Cool Tools

Breeze through tools you know, onto some of the newest web 2.0 tools and applications that are out there. Take polls, online surveys embedded presentations and social bookmarking trails. At the same time contemplate the classroom applications all in a hands on, interactive and fun hour.

NETS for Students
Tech Continuum
Example of Web 2.0 Handout

Embedded Tools

  • Animoto ~ Images to music in a customized video.
  • Bubblr ~ Create comic strips with captions from flickr photos.
  • Bubbl.us ~ Mind mapping tool that you can embed in a webpage.
  • Bubblyply ~ Add bubbles to videos and share.
  • Dandelife ~ Photos, videos and blogs on a timeline.
  • Ksolo ~ Karaoke for the PC.
  • Mapwing ~ Create virtual tools and field trips with pictures.
  • Ourstory ~ Create a timeline.
  • PollDaddy ~ Polls for the web.
  • Slide ~ Make slide shows and share, on a website. Example
  • Spresent ~ Presentations for the web.
  • Thinkature ~ Collaborative mind mapping tool.
  • Toondoo ~ Create cartoons with captions.
  • Twitter ~ Quick answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
  • Ustream ~ Broadcast and interact with a global audience.
  • Voicethread ~ Storytelling with pictures, and collaborative voice.
  • Voki ~ Embed a talkiing avatar in your website. Example.
  • XTimeline ~ Create, share and discuss timelines.
  • Web 2.0 Portal ~ All the web 2.0 tools you could ever want.

NCCE 2007 Social Bookmarking Tools

  • Furl ~ Social bookmarking. Save URLs anywhere.
  • del.icio.us ~ Social bookmarking with the ability to tag.
  • Trailfire ~ Social bookmarking where you leave trails of webpages in order.




Other Web 2.0 Tools I use

Flickr ~ Store, search, sort and share photos. ITSC Flickr.
SMS ~ Text Messaging. T9. Google SMS.
Docs Google ~ Web word processor, and spreadsheet that you can share.



Web 2.0 for Content areas

Fanfiction.net ~ Free online writing environment for students.
Blogs in Education Info.
Moodle ~ Course Management System.
WriteSite ~ Online Writing Environment.
Wikipedia ~ The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Research on validity.





Give One Get One
Write down a few cool tools or websites that you use. When the music plays you walk. When the music stops, you talk. Share your cool tool.


Reflect: Am I meeting the interests and needs of the students I serve? How could I integrate technologies that the students are already using, into my instruction?


Subliminal Tools

Mousepose' ~ Ability to spotlight on a computer ($14.95)
Sailing Clicker ~ Ability to use bluetooth on phone to control computer (ppt, music, etc.) ($23.95)
Minutes Widget ~ Minutes is a countdown timer application working on Mac OS X Dashboard (FREE)
TimerTools ~ Kagan Publishing ($19.99)