53 Web 2'0 Sites Interactive Learning: Making The Global Connection

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53 Web 2.0 Sites Interactive Learning Making
The Global Connection

• Dr. Howie DiBlasi
• Digital Journey
• Emerging Technologies Evangelist
• howie_at_frontier.net
• 970-749-0760
• www.toolsfortheclassroom.com

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• Conference Links Tools For The
  Classroomwww.toolsfortheclassroom.com
• Ning www.toolsfortheclassroom.ning.com
• BLOG httpp//toolsfortheclassroom.blogspot.com
• WIKIhttp//toolsfortheclassroom.wikispaces.com/
  
• Did You Know WIKIhttp//didyouknow.wikispaces.com
  /e-mail howie_at_frontier.net

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12 Questions to ask yourself on new
technologiesIs it focused on student
learning?Are there observable results?Does it
meet the standards?Can it show results?Does it
increase research skills?Does it improve
communication skills?Are students
accountable?Does it improve student
collaboration?Does it help students communicate
globally?Does it help students deal with massive
amounts of information?Does it teach our
students to be self-directed and understand how
to organize more of their own learning?Is it
sustainable?
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What Are 21st Century Learning Skills

• Digital-Age Literacy
• Inventive Thinking (creative)
• Effective Communication
• High Productivity

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American teenagers today are utilizing the
interactive capabilities of the Internet as they
create and share their own media creations.
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What was Web 1.0 ?
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Web 2.0 What Is It Really?

• Web 2.0 is about connections
• The Web 2.0 revolution puts people first
• Web 2.0 is about allowing people to manipulate
  data, not just retrieve data
• Web 2.0 is about doing stuff on the Web that
  can't done in any other medium
• Students as content creators

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What Makes a Web 2.0 Application?
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Rich User Experience

• Easy to use
• Build social networks
• Rich user interface
• Functions like a traditional application
• User created data and owns their own data
• Providing a service, not a product
• Encourage user contribution (reviews, comments)
• Make it easy to re-use and re-mix
• Customer self-service Community and sense of
  ownership

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Teach42Education and Technology by Steve
Dembo MusingsTop 10 FREE Web 2.0 Sites for
Educators (and a few honorable mentions)
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• 1) Del.icio.us - This social bookmarking engine
  was by far the overall winner. It got the most
  votes by a landslide. I do understand why though.
  Not only does it serve a very basic function
  (online bookmarking), but it connects people to
  troves of websites that are tagged, described and
  organized by freshness. While there are ample
  features built into the site, and more being
  added regularly, the open API has allowed for the
  creation of numerous community built hacks and
  extensions. An RSS feed on every page is just the
  icing on the cake.

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• 2) Bloglines - This is my aggregator of choice
  still, despite trying many others. While Google
  Reader may be newer and shinier, its still
  missing one feature that I deem to be important
  in the world of Web 2.0, and thats the ability
  to connect people together. With Bloglines, you
  can see who else has subscribed to a blog you are
  a fan of, and follow the trail along to see what
  they read as well. I find it invaluable to be
  able to see what people like Will Richardson and
  Bernie Dodge are reading, which really sets
  Bloglines apart.

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Create Photo Sites
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• 3) Flickr - Flickr is clearly the premiere social
  photo sharing site of the Web 2.0 world. It is
  packed with 2.0 features like RSS throughout,
  contacts, comments, groups, geotagging, and of
  course an Open API. There are few sites with more
  hacks and extensions available to them. My
  personal favorites are Spell with Flickr, Memry,
  and the entire Flickr Toys collection.
  Additionally, the ability to do search for
  Creative Commons images that students actually
  have the rights to use in their presentations and
  digital stories is invaluable.

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Picasa http//picasa.google.com/
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• 4) Picnik - There are a plethora of image editing
  sites in the world of Web 2.0, but Picnik stands
  out for a few reasons. For one thing, its
  pretty. The site is well laid out, easy to
  navigate, and incredibly intuitive. You can use
  the website without even registering, making it
  incredibly education-friendly. It may not have
  every feature that Photoshop has, but it does
  allow you to crop, resize, eliminate red-eye,
  adjust color and brightness levels, and save in a
  variety of formats. Throw in the ability to
  import directly from Flickr, and export to a
  variety of services including Flickr, Photobucket
  and Kodak Easyshare, and you have an app that
  integrates well into the rest of the 2.0 world.

