WEB+2.0

Here is my list of **Web 2.0** tools. When I started, I was immensely pleased with my new found ability to create a Power Point presentation and imbed images. As of today, I am able to work effectively within a Wiki, create links, add files and upload images from the internet and my own personal files. I have recognized the educational impact that these tools have on students, regardless of the age. I have used Photostory3, Photopeach, Wall Wisher, tumblebooks, dvolver, penzu, wordle, Glogster, xtranormal, taxego, and Discovery Learning. I have also created movies using a flipcamera to add to my Wiki and I have accessed youtube videos to showcase books that are part of the unit that I've created. Our school has purchased Neighborhood Map Maker and we will be using this with our students as they embark on the Communities unit in Grade 2.

Photostory Photostory3 is a fairly sophisticated graphic design program that embeds pictures (either from the internet or photos) and allows for the student to add their own text, narrate that text (or not) using earbuds, and add music, and visual edits such as fading and interesting backgrounds. There are two examples here, one completed by 2 students who baked a cake who are in second grade, and one example by a child who studied deep sea creatures.

media type="file" key="Baking a Cake by Niko and Logan.wmv" width="470" height="427"

media type="file" key="PhotoStory by Harry.wmv" width="300" height="300"

xtranormal This program allows people to select characters, embed actions, choose text and create movies with animated characters. The examples below review the classroom rules and school rules. media type="custom" key="8411680" align="right"media type="custom" key="8428262"[|wordle] This Web 2.0 tool is a terrific vehicle for stretching students to link new vocabulary, emphasize more relevant words, practice spelling, and create dynamic and impressive presentations that could either be added to a classroom wiki or printed.

media type="custom" key="8483810" width="160" height="160"[|Glogster.com] This Web 2.0 tool lends itself to the truly creative side of education, with nearly endless opportunities to add video, take pictures using your computer, use speech bubbles and images from the internet, and add interesting backgrounds and images right from the site. Educationally, this may be a the way to encourage students to link images in a schematic map of a particular topic. I see this as a motivating and exciting tool for nearly any student, and feel this could be used with very young children as well. This tool would yield a more immediate product to use as assessment. Student accounts can also be added, making organization easier for the busy classroom teacher.

[] Wall Wisher is an online poster or bulletin board where teachers, students and parents can add information that relates to an instructional focus. It is student friendly, easy to use and is actually a site of choice at Vinton Elementary School. I never knew, but now I know.This is also a super way to list ancedotal information about student behaviors during collaborative activities or when you would sharing ancedotal information with others would be beneficial.

[] This Web 2.0 tool has the ability to allow the use of characters (not all that appropriate for young children) and add text as well as other interesting and exciting settings. The dvolver film here is an appropriate use and is an advertisement for a pancake breakfast.

[] This Web 2. tool has the same capabilities for students to add vocabulary words into a cloud, but the cloud will have an exciting form and there are many many to choose from. The example below is a picture of a key that has vocabulary that relates to the Grade 2 unit. This tool could be used as an extention for a group, and in place of Wordle.