Web 2.0

Tech tools for teachers with minis

Common Core and Technology

Technology as a tool rather than a final product or an end in itself.

Arkansas students should be able to (per James Brock, ADE):

Produce and publish documents

Interact and collaborate

Communicate using web tools

Evaluate information presented in different media formats

ADE PPTIncludes technology standards by grade.

Produce and Publish Documents

Tools for Producing and Publishing Documents

Prezi – creates a fun, animated presentation. Can encompass text, video, and images.

Google Docs – workspace that mimics Microsoft office for easy document creation and sharing.

Penzu – online journal interface

Glogster – digital posters

VoiceThread – like a PowerPoint with a voiceover. Allows for audience comments.

Interact, Collaborate, and Communicate

Tools for Interacting, Collaborating, and Communicating

TodaysMeet – user-created and monitored chat room; only accessible by sharing a link (no strangers)

Vyew – creates a shared workspace updated in real time. Great for group projects. *

Collaboratize Classroom – a hub for online discussion, polls, and other written responses

Titan Pad – the sequel to etherpad. Allows for a real-time, color-coded chat only available to invited users.

Evaluate information presented in different media formats

Tools for Evaluating Info Diigo – allows students to bookmark and annotate

media from the web

Could also be used to annotate documents we upload

Sweet Search – search engine that only shows results that have already been evaluated by a research group.

Boolify – helps students understand how their search works and how to improve their terms