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Photo Bucket http//photobucket.com/
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Cooliris for the WebTransform your browser
into a lightning fast, cinematic way to discover
the Web.http//www.cooliris.com/
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Create-A-Book http//www.lintorpublishing.com
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http//www.blurb.com/home/1/
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Shutterflyhttp//www.shutterfly.com/shop/product
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• 5) Jumpcut - With free video editing solutions
  like iMovie and Movie Maker readily available,
  you might wonder why Im including an online
  video editing service in this list. I can answer
  that with one question. When was the last time
  you told your students, Finish editing your
  video at home so we can show them in class
  tomorrow? Jumpcut allows students to work on
  their digital stories from any computer in any
  browser. It is surprisingly robust, with features
  you might not expect in an online video editor,
  like titles, effects, and the ability to overlay
  audio files. While I wouldnt recommend you have
  students explore Jumpcut for video content to
  include in their stories (there are clearly
  mature videos that are not marked as such yet),
  it can certainly be a powerful tool to use in a
  classroom setting. Just stick to the editor.

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• 7) Google Docs and Spreadsheets - Im sure that
  there are 100s of features missing from Googles
  version of Word and Excel, but I cant seem to
  figure out what they are. Docs and Spreadsheets
  also has one clear advantage over the desktop
  version its collaborative. While editing a
  document, you can invite other people to work on
  it with you. Windows or Mac, Firefox or Explorer,
  Docs and Spreadsheets has everything youd expect
  in a word processor and spreadsheet program.
  Throw in the ability to import and export in a
  variety of formats, including Office, OpenOffice,
  and PDF, and you have a full featured replacement
  for zero cost.

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• 8. Vyew - This is a pretty specialized
  application that really has more application for
  tech coordinators and trainers than it does for
  teachers in general. This is essentially a free
  webinar solution, similar to WebEx and
  Elluminate. It does have features that youd
  normally pay tens of thousands for, such as the
  ability to share PowerPoints, whiteboarding and
  the holy grail of webinars, desktop sharing. It
  also provides you with a phone number that you
  can use to host an audio conference with up to
  100 people. Personally, I like doing the audio by
  the phone lines because it conserves bandwidth.
  Your presentation room can hang around, even when
  you arent there, so people who couldnt attend
  can still pop in to see the slides, notes and
  chat. Perfect for distance learning and live
  demonstrations at a moments notice. Vyew is quite
  possibly the best value on the list (compared to
  the cost of similar solutions).

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• 9) GCast - With Audioblogger gone, GCast is
  recognized as the most popular platform for
  MobCasts (podcasts created via cell phone).
  However, it is also a powerful solution for
  podcasters who dont quite understand how the RSS
  piece works. Anybody can upload audio files to
  GCast, organize them into a single or multiple
  podcast feeds, and then generate a flash player
  that is incredibly easy to embed into a blog or
  web site. The flash player includes subscription
  links, allowing listeners to subscribe via iTunes
  or email. While the site doesnt look or feel
  like a typical Web 2.0 site (no Ajax, no drag and
  drop, no bubbly letters), it is such a simple and
  elegant solution to the most challenging part of
  the podcasting process, and rightfully deserves a
  slot in the list.

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Lets do a demo of Gcast

• Add Audio to Your Podcast
• By Phone Call 1-888-65-GCAST (888-654-2278) and
  use your PIN ??????? international option
• From your computer Upload new audio files
• From emerging artists Find pod-safe music at
  GarageBand and click "Add to playlist" for each
  song you like.

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• 10) pbWiki WikiSpaces - It quickly became
  clear that wikis would have to be included in
  this list, but the votes were evenly split
  between these two websites. After reviewing both,
  I decided that they both deserved roster spots on
  this list. pbWiki is a little shinier, with its
  new point and click editor and template thats
  easy on the eyes. You can also save your wikis as
  a PDF or create a slide show from it, unusual
  amongst wiki engines. Wikispaces is firmly
  committed to education and is in the process of
  giving away 100,000 ad-free wikis to educators.
  It has a simple WYSIWYG editor that does support
  embedable media (like from YouTube or Google
  Video). Wikispaces looks more like a typical wiki
  engine, and has a discussion tab like youd find
  on Wikipedia.

