Web+2.0+Tools

=Web 2.0 Technologies=

The term Web 2.0 represents the idea that websites have become interactive. Originally, web sites could be read, but not edited by viewers. Web 2.0 sites and tools are those which allow uses to interact with the content, and contribute to it.

These are some of the various Web 2.0 Technologies that we're using at Grove City High School.

**Edmodo**

 * Social networking for schools.
 * Designed to look like Facebook, but with more individual controls.
 * Students join a teacher's class with a password, and can only post messages to the whole group- no private messaging.

Noodle Tools

 * Bibliographic Citation Tools
 * Available for a variety of formats
 * Helps students learn the distinctions between citing various source materials[[image:NoodleBib.jpg width="553" height="411"]]

Skype

 * Internet Telephony Service
 * Voice, Video, and Chat Features
 * Communicate with Other Skype Users, Fee to Call Phones
 * Great for Collaboration and Conferencing



Wiki
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 * This is a Wiki! We used Wikispaces to build this site, and chose the "K-12" setting to remove advertisements.
 * Collaborative website that users can edit, delete, or modify easily
 * Wiki comes from a Hawaiian word meaning quick
 * The most well known group of wikis is Wikipedia.org While it can't always been trusted for research, but it is an appropriate source for more information about Web 2.0 tools: @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
 * || ==** Blogs **==
 * An online diary or personal chronological log of thoughts published on a webpage
 * Short form of “weblog”
 * Now exist for organizations and companies as well, not exclusively personal ||

Glogster

 * Digital poster-creation tool
 * Combines text, images, video, audio, and weblinks
 * Student accounts can be created and managed by a teacher

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Animoto


 * A web-based program
 * Allows users to create 30 second videos for free
 * Offers a variety of music and images, and allows users to upload their own.

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 * Interactive word art
 * Great for presentations or analysis