writing workshop
davidastoner@gmail.com
12.14.2009
Web 2.0 Tools to Aid in Online Presence
Categories: Writing
 

 
 

 

Following is a list of no-cost Web 2.0 sites that are available for teachers to evaluate. Many of these tools are on the open Internet, so look at them carefully before using with your students! Be sure to check out myShedding Light on Web 2.0page listed below with links to over 50 tools for teachers and learners.
 

 

 

 
Aggregator: Bloglines
…a great aggregator for skimming the titles of blog posts from many different blogs
 

 

 

 
Aggregator: NetVibes
…an easy-to-use Web-based aggregator which allows you to collect all of your RSS feed on a single Web page
 

 

 

 
Aggregator: Pageflakes
…a Web-based aggregator that allows you to create a page for you and a page for students, and includes “flakes” to add in, such as a calculator
 

 

 

 
Blog: Blogger
…one of the best online blog-creation sites; easy to use, privacy features now built-in, and it works well
 

 

 

 
Blog: Class Blogmeister
…a blog site set up specifically for educators and students with many privacy controls built-in
 

 

 

 
Blog: edublogs
…free blog-hosting site for educators and students of all ages
 

 

 

 
Database: Zoho Creator
…an online database application that can be used for surveys, inventories, data collection, and much more
 

 

 

 
Podcast: Podcasting Tools
…a well-done overview of the process of creating a podcast
 

 

 

 
Podcast: VoiceThread
…online voice recording that you can attach to pictures and store online
 

 

 

 
Shedding Light on Web 2.0
…my presentation support site with links to information and Web 2.0 tools
 

 

 
Social Networking: del.icio.us
…save your bookmarks online, share with viewers, and search, via tags, others’ links

 

 
Social Networking: diigo
…save your bookmarks online and easy organize and share them with others

 

 
Social Networking: Flickr
…a social networking site for photographs; a great source of material for students to access

 

 
Social Networking: FURL
…an online Web page storage site which allows users to save their personal favorite sites in an online archive and also search, via tags, the archives of others

 

 
Social Networking: twitter.com
…an application allowing you to instantly post and receive short messages called “tweets”

 

 
Social Networking: Ning.com
…a site which allows you to create your own social network; consider using a private social network with your students

 

 
Synchronous Collaborative Environments: WiZiQ
…a “a virtual classroom application that is fully equipped with 2-way audio, text chat, whiteboard, PowerPoint and PDF document sharing capabilities”

 

 
Synchronous Collaborative Environments: Yugma
…a “free web collaboration service that enables people to instantly connect over the internet to communicate and share content and ideas using any application or software”

 

 
Wiki: jottit
…an easy-to-use wiki site that allows you to create a classroom wiki that is only accessible to students who have the password and students do not need an email address to sign-up

 

 
Wiki: Wikispaces
…create a public, online wiki for free; great for class collaboration

 

 
Wiki: Writeboard
…a place to create shareable, Web-based text documents

Leave a Reply