Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Web 2.0 Tools

PrimarySchool T.V.       
Primary School T.V. is a website that allows teachers to find educational videos on many different topics for their classroom. The website provides children’s educational videos for free on the internet. It is a filtered website which ensures that only appropriate content shows up. I could use this tool in my classroom to show students a topic that we are covering rather than just telling them about it. This tool can provide visual examples which would help keep the children’s attention.


 Kid’sVid              

Kid’s Vid is a website that teachers and students can use to make video productions for school. Some of the website’s features include scripting, making the video, editing, and show time. The website is also kid friendly and easy to navigate. I could use this tool in my classroom for various video projects. I could have students research a topic and then create their own video. 

 Gabcast                                                                                         
Gabcast is a podcasting and audio blogging platform that provides an easy way to share voice threads. After a recording has been uploaded, a newsfeed is automatically updated so that your followers can see your new post. This is an easy to use and kid friendly site that works well for presentations. I could use this tool in my classroom as a way for younger children to be able to present their ideas. Because most young children haven’t fully developed writing skills, it would be easier for them to present something to the class using their voices.


 Sketchcast                             
Sketchcast is a program that allows teachers and students to record a sketch with or without voice audio. Your sketch can be embedded to any webpage or uploaded to your sketch channel. This is a program often used for more complex presentations with many steps or for drawing. I could use this tool in my classroom as a fun and creative outlet for the kids. I could have them draw and record something about what we have recently discussed in class.



 StudentPublishing                      
Student publishing is a website that allows students and teachers to create their own paper back or hardcover books. This is a free website which offers turning every student’s story into a book. The website also offers a book for the classroom in which all students would be listed as an author and illustrator of the book. I could use this tool in my classroom to promote writing. If students get to make a real book, they will become more excited about reading and writing. 

 ClassTools                                                                                       
Class Tools is a website that provides many organization tools such as priority charts, jigsaw diagrams, Venn diagrams, post its, a timer, and a flash card generator. The programs can be embedded into any webpage and are kid friendly. Class tools makes organization easy for teachers and students. I could use this tool in my classroom to teach organization through different lessons with multiple parts or to teach the lesson on Venn Diagrams. This tool could also be used for reviewing for tests by using the flash card generator.


Create A Graph         
Create a graph is a website that allows student and teachers to make their own graphs. The five types of graphs available include bar, line, area, pie, and x,y coordinate plane. These graphs can easily be printed out, but cannot be embedded into a webpage. I could use this tool in my class to introduce students to graphs. They could also use this tool to represent and organize their data after researching a topic, such as different colors of M&M’s. 

             
What2Learn is an interactive learning website that provides revision games and educational resources. This website is a great tool for increasing literacy proficiency and can be easily navigated. What2Learn also provides games to make learning more fun for children. I could use this tool in my class to help students to understand and work on literacy skills. They could play games while learning to keep them engaged in the lesson.

 Voicethread           
Voicethread is a tool used to make video or image slideshows. Voicethread can be embedded into any webpage and allows others to comment by video, photo, or text. This is a great program for school presentations because of the wide variety of its functions. I could use this tool in my class in order to have the student’s complete projects together. Because the program allows voice comments, it is more kid friendly.

 Bubblus                                                                                                       
Bubblus is a tool that helps students brainstorm and make mind maps online. This program can be used for many educational purposes and allows you to share your mind map or embed it in a website or blog. Bubblus gives users the capability to email, print, or save mind maps as images. I could use this tool in my classroom as a warm up for writing exercises. This would help students to get their thoughts flowing and in order.


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