Web 2.0 Tools in the Classroom
Animoto
https://animoto.com/k/video-slideshow?gclid=CKqH75DkrboCFco9Qgod9w0AKw
Animoto is a Web 2.0 Tool that allows it users to create video slide shows using a variety of pictures, text, video clips, and music. After the video is completed, you can embed, share or download it. The tool is accessible on the web, mobile device, or a tablet.
Animoto in Education
Teachers have the option of applying for a free Animoto account for their classroom use. In regards to their students, the ability to create videos with an array of features is a very neat tool.
This could be a great option for students who are more visual learners. This tool gives them the option of conveying their ideas and thoughts through visuals and music rather than strictly text or pen and paper. The combination of video, picture, and music platforms could help students visual learn and convey their ideas better.
Students could potentially use Animoto to create video projects in different classroom settings. For example, they could reenact and video parts of plays, make a weather report video, make a movie trailer, or perhaps use it to make a video for a drama class. The possibilities are endless.
If you want to check out more ideas that show how Animoto can be incorporated into the classroom, check out this link.
animoto.com/blog/cause/education/education-videos/
Terms of Use
Animoto's users must at least be 13 years of age to make an account, however it has a special exceptions made for schools in which students under 13 are allowed to have an accounted granted they do not expose any identifiable informationa and follow the terms of service.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed is a free Web 2.0 Tool that can be used by both teachers as well as students. This tool has a variety of educational videos that cover a variety of topics such as Arts, Business, Engineering, Health, Literature, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and even more! These videos, as well as others, can be used to create lesson plans around. The website allows you to incorporate questions, resources, and notes.
TED-Ed in Education
TED-Ed is a useful education tool because it allows you to use the great and informational videos as an aid in your lesson plan. The tool has an array of subjects that stretch from standard topics like Math to Philosophy and Religion. Students could also use the videos as study resources of to help solidify their idea of a concept. This would be a great thing to incorporate into a lesson plan to aid the visual learners you are teaching. Work sheets on the videos could be incorporated, or have a group discussions to make the activity more student centered.
Teaching through videos can be very beneficial because they provide visuals that can aid visual learners. This is an exciting alternative to paper and pencil or the classic lecture style learning. It allows may strike the students attention in a better way and help keep their attention. This would be particularly beneficial for students with attention problems.
Terms of Use
Although TED-Ed is a free websites, users must be of 13 years of age or older to use it. The only requirements are providing some basic contact information.
To take a look at some examples of videos and lessons, check out this link.
Awesome Library
Awesome Library is a Web 2.0 Tool that allows its users to utilize the 37,000 reviewed resources from around the internet. This website is made for students, parents, teachers, librarians, or anyone who may need it. Awesome Library has an extensive amount of resources such as lesson plans, games, problems, and questions.
Awesome Library in Education
Awesome Library is a very useful educational tool because it compiles a number of resources from around the internet and narrows them down into different subjects and categories. This can be beneficial for both parents, students, and teachers to help further explain or review concepts learned in class. The website has many helpful features that boost its qualilty. Awesome Library can also come in a variety of different languages to adapt to students who may speak other languages or who are learning English.
This website is helpful in narrowing down different topics and tools. Within the different topics, there are sections that seperate your searches into different categories such as Lesson Plans, Lists, Materials, Papers, projects or games. As a teacher, you could use the lesson plans to create new lessons for your class, or use the resources in sections of the lesson. It could also be used by students or parents to refresh themselves on a certain topic, or they could use the step by step guides. It also provides links for students with any special needs. This can help teachers adapt to any needs that their students may have, and help them to overcome any challenges. For example, there are text to speech resources that allow students to have text read to them. The settings can also be changed to either read faster or slower depending on the students preferance.
Terms of use
Awesome Library can be used by people of all ages, however it has certain restrcitions and polciies put in place to protect its users who are under 13 years of age. For a better understanding of these guidelines, check out this link.
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/privacy.html