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Speaking of History - 8th grade American History teacher, Eric Langhorst, uses blog as support for his podcasts

New: Larry Ferlazzo's "Best of the Web" Blog 

Larry Ferlazzo Blog Reports: (ELL Focus)

• The Best Ways to Create Online Content Easily & Quickly for 2008
• The Best Online Learning Games 2008
• The Best Internet Sites for English Language Learners - 2008
• The Best Web 2.0 Applications for Education - 2008

WEB 2.0 Resources

(for more links on blogs & podcasting go to my Filamentality hotlist at:

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html )

FREE - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

Technology & Learning Grants Calendar for 2007-08 

Video: Web 2.0 - The Machine Is Us/ing Us - Available at teachertube.com

What Does "Web 2.0" Mean?

•  Web Evolution - Spivak Chart (ppt file)
• 100+ Ideas for Using Web 2.0 in the Classroom - For those who want to dig further on RSS, download Quentin D'Souza's handbook on RSS and using web 2.0 RSS with your students
• Web 2.0 in Education (Shambles Menu) - good web 2.0 classroom applications/ideas (from Keith Stanger's (EMU) 'Library Guy' page)
• Web Two Point Oh (Shambles Menu) - categorized links to web 2.0 application
• TeachDigital - Wesley Fryer's web 2.0 wiki
• Back to School With The Class of Web 2.0 Part 1 - categories of web 2.0 tools for school - WHOLE DAY ALERT!
• Go2Web20 - Complete Web 2.0 site - sort by date added, alphabetically, and by tags; links directly to sites from icons - WHOLE DAY ALERT!

Sue's Examples:

• Google Homepage - Create your own personalized home page with favorite links to fun content , widgets, or sites used frequently (www.google.com/ig)
• Googlepages.com - create your own simple web site in minutes using Googlepages web creator templates.  Must have a gmail account to get started.
  • Sue Summerford - LISD
  • Lisa Overton - Adrian Michener 3rd grade
  • Susan Sharai - Adrian Lincoln 4th Grade
  • Denee Hartung - Adrian Middle 7/8
  • Paula Patteuw - Tecumseh Sutton 3-4My "Ta-Da" List - Web Sites I Must Visit
• TaDa Login Page - Sue's lists at tadalist.com
• Pageflakes.com - Sue's example page in Pageflakes (ref:gmail)
• Protopage - ssummerford's Protopage - create your own online page for sharing of information, links, photos, etc.
• Sue's 'Teacher Tools & Resources' in Filamentality - updated 8/15/2006 - includes WebQuest Resources, online tools for lesson plans, and other great K-12 teacher sites
• Sue's "Web 2.0 in the Classroom" Filamentality Page - updated
• Sue's FURL Page - Furl is a great resource - it is an online social bookmarking tool. It allows users to share pages categorized by keywords or 'tags' and also archives or caches the pages for future reference. Here are some of my recent bookmarked sites . . .
• Nicenet - Online Classroom Environment (eLenawee) - Email me at sue.summerford@lisd.us if you'd like to be added to the eLenawee Nicenet classroom site. It's a work in progress.
• Create your own web presence - googlepages.com - My page is at sue.summerford.googlepages.com - see links to other google web pages created by area teachers.  Must have Gmail account first to login.
• NEW from TechSmith: Jing - capture video and share instantly online - jingproject.com (share on Screencast.com - 60-day free trial then $6.95/mo. to store video online)

Online Productivity/Organization Tools

Planning & Productivity

• Carbonmade - free online portfolio site - show off your work
• Google Docs & Spreadsheets - create/collaborate/share - free online word processing/spreadsheet creation tools from Google - tracks revisions
• GoogleAlert - track your interests on the web
• Krunch - compress & uncompress files online - xfutureblog.com (zip/unzip files)
• Letterfu - one page fold & mail letter template
• PrimoPDF - free PDF converter
• SuperGlu - piecing your web content together in one place
• Think Free Office Suite Online - create MS Office compatible docs, spreadsheets presentations free online – 1 GB file storage
• Zoho Creator - Create an online database in minutes!
• gOFFICE - Word & limited desktop publishing online
• snipurl - snip your long URLS to make them easier to remember
• GoogleAlert - track your interests on the web
• voo2do - track/organize/prioritize tasks & projects
• BudgetTracker - online budget tracker, money manager

