Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
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1/10/2011 12:46 PM
Web
2.0 is a term that describes the second generation of the web and its collaborative and evolving nature. I've compiled a list of my favorite web 2.0
sites for education, focusing strictly on sites that have
an educational portal//instance. What I mean by this is that each site
has a section for teachers or a way of controlling the content that
students produce. This can be done by educational accounts,
monitoring by teachers, filtering, or other means. Most of these sites are
free but may offer more services via paid subscription.
Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education
- Google/Gaggle - Google Apps are some of the most popular services for document creation and collaboration. Gaggle (for a small fee) filters Google Apps (Zoho
as well) to make it an ideal choice for education. Also, Gaggle allows
for filtered blogging, chatting, messaging boards, and filtered videos
in You Tube, etc.
- Edmodo - A
wonderful free site that creates an educational environment for
students that focuses on skills such as blogging and collaboration.
- Glogster
- A great multi-media site for creating interactive posters that can be
viewed online. Plus, student accounts can be created by an educator
without the need of a student email.
- Voice Thread - One of the most popular web 2.0 sites around. An ideal site for creating interactive presentations/slide shows.
- Myths & Legends
- A free site that is wonderful for digital storytelling. All a
teacher has to do is get approval from a school administrator to sign a
school up for this great service.
- Animoto - Create dynamic slide shows with one of the most popular slide show creators on the web.
- Mixbook - A great way to create a safe and secure environment for students to create online or real books (for order).
- Prezi
- The evolution of presentations has arrived with this zoomable
presentation creator. Also, there is an educational portal in the
works.
- Aviary Education
- A safe, secure way that offers many services for
students, such as photo editor, audio editor, and movie creator.
- Diigo - An ideal site for social bookmarking that allows teachers to create student account for sharing and annotating links.
- Weebly - A fantastic site for creating a student or teacher websites with the ability to blog.
- ToonDoo Spaces - One of the best online comic creators that allows for student accounts.
- Kidblog - One of the top ways for students to create blogs in a safe environment.
- Primary Access
- A nice site for digital story telling that allows students to use a
variety of different resources such as video, audio, photos, etc.
- Zoho Wiki - Similar to Google Apps, this online suite offers a secure way for students to create docs and share.
- Kerpoof - A multi-media site for creating stories, games, lessons, etc.
- Zimmertwins - A fun site for digital storytelling that is done by creating one student account for a class.
- SymbalooEdu - A great visual way for teachers to share sites and resources with students.
- Pixton - An excellent way to create online digital comics that is moderated by a teacher.
- Zunal - A fantastic webquest creator for teachers.
- Alice Storytelling - One of the best ways to learn about the basics of programming as well as digital storytelling (a free pc download).
- Story Jumper - A great way for students to create real or online stories and then have the ability to order a book.
- Storybird - A fun site for collaborative and digital storytelling.
- Magic Studio - A wonderful site for teachers to share multimedia resources with students.
- Museum Box - A great historical site for teachers and students to create multimedia projects.
David
Kapuler is an educational consultant with more than 10 years of
experience working in the K-12 environment. For more information about
his work, contact him at dkapuler@gmail.com and read his blog at cyber-kap.blogspot.com
19 comment(s) so far...
Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
I am student and I truly enjoy reading the blogs.
By Jefferson McDaniel on
4/11/2011 2:17 AM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
http://www.classroom-aid.com/technology-resources/
You can find different web tools in this page, organized in different ways. The Digital Bloom's Taxonomy along with tools is highly recommended.
By Jessie on
7/26/2011 8:19 AM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
I checked out Alice Storytelling - awesome!!
By Chris on
1/13/2011 10:54 AM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
Hi, I am the creator of a new study tool that combines flashcards and a dictionary. It is also a great web 2.0 education resource. You can check it out at http://www.wordstash.com.
By David on
1/12/2011 10:00 PM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
Some Info On our site for Educators!
Teachade.com, the first social networking website designed specifically for educators, has grown into the leading FREE online source recognized by educators and industry leaders for its standard of excellence and achievement.
