10 Web 2.0 Tools that Support 21st Century Learning Skills,K-12
Here is a list of ten Web 2.0 tools that support 21st Century skills which your teachers may want to explore. All the tools listed here are currently being used by K-12 teachers around the world with various content areas and grade levels. Use the text box to search for already created projects within your content area.
del.icio.us
http://del.icio.us/
Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking site that lets users share Web sites they feel are important to their work and life.
Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/
Flickr is an image and video hosting Web site, web services suite, and online community platform.
Gabcast
http://www.gabcast.com/
GabCast allows students to use a phone to create podcasts which can then be posted and shared with the class and parents.
Squidoo
http://www.squidoo.com/
Squidoo is a network of user-generated lenses --single web pages that highlight one person's point of view, recommendations, or expertise.
Animoto
http://animoto.com/
Students can create their own music video simply by uploading images and selecting music. Limit of 30 seconds.
Google Docs
http://docs.google.com
Students allows users to create and edit documents and spreadsheets online while collaborating in real time.
Footnote
http://www.footnote.com/
Footnote allows students to access thousands of primary source documents and photos, and easily create online history reports. Their URLs can then be posted, and students can also leave comments on their peers' reports.
CircaVie
http://www.circavie.com/
A very user-friendly online application for creating timelines that incorporating images. It can be used in any number of lessons across various content areas.
Voicethread
http://voicethread.com/
Students can upload images, record their voices over each image, and invite others to collaborate. It can be embedded in classroom blogs or used for collaborative storytelling.
Zoho
http://www.zoho.com/
The Zoho Office Suite is a Web office suite that includes tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, note-taking, wikis, CRM, project management, invoicing and other applications.
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