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Tara WeatherfordThis is a great resource to go along with Chapter 7- Web Resources for Teaching and Learning, because it gives articles on how to use different tools throughout various educational settings.
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Collaboration
Part of teaching is collaboration. Teachers need to communicate with peers, administrators, and students. The tools listed below - some free and some for a cost - will help you stay on top of your projects with ease through open channels for collaboration.
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- del.icio.us: This is a popular social bookmarker, but it's an easy tool to use if you have a handle on how to use tags.
- Diigo: Turn your students onto this tool, which works like a bookmark manager with a highlighter or with sticky notes. This is an ideal way to research for a paper or to create a new project for class. This site works much like MyStickies, but without Diigo's highlighter.
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Online tools and resources have made it easier for teachers to instruct students, and for students to collaborate with those teachers and with other students and parents. These "Web 2.0" teaching tools aren't magical, but they may seem to defy definition at times since they save time, help you to stay organized, and often take up little space on a computer. Some of these applications are Web-based, which means that they can be accessed from any computer.
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- Aggie: Aggie is an open source news aggregator that's also a desktop application. It downloads the latest news and displays it in a Web page.
- Awasu: Awasu is a state-of-the-art feed reader that comes loaded with features for both casual personal use and professional, high-powered information management. Use this tool for content archiving, coupled with an advanced search engine, and use advanced features to manage your configurable channels. The personal edition is free to download and use.
- Bloglines: This is more of a personal news aggregator than a bookmark tool, but it's sophisticated and highly useful for teachers who want to stay on top of current events in any given topic.
- BlogPulse: BlogPulse is an automated trend discovery system for blogs. You can apply machine-learning and natural-language processing techniques to track blog activity on key issues, people, news stories, news sources, bloggers and more.
- FeedReader: This is a free reader that is simple to use. It supports podcasts.
- Google Reader: If you use Google for its many tools, then use this reader to stay on top of news by keyword or by place.
- Plum: Use the "Shoebox" to accumulate bookmarks, and allow colleagues access to your "Dropbox," where they can provide Web pages, news, and more for your perusal. This is a great tool for building classroom projects or for accumulating news, sites, and images about a specific topic.
- RSS Reader: This RSS reader is able to display any RSS and Atom news feed (XML).
- Syndirella: Syndirella is an open source desktop information aggregator - a program that provides a comfortable environment for reading the information coming from multiple sources, or feeds. The most common uses for Syndirella are reading news sites and weblogs.
- WikiNews: Anyone can contribute, and articles are written collaboratively for a global audience. They strive at all times to meet the policy of using neutral point of view, ensuring that their reporting is as fair as possible. Since this is a wiki, you can combine this site with other objectives in a project for your class.
The following list includes free tools that you can use to stay on top of current events, including headlines and blogs.
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Part of teaching is collaboration. Teachers need to communicate with peers, administrators, and students.
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- BackPack: You can keep your to-do lists, notes, ideas, and calendar online with Backpack, a simple web-based service that allows you to make pages with to-do lists, notes, files, and images. Backpack also features a calendar and reminders that can be sent via email or to your cell phone at predefined times. BackPack works with IE 6 or 7 (PC), Firefox 2 or later (Mac, PC, or Linux), Safari 2 or later (Mac). Backpack is a month-to-month service so you can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel your free access at any time. Use this tool in conjunction with Writeboard, where you can use an online text tool to create and collaborate.
- Basecamp: Projects don't fail from a lack of charts, graphs, stats, or reports, they fail from a lack of clear communication. Basecamp solves this problem by providing tools tailored to improve the communication between people working together on a project.
- FirstClass: Using a personalized Web page as a communication hub, teachers can send messages to the principal, pick up student assignments, change homework tasks for that evening, or have students build their own Web pages. FirstClass will run on a single server with one administrator for any number of users. This tool is not free.
- Gliffy: This diagram editor is easy to use, and you can save your work on their servers for free. Gliffy Online has two ways to make document sharing simple. Collaboration enables others to see and edit your work by simply entering their email address. Publishing creates a read-only, or public, image of your diagram that you can easily embed in a wiki, blog, or other type of web software.
