Using Web 2.0 Tools
Theresa Sevrence
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Teacher Productivity Tools
With Gliffy’s free online diagramming software, you can easily create professional-looking flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings, and more!
Mindomo is a versatile Web-based mind-mapping tool with no complex software to install or maintain. Create and edit mind maps, and share them with your colleagues and friends via the Internet.
Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online.
Timelines
xtimeline is a free web-based timeline tool. Easily create and share timelines with pictures and videos.
xtimeline allows you to:
Search for timelines through ratings, categories, tags, and groups. xtimeline has numerous timelines available to use immediately
Create a timeline by adding basic information and adding events
Share timelines by emailing, sharing a URL, or embedding a timeline on your blog
Discuss and rate timelines
Invite friends to join your xtimeline network which allows you to create timelines together, add events on shared timelines and get notified of changes on shared timelines
Just Plain Cool Tools
Record your own voice to create your personalized speaking avatar. Customize your Voki to fit your personality by choosing skin tone, hair color and style, clothes, jewelry, facial features and background. An avatar is a computer user's representation of himself/herself or alter ego, whether in the form of a three-dimensional model used in computer games, or an icon used on Internet forums and other communities.
Share your Voki by emailing it to your friends or embedding into your Blog, web page, virtual learning environment or MySpace / Facebook page.
Glogster *This gets my "cool" award!!
Glogster allows users to create virtual posters that can be published and shared. Users can create graphics, text, upload their own images, videos and sound clips. Users can also show their creativity through customizing the color and backgrounds.
Surveys / Polls
Poll Everywhere * This gets my "cool" award!!
Have students answer a quick poll via text messaging their answer in. Free to use and offers an education subscription.
- No to install, easy to use
- Create e-mail or website surveys
- 100% secure and confidential
- Live results - collected automatically (you don't have to do anything!)
With your free account from PollDaddy you can now create surveys and polls for your website, blog and social network profiles.
Basic Account: Free
Users can join for free and create a 10-question survey and collect up to 100 responses. Users can also choose from 14 pre-formatted themes. Users are able to view (not download) the results.
Monthly Pro Upgrade: $19.95/mo.
With the upgraded account, users are allowed 1000 responses and unlimited numbers of questions as well as the ability to download the results. Complete customization and more functionality is available with the upgraded account.
Site updated on January 26, 2010
