Technology Playground

Web 2.0 Tools:  write back at ya!

 

 

WHAT IS THE READ-WRITE WEB?

• web-based, interactive, collaborative, can be customized and personalized.
• Instead of paying for software, everything is online, and often free!
• Examples include podcasting, blogging, wikis, social bookmarking, RSS feeds, interactive maps, picture sharing, surveys...and more.
• There are literally thousands of examples now.

 

Web 2.0 Tools

 

NYS ELA:  "Students will listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding, for literary response and expression,  for critical analysis and evaluation, and for social interaction." 

 

• Organize resources: Furoshiki  iGoogle 
• Prepare Materials for instruction and review:  Photography Tutorial    Dragonphysics  
• Explore Literature:  Mr. G's Shakespeare VoiceThread 
• Create Student Projects:  Radio Broadcast from WWI Amazon Poster  Europe VoiceThreads 
• Provide differentiation:  Jason & Brooklyn's Words   Aubrey's Words 
• Assess students:     Audio & Video Portfolio     VoiceThread Math
• Communicate with families:  HoppyReaders
• Provide Professional Development: Technology Playground;  Fordham University's TechPod
• Have fun!  Hannah's Poem 

 

Focus on four tools today:

 

interactive text (wikis and blogs):  PBWiki

talking back (podcasts and webcasts)  VoiceThread & Glogster

keeping track of stuff:  iGoogle homepage