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DE Streaming Web 2.0 Tools http://web2010.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools.cfm

Learn it in 5 http://learnitin5.com/

Stuff to Embed and How http://www.mguhlin.org/2010/06/embedding-stuff-in-moodle-or-anywhere.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mguhlin+(Around+the+Corner+-+MGuhlin.net)


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The Ultimate Teacher's Guide to Social Media http://edudemic.com/2010/06/the-ultimate-teachers-guide-to-social-media/

K Ditzler - Web 2.0 Resource https://kditzlerteacherresourcepage.wikispaces.com/KDitzler%27s+Teacher+Resource+Page

MORE INFO Digital Writing- (from [])
 * 8 – Voicethread** – still not that widely used, but one of the most important speaking and listening tools I have used in the classroom. Films, images or text can be explored – comments can be added via text, webcam, audio or even by mobile phone (!) – as the pupil is adding their comment they can also use a pen tool to highlight the feature they are discussing. Children could use [|Voicethread] to model interview questions, structure responses to a narrative or to share ideas for story starters as we have done earlier this year. The collaborative feature provides them with a pool of ideas and support from their peers. Huge potential.


 * 2 – Wordle** – I thought this little tool would be great to analyse written stories in the same way [|Steve Kirkpatrick]has done with his class. A [|Wordle] could be a great way to introduce a text – exploring what is emphasised to help understand the type of writing it is taken from. Is it instruction, explanation – how can you tell? Another idea is that the children create a poem as a [|Wordle], it would certainly be challenging the form of conventional poetry.


 * 3 – PicLit** – this great creative [|writing tool] allows you to drag vocabulary onto an image. Although you cannot upload your own images, the picture gallery is well stocked with inspiring pictures to explore. Children could try and tell the story within the picture or create some poetry in response to the image. [|PicLits] can be saved, emailed and used elsewhere.

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 * 10 – Adventure Island** – Another resource that I discovered through Twitter, the thanks going this time to [|helenrf], [|Adventure Island] provides a platform to write a reader defined adventure story. “Pupils create challenges and puzzles for the visitor to solve. As the visitor travels around a created Island, descriptive writing for each area encourages them to explore further. Will they be able to survive, and leave the Island, or will they remain forever … trapped?” This resource is based around a Y6/7 transition unit on Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo but could be used detached from that context – there is plenty of supporting ideas and tips on how to use it with a class.

Web 2.0 Resources arranged by focus area... (might have ideas for categories) [] = = This teacher works with a parent in one of my 1st grade classes that is doing the Ladybug wiki project right now. She's from Grand Prairie and emailed me because she's working on a wiki class for them and wanted to know if I had an outline for our blog/wiki class. Anyway, I was checking out her wiki and I kind of like how she arranged them by SBEC standards... http://nicholstechnology.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0+Applications
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CREDITS
 * Note: This project is loosely based upon the website [|43Things] (which allows you to set and track personal goals) and the Stephen Abram article titled [|43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year] (Information Outlook - Feb 2006). Our adaptation comes largely from [|School Library Learning 2.0] An online learning program for CSLA members and friends and [|Learning 2.0 Through Play] by Mary Woodard Library Director at Mesquite ISD, Texas.