Web+2.0+Tools+Collection


 * Name of Web 2.0Tool || Link & Thumbnail Picture || Description || Pros/Cons || Classroom Implementation Ideas ||
 * Voki || @http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=8881673&height=267&width=200

|| A website that allows you to create an avatar. You can even create the avatar and have it talk either with your own voice or you can use text to speech. || **__Pros:__** -It can be fun for the students to learn by watching an avatar. - There is a variety of choices when creating your avatar.

__**Cons:**__ -It can be time consuming when creating the avatar.

-The microphone doesn’t always work. || __English__ – It could be a fun way to learn vocabulary. Students can create their own avatar to learn vocabulary.

__Social Studies__ – Students can create their own avatar to use as a historical figure. Or have them make an avatar to discuss a historical event.

__Science__ – Students can create an avatar that discusses what they just learned.

__Foreign Language__ – Students could create an avatar using the foreign language that they are learning and using a related topic that they are discussing in class. ||
 * Loose Leaves || @http://looseleaves.me/21R/Review

|| A website that allows you to create your own thoughts, write a blog, or write notes. Then you can email it to yourself. || **__Pros__:** It is easy to use. You can email what you type up.

__**Cons**__**:** You cannot save what you have typed up. || -This can be used in all subjects. Students can type up their notes and email them to view later at home. This could be a good idea to save on paper.

-You could also have student’s type up key points that they have learned in the lesson or vocabulary words.

 -Teachers could use this in case they are going to miss class one day. They can type up notes for the students, and the student's can get to them from their emails.

-This can also be used to type up a study guide and send to the students’ emails or have the students type up the notes to study and email it to their own emails. ||
 * TripWow || @http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-07ea-beee-7cc1?lb

|| A website that allows you to create travel slideshows by using pictures, captions, and audio. || __**Pros**__: -You can add pictures, caption, and your own personal audio.

-You can save your trips.

**__Cons__**: -There are only a few layouts to choose from. || __ -Social Studies __ – You can have your student’s create their own trip by having each student have a different place. __ -Math __ – You can use this to create a math trail for the students. __ -Science __ – You can teach about wildlife around the world. __-Foreign Language__ – The teacher can create a trip based on the foreign language that the students are leaning at the beginning of the school year to introduce the students to the language and culture. Or the students could create a trip based on what they know about the culture and place where the foreign language is used. ||
 * Glogster || @http://trlawson87.edu.glogster.com/the-roaring-twenties

|| A website that can allow you to create an interactive poster that includes pictures, videos, audio, and web links. || __**Pros**__: -It is relatively easy to use, and you can fit a lot of information all in one place.

__**Cons**__: -It can be time consuming to put it together, and can be distracting. || - It can be used in every subject.

__ -Social Studies __ – I would use this glog to teach about the roaring twenties, or I could create a glog based on the topic they are getting ready to cover.

__ -Science __ – You can fit all the information you need to teach one topic or you can have the students put one together based on what they just learned or what they already know about the topic.

__ -English __ – you can create a glog on key vocabulary words the students are using along with pictures.

__ -Art/Music __ – The teacher can introduce different artists or composers by using different pictures, videos, or audio. Or students could be asked to make a glog on a certain composer or artist. ||
 * Big Huge Labs || @http://bighugelabs.com/

|| A website that allows you to create different types of posters, magazine covers, and more by using photos. || __**Pros**__: -There are many different backgrounds and options.

-You can use your own pictures.

-Fairly easy to use.

__**Cons**__: -It is difficult to resize pictures. || - You can use this for any subject.

-Students can upload their own pictures and create their own poster, magazine, or whatever they chose based on something they just learned.

__ -Music __ – Students can make their own CD cover based on a composer they just learned about.

__ -Art __ - Students could use the color palette generator to work on colors and how they are used in photos.

__ -Social Studies __ – Students can use the mapmaker to create a map based on a particular place they have just learned about.

__ -English __ – Students could use the Magazine cover based on a paper they write or a particular English topic they have just learned. ||
 * AudioPal || @http://www.audiopal.com/grab_your_widget.html?mId=50374071.2

|| A website that allows you to create a short podcast using your own voice. You can also do the podcast by using text to speech. You can use it on a website, blog, or any social networking site. || **__Pros__**: -It is easy to use.

-You don’t need to set up an account. || __ -English __ – Students can practice making a speech. Students can also practice vocabulary words.

__ -Foreign Language __ – Students can practice speaking in the language they are studying.

-For any class, students can use audiopal to discuss the topic they are studying in class. ||
 * Prezi || @http://prezi.com/svyce_brt8qs/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

|| A website to allow you to create an online presentation. It is similar to a PowerPoint. || **__Pros__**: -It’s a fun alternative to PowerPoint’s.

-Can be time consuming, and challenging. || __ -Math __ – this can be used for a math trail.
 * __Cons__**:

-For all of the classes, students can use Prezi to view presentations or create presentations. ||
 * Infographic || @https://e.infogr.am/photo-manipulation4/

|| A website that allows you to create flyers online. || __**Pros**__: -It’s easy to use. You can use your own pictures.

__**Cons**__: -There aren’t many choices for a background. || This can be used in every subject. Students can use this to create a flyer using information they have learned along with related pictures. ||
 * Wordle || @http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6973698/Story_of_Tania

|| A website that allows you to use a group of words to create word art. || __**Pros**__: -It’s easy to use. You can use as many words as you want.

__**Cons**__: -It’s time consuming. It’s easy to delete your words. || __ - ____ English __ – This would be really great to use when learning vocabulary.

__ - ____ Foreign Language __ – This would be really great to use when learning new words.

-It can be used in every subject, students can just pick out key words they are talking about in the subject and use them to create their own wordle. ||
 * SlideShare || @http://www.slideshare.net/trlawson87/adhd-27810934

|| A website that allows you to upload your own PowerPoint’s and share your presentation. || __**Pros**__: -It’s easy to use and easy to upload your presentations. You can save the presentation on the website.

__**Cons**__: -You cannot make a presentation on the website. || -Can be used in any subject.

-Teachers can use the presentations to send to sick students or vice versa. ||

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