- LiveText: LiveText is a Web-delivered subscription service for teachers featuring collaborative lesson-building activities. Simple and easy to use, LiveText uses lesson planning as a focus for engaging the educational community. This is not a free service.
- Mindomo: Mindmapping is a highly productive method of visual brainstorming that you can use to plan projects or to map out a knowledge base. Mindomo has an interface and feature set that rivals other free standalone mindmapping applications such as Freemind. Maps are shareable but require you to register and login to save them.
- Notecentric: Organization is key when you have your head pushed in the books. This web based note taking application is an easy way to store and share class notes with friends and help your organization efforts. Account holders can easily invite friends to join in on certain notes for simple reading or collaboration purposes. NoteCentric also has RSS abilities, so sharing and reading through feed readers is possible.
- NoteMesh: Add some social flavor to your note taking with this collaborative wiki style class note taker. Users can post their lecture notes, or contribute to existing lecture notes. NoteMesh wants to get classmates to collaborate to create a single definitive source for lecture notes.
- Vyew: Vyew is an online meeting service that brings people and content together. The free version is limited to 50 pages, 20 participants, and themes. But, the number of sessions is unlimited.
- WebOffice: Like FirstClass, WebOffice creates a virtual office environment for real-time meetings, and with the purchase of additional audio and video components, creates an experience that's almost like being there. This is not a free service.
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Oh sure, you have a stapler, a copier, and access to other tools. But, what if you could gain access to file converters, presentation tools, and other management resources from almost any computer? Or, if you could download some tools and use them from your computer at any location? These tools could make your life a little easier or at least help you out of a jam.
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- CoComment: This tool keeps track of all the online conversations you're following in one convenient place, and informs you whenever something is added to a conversation.
- Cute PDF: No adware, spyware, or malware involved. Just download and go to town making PDFs from just about any document file. This is freeware.
- Document Converter eXpress: Neevia Document Converter eXpress makes it possible for anyone to instantly convert their files to PDF or Image without the need of installing special software. There is a 1 MB restriction.
- Empressr: Upload video, images, text - you name it - to create an online presentation. This is the first Ajax/Flash-based presentation web application, and it's an interesting way to get your online class projects together for free.
- PIMv2: One of the lightest, easiest tools around to zip and unzip files. And, it's free.
- scanR: Take a photo of a document, send it to scanR, and then check your email. Voila! A 'scan' without a scanner. It's easy and free.
- SURFTP: If you need to gain access to your Web site and you're at a computer with no FTP client, no worries. Just use SURFTP to take care of the job.
- The Phone Company: Send faxes from your browser or from your email client. There is no guarantee that this service will work, but it may be worth a shot if you need a fax and you're not at the office...
- Thumbstacks: This is a new site for making and sharing presentations on the web, much like PowerPoint presentations.
- yousendit: You can use the free trial to send large files (like that dissertation!). This tool replaces the need for FTP transfers, overnight couriers and unreliable email attachments.
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If you need to get something done quickly, there's no better method than to organize your mess. Pull notes, dates, to-do lists and more together with the following tools.
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- 30 Boxes: 30boxes is a calendaring tool that has the extra feature of allowing you to track headlines from RSS Web feeds. You can add your calendar to Google's Blogger (see #1) or to your MySpace page. Share it with friends, family, or with students who need to know when that project is due.
- Assignment Calculator: You might think this tool is for students, and you're right. But, you can use it to see if your assignments are reasonably timed. Or, you can create a handout to show students that they can get the work done and you'll show them how to do it.
- BackPack: You can keep your to-do lists, notes, ideas, and calendar online with Backpack, a simple web-based service that allows you to make pages with to-do lists, notes, files, and images. Backpack also features a calendar and reminders that can be sent via email or to your cell phone at predefined times. BackPack works with IE 6 or 7 (PC), Firefox 2 or later (Mac, PC, or Linux), Safari 2 or later (Mac). Backpack is a month-to-month service so you can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel your free access at any time. Use this productivity tool in conjunction with Writeboard, where you can use an online text tool to create and collaborate.
