Web 2.0 Tools

      Web 2.0 Tools

•  http://www.twitter.com
• Twitter is a social networking site that allows people to send out tweets, retweet and recieve tweets. This tool is very similar to text messaging.
• Twitter in an educational setting can be used to communicate between teachers and students through tweeting questions or concerns and recieving replies from educators or other students.
• Twitter is able to break down the walls between students and teachers by communicating online about certain topics related to the class. Some students are shy in class, so using twitter as a means to communicate helps these students.
• Twitters privacy policy states you must be 13 years or older to use Twitter

• http://www.flickr.com
• Flickr is used for sharing personal images and viewing other peoples photographs.
• In education, Flickr can be used for projects/group work or to upload photos of events going on at school.
• Flickr can also teach students about the copyright rules when using images.
• Some students(visual learners) prefer to express their thoughts through photographs and flikcr is a great tool to use when conveying their images.
• Flicker is powered through yahoo, which means you need to be 13 or older to have an account

• http://www.docs.google.com
• Google docs allows users to collaborate with others on the document by editing and creating it live.
• In education, Google docs promotes group work in the class and students are to easily able to put their input and recieve feedback quickly.
• Google docs definitely reduces barriers between students in the class. The students can effectively collaborate with other students in their class through creating a google doc.
• You must be 13 years of age or older to create a google account.

• Story Jumper
• http://www.storyjumper.com/
• Story jumper allows children to create their own stories with any given template.
• The way this tool can be used for educational purposes is by using it to encourage your students to be creative and use their imagination and create their own little story from scratch with the help of this tool. This will improve their writing skills.
• This tool can be used in many different ways and as an educator you can reduce barriers by allowing you to adjust the difficulty. For instance you can allow the less advanced students to create a less complex story. Storyjumper is used with a wide range in age.
• There is no required age but children under the age of 13 should have parental consent.