Some exciting Web 2.0 sites

Check out these cool Web 2.0 sites.

If you've been considering building a website to complement your classroom instruction, Kafafa is an option that you might want to consider. One advantage of Kafafa over some other free website building and hosting services is that Kafafa doesn't insert any advertising into your site. From the Free Technology for Teachers Blog.

https://kafafa.com/

An alternative to Wordle

http://www.tagxedo.com/
Must use Microsoft's Silverlight plugin.

Teaching in the 21st Century

More great Web 2.0 sites

Online books for free

http://web20-21stcentury-tools.wikispaces.com/

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Wow, this is really cool.

TCEA Conference Day 4

Session 1: Web 2.0 Tools
nicenet.org
todaysmeet.com - Twitter type site that allows you to post upto 140 characters in a Private location. These locations can be set up for a few hours or a few weeks. Must be 13 to participate.
pollanywhere - Polling feedback using cell phone. Some charges may apply.
wordsift.com Great ELL resource
thinkature.com From Thinkatures site - With Thinkature, you can create a collaborative workspace and invite coworkers, friends, and colleagues to join you in just seconds. Once inside your workspace, you can communicate by chatting, drawing, creating cards, and adding content from around the Internet. It's all synchronous, too - no need to hit reload or get an editing lock.
wallwisher.com great site to share ideas
eol.org Great science classification site
google squared Great addition to googles site. Looks at many aspects of the search term.
dimdim.com Subscriber-based collaboration tool
imaginationcubed.com - Fun work place for kids to doodle and experiment with creating.
Great site of student project -- Genie in a Bottle Unleashed
I came across this link through a blog I follow and thought I'd share. Some very creative students. Not necessarily practical for everyone but some students may be excited about something like this. http://www.linktv.org/programs/nuclear_genie Not viewable in district but worth taking a look at home. Great student work.

TCEA Conference Day 3

Session 1: Bling your Blog
http://simonlib.edublogs.org/ -- interesting library blog site
library2play.blogspot.com
cooltext.com for fun fonts
use twitter to keep content up to date (widgets from twitter)
embed movie trailers into your blog to generate interest in book
Use guest bloggers, have teachers discuss books they've read
shelfari -- widget that shows book covers on shelf graphic
student podcasts on blogs
google books embedded book preview
book trailer hosted on teacher tube
randomhouse widget -- shows preview of book
post a give-aways

Session 2: Successful Solutions for Technology Integration - Secondary
sites.google.com/site/j2training
handout for session

Session 3: Project Based Learning (PBL) for the 21st Century Educator
Look at Kelli Erwin blog for ideas on Project Based Learning
blog.discoveryeducation.com/kgreen-erwin
edutopia.orgTo learn more about PBL:
http://www.edutopia.org/project%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%90learning
http://www.bie.org/index.php/site/PBL/overview_pbl/
http://www.pbl%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%90online.org/