Web 2.

0 Tools: IFake Text & Inklewriter Workshop

By: Suzanne Smith eor!ia Southern "ni#ersity

$%%itional Web 2.0 Tools in &an%out

IFake Text- Fake text message screenshots Brainscape Flashcards (Vocabulary) Qui dini !tudent assessments Inkle"riter Interacti#e e-book Bubble$us Brainstorming Themee%y &igital maga ine !torybird 'riting 'all"asher Virtual bulletin board Boom 'riter - (ollaborati#e "riting

IFake Text
What is it' ) 'eb *$o Tool "hich allo"s the user to generate %ake i+hone text message screenshots that can be sent and shared "ith %riends$ &ow %o I !et starte%' ,o to http:((i)aketext.*om(. (omplete the %orm in%ormation (your name- the carrier- and your message)$ (lick on .create your screenshot$/

Brains*ape
What is it' Brainscape optimi es your learning by adapting to 0123 pace$ )s you re#eal each ans"er- Brainscape asks you- the learner- ho" con%ident you %eel that

you "ill remember the concept %ore#er$ 4o"-con%idence items are repeated more %re5uently until you gradually report higher and higher con%idence$ (ogniti#e science research has pro#en that learner-dri#en spaced repetition is the most e%%icient use o% study time$ Brainscape is similar to a deck o% %lashcards- but it adapts to your learning cur#e (more on (on%idence Based 3epetition later)$ 'hen a ne" card is generated by Brainscape- you are asked to think o% the ans"er and then to re#eal it by %lipping the card$ This mental acti#ity is more e%%ecti#e than selecting %rom among multiple choices because you are acti#ely recalling the in%ormation rather than simply recogni ing it$ It is also more e%%ecti#e than manually typing in an ans"er because it is %aster and allo"s you to see more 5uestions in less time$ &ow %o I !et starte%' ,o to the Brainscape "ebsite by #isiting the %ollo"ing link6 https677"""$brainscape$com7$ 0ou can easily launch a study session by drilling into a sub8ect and selecting a deck$ 0ou can also create a study session that pulls %lashcards %rom many di%%erent decks- by clicking the 3andom 9ix or +rogressi#e !tudy button- depending on the sub8ect area$

+uiz%ini
What is it' Qui dini - created by teachers- %or teachers - is the ans"er to the expensi#e and restricti#e options that currently exist in the online educational game market$ )s a gro"ing plat%orm o% teacher- and student-%riendly games and resources- Qui dini allo"s teachers to create and customi e material %or their students:

&ow %o I !et starte%' o to http:((www.,uiz%ini.*om(. Qui dini is an easy tool %or you to use$ !imply set up an account- create a ne" 5ui - play it once or t"ice "ith your dog 8ust to make sure e#erything looks the "ay you "ant- and then let your students start to learn:

What is it' 'eb *$; tool %or making interacti#e stories that are easy to play and beauti%ul to read on modern tablet de#ices$ It<s per%ect %or "riters "ho "ant to try out interacti#ity- but also %or teachers and students looking to mix computer skills and creati#e "riting$ &ow %o I !et starte%' ,o to http:((www.inklestu%ios.*om(inklewriter$ (lick on .start "riting/ or .read a story/ on the right side o% the "ebpage$ Follo" the

Inklewriter

prompts$

What is it' ) 'eb *$; tool that enables users to create mind mapping and brainstorming diagrams online$ To begin- the main topic7concept is entered in to the parent bubble$ Then ideas and thoughts are recorded in color%ul text bubbles linked to the parent bubble$ 2sers continue to add text bubbles "hich are color coded according to hierarchy$ &ow %o I !et starte%' !imply go to https:((bubbl.us( and click on .start brainstorming$/

Bubble.us

Themee)y
What is it' Themee%y lets you create your o"n lessons %rom the "eb and share them$ &ow %o I !et starte%' ,o to http677"""$themee%y$com7 and sign up %or %ree$

Storybir%
What is it' Storybird lets anyone make visual stories in seconds. Storybird curates artwork from illustrators and animators around the world and inspire writers of any age to turn those images into fresh stories.
It's a simple idea that has attracted millions of writers, readers, and artists to our platform. Families and friends, teachers and students, and amateurs and professionals have created more than 5

million storiesmaking Storybird one of the world's largest storytelling communities.

&ow %o I !et starte%' ,o to http677storybird$com7 and sign up %or %ree$ Follo" the prompts to register and get started creating your o"n story$

Wallwisher
What is it' 'all"isher is a %ree application that acts as a #irtual bulletin

board$ !tudents can easily comment on a topic posted by the teacher$

&ow %o I !et starte%' ,o to """$"all"isher$com and click .build a "all$/ Insert a title and subtitle- choose a background color- and decide "hether your "all is public or pri#ate$ 0ou can create a "all as a guest or- i% you "ant to sa#e "alls %or %uture use- simply create a pass"ord %or your account$

&ow *an I use it with my stu%ents' +ost a thought pro#oking 5uestion (such as your unit =ssential Question) %or students to discuss or debate$ Find out students< prior kno"ledge o% a topic>a tech #ersion o% a ?'4 chart$

&uring +roblem !ol#ing ,roup"ork acti#ity- encourage students to use 'all"isher to di#ide up tasks- post progress- and discuss ideas$ @a#e students create a "all- post a link to a pro8ect or presentation- and solicit %eedback %rom their peers and community$

What is it' ,et your class- student group- or club using technology to collaborati#ely "rite a real book$ Boom'riter is totally %ree- and groups o% %i#e children or more can use it to read- "rite- compete and get published: 3egister your school or club on Boom'riter today$ Boom'riter "ill energi e any literacy program by increasing the engagement and "riting output le#els %or all types o% learners$ Boom'riter %osters %lexible thinking and *Ast (entury skills de#elopment "hile adhering to many o% the (ommon (ore<s 'riting and 3eading6 4iterature !tandards$ &ow %o I !et starte%' o to http677"""$boom"riter$com7- and click on the appropriate link to sign up$

Boom Writer