Web+2.0+Overview

__** The Web--where it's been and where it's going **__ from:[| http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/googlescholar/web.3.0.jpg]

A great explanation of [|Web 3.0 and the Semantic Web] can be found in the Digital Inspirations blog.

Cool Tools for Schools

__** Web 2.0 tools that have potential to be used in the classroom **__ __** (Are they Type I or Type II? How could you use them?) **__
 * National Archives "[|Digital Vault]"
 * [|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives]
 * [|Xtra Normal] -- "If you can type, you can make movies"
 * [|Panoramio] -- access photos by geographic location, add your own photos to the collection for the world; similar to [|Flickr]
 * Online webbing tools: [|bubbl.us] and [|mywebspiration]
 * [|Interactive graphic organizers from ReadWriteThink] (there are other tools on this page as well but the interactive graphic organizers are the Web 2.0 tools)
 * [|for example, Persuasion map]: an online tool for mapping out your argument for a persuasive essay or debate from ReadWriteThink
 * [|Lazybase] allows anyone to design, create and share a database of whatever they like. Or try [|myowndb].
 * [|Mashon] (formerly "My Comic Book Creator)
 * [|Voicethread] costs money but it's still worth checking out to know the potential of what's out there (or maybe you'll write a grant to get to use this). "A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds [|images, documents, and videos] and allows people to navigate pages and leave [|comments in 5 ways] - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). [|Share] a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too." (per their Web site)
 * [|The McCord Museum in Canada] has put together some amazing tools. What they call a "quiz" is so much more than that, plus there's a chance to "live" in the Roaring 20's or the Victorian Era, and so much more.
 * [|Glogster]. Their motto is "Poster Yourself." You gotta see it to believe it. Fortunately, they now have an [|education site]. It is definitely the version you'll want to use (some fairly inappropriate samples for school use on the main site as folks have used it to express themselves).
 * [|Capzles] Capture memories, tell your stories, travel through time and combine videos, blogs, photos, mp3 into rich multimedia storylines.
 * [|Instructables.com] is a web-based documentation platform where passionate people share what they do and how they do it, and learn from and collaborate with others. Not only is it a place to share your projects and help others, but think of the logic and communication skills required to create a good presentation.
 * [|Smilebox] "is a fun and engaging service that connects you with family and friends using your photos and videos. It's free, easy to use, and the results are amazing. With Smilebox, you can create animated scrapbooks, photobooks, slideshows, postcards, and ecards for any occasion, and email them to anyone." (per their own Web site)


 * __Web 2.0 tools that need refinement . . . probably want to avoid using currently__ **
 * Make your own "[|Museum Box]"--//concept is great but the technical issues make this cumbersome and frustrating (at least as of spring 2010 they still had technical issues that need to be worked out)//
 * "[|Tumblelogs] are the easiest way to express yourself" or so they say in their tag line. But they might just be right as you can post blog entries using audio, video, images, text, etc.--//but they don't have any filter on them and they encourage viewers to explore other Tumblelogs. Sadly, many people are creating tumblelogs about topics you don't want your students to view in your classroom.//

Weaving the Web into Your K-12 Curriculum -- A WebQuest designed for use with pre-service and in-service teachers : [|http://www.pitt.edu/~edindex/WebQuests/frames.htm]
 * __Additional resources for learning more about Web 2.0 tools__ **

Top 50 Web 2.0 -- a wikispace listing top 50 Web 2.0 tools by category.

Cool Tools for Schools -- another wikispace listing Web 2.0 tools by category

Video - [|Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us]