Web 2.0 new tools, new schools

You might want to check out the book Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools by Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum. We did!

Web 2.0 Blog

Want more Web 2.0 tools? There is a list on this blog. Additionally, we would highly recommend the book called Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools by Gwen Soloman and Lynne Schrum. It is published by iste, International Society for Technology in Education.

MagToo Ecuador Slide Show

This is a great site to upload your photos and then create a quick wizard-driven slide show. Click here to see a sample of my trip to Ecuador, the Amazon rainforest and the Galapagos Islands.

Wordle

Wordle is a really cool visual word tool. Here is a couple of ways I have seen it used:

1. Write the name of a person a couple of times to make it larger, then list adjectives for the person. It comes out great.

2. My son had to do a list of adjectives. He wrote adjective twice to make it larger than the rest, then wrote his list of adverbs. I made a sample above. His was better than mine!

3. Create eyecatching signs for your classroom or library.

4. Create great graphics for a TShirt! Teacher name surrounded by your students' names!

Tips for using Wordle:

* If you want to link two words together use a tilde ~. Example: George~Washington

* Start your students at wordle.net/create to avoid the samples at the bottom of the home page. This is a good idea in case some of the samples are inappropriate for school use.

A word of caution with Wordle. It loads using Java Sun applet. It can conflict with our eSIS program. Load Wordle on a computer you are not using eSIS on. :(