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Web 2.0 For Educators: EFL 537 Rui Li
Web 2.0 For Educators: EFL 537 Rui Li
Blogs
Blogger - Google's free, easy-to-use, popular Blog service.
Edublog - designed specifically for educators
Wikis
PBworks - A free service with cases and tools for educators.
WikiHow -A collaborative writing project to build the world's largest, highest quality how-to manual.
Collaborative Writing
Google Drive
Writing History in the Digital Age – Digital Culture Books
Concept Mapping
bubble.us - Create concept maps online – unlimited maps, first 3 maps free download
Coggle – Branch style concept mapping tool – unlimited free maps
Social Networking
Facebook - Intended for education, Facebook is a free service that is used by families, friends as well
as students.
Twitter - really a micro-blog, Twitter is also seen as a social networking tool.
File Sharing
DropBox – Share files publically or privately: start with free 2GB storage
Box – File sharing service: free 10GB storage
OneDrive - previously known as: 5BG free storage
SAMPLE WEB 2.0 TOOLS
Presentation
Slideshare - Free service that allows you to upload and publish your Power Point™ presentations and
share.
HaiKu Deck – Image based presentation online
Sway / Adobe Spark- Free app to create web presentations, newsletters, etc.
Video/Lecture Creation
PowToon – create free videos and presentations
OfficeMix – free add-in for PowerPoint 2013 & Office365 to create
Screen Capture
Jing – free, limited recording time
Camtasia – Comprehensive screen recording and presentation
Sreencast-o-matic – free limited recording time (15 minutes)
Game-based Classroom Response System
Kahoot - game-based classroom response system
Socrative - student response system through a series of educational exercises and games
Virtual Learning Worlds
Second Life – A flexible platform for educators interested in distance learning, computer supported
cooperative work, simulation, new media studies, and corporate training.
OpenWonderland – A place for you to build your virtual world! Create dynamic learning environments,
collaborative business applications, or interactive, multi-user simulations.
WHERE TO FIND WEB 2.0
Right here!
Jane Hart's top 200 tools for learning - Results of
eLearning professional survey of top tools.
ELI - The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) is a
community of higher education institutions and
organizations committed to advancing learning
through IT innovation. See the
7 Things you Should Know About series.
WEB 2.0 IN EDUCATION
4. Be sure the tool can be used technically both by you and your
students.
Please include:
Title of the activity
Objective
Education Level
Level of Bloom’s Taxonomy
Description of activity and use of the Web2.0 tool
Explanation of how you would assess students’ learning
AN EXAMPLE
Objective: Students will differentiate between the three types of rocks, correctly
identifying each type.
Description of activity and link to tool: Students will conduct research on the Internet
and gather information on the three types of rocks. Students will take notes and print
images to demonstrate their understanding as they apply their knowledge of rocks by
creating a poster for a presentation. After completing the poster, students will use a
digital camera to capture an image of their poster and upload it onto
VoiceThread.com. Students will record their presentation in audio format for their
classmates to view and listen to. Each student will interact by reviewing and
evaluating at least two other presentations by posting a comment or question,
followed by the author’s reply to the question. Link: http://www.voicethread.com