Web Tools For the Elementary Classroom Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. University of Alberta
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Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. University of Alberta
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A Quick Poll Dont forget: You can copy- paste this slide into
other presentations, and move or resize the poll. 2
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My Personal Philosophy of PD Inspiration Vs. Perspiration
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Project Based Learning Authentic learning experiences Grounded
in critical thinking Well scaffolded Student-centric but
teacher-dependent Firmly grounded in the curriculum
Cross-curricular Example: http://www.polarhusky.com
http://www.polarhusky.com 4
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Web 2.0 Is Here You are probably already using Web 2.0 tools in
your day-to-day online life: Facebook Blogs Wikipedia
Flickr/Picassa/etc 6
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What Are Web Applications? Allow you to perform tasks or create
objects without software. Often known as Web 2.0 applications.
Often have an element of social interaction. Accessible from
anywhere. Usually FREE! 7
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Risks Applications go up and down. Applications get bought out.
Web applications sometimes allow students to interact with other
people online. Most tools have privacy settings to keep minors
safe. Students privacy should be considered. Some tools can be
completely private, but others not. 8
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Risks Applications may create thing that cant leave the
confines of the particular web site (e.g./ cant be downloaded to a
disc/dvd/etc) Students with computers at home may get to spend more
time on projects than students without since its easily accessible.
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A Note On Blocking Some Web 2.0 sites may be blocked at your
school you can sometimes get around this. Submit a request to your
technology department. Provide a pedagogical justification for the
site to be unblocked at your school during a certain period of
time. Describe how you will keep students safe. 11
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Copyright Be safe and legal use copyright free items. Photos:
http://yotophoto.com/ http://www.sxc.hu/ http://www.wikimedia.org
http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/ http://www.stockvault.net/
http://www.imageafter.com/ http://pdphoto.org/
http://www.pixelperfectdigital.com/ 13
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Copyright Sounds:
http://www.freeplaymusic.comhttp://www.freeplaymusic.com Videos:
http://www.archive.orghttp://www.archive.org More: Directory of web
site with legal content for schools and companies to use.
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Category:Content_Dir ectory
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Category:Content_Dir ectory 14
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Research, Text and Literacy 15
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Research Helpers Diigo: Highlight and annotate web sites for
your students http://www.diigo.com/ http://www.diigo.com/
Trailfire: Create a path through the Internet and annotate web
pages. http://trailfire.com/ http://trailfire.com/ 16
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Research Helpers Have students create a trail of good quality
research resources. Have students use Diigo to comment on news
articles. 17
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Bookmarking Google Bookmarks: Non-social bookmarking
http://www.google.com/bookmarks http://www.google.com/bookmarks
Del.icio.us: Social bookmarking http://del.icio.us
http://del.icio.us Share resources with your young students (no
URLs) Have students create research archives 18
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RSS Feeds Google Reader: Subscribe to feeds and write your own
notes. http://www.google.com/reader/ http://www.google.com/reader/
Google Alerts: Get emails sent to you on any topic.
http://www.google.com/alerts http://www.google.com/alerts Create
alerts for topics youre following in your social and science
courses. Create a custom newspaper for your students using Reader.
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Concept Mapping Bubbl.us: Collaborative mind mapping
http://bubbl.us/edit.php http://bubbl.us/edit.php Gliffy:
Collaborative mind mapping http://www.gliffy.com
http://www.gliffy.com Mindmeister: Collaborative Mind Mapping
http://www.mindmeister.com/ http://www.mindmeister.com/ Mindomo:
Software interactive mind mapping http://mindomo.com/
http://mindomo.com/ 20
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Blogs Blog Tools http://www.blogger.com/
http://www.21classes.com/ http://www.blogger.com/
http://www.21classes.com/ Class Blogs http://www.balla.ecsd.net/
http://www.bobsprankle.com/blog/ http://www.balla.ecsd.net/
http://www.bobsprankle.com/blog/ 22
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Blogs Create a blog from the point of view of an historic
figure. Create a blog to track observations about a classroom pet.
