Monday, October 28, 2013


Web 2.0 Tools

1.    Slideshow Tools – Kiddos http://www.kideos.com/

            This website is a safe website for kids to use.  This is a free website. The children can go on this website for educational videos such as national geographic. I would use this is my classroom to show Educational videos. My students can learn many different things from this website.

2.    Presentation Tools- Photo Show http://www.photoshow.com/home/start

            Photo show is a great website to make a slide show. You upload your pictures, customize your pictures, and share with anyone you want. This is a fun way to show off your creativity. We will use this website in the classroom to make a presentation to the class of who you are. This way the class and your teacher will get to know you better.

3.    Collaboration tools- Drop Box https://www.dropbox.com/

            Drop box is used for students to turn in their work. On drop box you can turn in your work digitally instead of printing it off. This is easier for the teacher to keep all of the work together. This will help the students to learn how to turn things in online, because they will have to use a feature like this in college. This will prepare my students for the future.

4.    Research Tools- Find How http://www.findhow.com/

            This website will tell the students “how to” find anything and everything. The student can type in any information they want and learn how to do it. The students could type in how to tie your shoe and this website could tell them how to do so. In my classroom they will have to write a “how to” paper. This also prepares the students to learn how to research and use citations.

5.    Graphing Tools- Create A Graph http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

            Create a Graph helps the student recognize which graph is which. This website has 5 different graphs to choose from. You can choose from the different graphs to make your own graph. The student will have to be able to create any graph when needed. My classroom will pick their favorite graph and will have to create their own graph with this website.

6.    Mapping Tools- If it Were My Home http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/index/NZ

            This website is for you to understand the different cultures of people around the world. This website shows us what people eat, dress, and do in the places that they live. You can visit any country that you want to visit. This website will be used in the classroom for the students to learn about different cultures. The student will be assigned a country and they will have to do a research project on it.

           

7.    Quiz and Pool Tolls- Quizlet http://quizlet.com/

            Quizlet is a website used for quizzing students. This website has all the subjects that you will need. If you are slacking in a subject then you could take a quiz to help you practice. This is an outside of the classroom work. I encourage my students to take these quizzes because it has helped students in the past.

           

8.    Writing Tools- Wordle http://www.wordle.net/

            Wordle is a fun website to create something different and original. The student would pick a theme and will write words surrounding that theme. Then they will create what they want their wordle to look like. This will show off the student’s creativity. My student will have to create a wordle on a book that they have read.

           

9.    Creativity Tools- Diffen http://www.diffen.com/difference/

            Diffen is a website that the student can compare two objects. Such as Cats and Dogs are two different animals. These animals do have some type of comparison. This website will tell you what comparison these two different animals have. My classroom will have to do a paper telling what their different objects have In common. They will also present this assignment to the class.

10. Presentation Tools- Prezi http://prezi.com/

            Prezi is a lot like power point. Prezi is a slideshow that is used for showing a presentation. Prezi is a creative way to show off your presentation. My students will have to do research on a culture. With their research they will make a prezi.

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