WEB 2.0 - E-Book
Name: Slide.ly
Web Address: slidely.com
Purpose of the website:To create, discover and share moment collections in beautiful and creative ways
How can it be used in our classroom: Use it with children that are tech savvy and like to present their work by creating online presentations. This could also be used by teachers to create intresting and engaging presentations.
How can be it remove/reduce barriers: Learners that like more hands on and technology would be use this program to get across thier understanding of the content.
Terms of Service: There is no age restriction but it does mention that if you are minor, you should get your parents permission before using this website
Name: Zoho Sites
Web Address: www.zoho.com/sites/
Purpose of the website: It allows you to create and manage websites
How can it be used in our classroom: Ask the children to build a website on content learned in class. This could get all of them engaged and collaborating together
How can it be used to remove/reduce barrier: Building a website is a hands on tool for students that are kinaesthetic learners.
Terms of Service: There is no age limit restriction to use the website, hence it would be a good program to teach children how to build websites.
Name: Croak It
Web address: www.croak.it
Purpose of the website: It allows you to express your thoughts and expressions in your unique voice
How can we use it in our classroom: This would be a great tool for auditory learners so that they can listen to the teachers recording as well as record thier own thoughts. Teachers can also use this tool as an assessment tool for students that are confident speakers rather than writers.
How can it remove/reduce barriers: Learners that are hesitant writers or ESL learners who are still learning to write but have a good command in spoken English can use this tool to answer teachers questions through a different media.
Terms of Service: Age requirements are not directly listed on the website but it does mention that you do need your facebook log in to log in to use croakit. Hence, Facebook's age requirement is 13 which then translates to croakit.