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Web 2. 0 Sampler - Tools for the Classroom

Animoto : [] Upload images and Animoto creates a flashy video, complete with music and transitions. Education accounts are free. Watch this video to see how easy it is!! []

Bubbl : [] Marzano says that one of the strategies to increase student learning is to have students map their notes. Bubbl is like a graphic organizer that is free for people to brainstorm online. You can create maps and print them or include them in documents.

Doodle : [] Doodle is a great site to create a survey, schedule events and combine choices. It is free. Create surveys such as a board meeting, business lunch, conference call, family reunion, movie night, or any other group event. Google Suite : [] Google has a number of free applications that anybody can use to write documents, spreadsheets or presentation slides; collaboratively.

Glogster EDU : [] A digital outlet that allows learners to create online posters. Example - [] Glogster Instructions - []

 JeopardyLabs : [] Allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint. The games you make can be played online from anywhere in the world. Building your own jeopardy template is a piece of cake.

Thinkfinity : [] An enormous collection of web sites that have been reviewed by educators and have a great search engine attached. Teachers can find lesson plans, interactives, primary sources, worksheets and media.

Timeline : [] Build and print time lines for your bulletin board or hand-outs. media type="custom" key="4688813"

Voicethread : []
 * Voicethread is a new way to talk about and share your images, documents and videos.
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 * What is a VoiceThread - []
 * Here are some ways teachers are using voice thread - []

 Wallwisher - [] Online virtual sticky notes to discuss a new idea, take notes, give feedback or voice opinions. Examples:
 * How can Wallwisher can be used in teaching and learning? Lots of great ideas have been posted on the [|How Can We Use This in Education?] wall. Cathy wrote, "Have students activate background knowledge by posting what they know about a topic prior to studying it." Another poster, dmantz7, wrote, "This would be a good way for students to submit questions ahead of time for a guest speaker to prepare for and answer."
 * [|Dinosaur Question Wall]. These questions lwill serve as research topics.
 * Students [|brainstorm] what they already knew about evolution before beginning to study the topic in class.
 * [|From the Desktop of Mr. Hansen] is where this teacher posts announcements. His wall is embedded as a [|web widget] in his [|New Searles 234]class blog.
 * James Hollis asked SMART Board using educators on [|Twitter] and [|Ning] to post their thoughts on the wall he started called [|Why Do Teachers Love SMART Boards].

Zamzar : [] Convert files without having to download software.