Creating & Collaborating with Web 2.0 Tools in the Classroom
The One That Does It All
Google Apps
Forms
Can be used as an assessment or a survey tool that exports the answers to a Google Sheet and can even grade the answers.
Classroom
A social media platform that is only for within the classroom.
Sites
Great for creating fast and easy websites
Drive
A free storage service that is easy to manage and organize
Docs, Slides, & Sheets
Great platforms for students to collaborate
Teacher <-> Teacher
Dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com
A cloud storage service that can give users access to resources on any device and even offline. Users can also share and collaborate on documents with other members.
Evernote
https://evernote.com
A web based app that allows users to take notes in a 21st century way. Users can capture links, and parts of webpages to annotate with text or voice.
Pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com
A personalized social media platform that allows users to save, share, and organize images and links.
Teacher <-> Student
Flipgrid
https://info.flipgrid.com
A communication website that allows students to share their ideas through two minute videos. The videos can then be shared through other social media platforms.
Peardeck
https://www.peardeck.com
An interactive presentation platform that allows students to create presentation much like how they would do with a SmartBoard, but also create questions that other students can then answer as the presentation goes on.
Actively Learn
http://www.activelylearn.com
An interactive reading platform that allows students to annotate the text, make comments, and have discussions with other students. Teachers can also interact with the students and gain immediate feedback through guided questions.
Socrative
https://www.socrative.com
An app that both the teacher and students can sign up for. Great for real-time assessments and instant feedback.
Student -> Community
WikiSpaces
https://www.wikispaces.com
A website creation platform that allows users to manipulate their own wiki with text, pictures, links, and navigation menus. Great for creating a classroom website that has all the resources the class needs in one place.
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com
Social media site that allows users to post text, video, live video, and pictures. Can also create separate pages for business accounts, and can be a great platform to network with other small businesses.
Twitter
https://twitter.com
Social media site that connects users to the world wide web. Users can post or "tweet" and interact with other members. Tags can also be used to categorize posts and discover new posts.
Podomatic
https://www.podomatic.com/login
A website that allows users to make their own podcasts and have their own channel. Accounts can also be synced with Facebook accounts to share podcasts with friends and discover new channels.
