Web 2.0 in my Classroom

Morgan Welch

Education Technology

Dr. Benton

 

Web 2.0 Tools for your Classroom

 

1. Tux Paint- This tool is used for children ages 3-12. Children can use this to start being "creative" with their minds. Tux Paint is a drawing tool that allows children to start with a blank canvas and lets them draw whatever they want. Also, there is a little "mascot" that helps them through the drawing and imaginative process. In my classroom, I would use this tool to help the children get to know their creative side. There are so many children out there who do not know how to be imaginative anymore.

2. National Anthem- National Anthem is a music tool that allows you to listen and read different National Anthems from all over the world. This tool also allows you to view passports to each country. In my classroom, this tool could be used for the students to compare and contrast the different country's Anthems. It is important to know ours and also it is important to know what each Country believes in. 

3. Coarkbord.Me- This is a collaborating tool that allows a pupil to post "notes" on a wall for a group to see as if in real time. This tool also allows people to hold group meetings over the internet or to even organize information regarding a particular event. In my classroom, I could use Coarkbord.Me to post homework problems for my students each day or to remind them about events coming up. I know after going home from school it is hard to remember what you have to do, this would make it easy!

4. School Wax Tv- This research tool is free to anyone! It allows a main person to upload videos and have different strategies to work on whatever assignment they need. This will help capture students attention and also make it easier for the students to do their homework with different animations available for the students. In my classroom, using School Wax Tv would be a easy fix to homework problems. When a child goes home and forgets how to do the homework, they can go to School Wax Tv and be shown exactly how to do it.                                                              

5. If It Were My Home- This mapping tool gives access to your life outside your own country. How would your life be if you were born in a different country? This would be really cool for students to see and understand life outside their own home. Students in my classroom could compare and contrast different countries in groups and see exactly how each of their lives could and would be different to one another.

6. Smile Box- Smile box is a slideshow tool that allows you to bring your photos to life. Smilebox believes that you should be able to share any moment with anyone! You are allowed to add music, tones, animation, text, etc. to your smilebox show! In my classroom, students could use smilebox to make a show of their family. How is your family different from mine?

7. Hot Potatoes- Hot Potatoes is a quiz and poll tool. This tool allows you to create quizzes and test that can be any format to make your own! Any teacher could use this tool to make a fun quiz for their students. Hot potatoes allows you to choose from 6 different formats so that the tests could always be different and never boring!

8. Student Publishing- Student Publishing is a writing tool that allows a classroom to make their own book! Each student can draw or write a page and once uploaded to Student Publishing, you can make any book you want. This would be great in any classroom! Once students see that they can create something so neat, they will want to write and draw more. This would really bring out the creative side of students.

9. Jitterbug- Jitterbug is a music tool for kids. Jitterbug allows you to find music just for kids that will and can go along with any lesson you have as a teacher. Songs always stick in your head. This would be a fun way to learn a lesson rather than a lecture which students get bored with. In my classroom, we could use Jitterbug to learn about the Pilgrims coming to America or just use it to relax on free time. 

10. Braingle- Braingle is a creativity tool that has many "brain teasers" to choose from for students. Brain teasers allows students minds to get to working and make them prepared for what is to come from their lesson. Braingle provides fun teasers for any age in the classroom. In my classroom, we would use Braingle at the beginning of each day to get our mind going!