- HiTask: Dragging and dropping goodness makes this task tracker a fun tool to use to stay on top of things. Colored tags can be applied so users can easily identify and review important items. Meetings or reminders can be set by dragging their instance onto a calendar and into a time based schedule. Members of teams can also be assigned certain tasks by dragging the task onto the person's name. It's a very clean and east to use application. It does not allow for unlimited information, but there is an option for a $12/year for a premium account.
- Meebo: Talk to contacts on GoogleTalk, Yahoo, MSN, AIM, ICQ and Jabber from any Web browser. You do need to remember your id and password, however.
- mySchoolog: This online application tracks and organizes school lives. Lessons are entered and organized into categories, with weekly schedules built by dragging and dropping lesson planners and times for each class. There is a to-do list where appointments and homework lists can be made and the ever-important reminders can be set and sent out via SMS or email.
- MyTicklerFile: MyTickerFile is a calendaring tool for managing reminders and projects. This one differs in that it uses 43 folders: 31 "day" folders and 12 "month" folders, allowing you to break down tasks by date priority. Students and professors can record and manage short-term and long-term reminders and project tasks.
- Neptune: Neptune is simplicity in to-do list management, allowing you to set up various folders with one or more tasks. Order tasks in each folder by priority. Neptune will e-mail you each day (if you want) with a list of the topmost task for each defined project. Task items can also be e-mailed to Neptune or uploaded from a file. Note taking allows HTML formatting, images, and limited math formulas.
- Remember the Milk: If you're a list freak, this tool is right up your alley. You can manage your tasks even when your computer is not connected to the Internet. You can choose to receive reminders via email, SMS, and instant messenger (AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Skype and Yahoo! are all supported).
- TiddlyWiki: This is a reusable, nonlinear notebook that you can use to keep track of projects. This tools works with all major desktop browsers on Windows, Macintosh and Linux and many mobile browsers such as the Apple iPhone and the Nokia 770/N800.
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Use blogs to teach, to build classroom community, to create class projects and more. The sky's the limit on what you can do with these tools (just ask Jeff at TechLearning). What's nice is that these blogs are free to use, although some may be free to specific groups of educational professionals or learners.
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- Blogger: Create an account, name your blog, choose a template and begin posting. Google purchased this company, so if you're addicted to using Google tools, then this free blog is a convenient extension of their services.
- CMS Matrix: It would be impossible to list all content management systems here, so this site does it for us. Compare up to ten different systems and visit their Web sites through links maintained on CMS Matrix. Make an informed decision with their help on systems that range from ACM Ariadne Content Manager to zwook.
- EduBlog: Powered by WordPress, these free blogs for teachers, researchers, librarians and other education professionals can help you to communicate to students and to your peers.
- ESLBlogs: Also known as Edublogs, these free blogs also are powered by WordPress and they're free for teachers and students at all levels and English language students.
- Geeklog: Geeklog is a PHP/MySQL based application for managing dynamic web content. "Out of the box", it is a blog engine, or a CMS with support for comments, trackbacks, multiple syndication formats, spam protection, and all the other vital features of such a system. Use plugins to radically alter its functionality. Available plugins include forums, image galleries, and many more.
- LiveJournal: You can use LiveJournal in many different ways: as a private journal, a blog, a discussion forum, a social network, and more.
- SchoolNotes: Create Notes for homework and class information and post them on the web in seconds using this free community service. Parents and Students can view notes from teachers through school zip code.
- TeacherTube: Think YouTube for teachers and educators, as this site's layout and focus is similar; however, TeacherTube seeks to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. Site can be slow to load at times.
- UniBlogs: This is essentially a place where university and college students can get their own free blog.
- WordPress: This tool is free, and you can set it up on a personal Web space or use the free spaces offered at this site. WordPress is known for its excellent community support.
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Nothing beats a backup for storage; however, when you need to share files or if you need to gain access to files from another computer, online storage and transfer is the way to go.
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- Diino: The 2GB free account is limited to two users logged in at the same time.
- FlipDrive: Use your FlipDrive account to securely store your files online and then access it from any web browser; backup and protect your critical and most important data from computer crashes and viruses. This site is free to use for thirty days, and charges after that time will depend upon amount of storage you need.
