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Free and educational Web 2.0 Applications
‘Web 2.0’ can refer to a trend in web design and development — a perceived second generation of web-based communities and hosted services which aim to facilitate creativity, collaboration and sharing among users (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0).

 

Due to the constant change, both in online content and security or access restrictions, students and teachers may not have access to all of those listed below.

 

Students should be strictly supervised in collaborative environments that are not secured and content should be carefully reviewed constantly to ensure suitability. Personal details as well as teaching and learning materials, including student work, should be kept in a safe EQ network environment such as The Learning Place.

 

Program

Link

For teachers

*For students

Application

280 Slides

http://280slides.com/

yes

all

Create slide shows, share and store online 

Addictomatic

http://addictomatic.com/

yes

all

Create custom web pages on any topic instantly

Ask500people

http://www.ask500people.com/

 

all

Generate opinions from a global population

(strict supervision required)

Big Huge Labs

http://www.bighugelabs.com/

yes

all

Creative things to do with digital images

Bubbl.us

http://www.bubbl.us/

Yes

all

Graphic organiser - concept/mind mapping

Comiqs

http://comiqs.com/

 

yes

Create and share comic media

Community Walk

http://www.communitywalk.com/

yes

yes

Create maps and organise spatial data.

Del.icio.us

http://del.icio.us/

Yes

Mid- snr

Online book marking

DVolver

http://www.dvolver.com

 

all

Making short movies to share

Engage

http://www.engrade.com

Yes

 

Grade/ attendance book

Eye Spot

http://eyespot.com

 

Mid-snr

Mix videos, photos and music and share online

Fleck

http://www.fleck.com/

(use outside of EQ only)

yes

Mid-snr

Allows you to add notes/ comments to a webpage and then share it or add it to a blog

Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/

Yes

Mid-snr

Photo management sharing application – upload, organise, share, make and communicate

Fluxtime

http://www.fluxtime.com/

 

all

Create and share animations

Fodey

http://www.fodey.com/

yes

all

Create fun text generators

Gifup

http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/gifup/

 

Mid- snr

Create gif animations

Gliffy

http://www.gliffy.com

 

all

Create and share diagrams, flow charts, floor plans etc..

Go Animate

http://goanimate.com/

 

all

Create and share animated comic strip movies.

Google Docs

https://docs.google.com (both outside EQ only)

https://spreadsheets.google.com

yes

all

Create, edit, share docs/ spreadsheets and presentations anywhere anytime.

Make Beliefs Comix

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

 

all

Create simple comic strips

Newsvine

http://www.newsvine.com/

 

snr

Current global news feeds, networking, comment, chat, create your own column

Photoshop Express

https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html

 

yes

Mid-snr

Photo management and sharing application. Includes a ‘cut-down’ version of Adobe Photoshop editing tools

Postcard fm

http://postcard.fm/

yes

all

Create and send an ePostcard (image, audio and text).

Schoopy

http://www.schoopy.com/

yes

 

Teacher networking, website, edu-games, organizer, bookmarking, quiz maker etc..

Scratch

http://scratch.mit.edu/

 

All

Share  stories, games and animations., get feedback, collaborate, and learn from others

Skrbl

http://www.skrbl.com/

yes

All

Draw, text, scribble and share in realtime on an easy to use whiteboard.

Spoken Text

http://www.spokentext.net/

yes

all

Convert written text to spoken

Tag Crowd

http://tagcrowd.com/

yes

all

Create tag clouds

Tag Galaxy

http://www.taggalaxy.com/

yes

all

Tag associations and Flickr images in 3D display

Taking It Global

http://www.takingitglobal.org/

yes

all

Participate in or create projects with students globally

Teacher tube

http://www.teachertube.com

yes

 

Broadcasting tool - like You Tube but for teachers (censored by teachers using it)

Thinkature

http://thinkature.com/

yes

all

Shared whiteboard space with voice chat.

Toondoo

http://www.toondoo.com/

yes

all

Comic strip creator

Voice Thread

http://voicethread.com/#home

(use outside of EQ only)

yes

 

Create, comment and share

(use outside of EQ only)

Voki

http://www.voki.com/

yes

Mid-snr

Create a talking character to communicate with others. Web2.0

Wikipedia

http://wikipedia.org

yes

Miid-snr

Collaboratively developed encyclopedia

Wizlite

http://wizlite.com/

(use outside of EQ only)

yes

all

Highlight text in a webpage and share it with others

Wordle

http://wordle.net/

 yes

all

Generate word clouds

WriteBoard

http://www.writeboard.com/

yes

mid-snr

Write, share, revise and compare a document online

xtimeline

http://www.xtimeline.com/

yes

yes

Create timelines with images and video

xtranormal

http://www.xtranormal.com

yes

Mid-snr

Create a movie in script that converts to animation

You tube

http://www.youtube.com/

(teacher access only)

yes

 

Broadcasting tool - video about almost anything!

 

 


Files to download
Click the title to view/download the document
Web 2.0 Guide for Educators (771 K) - Type: Adobe Acrobat file
Web 2.0 guide for Educators- a guide to rss and more

Links to web sites
Click the title to go to the web site
· A day in the life of web 2.0
An article published in October 2006 by David Warlick

· Google Literacy Portal
Books, video, mapping and blogging services to help teachers share reading resources

· SEOmoz's 2008 Web 2.0 awards
Checkout some award winning Web 2.0 applications.

· The machine is using US
A movie to get you thinking about the role that YOU are playing!

· Web 2.0 Resources
A library including many web 2.0 applications

 
 
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