Hello Week 7! This week we are discussing Web 2.0 tools and
their benefits. I loved all the tools listed below and I plan on using them in
the future!
Twitter: www.twitter
I’ve always thought of twitter as a
social networking device. I never considered the educational benefits twitter
could provide. Over the past five weeks I’ve become more familiar with twitter,
tweeting, and hash tags. I am not as comfortable with twitter as most, and it
has been a little difficult re-tweeting and only using a certain number of
characters, but I have become a fan.
A Person who uses twitter on a
daily basis could benefit greatly from following professionals on twitter. It
doesn’t just have to be a social activity. By using twitter you can have access
tons of professionals right at your fingertips. They tweet about different
activities, websites, resources, and so much more. If you need information
about a certain topic all you have to do is look on twitter.
As I began to use twitter I found
several professionals to follow. I also enjoyed following my co-workers. I
would look at who they were following and add professionals who I thought had a
lot of good resources. I found that Michelle Lundy@MakingItTeacher was a great
professional to follow; she has several tweets with wonderful websites that
contain great teaching resources. Fabulous 4th Grade @LorraineVasquez was also
beneficial to follow, not only did she tweet wonderful things, but she also
taught the same grade as I did. I think it is important to follow fellow
teachers, especially those who teach the same age group.
Overall I am glad to have the
opportunity to learn more about the benefits of twitter. I plan on continuing
to use this as an educational resource. It is nice to have a network of
professionals at your fingertips.
Glogster: www.glogster.com
I really enjoyed using Glogster. I could see the benefit of
using this for several different units. It is a wonderful way to put a lot of
information in one place. I really think that I will use this for my students
for their computer assignments. This way they would have all the information
and resources they needed in one place. I think kids would enjoy Glogster.
http://stormiewalker.edu.glogster.com/space
Animoto: http://animoto.com
This tool is a fun, interactive, and creative
way to share knowledge with each other. On this web tool you can make a video
slideshow. You can take still pictures and video clips and turn them into
professional quality videos. Great fun tool that is easy for younger students
to use. Here is a student sample to look at:
Classtools: http://classtools.net/
I immediately fell in
love with this site. I used it to make two games, but this site offers so much
more. I highly recommend this site! What a great resource to use in the classroom
and the best part it is free, no signing up required!
Hey Stormie! I loved your animoto presentation! I really liked the classtools website also. However, when I first saw the website, I was overwhelmed. It seemed very cluttered and hard to navigate. But after sifting through the links and samples it really paid off. Good job on your web 2.0 presentations! Thanks for sharing!
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