Web2.0+-+The+What,+The+Why,+The+How

__ Web2.0 - The What, The Why, The How __
To view the presentation as a QuickTime movie, click here. The file is 9m19s long. These are the resources and links that are covered in the workshop on Web 2.0 If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with Mark at mbuckland@hurupaki.school.nz

__Blogs__: These 3 sites are all popular for those in education [] [] []

__Sample Blogs__: Some educators' blogs, as well as class blogs. For more NZ education blogs [|click here] [] [] [] [] [] [] []

__Wikis__: All popular places to create your own wiki, though wikispaces stands out as by far the most widely used. [] [] []

__Sample Wikis__: Again, education wikis. Have a look on my [|delicious page] to find some more. http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/ http://pod9.wikispaces.com/ https://gettingtrickywithwikis.wikispaces.com/ http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/ http://jsharp.wikispaces.com/ http://visualblooms.wikispaces.com/

__Other Tools__: [] A site where you can record your voice or narrate a picture or movie, then receive comments, answers and reactions. Going to the site and clicking on //browse// is probably the best way to see how it works.

[] A service where you can store your bookmarks online, rather than on an individual computer. Accessible from anywhere. Creating a class account is a very practical and simple way for your class to access certain websites easily if you have a computer suit or COW. You can also serch other people's bookmarks, such as my own, by clicking [|here]

[] -> [|How-to Video] A programme for PC and Mac that allows you to hold video calls with anybody around the world. Text 'chatting' is also supported, but best of all, it's free!

[] A photo sharing website where you can find some pretty stuning photography. There are many photos that are not suitable for use in the classroom, but it is used in many classrooms in 'restrictive' ways to support learning. Searching for specific images can be difficult, and so I recommend using compfight.com to make life easier.

[] A site that searches flickr fo you and finds photos that match your criteria. Very simple and easy to use.

[] Insert words or text passages into the relevant field, and you can create 'word clouds'. You can customise the colour sceme, orientation and font. The more times a word appears in the text you entered, the bigger it will appear in the word cloud compared to the others. Beware of the gallery, as language is not moderated. I have used this website for two or three years and have never had a problem, but I heard that a colleague did. Very rare but the risk is there. Not an issue if you just stick to making your own.

[] This site allows you to use the Inspiration programme online. This is a free service, but as it has been so popular, they have temporarily stopped taking registrations. I recommend "registering your interest" and they say that they'll get back to you when they open them up again.

[] A mind-mapping site, much like mywebspiration, but can be worked on by multiple people simultaneously. A very different "feel" compared to the mywebspiration.

[] A site where you can create fully customisable surveys to share with anybody. You can have multi-choice questions, open-ended questions; you can make questions mandatory or optional; there really are few limitations. Once people complete your survey, results automatically collated for you. Follow the link below to see the survey that I created for the particiapnts to complete at the end of the workshop.

Please follow this link to complete the Workshop survey at SurveyMonky: []

Extras not covered in the presentation
[|www.slideshare.com] - Upload powerpoints to share with others

[|technorati.com] - Real-time search for user-generated media (including blogs) by tag or keyword. Also provides popularity indexes.

[|www.bloglines.com] - A web-based personal news aggregator that can be used in place of a desktop client.

[|www.ning.com] - An online service to create, customize, and share a social network.

[|gettingtrickywithwikis.wikispaces.com] - Detailed instructions on how to add features to your wiki, such as banners and background pictures. Involves the use of code (copy, paste, replace).

[|www.bubbleshare.com] - a place to upload and share your photos. You can also make slideshows of your photos.

[|www.animoto.com] - Upload a video, Animoto analyses the video, feels the music, customises the video. Publish to any webpage

[|www.taggalaxy.de] - You enter a tag, and the related galaxy of photos appears on screen. Each planet contains the pictures of a certain tag, and when you click on them, the images are placed on a 3D rotating globe.

[|www.glogster.com] - Combine images, video, music, photos and audio to create mulitmedia pages. Embed into any webpage.

[|www.scribd.com] - Scribd is a social publishing site, where people share original writings and documents. Scribd's vision is to "liberate the written word."

[|cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com] - One of the largest directories of Web2.0 tools on the internet, this is a wiki that provides dozens upon dozens of tools you can use in your class. Try not to get overwhelmed by its size. Resources are organised by their purpose, such as writing tools, presentaiton tools, etc.

If you have not seen Ken Robinson's talk about creativity in schools, [|click here]. It is a must-watch for every teacher.