What+is+Web+2.0

=What is Web 2.0?=

What is Web 2.0? Do you have a sampling of Web 2.0 uses in the classroom? Quizlet – Great vocabulary learning tool Our Story – Writing tool, collaborative by nature Delicious – Social bookmarking, organization of resources for projects VoiceThread – Insanely easy voice tool for digital story telling or retelling CCC Foundation – Interactive Grammar Quizzes Animoto – Photo animation Voki – Create avatars online Survey Gizmo – Online surveying tool Poll Daddy – Easy survey tool Gliffy – Diagramming/charting tool Mixbook – Collaborative bookmaking tool SnapJot – Book making tool Skype – Make calls online for free across the country G Cast – Podcasting tool MakeBelieveComix – Cartoon making tool ToonDoo – Another cartoon tool AuthorStream – Online Power Point share site SchoolTube – The classroom appropriate version of YouTube Wikispaces – Collaborative web pages ad-free for educators pbwiki – Collaborative web pages Wetpaint – Collaborative web pages, attractive design Edublogs – Free blogs for educators Blogger – Blogging service through Google Google Docs and Zoho – Collaborative writing and presentation tools Picasa – Tool for creating great picture and slide shows Cool Text – Free online logo maker Scrapblog – Super digital writing and scrapbooking tool QlipBoard – Nice presentation tool YoYoGames – Create and play your own video games on any topic SplashCast – Online digital video service Microsoft Photostory – Another easy online digital video service
 * Web 2.0 ** refers to a perceived second generation of web-based communities and hosted services — such as social-networking sites, wikis and folksonomies — which aim to facilitate collaboration and sharing between users. The term became popular following the first O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004. Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but to changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the internet.

How will I learn to use these tools in the 21st Century Learners project?  January 2nd, February (one afternoon after school), March (after the Grad Exam), and May They see the tremendous effect in their classrooms and are willing to help you any way possible The more time you can spend the more you will get from this initiative 
 * Your attendance of the intense training sessions – **
 * Your support through a new professional learning community of trained teachers willing to help you –**
 * Your willingness to practice, practice, practice and to ask for help at any time you need it –**