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=Using Online Tools in the Classroom = VAIS 2008 toc

[|Blog] Twitter: scmorgan Skype: scmorg Susan's wikispace
 * Susan Carter Morgan**

[|Blog] Twitter: jclarkevans Skype: jclarkevans Jennifer's wikispace
 * Jennifer Clark Evans**

If you want to know WHY we do this:
[|What is web]2.0- Hey Jude's blog Want to become a 21st Century educator in a web 2.0 environment? [|Kim Cofino] has the steps!

Blogs:

 * [|21publish]-students reflect on class curriculum and on each other's ideas
 * [|Classblogmeister]-a different option
 * [|Blogspot]-teacher's blog about learning and teaching with technology
 * [|www.citizenblash.blogspot.com] - a history teacher's students blog about the election

Wikis:

 * [|The Teacher's Edition]-webpage for disseminating supplemental material and
 * publishing-and commenting on students' work (the discussion board for immediate feedback) and
 * collaborating-on projects (this is a research paper student/teacher collaboration)
 * [|Intodit]-a different option for wikis

Bookmarking

 * [|Diigo]: a way to have a class all bookmark resources to the same location, annotation and sharing available
 * [|delicious]: also group bookmarking, individual accounts

Instant Messaging

 * [|Yammer:] only students with school accounts can be a part of this messaging system, teacher is admin

Storytelling

 * [|VoiceThread]: upload pics and record voice easily, [|share with friends], colleagues, other students
 * [|Weebly]: design a simple webpage to present information

Links to other networking resources:
[|Twitter]- micro-blogging for networking and sharing (scmorgan and jclarkevans) [|Skype]-connect with edtech folks, use it in class to bring in experts/speakers [|flickr-] for photo sharing, collaborating [|Edublogs]-a home for your blog [|Blogger]- another way to blog [|Word press]-blogging software (a little more complicated but more flexibility) [|Typepad]- a place to host your blog for a price (many features and easy to use) [|awaytoteach.net] resource and idea exchange for English teacher [|Literacy Lighthouse]: resource for English teachers [|A Very Old Place]: repository for primary source documents for history teachers [|A Google Docs] an expert! (and [|templates] for teachers and students) [|Blogging about math] It's all about [|modern foreign language]

Links to educational tools-([|find them all here!])
[|Timelinestv-] Timelines and videos for history classes [|xtimeline]- timelines for your students to create 50 Ways to Tell a Story- comprehensive list of digital tools/resources [|Math vidcasts]-teacher sharing her work [|bubbl.us] mapping tool [|Quia]- make quizzes online [|Jamstudio]-make your own music [|Ryan Bretag's Complete List]