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Whats a Wiki? Why

• Online database
• Built for collaboration
• Access to free information
• Kids can synthesize and produce content
• Global collaboration
• Writing across the curriculum
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•     Example http//www.wikipedia.org/

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Welcome to Welker's Wikinomics Page
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http//necc2007ivcops.wikispaces.com/
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http//www.ning.com/
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http//globalambassadorsinteract.ning.com/

• Hello INTERACT Ambassadors!I am excited to
  begin our new online social network. Please use
  this site for all of our communications. Your
  ideas and imagination should make this site be
  and do everything we all want it to. As soon as
  this site is complete we will add new ambassadors
  in India ,Canada and Mexico.Let's all get into
  good habits. Be responsible, respectful and
  mindful that many people will be reading and
  looking at what you publish. Edit what you post
  and think about what you are putting out there in
  public! Choose your screen name wisely as it
  directly reflects who you are and how you will be
  representing yourself to your peers locally and
  around the world.I want you all to know that I
  am sincerely honored to be working with such a
  passionate and talented group of young people. I
  can't wait to see what we all do together!!Ms
  Kennedy

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http//globaleducation.ning.com/
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Imbee http//www.imbee.com/
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Voicethread http//voicethread.com/home
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uStream Click here to check out some
samples http//www.ustream.tv/channel/from-the-
frontlines http//www.ustream.tv/recorded/25758
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QuantumShift TV http//www.quantumshift.tv/
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http//flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/
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Go2Web20 http//www.go2web20.net/
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Pageflakes http//www.pageflakes.com/
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iGoogle http//www.google.com/help/ig/tour/
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YouOS https//www.youos.com/
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Peepel http//peepel.com/
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What is the Global Work Ethic?

• A LIFELONG LEARNER
• Capacity to deal with massive amounts of
  information
• Global communication skills
• Develop points of views
• Social skills
• Skills of teamwork and collaboration
• Develop a culture of learning to be self directed
• courtesy Alan November

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Skype http//skype.com/newtoskype/
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SKYPE WEB Cameras - 19.95 - 89.95 49.99
camera SkypeIVC-WebCast Can be H323
compatible with plug-in software
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Jing Project http//www.jingproject.com/
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http//scratch.mit.edu/
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eXpresso - http//www.expressocorp.com/
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Memories On The WEB
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Memories On the Web
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FreePlay Music - http//freeplaymusic.com/

• welcome to freeplay music FREEPLAY MUSIC REACHES
  OVER 8,000,000 PAGE VIEWS TO OUR WEBSITE!! We're
  adding new music constantly, so check out our new
  releases.

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Play a sample of FreePlay Music
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Royalty Free Music

• Jamendo
• www.jamendo.com

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Download YouTube Videos
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http//keepvid.com/
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Gliffy http//gliffy.com/
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Evernote A note-taking and organization tool
http//evernote.com/Evernote is an application
and Web service that allows you to capture
information in a number of ways and then makes
that information searchable and accessible from
your desktop, mobile device and the Web
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• Furl is a social bookmarking site that makes it
  easy to save, share, and explore favorite web
  pages.
• Students say Furl is invaluable for saving and
  retrieving their online research. They can also
  access this material whether at home, school or
  the library.
• Educators tell us they use Furl to share
  resources with their students. Reference
  librarians are also using it to share new
  resources on specialty subjects with their
  patrons.

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http//www.furl.net/
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ZOHO http//www.zoho.com/
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Zoho http//creator.zoho.com/index.jsp?targetURL
2Fhome.do/
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LetterPop http//letterpop.com/
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Whiteboard http//writeboard.com/
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skrbl http//skrbl.com/
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TeacherTube http//www.teachertube.com/
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Think.com http//www.think.com/en/
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To Blog or not to Blog. That is the Question!
BLOGS
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Students and Teachers, From K to 12
Hit the Podcasts
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from the book The Backdoor to Enlightenment
Eight Steps to Living Your Dreams and Changing
Your World
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Will you be the 10th person?

• For every nine people who denounce innovation,
  only one will encourage it. For every nine people
  who do things the way they have always been done,
  only one will ever wonder if there is a better
  way. For every nine people who stand in line in
  front of a locked building, only one will ever
  come around and check the back door. Our progress
  as a species rests squarely on the shoulders of
  that tenth person. The nine are satisfied with
  things they are told are valuable. Person 10
  determines for himself what has value.

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Contact Information

• Dr. Howie DiBlasi
• Emerging Technologies Evangelist
• Digital Journey
• howie_at_frontier.net
• www.toolsfortheclassroom.com
• 970-749-0760