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Your name (last name, first name) - list in alphabetical order Web 2.0 Tool (tool name and URL link to tool) Link to example of how it is being used in classroom (if applicable) Note: first come, first serve on tools. If someone else has listed the tool (in your class section) - select a different tool.

Anderson, Eric [|Chit Chat]

Browning, Rachael [|TeacherTube] TeacherTube is an online communal base for web users to share and upload educational-related videos. More specific to educators, this site provides instructional videos, lectures, news broadcasts and much more that can be used as visual reinforcement for content being taught in the classroom.

Brubacher, Kenzie [|Tikatok] [|schools]

Coniglio, Matt [|Lefora]

Darling, Evan [|edmodo] Edmodo lets teachers and students share files, notes, and links. It also lets teachers send alerts, events, and assignments to students. There is also a component that lets you post private items to a public timelines or RSS feeds.

Dinsmoor, Jenny [|MindJet]

Harris,Monica [|Gaming]

Johnson, Heidi [|Voice Threads] Voice Threads is a site that shows; images, documents, and videos. You can communicate about the media by using voice, text and audio file, or video. It can creat a network for students. It is simple and safe, controlled by the educator.

Ferrarese, Sara [|YouTube] Here is a [|link] to a teacher who records her lessons and posts them on YouTube for her students. It is similar to a system that is used by some teachers at Preston Junior High.

Klein, Robyn [|epals] This site would be very useful in foreign language classrooms because it allows students to connect with other students from around the world through email and blogging. This opens up a direct source of information about culture and understanding of language for students that is not easily available to them in a standard foreign language class. It is designed specifically for K-12 classrooms and has many security feature so the teachers and students know exactly who they are corresponding with.

Koch, Lindsay [|Kerika] This site would be helpful for group projects. I think implementing this tool in group projects and work that involves the entire classroom can help students to edit work, stay on top of work, and collaborate easily. I think teachers could probably set one up for homework help, and perhaps students could set them up outlining materials for projects, thoughts, questions to other students, and posting items related to classroom work.

Lancaster, Brian [|Rotten Neighbor]

Lebsack, Shannon [|bookgoo] Bookgoo allows anyone to upload books, readings, work, etc., and then highlight and annotate your documents in the same way you would mark up a piece of paper with a highlighter and pen. Then, it allows you to share whatever you have just worked on with others. This would be a very helpful website, especialy in college. It is an easy way to help others and yourself with tough classes and readings.

Majors, Kristen [|meglobe] [|In the classroom] Meglobe is a messenger tool with instant translation, so students can message with students in other countries that do not speak the same language as them. This will give them the opportunity to learn about cultures other than their own, as well as allow them to practice their writing skills.

McDonald, Brittany [|Grapple] The fourth and fifth graders at my church are getting to use Grapple as their Sunday school curriculum. It shows all the lessons for the week and allows them to talk to their peers and the leaders. We just started this curriculum about two weeks ago, and we are all suppose to get secret accounts that let us log on.

McGoldrick, Davey [|Diigo]

Nelson, Nicole [|WebQuest] WebQuest allows teachers to create lessons and post them online for their students to view. It also allows teachers to search and use other lessons teachers have posted in the past. On each webquest is a list of websites that have information about the lesson being presented on the webquest page.

Overby, Jessica [|ExploreLearning] ExploreLearning This site provides more than 380 gizmos for grades 3-12 and even some college! GIzmos are interactive animations that students can manipulate to experience math and science concepts. These gizmos have been proven to increase students' confidence and test scores. Other educators have discovered this as a very useful tool and have used it in the classroom [|Educators discuss ExploreLearning] and [|Gizmo Case Study]. Unfortunately, this is not a free web tool, but there is a 30 day free trial and one can try each gizmo for up to five minutes for free. I believe this would be a great investment to help educate students and you can call their toll-free number for pricing (1-866-882-4141). If one does pay for this program, the students will be able to have their own login and use it for free. This tool is great for a computer lab setting, to use as a demo tool on a projector or whiteboard, group work, or for at home computers for homework.

Quinn, Katie [|bubbl.us] Web application for brainstorming and mindmapping. It can also be used for group collaboration and sharing. This would be useful for group projects, or as a study aid. It could even be started on a classroom computer and students could take turns adding bubbles of information to create a group study guide or brainstorming sheet.

Roan, Dylan [|Kidzui] Web software for kids to use and search internet safely and independently. Website lets parents monitor their childs use and see what they have been looking at. All material is approved by teachers and parents for use. A good tool for kids to learn and explore with access to videos, games, problem solving, science, math, history, art, etc. in a safe environment.

Sjolund, Kirsten [|Apture Inc.]

Standard, Troy [|YourDraft] This website is for uploading and editing drafts of essays, papers, or stories. It's pretty simple: you upload a draft, then give your classmates (or teacher, or friends) the secure URL and they can read your draft in one of two forms: read-only, in which they just give comments at the end, or editing, in which your readers can actually make changes to your text. This is a pretty sweet idea, because it saves thousands of sheets of paper, as anyone who's been in 311 or 412 knows. With this site, everything's digital. It would work best for a writing or English class, because multiple students could edit and comment on a single draft, with instant feedback. http://technoconstructivist.pbwiki.com/YourDraft

Waters, Tegan [|goodreads site] This is a great tool for English teachers! This site is, most simply, a book-sharing site, where you can create and personalize a profile. You search the archive of over 30,000 books, then add them to your bookshelves. Each account starts with a "read," "to-read," and "reading" shelf, but you can add and delete as many as you like, and personalize each one. Some examples are "fiction," or "books that moved me." You can have each of your students set up an account and befirend each other on the site, so they have access to each others' information. This lets you see your students' progress, thoughts and rreeviews of what they're reading in class, and even some things they may be reading outside of class.

Zimmer, Lindee [|Devian Art]

Art sharing website which makes it possible for people to show there work, comment, add artists and sell prints. It is a valuable tool because my students can see what I am doing along with done. It is an art networking site that is very useful for getting your creations seen.