Web 2.0 Group InvestigationMember Names: Larissa Klein, Andrew Toth, Kathleen Bishop

Site Name URL Brief Description Classroomuses

Teacher uses Connection to Language Arts

SlideShare http://www.slideshare.net/

The free site allows you to store and share PowerPoint presentations, Word and Excel files etc. on their server on the web

You may allow anyone to access your work or no one—it is up to you

Easy to use/ upload/view

Vast library of presentations on many topics

Easy to understand Help and FAQ section

Students may upload presentations (ppt. pptx. KeyNote etc) and documents etc. to SlideShare to share with family, teachers, friends, and others

Able to access from anywhere

Can view other public files-some great slideshows

storage

sharing

able to limit a students access to others

communication

Students explain that the same information can have different effects when presented through different forms of mediab. Recognize that there are multiple roles and purposes of media

VoiceThread http://voicethread.com/#home

VoiceThread is tool for having conversations around media

You add audio commentary

Teachers and students can upload documents, pictures, presentations, etc. and comment about their work and

communication

sharing

discussion

Communication and CollaborationStudents use digital media and environments to

to your images, documents, videos, and presentations

A discussion is formed when others comment back via telephone, webcam, microphone, text, and file upload

experiences, tell a story, or recite a poem

Others (students, teachers, etc.) comment back and create a discussion

A collaborative story can be made when one student starts and each successive student adds more details to what happens next in the story

starters

collaborative work

connect with other students/teachers around the world

communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.

Site Name URL Brief Description Classroomuses

Teacher uses Connection to all subject

areasanimoto http://animoto.com This is a site that steps up

what you are able to do in Microsoft PowerPoint. It creates a slideshow that is almost the same as a video with super cool transitions for your photos. You upload your photos and music. It

Projects for any subject area. FamilyIntroductions.Explanation of subject matter. First day introduction.

Team meeting presentation.Staff meeting presentation.Classroom curriculum

This could be used in any class to make introductions to subject matter by using photos,

allows you to add text, set speed of transitions, spotlight, rotate, duplicate and shuffle. You can also re-edit if you are not satisfied.

Easily accessible from any location.

presentation. text and if needed music.