Web+2.0+Tools

Below are a list of Web 2.0 tools we will be using throughout the workshop.

Mebeam =Wikispaces -= Wikispaces is a place where you can create a wiki, or a simple-to-use collaborative website, to use in your classroom and your school.

Tutorials: Wikispaces Tour - Series of short videos provided by Wikispaces [|How to edit pages] - Pdf slideshow Wikis in Plain English - Youtube video Video on how to edit pages - Youtube video on basic editing using wikispaces

=Blogspot -= To use google tools, you will need to have a google account. To sign up for one, click here. For a video on how to set up a google account, click here. Blogspot is a blog publishing system connected with your google account.

Tutorials: Blogs in Plain English - Youtube video great site for blogging examples

=Google Reader -= To use google tools, you will need to have a google account. To sign up for one, click here. For a video on how to set up a google account, click here. Google Reader is a Web-based aggregator, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline. Perfect for looking at students blogs in one convenient location!

Tutorials: Google Reader Tour - Tour created by google How to use Google Reader to manage RSS feeds - Walkthrough document Google Reader in plain English - Youtube video [|RSS in plain English] - Basics of how RSS works

=Google Docs -= To use google tools, you will need to have a google account. To sign up for one, click here. For a video on how to set up a google account, click here. Google Docs is a free, Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation application offered by Google. This allows educators and students to share their work with others, collaborate on assignments, and save documents online for access at school or at home.

Tutorials: Google Docs Training - Google apps. training - docs and spreadsheets [|Google Docs Tour] Google Docs in Plain English [|Google Docs basics] - Youtube video on basics of google docs [|Getting started with Google Docs] - covers document portion

Spreadsheet Tutorials: [|Creating Forms] - Google help section [|Google spreadsheets/ forms tutorial] - Youtube video on basics of google forms [|Getting started with Google forms] - Basics of google forms with training videos [|Using Forms in Google Docs] - Youtube video

Presentation Tutorials: Creating a Google Presentation - Video of creating a basic presentation

=Google Sites -= To use google tools, you will need to have a google account. To sign up for one, click here. For a video on how to set up a google account, click here. Google Sites is a free and easy way to create and share webpages.

Tutorials: Setting up a Google Site- Youtube video on setting up a google site [|Google Sites Tour] - Youtube video on basics of Google Sites Google Tutorial #1 - How to Create a New Site Google Tutorial #2 - How to Edit and Add Media to your Google Site Google Tutorial #3 - How to Change the Appearance of Your Site Google Tutorial #4 - How to Share Your Site =Jing - = Use Jing to capture anything you see on your computer screen and share it instantly as an image or short movie. You will need to create an account before you are able to use Jing.

Tutorials: How to create screen captures - Youtube video Make a screen capture - Step by step directions on making a screen capture using Jing Jing Help Center - Several help videos and documents to help you get started using Jing

=[|Xtranormal] -= To use Xtranormal, you will need to have a xtranormal account. Xtranormal is a free 3D animation creation and sharing tool. It allows users to create 3D scenes using a drag and drop interface.

Tutorials: [|How to create movie] - Youtube video on creating your first movie. How to create video slideshow - Slideshow Tutorial #1 - Video from teacher tube on creating xtranormal videos

=TinyURL or Bit.ly= TinyUrl and Bit.ly are URL shortening services, a web service that provides short aliases for redirection of long URLs. Turn your long URL for a google form from: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=0AtipnSv6I3RwcDU0dFppX1piQTlIRWxxWkQxYS1KTUE&hl=en#gid=0 to: http://tinyurl.com/biaperf

=Delicious -= Delicious is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks.

Tutorials: Getting started with Delicious - Youtube video for teachers and students Basics of Delicious - Slideshow covering the basics = = = = =Other Available Web 2.0 Tools= Great resource to find other collaborative web tools to use in your classroom!