Web 2.0 Tools I can use in my classroom:
Drawing for Children
Drawing for Children is a free PC
program that has a lot of options built in. Kids can draw with different
paintbrushes, use stamps, text, and other fun things. It also has a child mode
for young children. I would like to teach young children so this program could
help them be creative while learning how to use technology. I could make a fun
project for them to do using this software.
Quiz Revolution
http://www.quizrevolution.com/
Quiz Revolution is a website
teachers can use to create quizzes and tests. They are interactive and contain
multimedia. You can even put them on Facebook, websites, etc. I would use this
as a tool to create fun quizzes that my class could do as a whole. I could also
use it for review questions before a test.
Zunal Webquest Maker
http://zunal.com/
Zunal is a webquest maker. You can
make one alone or you can work in a team to create one with other users. It
also has tons of webquests made by other people with the age group and subject
area. We learned in Educational Technology that webquests are a fun way to
familiarize students with technology and can be used for an endless amount of
things. With this website I could even have students create a webquest in a
group.
Invention at Play
http://www.inventionatplay.org/index.html
Invention at Play is a website full
of games. It’s run by the Smithsonian, so most of the games are educational.
They allow creativity and innovation to be brought out in children everywhere.
I could use this tool to help the kids build their creativity. I could also use
it to have them learn about inventors.
Shidonni
http://www2.shidonni.com/v2/?
Shidonni allows you to create a pet.
You can take care of it and play with it. I wasn’t able to gather too much
information because my computer doesn’t have Microsoft Silverlight, but it
seems like fun. I could create a project on what it would be like to take care
of a pet for a week. Students could create their virtual pet and see what it’s
like to have such a huge responsibility.
Chartle
http://www.chartle.net/
Chartle is where you can create
charts and graphs for free. You can publish them and it’s an interactive tool.
They have broken down the process and made it pretty simple. I could use this
for tons of things in class: math activities, Venn diagrams to compare and contrast
things, pie charts, etc. The possibilities are pretty much endless, and I could
even have students create charts.
Class Tools
http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/timeline/
On Class Tools there is a timeline creator.
You can create a basic timeline including dates, descriptions and images. Then
you can print them or publish them. Students in my classroom could create
timelines for various things. I could have them do a project on a historical
event or they could create a timeline about themselves to share with their
classmates.
Notezz!
http://notezz.com/
Notezz is a note taking web 2.0 tool.
Students can create an account and put notes in it. It’s free, simple, and
doesn’t even ask for an email when you sign up. I could have students each set
up their own account and use it for reminders. I could also suggest parents get
an account to keep track of dates and events for their child.
Zooburst
http://www.zooburst.com/
Zooburst will let anyone create a 3d
pop-up book. The tool is interactive online and simple to use. It was also
voted the Best Website for Teaching and Learning in 2011 by the American
Association of School Librarians. Here, I could have students create their own
story and share it with friends or family. I could also create stories to share
with the class this way.
Flashcard Stash
http://flashcardstash.com/
Flashcard Stash allows you to create
virtual flash cards to study with. There are several categories to choose from,
or you can create your own. You can also look up words in the dictionary and
then save them to a flashcard. I could use these to help my students study
words and definitions or multiplication tables. They could also sign in from
home and study with them from there.
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