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Web 2.0 & Other Cool Sites

What is Web 2.0? - (Definition)

Google Earth
Google Earth 101 for Educators
Google Earth Lessons
Google Earth Education Community
            Google Earth for Educators
Earthquakes in the last week (example of a mashup)
            Google Earth Lit Trips

Search engines
Google - related searches
(Advanced search)
Thumbshots Ranking (comparison of search results)
Clusty (related terms)
Gigablast (related terms)
Live Search (related searches)
Exalead (snapshot of home pages)
Intelways (quick switch searching)
Spific (targeted topic searches)
How to Choose a Search Engine

Educational Tools

Block Posters(create a poster from a jpg or gif)

Educational Game Templates & Utilities
JogLab(Create a mnemonic device or memorable phrase)
Text2Mindmap(create a mindmap) 
Community Walk(create your own labeled map)
Human Footprint(data about your consumption impact)
Knight Cite(citation creator: MLA, APA, Chicago)
TeacherTube(educational video clips)
SchoolTube (video and picture sharing)
Wikipedia(open source encyclopedia)
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PBWiki) (create your own wikis)
Dipity(timelines)
Amaztype(create a graphic from book titles)
Wordle(create a “word cloud” graphic)
MakeBeliefsComix(make your own comic)
Txt2Pic (customize ready made comics
VoiceThread(pictures and voice podcasts, discussion)
Show World(world maps redrawn to reflect a demographic and statistical data)
WorldMapper (world maps redrawn to reflect a variety of statistical data)

Productivity Tools
Google Calendar
Google Docs
Zamzar (file conversion)
Tiny URL (shorten a long URL)
Web2.0 Badges (create badges)
Survey Monkey (online surveys)
Doodle (schedule a meeting)
Flash Gear (create an online jigsaw puzzle)
4Teachers (QuizStar, Rubistar, Assign-a-Day, ThinkTank)
ePrintable (calendars and other useful classrooms handouts)
PuzzleMaker (create various word puzzles)
Penguin message
PrintWhatYouLike (Make printing from a website easy)
Educational Game Templates & Utilities 

Games
Explore a Pyramid
Free Poverty (geography)

More web 2.0 applications to explore while at home.
Go2Web20.net

"To Block or Not To Block,
that is the question."

1. We MUST use blocking software; it’s the law.

2. The other big issue is bandwidth: we have 11,000 computers in our district and one shared “soda straw” for Internet access. (testing, TeacherTube, Discovery Education, library software, databases, food service, PowerSchool)

3. If you encounter a blocked site, you may fill out the unblock request form.  Please consider these ideas first:

- Are you sure you spelled the site address correctly? (goggle.com)

- Is it likely that you can find that information on a different website?

- Why do you think the website might be blocked? (test it!)

- Is this an “education-related” website that other teachers or students could use?

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 March 2009 )
 
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