web2.0

=Selected Web 2.0 Tools, Resources and Examples:=

WIKIS > Ad-free wikis for educators offering 2 GB online storage, 10 MB file uploads, a WYSIWIG editor, support for images, file attachments and media such as podcasts/audio, video and other embeddable widgets and content. > Great overview of basic wiki features plus lots of ideas for classroom wikis, including a specific section for younger grades.
 * **Wikispaces** - http://www.wikispaces.com/
 * **Wikispaces Teacher sign-up** (ad-free) - http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K
 * **TeachersFirst Wiki Walkthrough** - http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/

BLOGS > Ad-free blogs for teachers and students. Full-featured, customizable Wordpress blogs.
 * **Edublogs** - http://edublogs.org/

SOCIAL BOOKMARKING Upload, annotate, tag (organize), manage and share your bookmarks from any web-connected computer.
 * **Delicious** - http://del.icio.us/

"OFFICE" APPLICATIONS Browser based word-processing, spreadsheets and presentation tools.
 * **Google Docs & Spreadsheets** - http://docs.google.com/
 * **ThinkFree** - http://www.thinkfree.com/
 * **Zoho** - http://www.zoho.com/

PHOTO ALBUMS/SLIDE SHOWS > Upload photos or other digital images, such as Powerpoint slides or student artwork. Add text and audio captions and share via email, or publish to any web page. > Upload Powerpoint presentations and play directly in a web-browser, or embed in any web page (does not support audio or animations).
 * **Bubbleshare** - http://www.bubbleshare.com/
 * **Slideshare** - http://www.slideshare.net/

PHOTO SHARING
 * **Flickr** - http://www.flickr.com/ (not kid-safe)

IMAGE EDITING Upload and edit digital photos in your web browser.
 * **Picnik** - [|http://www.picnik.com]
 * **PXN8** - http://pixenate.com/

CONCEPT MAPS Create a concept map or other visual diagram and export as a graphic or embed in any web page.
 * Gliffy - http://www.gliffy.com/

PODCASTING Upload or record audio (mp3) and embed in any webpage. Allow users to subscribe to audio content using RSS feeds.
 * **Gcast** - http://www.gcast.com/
 * **Pod-o-matic** - [|https://www.podomatic.com] (also supports Vodcasting)
 * **Learning in Hand Educational Podcasting Guide** - http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/index.html

PODCASTING EXAMPLES > Award-winning elementary podcasts
 * **Radio Willow Web** - http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/listen.html
 * **Room 208** - http://bobsprankle.com/blog/C1697218367/index.html

FLASH CARDS/REVIEW > Create interactive, self-scoring review materials for any "matching" content (e.g. vocabulary words and definitions, states and capitals, math facts and solutions, foreign language terms, opposites, historical dates and events, literary characters and quotations, etc...).
 * **Quizlet** - http://quizlet.com/

GRAPHING > Enter basic data and create one of five types of graphs to export as a graphic or print.
 * **Create-a-Graph** - http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/

COMIC STRIPS > Upload digital photos and create an original comic strip with up to nine panels. Export as a graphic or embed in any webpage.
 * **Comeeko** - http://www.comeeko.com/

FILE CONVERSION > Upload and convert office documents, images and audio. Includes PDF converter.
 * **Zamzar** - http://zamzar.com/

JIGSAW PUZZLES
 * **JigZone** - http://www.jigzone.com/