- HyperFileShare: Share files with unlimited transfers up to 250MB and unlimited space - all for free. If you share files privately they keep them for 30 days from the last download. If you share files for community (publicly), they may keep them longer.
- MediaMax: MediaMax, powered by Streamload, gives you a private and secure place to upload, store, access, and share your personal videos, photos, movies, music, and files.Get 25GBs of free online storage (yes, that's twenty-five gigabytes) with upload limits of 10 megs. MediaMax also provides larger storage and uploads for very reasonable prices. This system uses folders and tags for easy organization and accepts drag-and-drop file transfers.
- OmniDrive: Access, edit, and share your files from any browser. You have 1GB free storage with drag-and-drop file transfer capability and subfolders for organization.
- Orbitfiles: Sign up to get a free 6000Mb Platon account. Pay a small amount for unlimited storage.
- Scribd: Free unlimited storage
- Yahoo! Briefcase: YB provides 30MB of storage (you can buy more if you want it) and allows you to keep your files private, make them public, or allow limited access to friends who also have Yahoo! accounts. Files can be stored by folder, which makes organization easier.
- YouSendIt: Use this resource for sending large (up to 2GB) files to others, even through Outlook with their plugin. YouSendIt isn't intended for long-term storage, as files stored here are deleted after seven days. The drawback is that they're now advertising a 'free trial,' but they don't state how long this trial lasts or how much it will cost to continue service once the trial period has ended.
- XDrive: AOL provides this service, where you can store 5GB personal hard drive on the Internet.
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Online tools and resources have made it easier for teachers to instruct students, and for students to collaborate with those teachers and with other students and parents. These "Web 2.0" teaching tools aren't magical, but they may seem to defy definition at times since they save time, help you to stay organized, and often take up little space on a computer. Some of these applications are Web-based, which means that they can be accessed from any computer.
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This diagram editor is easy to use, and you can save your work on their servers for free. Gliffy Online has two ways to make document sharing simple. Collaboration enables others to see and edit your work by simply entering their email address.
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Vyew is an online meeting service that brings people and content together.
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SchoolTool is a project to develop a common global school administration infrastructure that is freely available under an Open Source license
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Ana SpencerThis site has some great web 2.0 tools. It also describes the function of each tool.
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Online tools and resources have made it easier for teachers to instruct students, and for students to collaborate with those teachers and with other students and parents
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Online tools and resources have made it easier for teachers to instruct students, and for students to collaborate with those teachers and with other students and parents
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ggie: Aggie is an open source news aggregator that's also a desktop application. It downloads the latest news and displays it in a Web page.
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Charles Kelley Quiz Generator: Create multiple choice or bilingual tests. Though some of the quizzes generated here can only be used on this website, others can be put on your own website.
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Slideshare: Ok, so you're still with PowerPoint, but you can jazz that presentation up at Slideshare. This site takes your .ppt file (also works with Open Office and PDF files) so you can share it with your students (and the world at large). You can add music, embed videos in comments and more - all for free.
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Deb GardnerCategorized by Aggregators, Bookmark managers, Classroom tools, Collaboration, CMS, Office Suites/Tools, Productivity, Storage, Public Content Management
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Ariane Skapetis101 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools | OEDb: 101 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools http://t.co/8cXz9YD8 #trdev #lrnchat
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Lindsay SchwabOffers 101 Web 2.0 tools broken down alphabetically into categories such as: Bookmark Managers, Classroom Tools, Collaboration, Course Management, Productivity and Storage
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Sara SepelyakThis is a website full of sources for web 2.0 teaching tools.
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TJ HoustonJackpot! This would be a good list to give begin Ts to try one on list! RT @FlyontheCWall http://bit.ly/15Tcsl #5thchat
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Scott Thomas101 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools: http://bit.ly/cuBsFQ #edchat #edtech #midleved #elemchat
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Sarah BoutwellThis website contains multiple web-based applications that can be used for either organizing lessons, teaching, or in the classroom used by the students. I found it to be very informational because of the large amount of available resources.
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It teaches from the very beginning level of English...
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