TeachAde.com combines the best features of social networking with educational resources for K-20 educators along with a fundraising tool designed just for educators.
Members are able to interact and contribute by uploading and sharing a variety of files, including multimedia files and complete lesson plans, for others to download and enjoy. These files can then be distributed to the registered users of TeachAde based upon individual users’ profiles.
TeachAde.com has also recently finalized a joint venture with Adopt-A-Classroom, allowing educators to register their classrooms and then be adopted by parents and community businesses to contribute funds to support their children’s classrooms.
TeachAde highlights over 58,000 free educational resources, tagged by categories such as grade, subject and strand, and in an easy-to-search database.
The partnership with Adopt-A-Classroom allows TeachAde.com to help educators meet the demands of yearly out-of-pocket expenses for classroom materials. Collaborating with the NEAMB allows TeachAde to connect with over 3.2 million educators across the USA.
By Michael Pearce on
1/13/2011 3:25 PM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
I am a member of the AASL Best Websites for Teaching and Learning. We select 25 sites anually that are free, collaborative and innovative Web 2.0 sites that enhance the teaching and learning experience for teachers and students. The lists are available online at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsites.cfm.
By Melissa Jacobs-Israel on
1/28/2011 1:25 AM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
I love your lists. They are golden. So many beyond cool tools that I could spend days just exploring them and sharing them with colleagues. Thanks so much.
By Gayle Spinell-Gellers on
1/13/2011 7:26 AM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
David, I did a review on Word Stash a while back. I think is a great site and a gem for English teachers.... http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/2010/09/word-stash.html
By David Kapuler on
1/14/2011 6:44 AM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
I am the editor at Education & Tech and found your list very useful. Specially for all those busy teachers for whom the time is a very short privilege.
By Milton Ramirez on
2/14/2011 1:34 PM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
I think this is a great site with all the information and sites. I can't wait to share with the others at school.
By olga may-henley on
1/15/2011 1:44 AM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
I humbly request to add PikiFriends to this list!
http://www.pikifriends.net
Here's some vids about PikiFriends:
http://www.youtube.com/user/pikifriends
By Jeff Dionne on
1/16/2011 7:16 PM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
I humbly request to add Teachade.com to this list as well! Check out www.teachade.com The collaboration among teachers is a true testamony to dedicated educators looking for new resources. I have benefitted from the Adopt-A-Classroom program, too! How sweet it is to open my inbox to find out that someone has read my classroom description and was moved to make a contribution to my classroom! No purchase orders needed! Between the support that Teachade and Adopt-A-Classroom, and NEA-MB give, every educator should check out this site and register for some fabulous resources! Take the time and check it out!
By Donna Meyerhoeffer on
1/17/2011 8:53 AM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
Thanks for this important information. I am interested in new strategies to use in my class room.
By Luz M. Pérez Avilés on
1/18/2011 2:33 AM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
Thanks everyone for the positive feedback. This list is one of my personal favorites as there are so many online tools that can be used in the classroom.
As for the others who left links, I can't wait to check them out and review them later!!
By David Kapuler on
1/18/2011 5:33 AM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
This is very interesting to know there are so many sites for education. I could spend hours looking through and reading the sites you provided. Thanks for this information as I believe these could be used a great deal by teachers.
By KB on
1/12/2011 9:59 AM
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Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
David this is a great list. Please consider www.teachade.com for your next posting - it is a very comprehensive site for educators K-12 with close to 60,000 free resources. I am a Private Home Tutor in South Florida and have used TeachAde for many clients. They also have a partnership with Adopt-A-Classroom, which is such a great benefit to teachers and their students!
By Emily Greenberg on
1/16/2011 3:48 AM
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Re: Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
This is a great list. Another site that can be useful is whenintime.com.
whenintime is a web application that enables users to create, view, explore and contribute to interactive digital timelines on the topic of their choice
By Nisha on
11/20/2011 6:04 PM
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Re: Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
This is a great list.
By Amish on
11/23/2011 3:44 AM
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Re: Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education by David Kapuler
A solid list, has anyone else found Magic Studio to be down?
By Matt on
1/29/2012 7:03 PM
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