Have students do scribe posts to summarize instructional content.
http://edubuzz.org/blogs/s3scribeposts/
http://edubuzz.org/blogs/s3scribeposts/
http://816math.blogspot.com/2006/11/scribe-post-
november-1-2006.html
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Microblogging Twitter in the classroom? Asynchronous discussion
Reading responses Test preparation Current events:
http://twitter.com/The_Pub_Debates https://twitter.com/cnn
http://twitter.com/The_Pub_Debates https://twitter.com/cnn
Scientific research: http://twitter.com/kidscience
http://twitter.com/science http://twitter.com/MedUpdates
http://twitter.com/kidscience http://twitter.com/science
http://twitter.com/MedUpdates 25
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Wikis Wiki tools http://www.wikispaces.com
http://www.pbwiki.com Class Wikis
http://stratford78logos0607.pbwiki.com/
http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/
http://stratford78logos0607.pbwiki.com/
http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/ School Wiki
http://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/ http://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/
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Wikis Use a wiki to write a class choose-your-own-adventure.
Use a wiki to showcase student work to parents. Use a wiki as a
portfolio of student work. Allow parents to join your wiki so that
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Cartoons and Comic Books Pikistrips: Comics from photos
http://pikistrips.com/ http://pikistrips.com/ ToonDoo: Comic books
from scratch http://toondoo.com/Home.do http://toondoo.com/Home.do
Pixton: Customizable comics (animation soon) http://pixton.com/ca/
http://pixton.com/ca/ Toonlet: Create a character and write simple
text http://toonlet.com http://toonlet.com DoInk: Simple Animations
http://www.doink.com http://www.doink.com 29
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Cartoons and Comic Books Reasons for Exploration
http://www.toondoo.com/ toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=12301
http://www.toondoo.com/ toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=12301 The
Importance of Squanto http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/
ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741 http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/
ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741 Prince Henrys Contributions
http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon ?bookid=11706
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Web Spaces Google Sites: Simple student web sites
http://sites.google.com/ http://sites.google.com/ Sample:
http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.org/mr s-richau/Home
http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.org/mr s-richau/Home
Protopages: Highly customizable widgets. http://www.protopage.com
http://www.protopage.com Sample: http://www.protopage.com/yzerman19
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Productivity Suites Google Docs: Write, share and edit
documents online. (Video) http://docs.google.com/
http://docs.google.com/ Zoho: An alternative to Google Docs. More
features and more complex. http://www.zoho.com/
http://www.zoho.com/ 32
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Play Time 33
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Media and Multimedia 34
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Flickr and Digital Photography Flickr is a useful tool that
allows you to upload and annotate images that can be made either
public or private. Flickr Notes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stratfordschooledmo nton/384040545/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stratfordschooledmo nton/384040545/
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Flickr and Digital Photography Flickr can be used for
storyboarding or even visual storytelling. Flickr Stories
http://www.flickr.com/
groups/sixwordstory/discuss/72157601185227439/
http://www.flickr.com/
groups/sixwordstory/discuss/72157601185227439/ Five Frame Flickr
Story http://flickr.com/groups/visualstory/
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Flickr and Digital Photography Have students do a photo
scavenger hunt of math or science concepts and have them upload and
annotate the images on Flickr. Have students create an archive of
writing prompts in Flickr and use the annotation tool to point out
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Mapping Applications Have students create a mapped journal of
an historic trip. Have students create a virtual field trip based
on a class field trip. Have students create a map of a science
process (e.g./ where garbage goes or the path of a can as it goes
to be recycled). Have students complete a reflective health
project, mapping places of importance in their life. 43
Interactive Timelines Have students create a timeline of a
scientific process (e.g./ the lifecycle of an animal). Have
students create a year plan for the goals they would like to
achieve in your course. Have students add to existing public
timelines on xTimeline. 45
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Virtual Tours Mapwing: Image based virtual tours
http://www.mapwing.com/ http://www.mapwing.com/ Example:
http://www.mapwing.com/explore/view_tour.php?t=IEL IBsIwwYLNIsa
http://www.mapwing.com/explore/view_tour.php?t=IEL IBsIwwYLNIsa
Photosynth: Create virtual tours from photos http://photosynth.net/
http://photosynth.net/ Create a virtual tour of community places.
