technology class I have to find different 10 Web 2.0 Tools, describe them, and tell how I would use them in my classroom. So here it goes!
This is an app that allows one to create a website for free. This tool for creating a website is very user friendly and has a very professional look. Pretty much anyone could use this. This might be something I would consider using in order to create a classroom website. I would post assignments and upcoming events and basically just keep everyone up-to-date.
This is any easy to use website where you can do exactly what it says "Find How". On the first page of the website there are different categories from travel to sports and many more. Click on any one of these and you can find out how to do almost anything under that topic. This would be a great tool for students to have since a question they ask very often is "how?". They can refer to this page and search for their answer.
Stupeflix is any easy way to put video clips and photos together to create something great. Want all your media from a special occasion in one video? This is the way to do it. It is super easy to use and can be done for free. Students could be split into groups and given different topics. Those students can then gather photos and videos on their particular topic and create a presentation on it using this tool.
Tagul is a service that allows one to create their own word clouds. They can use any words they want and there's so many different shapes to choose from. Each user can create 20 different clouds! This would be a great first assignment for a classroom in order to get to know your students. Allow them to create a cloud using words that describe them and share is with their classmates.
Tux paint is a tool that allows students to be creative and draw. This program allows the child to add sound effects and has a cartoon mascot that guides the child through the program. This can be used with children ages 3-12. Children in the classroom could read a book and then be split into groups of 2. Each group would be responsible for drawing out a scene the way they see it happening in their mind.
TikaTok is a place where students can create their own stories. They can create and publish them electronically or print them. Once publish other students can view your students work. Kids have wild imaginations and can be very creative. This would be a great way to allow your students to use their creativity to create something of their own.
Most children absolutely love music. They love to sing to it and they love to dance to it. This app has tons of appropriate songs and music videos for children to enjoy. This would be great to use in the classroom as a little treat for your kids. You can even find educational songs to go along with a lesson.
Quibblo is a website where one can find already made quizes or create their own. One can also create polls and surveys here. It is completely free and very user friendly. This is great for a teacher! You an easily post a quiz, survey, or poll online and have you students go their to take it.
This is a very easy to use site that allows you to create all types of graphs. You can create line graphs, bar graphs, and many others. Students could collect information from the classroom or maybe out in the world and use this website in order to display their data. This is great way for them to be interactive with graphs and learn which ones display what data the best.
Questionaut is a short educational video game. This game tests students knowledge of math, english, and science. The object of this game s to travel through different stages in order to retrieve a friend's hat. Children love to play games! Not only is this one fun but it is educational too and would be a great classroom activity.
I hope this is helpful!
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