Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers
There are a huge variety of Web. 2.0 tools available for teachers. Try some of these!
 Video Tools
Teacher Tube
A great collection of videos for use in any classroom
Sqool Tube
Free educational videos for K-8 students
Slide Share
Share and find slide show presentations
Animoto
Create videos in minutes using your own photos
Jing
Use Jing to capture anything you see on your computer screen and share it instantly as an image or short movie
Voice Tools
Voice Thread
A collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to leave comments using voice, text, or video
Skype
Provides free voice and video calling to other Skype users worldwide
Vocaroo
It lets you record voice and then recording may then be shared via email, a web page, or downloaded
Scribd
Write a few sentences, a story, or an essay, upload it to Scribd and have its text-to-speech capability read it back to them.
Storytelling Tools
Glogster
An “interactive poster" complete with embedded media links, sound, and video capabilities
Jason Ohler
Jason's site has excellent information and resources for digital storytelling
Survey Tools
SurveyMonkey
Enables anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily
Easy Polls
An easy way to create a suvery without needed a database of your own
Cool Survery
Polling and survery tools
Doodle
Doodle can be used to poll people about preferences such as where to meet, what topics are of interest
Highlighter Tools
Wizlite
Wizlite allows you to highlight text on any page on the Internet and share it
Awesome Highlighter
Lets you highlight text on web pages and then gives you a small link to the highlighted page
Art Tools
New! Sumo Paint
Sumo Paint is a full featured photo editing / painting application, which works right in your favorite web browser - no need to sign up or create an account
Kerpoof
Kerpoof is a site that provides a variety of creative tools for animation, drawing, and movie creation
Toondo
Create comic strips with lots of backgrounds, characters and props to choose from
Art Pad
Drawing and painting tool
Sketchup
Create 3D models and share them on the web
Gliffy
Tool for creating graphics for diagrams and flowcharts which can be saved as images or PDF for others to collaborate with you
Organizational Tools
30 Boxes
A calendar tool for remembering important events or for organizing your life
Collaborative Tools
Zoho
Zoho offers online web applications geared towards easy collaboration
Wayfaring
Collaboratively create and annotate maps with waypoints, notes, and routes
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