Create a virtual tour after a field trip. 46
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VoiceThread VoiceThread: Not really like anything else
http://voicethread.com/ http://voicethread.com/ Almost like a
wiki/blog with audio it allows users to annotate and expand images
with voice recordings. http://voicethread.com/share/407691/
http://voicethread.com/share/4973/
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VoiceThread Create an oral history archive such as:
http://www.ourvoices.ca/ http://www.ourvoices.ca/ If all of your
students have internet access, do a daily homework question on
Voicethread. Have students create a talking storybook. Look through
the many examples of teacher projects already on Voicethread!
http://voicethread.com/#q.b409 http://voicethread.com/#q.b409
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Podcasts and Vidcasts Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcasts
http://www.podomatic.com/ http://www.podomatic.com/ Yodio: Podcast
from any phone or the web http://www.yodio.com/
http://www.yodio.com/ Talkshoe: Podcasting and Audio Discussion
Forums http://www.talkshoe.com/ http://www.talkshoe.com/ Student
Podcast Samples: http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/
http://thedowns.edublogs.org/ category/podcasting/
http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/ http://thedowns.edublogs.org/
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Podcasts and Vidcasts Teacher Tube: An online video archive
like YouTube but safe for the classroom.
http://www.teachertube.com/ http://www.teachertube.com/ Ustream:
Create a live feed of a school event. http://www.ustream.tv/
http://www.ustream.tv/ 51
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Podcasts and Vidcasts Make a podcast for
http://www.kid-cast.com/http://www.kid-cast.com/ Create an Our City
Podcast for http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/
http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/ Do a weekly class podcast as
a review/newsletter. http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/
room208vidcast.mp4 http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/
room208vidcast.mp4 Create a captains log of a famous historic
voyage. Make a series of vidcasts to promote DPA. 52
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Podcasts and Vidcasts Create an old fashioned radio play.
Create a pod/vidcast debate online. Have students create a podcast
dictionary of vocabulary words. Have students create a series of
vidcasts solving different kids of math problems. Have students
summarize current events once a week. 53
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Screencasting Screencast-O-Matic: Capture and post whats on
your computer screen. http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Examples: Assessment / Peer
Feedback http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH
http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH Instructional
Content http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap
http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap 54
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Screencasting GoView: Record and edit your screen captures
http://goview.com/ http://goview.com/ Sketchcast: Capture and post
whats on your tablet or SmartBoard. http://sketchcast.com/
http://sketchcast.com/ Screentoaster: Record screen captures and
upload to YouTube and other sites. http://www.screentoaster.com/
http://www.screentoaster.com/ 55
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Screencasting Capture and post Smart Board notes online
quickly. Create an archive of extra credit work that can be used
year after year. Use Screencast-o-Matic to orally assess student
work Create videos for parents so that they can help their child
with homework. Help assess student difficulties in areas like
problem solving (have students talk through their work). 56
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Video Annotation Bubble Ply: Add bubbles and captions to video
http://www.bubbleply.com/ http://www.bubbleply.com/ Examples:
http://www.bubbleply.com/player. aspx?pid=b1bf700f-6f47-4364-9dd7-
e413706860b9 http://www.bubbleply.com/player.
aspx?pid=b1bf700f-6f47-4364-9dd7- e413706860b9
http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=EE15
49C5-E35B-4F64-AA80-D4C1A220102F
http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=EE15
49C5-E35B-4F64-AA80-D4C1A220102F 57
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Video Annotation Use video annotation to have students analyze
speeches. Use video annotation to have students express an opinion
on a video or news clip. Use video annotation for formative
feedback for student work (e.g./ video recordings of PE). Use video
annotation to create an instructional video (with written in
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Multimedia & Digital Storytelling Pixorial: Create and edit
video online. http://www.pixorial.com/ http://www.pixorial.com/
Motionbox: Create and edit video online. http://www.motionbox.com/
http://www.motionbox.com/ Jaycut: Create and edit video online.
http://jaycut.com/ http://jaycut.com/ One True Media: Video
montages http://www.onetruemedia.com/ http://www.onetruemedia.com/
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Multimedia & Digital Storytelling Funtigo: Create online
scrapbooks. http://funtigo.com/?cr=3&rfm=y
http://funtigo.com/?cr=3&rfm=y Vuvox: Make interactive
panoramas and movies. http://www.vuvox.com/ http://www.vuvox.com/
Animoto: Upload and assemble short photo commercials online.
http://animoto.com/ http://animoto.com/ 61
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Music Composition Noteflight: Traditional staff based creation
http://www.noteflight.com/login http://www.noteflight.com/login
Myna: Loop and sample remixer
http://aviary.com/tools/mynahttp://aviary.com/tools/myna 62