Web 2.0 Resources

Web 2.0 Resources are ways that students can interact with technology as they demonstrate understanding of content.  These resources can also be used to create interesting ways to teach students within the classroom.

Animoto
You or your students can create video clips with images, audio, and text.  You can create free 30 second videos or pay for a subscription to create longer videos.  This would be a great way to introduce a topic to your students or a great assessment for students to demonstrate their understanding of a topic. I liked this resource and the way it already had a list of audio that could be used for the videos.

Click here for a Animoto about animal life cycles.

Gloster

Students can create interactive posters to share their understanding of content.  They can use these to present to their classmates.  Glosters can also be teacher-created to allow students to explore topics on their own.  I think students would really enjoy making and sharing these in class.

Click here for a Gloster about animal life cycles.

Voki
With Voki, you can animate a cartoon to dictate the text that is typed in.  This can be used as a teaching tool to introduce a topic, ask questions, or present a problem to students.  Students can use Voki to explain a topic to others.  I will allow my students to explain how they solve math problems with this Web 2.0 resource next year.

Click here for a Voki about Mammals.

Click here for a Voki about Fish.

Bubbl
Bubbl allows teachers and students to create concepts maps online.  These can be used to organize writing ideas or to sort information about any kind of topic being studied.

See the example of a Bubbl Concept Map about animals below.