Connecting

• Skype - voice over IP – telephone through the computer (free calls within US/Canada)
• Zexer - free online address book

Project Collaboration

• Backpack - project/list organization tool
• Basecamp - project collaboration tool/communication – share files/schedules, & writeboards free, $$ limited free features
• Google Docs & Spreadsheets - create/collaborate/share - free online word processing/spreadsheet creation tools from Google - tracks revisions
• JotSpot - take one set of notes live in a collaborative meeting, see changes as they happen
• MoonEdit - free download; multi-user collaborative text editor
• Projects (miscellaneous) - learn Chinese, collective poetry, other Google map related applications, shared programming apps (interesting projects - preview - do not just send your students there, some should be rated at times!)
• Skobee - online planning/scheduline tool
• Wridea - create pages & categories to manage your projects & ideas
• iOutliner - create online outline for projects
• Ajax-Write - web-based word processor – requires Mozilla Firefox browser
• BitTorrent - download - share files & bandwidth
• Blurb - create/publish your own book
• Dropload - FTP large files – up to 100MB – share with others
• Elgg.net - online portfolio/learning community, embed files, repositories (install on server) – designed for university people but applicable to K-12
• Forumer - forums for free, phpBB Hosting
• Glypho Collab Book Writing - read/write novels collaboratively
• GroupSharp - provides hosted weblists, databases, documents & wikis for groups & businesses
• Jotspotlive (JotNotes) - take one set of notes live in a collaborative meeting, see changes as they happen - everyone types on the same web page
• Lulu - be your own publish – publish a book, CD, or DVD in minutes
• PBWiki - create your own wiki
• Rallypoint - online collaboration tool
• SeeedWiki -
• WikiBooks - free, open-content textbooks that you can edit
• WikiJunior Big Cats - Here's an example of a book for K-12 students that is being written collaboratively using a wiki
• WikiSpaces - Create simple web pages that groups, friends, and families can edit together
• WikiSpecies - open, free directory of species
• WikiTour BusStop - starting point for Wiki newcomers
• Wikipedia - Metawiki Search Engine
• Wikis - How Stuff Works -
• Wikiville - worldwide community portal – share about your town/neighborhood and read about others
• Wiktionary - Wiktionary – free, collaborative multilingual dictionary resource 
• Writeboard - online whiteboard for sharing, Writeboard – online whiteboard for sharing, collaborating
• ZohoWriter - Zoho Writer – create, edit & share online documents from anywhere  

Calendars/Scheduling

• 30boxes - online calendar
• Skobee - make plans online
• RSS Calendar - share your calendar with others
• Assign-A-Day Calendar Maker - online calendar
   

   

Lists/Organizing Tasks

• 43Things - share your list of 43 things you want to accomplish in life - see what others are listing (willrich's list up to 21 things!)
• Remember the Milk - manage tasks & receive reminders (email, SMS, IM)

• Ta-da List Maker - make lists & get stuff done!

Social Bookmarking

• Furl - save & retrieve web pages from anywhere, share bookmarks
• del.icio.us - start storing your favorite websites bookmarked on del.icio.us, access them from anyhere, share categories with your students
• LiveMarks - live "del.icio.us" feed - watch live updates as people are bookmarking online all over the world, then go exploring

Math/Graphs/Spreadsheets/Databases/Money

• Create a Graph - all kinds of graphs can be created – save, share, print
• NumSum - online spreadsheet
• Zoho Creator - Create an online database in minutes!
• iRows - online spreadsheet
• BudgetTracker - online budget tracker, money manager

 Web Presence