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The purpose of this wiki is to share information about online resources that you use (or plan to use, if you have recently found them) in your classroom. While this type of information could be shared over email or in the discussion board, a wiki makes more sense because information from multiple people can be displayed simultaneously and the content can be edited in the future. In this way, a wiki acts as a collaborative, shared document that lives online. To complete this activity:
 * Login to the wiki with the information provided by your facilitator.
 * Your wiki will have three loose categories: Blogs/Microblogs, Web 2.0 Tools, and PLN. Pick at least two educational resources or websites that you would like to share with your colleagues (preferably ones that have not been explored in-depth in this workshop) and add them to the wiki.
 * Add your name and a brief annotation, such as the following:
 * __ @http://www.edweek.org/ew/topics/technology/index.html __(Added by Rob)
 * This is EdWeek’s Technology Page. I think it is a good roundup of technology news, but I never have time to visit the site itself—so I am going to start subscribing to it via RSS.
 * Check the wiki throughout this session to see what resources and websites your colleagues have added. Since wikis are collaborative, anyone who has access to the wiki can edit other contributors’ work; this means that you can add new pages, edit what other people have written, and reorganize content as you feel appropriate

=Internet Safety Resources - Web 2.0= From: Elizabeth Gonzalez

I like to start the school year by covering some very important facts about Internet Safety as well as "Netiquette" I added some feeds to my Google Reader on the subject so that I can find resources earlier. I will then switch to other things after I finish this lesson. I'm loving my reader. Some of the activities that I use involve Web 2.0 tools:
 * **Netiquette & Cyberbullying videos -** I will use some on-line videos to share with my students information and ask them for opinions, comments, and even pause and see if they know what will happen next. Some of the sites I will use several sites since I teach K to 8. Some of them:
 * 1) Brainpop: []
 * 2) Garfield's videos: []
 * 3) Netsmarts: []
 * **Creating Glogsters:** On-line posters where my students can be creative and at the same time show me that they "got it" and their own point of view on what is not right and how it can be handled. I have an account but they have free accounts for educators. We will create posters about Internet etiquette, safety and cyberbullying []
 * **Blogs & Wikis:**I follow some that I have found by accident in the past and that I like as resources. I created one a few years back but I never used it with my class. My students don't have email accounts in school but now that we have Google Apps that might change. http://coolcatteacher.wikispaces.com/ (she also has a blog) and []

=Solar System Resources= From: Michelle Barnett

Here are a few resources on the topic of the solar system. Adriann had mentioned doing a project on the topic. Others might find them useful as well.
 * **NASA Digital Learning Network:** Connects students and teachers with NASA experts and educational specialist through videoconferencing and webcasting (most are free): []
 * **Moon Pans:** Panoramic views of the Apollo space programs; also includes a link to Mars panoramic views: []
 * **NASA for Kids:** Contains a variety of interesting activities for elementary aged students. The picture dictionary is great for younger students. Also contains a link to Solar System activities and games: []
 * **Google Moon:** Shows the landing sites of the Apollo missions: []

=**Web 2.0 Tools**= From: Bridget Griggs

I know that we are looking at some tremendous and interesting Web 2.0 tools but it would take a class like this forever to look at all of them, especially with how they continue to evolve and add new ones everyday. I am attaching a few links that introduce us to a vast array of Web 2.0 tools.


 * **Discovery Education**: This website shows Web 2.0 tools that can be used for various purposes such as: presentation tools, video tools, mobile tools, community tools, and other related links: []
 * **Go Web 2.0**: This website provides a vast array of Web 2.0 tools that can be used for a wide variety of purposes: []
 * **Cool Tools for School**: This is actually a wiki like this one and gives many Web 2.0 tools that would be great for school like presentation tools and organizational tools: http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com

=**__Web Based Resources I Commonly Use__**= from: Cindy Lynch


 * __Blogs/Websites of Worth__**

__Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day__ [|http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/#http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/%20] Mr. Ferlazzo is a teacher of English Language Learners, however don’t let that keep you from following his site. His “Best of…” series of great web sites and tools is awesome.

__Kathy Shrock’s Page__ [] This website is full of great ideas of using technology in the classroom. She also has a blog.

__Free Technology for Teachers__ [] This is probably the most comprehensive site for all things techy for the classroom.

__Laura Chandler’s Teaching Resources__ [] Great teaching ideas and printables here. Check out her File Cabinet!

__Edutopia__ [] This is a great comprehensive site that covers educational topics across the spectrum. I especially like their project based learning resources.

