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Post by Steve Gibbs on Jan 19, 2010 13:23:45 GMT -5
List the links for 2 - 3 Web 2.0 sites that you would like to present on in class. With each link write a brief summary of what the site does.
First to post gets claim to those sites.
Rehearse your site well before presentation day.
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Post by amyy on Feb 25, 2010 23:07:05 GMT -5
I'm overwhelmed my web 2.0. I feel like all the sites I find, I need to sign into and I don't want to. I need a little more help in this area. Amy
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Post by jhartman on Feb 27, 2010 11:34:51 GMT -5
When I was given the opportunity to present on February 25, I decided to take it. Hopefully my presentation on www.fillanypdf.com was beneficial to anyone who suffered through it. This website allows the user to upload a pdf document and input text into it. Another web20 site that I thought of presenting on is www.wiffiti.com. My students like this site because it allows them utilize their cellular phones in class. The site provides a number to text to and then displays the message on the screen. It keeps track of the order text messages come through. This might work for a class assessment. The problem is that it highlights the digital divide issue. Only about 30-40% of my students have the capability to send a text message. Also, it costs money to send a text message.
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Post by Steve Gibbs on Mar 2, 2010 10:32:03 GMT -5
Jeff, I like your wi site. It shows potential. Have you used it yourself? Maybe you could share it next time. I used it in my Lit classes last week and it was immensely popular. I asked Cyrano questions, but the kids couldn't resist sending up off-topic messages to each other. It was lots of fun. It would take more work on my part to structure a fully-realized lesson around it, but I LIKE WiffitiONE problem I found. I couldn't stop strangers from posting to my board. Right in the middle of using it a lot of spammy trash messages started to appear. I tried using no tags. That didn't help.Here's something new on Twitter in classroom mashable.com/2010/03/01/twitter-classroom/
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Post by kellyh on Mar 2, 2010 20:13:26 GMT -5
Jeff, I think the wiffiti site is neat. I haven't had a chance to look at it thoroughly, but if it would work in a classroom setting, I think that it would be a very cool tool to use. I agree with Steve, I think you should try it
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Post by erlyn on Mar 2, 2010 21:54:37 GMT -5
Just like Jeff, I presented on February 25. I presented the website Wordle.com. On this site, you can manipulate a group of words and create a sort of graphic with them. I did find some other interesting educational 2.0 sites on sites.google.com/site/educationalweb20tools/ I plan to look at some of the web 2.0 sites they offer. You should check it out (if you haven't already!).
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Post by kellyh on Mar 2, 2010 21:56:25 GMT -5
I haven't decided yet on which Web 2.0s I will present on. I feel like I am still tryng to figure out what a Web 2.0 actually is. However, I have used a site called rubistar. This is a site where you can find rubrics geared towards a particular subject or topic. You can edit these pre-made rubrics, or you can create your very own from scratch. I have used these rubrics multiple times in the past couple of years, and find them to be very helpful. I am still on the hunt for more exciting and useful sites. I will get back to you...
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Post by kellyh on Mar 2, 2010 22:03:57 GMT -5
Erlyn,
I LOVE the Wordle site. I have to create a yearbook page for my class, and I have decided to use wordle to do it. Our grade level topic for the page is Caring, so I am going to type Caring multiple times in the program so that it becomes the largest word, and then ask the kids to come up with a synonym for caring and type in their responses. If a synonym is given multiple times, I will type it multiple times and see what our final "collage" of words looks like. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by brandys on Mar 2, 2010 22:38:43 GMT -5
I found a pretty cool site called Writeboard.com. It allows you to create a word document and then share and edit it with other people. I created one to share with everyone, so if you want me to add you so that we can test it out a little more then let me know. I just need to add in your e-mail address. I have already added Gibbs, even though he didn't ask One of the great things about this site is that it saves each version so that you can look at and compare what was changed or added.
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Post by brandys on Mar 2, 2010 22:54:42 GMT -5
Here's another for those of use who can't stop learning new things. The site is called Smart.fm. This site allows you to choose just about any topic you want to learn more about and creates a mini-lesson for you to learn it in small steps. It uses some redundancy and different ways of looking at things to help remember what you are working on learning. Some of the ones you could use in your class (for the elementary teacher) are the multiplication tables, and for those older kids there are foreign languages, parts of different countries, and even the periodic table of elements. So much learning, so little time!
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Post by Lauren Nourse on Mar 4, 2010 22:01:31 GMT -5
I would like to present on MakeComix.com A good site to jump start students to present information in a new way through comics. It gives them the framework they need to create something interesting - or at least to get them off the ground. I would like to present at our next meeting.
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Post by Steve Gibbs on Mar 6, 2010 15:37:50 GMT -5
Checking in Sat Mar 6. I like every site mentioned. Let them fly in. We all share at least one, but you are encouraged to share anything you find that you like and think is useful.
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Post by megan on Mar 6, 2010 20:12:34 GMT -5
I, too, am still a little unclear on what a web 2.0 site is. My understanding is that it is interactive... right?! I found a great site called Create a Graph where students can use data that they collected and create a graph. There are many different graphing options including adding labels, changing colors, making the key, etc. Graphing is a large part of fifth grade curriculum and I can't wait to introduce this great tool!
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Post by megan on Mar 6, 2010 20:14:29 GMT -5
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Post by Jeff Jones on Mar 7, 2010 22:47:13 GMT -5
I was thinking about showing Animoto, then I saw week 4 outline, so I'll keep looking.
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