E.M.S. Tech Talk

Web 2.0 Applications

What is Web 2.0

Began late 2004 The network is the

platform.

Allows ANYONE to create, share & collaborate.

Connecting people in real time.

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.

NO Registration Free www.wordle.net

Example: Attached Obama’s Speech to Students

StudyStack.com

Create online flash cards Great for all subject areas Use for quiz / test review Registration required FREE!! www.studystack.com

Example: http://www.studystack.com/menu-92547

Online Jeopardy game. Great for review of information. NO registration FREE www.jeopardylabs.com

Example: Cyber Bullying Game http://jeopardylabs.com/play/bullying7

United Steaming

Now known as: Discovery Education Steaming http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

Thousands of content area videos that can be shown free in the classroom.

Some videos have teacher guides and worksheets

Log-in setup sheet is attached to your packet.

Real time storage and collaboration site. NO Registration Required Free Store class files, homework, instructions (voice

and printed) – link to your teacher page Send files to your drop by email, voicemail, or

drag/drop from your computer www.drop.io Example #1: http://drop.io/mrdavidson Example #2: http://drop.io/ems6_projects

http://drop.io/howto

Registration Required Free Editable Web sites

Every teacher is set up with a wikispace to post lesson plans

Many different types of files and widgets can be posted to your space.

www.wikispaces.com

http://ems-grade6.wikispaces.com/

Create posters from a regular picture NO registration Free Upload picture, decide on a size,

download and print Tape pages together and hang on the wall www.blockposters.com Examples:

http://www.blockposters.com/gallery.aspx

Real time survey/poll site. Participants can participate through the

web (or wiki) or via cell phone. Registration Free Could be used as a clicker system if you

allow students to use their cell phones. www.polleverywhere.com

Rooms with projectors

Zoom IT A free program on the launcher You can zoom in on documents There is a countdown timer You can type on a document or picture You can also draw on your screen

And Finally…..

Add a YouTube video to PowerPoint

Step sheet in handout

Kidz Rock

By: Tim Hawkins