I only use apps that are free (or have a basic free component), are suitable for elementary students to use, are not block at my school, and are completely web based and do not require a download.
 * __Favorite Web 2.0 Applications__**

__Write Comics__ [] Students can use this app to create comic strips. It’s especially nice because they don’t have to register to use it. I like for the students to use comic strips as exit slips or to explain their thinking process in doing long multi-step math word problems.

__Prezi__ [|http://prezi.com] Students can create presentations that can zoom in and out and they are stored on the cloud.

__ZAmzar []__ Converts video and audio files. I use this to download YouTube videos for my classroom. YouTube is blocked at my school, but if I can get the URL for a video I want, I can plug it into ZAmzar and it will download the video and email it to me. I usually use the browser on my iPhone to get the URL. There are a lot of great educational videos on YouTube and this is a great work around for me to be able to use them at school.

__Xtranormal__ [] Students can create animated videos. The basic version is free. You can buy “coins” to get more characters, actions, settings, etc.


 * __Other__**

I maintain an iKeepbookmarks site with many, many other tech tools that are useful in the classroom. If it asks for a password, it is **jackets**.

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=__**More Cool Teacher Tech Tools**__= These are some cool tools that I like to use.
 * From Adriann Stone**

1.) Classtools.net

 * @http://classtools.net/ Classtools.net is a site for teachers to create educational games, activities, and diagrams in seconds. No sign-up or password required.

2.) QR Codes
QR Codes Quick Reader Codes- QR codes are black and white graphical representations that can be linked to information, text, URL, or other data. A QR Code holds more data than your basic barcode. These codes can be read with a code reader provided by a camera through a smartphone, iPod Touch, or iPad device.

Popular QR Creator Sites:

 * Neoreader - @http://www.neoreader.com/
 * GOQR.ME- @http://goqr.me/
 * Create QR Code - @http://createqrcode.appspot.com/
 * Qurify- @http://www.qurify.com/en/

3.) Watch Know Learn

 * www.watchknowlearn.org Free Educational Video Library that allows you to search by age, topic, or subtopics. This site is for all ages, grade levels, and subject matter. It's a wonderful video library resource.

__**Wiki and My Classroom**__
 * __From Roe Helm__**

1. I use the internet mostly to find work relevant to my students learning level. I can understand how using a site like this would be very helpful, but my students as of last year could not operate in this environment. With that said i use the following site on a daily or weekly basis to challenge my students.

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 * __http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/__ This site is a great resource for film and picture resources.
 * [] I use this site to let my students explore the topics were are studying each day.

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/ Used for completing the social studies topic of the week, note I teach four grades at once so we move subjects each week.

2. RSS Feeds that are useful.


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 * __http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/__


 * __PortaPortals__**
 * __From: Katy Madson__**

I use PortaPortal to organize all my classroom teaching websites! You can check mine out. []

Here is a fun too called JINGl that the teachers were raving about in our faculty meeting today!  www.techsmith.com/**jing**.html // Jing // captures anything on you see on your computer screen, as an image or short video, and lets you share it instantly.   =__** Web 2.0 Tools **__ = =** Tracey Wray ** =


 * 1. [|www.livebinders.com] -** This free website allows you to create virtual notebooks (think old school 3-ringbinder with tabbed sections) to compile various resources, including links to websites, documents, videos, etc... The binders can be set to public or private, and they are searchable, so it's a great way tmaterial or resources for yourself.
 * 2. [|www.slideshare.com] -** A collection of searchable Power Point presentations on a ton otopics. You may also upload your own presentations.
 * 3.[| www.doc2pdf.net.]** This is a good companion for all your Web 2.0 tools. It converts Word docs to PDF files for free and doesn't require a software download. I convert everything before I post it to our website or send it on listserv.

Web 2.0 Tools and More Lynn Giles

[] This is one of my favorite places to remine me of all the Google Docs available. Tom also has great section on math maps too. http://teachingreadinginthedigitalage.wikispaces.com/ This is the wiki of Jayme Linton and has lots of web tools on it. [] This is a great word clouod generator and can be used in analyzing poetry, historical/current event, presentations, jum start conversations, description, book talk, vocab for informational texts, sciene notebooks, summary or word walls! The words will form a picture too.This is a favorite that I can't wait to use. [] Another great site to create walls to post questions/promps. [] The Florida Center for Reading Research is a good place for Language Arts and Reading resources. [] Google will send young readers anywhere with a book! [] This is the blog of Jayme Linton...she's my new "tech queen."

Web 2.0 Tools

http://www.go2web20.net/ http://www.protopage.com/web2point0forteachers These are two sites I explored and think would be great for my class. I also use google docs with my students. This allows them to collaborate online. Connie Evans