Web+2.0+Hall+of+Fame

= Web 2.0 Hall of Fame =

Advanced Wordle
I know Wordle’s become an “old chestnut” for Web 2.0, but consider moving beyond listing spelling words to analyzing essays and weighting words for an ELA/Math integrated lesson. Link directly to the advanced Wordle page **@http://www.wordle.net/advanced** and weight your words. This also has the advantage of being able to back up and not have to type in all your words again. Hint: if you are using the basic creator, then type your words in a Google Doc so if you decide you want to add or change a word or two you don’t have to retype your text.

This example was created with basic Wordle **@http://www.wordle.net** using my Grandson's favorite Just So story by Rudyard Kipling. It includes the top 30 words in //The Cat Who Walked by Himself//.

A Presentation on Web 2.0 for HISD's TechSpan 2010

 * @http://www.slideshare.net/martyd/web-20-toolbox

=Categorized Web 2.0 Resources= Please add your own resources or additional categories. This is just a starting place. Add your own comments and notes about how you use these resources or upload a lesson and/or rubric next to the resource.

Bookmarking and Research

 * Diigo – Social Bookmarking Tool for teachers – can set up a class. @http://www.diigo.com/
 * Easy Bib - Creates your citations automatically - http://www.easybib.com/

Cartoons etc...

 * Make Beliefs Comix - This is one of the best! @http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
 * ToonDoo – Easy to make online cartoons. @http://www.toondoo.com/
 * Sketch Cast – Draw and narrate online. @http://sketchcast.com/
 * Trading Card Creator – Students can make trading cards of people, elements or anything else you are learning @http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/deck.php

Blogs, Wikis, and Collaborative work

 * ====Wikis====
 * Wikispaces – set up your own wiki without ads http://wikispaces.com /site/for/teachers
 * PBwiki - another free wiki server @http://pbworks.com/pbworks-basic-edition
 * ====Blogs====
 * Blogger makes it easy for teachers and students to share work, class notes, and pictures online. And with new access controls, educators can even make private blogs for their classes’ eyes only. @http://www.blogger.com/
 * Edublogs is free to sign up for, and it has up to 20MB of free upload space - @http://edublogs.org/
 * Posterous - you can blog by email, including attachments, which are converted automatically to the right format. You email posterous a text, it becomes a blog post, you attach a video, image or song and posterous will post it automatically in the right format for your readers to enjoy. Even commentating to blogs can be done by email. You can even post to your blog by cell phone! Of course, you can be traditional and post via the web interface. This is really cool and if you set up a moderated site, your students or parents can use a cell phone to send in their posts and you can approve them before they appear. @https://posterous.com/
 * ====Other====
 * Google Docs for collaboration. Use your HISD email to set up and share Google Docs http://docs.google.com/a/houstonisd.org
 * Stixy – make different virtual sticky notes to share with groups. @http://www.stixy.com/

Games

 * Jeopardy Labs - Build your own online Jeopardy game or use one of the templates already created @http://jeopardylabs.com/

Graphics

 * Pixlr – Online photo editor []
 * Flickr –
 * Share photos at the regular site []or
 * Use their public domain images for your students to create products @http://www.flickr.com/groups/publicdomain/ or
 * Use the Library of Congress Flickr collection @http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/ or
 * PINGNews on Flickr - Features images created by pingnews as well as photos and graphics from public sources, including the Library of Congress, National Archives, Department of Defense, and NASA. @http://www.flickr.com/photos/pingnews/

Concept Maps - Diagrams - Mind Maps

 * Bubble – like Inspiration but you can embed the product into your wiki. [|http://www.bubbl.us]
 * Gliffy – Online diagram creation program @http://www.gliffy.com/
 * MindDomo - @http://www.mindomo.com/

Multimedia, Audio, and Video

 * PodOmatic - http://www.podomatic.com – create a podcast online!
 * Animoto - free account is limited to 30 second videos. Upload images, select music, and you've got a video! Click Remix to get a different version. Post or embed videos on class web site, or download for in-class presentations. @http://animoto.com/education/
 * Teacher Tube – A great place to upload your videos so you can embed them in your wiki. There are also lots of great video content for teaching specific concepts.http://www.teachertube.com
 * Trintuition – Multimedia Website Authoring program online – ind. accounts free – Classroom accounts $46/year http://www.trintuition.com

Presentations

 * Prezi - Make sure you use the Educator's version! @http://prezi.com/profile/signup/edu/
 * SlideShare - Upload your presentations and embed them in you wiki! @http://www.slideshare.net/

Language Arts
> I know it’s become an “old chestnut”, but consider moving beyond listing spelling words to analyzing essays and weighting words for an ELA/Math integrated lesson. > Link directly to the advanced Wordle page **@http://www.wordle.net/advanced** and weight your words. > This also has the advantage of being able to back up and not have to type in all your words again. > Hint: if you are using the basic creator, then type your words in a Google Doc so if you decide you want to add or change a word or two you don’t have to retype your text. This example of a Wordle was created using my Grandson's favorite Just So story by Rudyard Kipling. It includes the top 30 words in //The Cat Who Walked by Himself//.
 * Pic-Lits – Images and words
 * Use at the start of an ELA lesson to discuss word choice, parts of speech, or vocabulary. Write about concepts illustrated in the many nature photos.
 * Make a collection of PicLits for a curriculum topic or as a literary magazine online.
 * ESL students can create PicLits to learn new vocabulary. Use the embed code to place your creations on many other sites, including your class wiki or blogs. @http://piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx
 * Visuwords.com – mind mapping.@http://www.visuwords.com/
 * Wordle – @http://www.wordle.net/

Math

 * Create a graph - Here you will find five different graphs and charts for you to create. http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
 * Chart Gizmo - Through Chart Gizmo you can make many different types of graphs such as bar graphs, line graphs, pie graphs, scatter plots, etc. @http://chartgizmo.com/

Science

 * Visible Body – This is a virtual body you can manipulate and see all the parts. http://www.visiblebody.com

Social Studies

 * Timerime - @http://www.timerime.com/
 * MAPS
 * Google Earth - @http://earth.google.com/
 * Skip Map - http://www.mapskip.com
 * Place Spotting – Creations here can be embedded in wikis @http://www.placespotting.com/solve.php
 * UMapper – Create custom maps with annotations and embed data. http://www.umapper.com