Monday, December 2, 2013

18. Web 2.0

  • MindMeister- Like inspiration, concept map, can make a slide show, not a lot of editing you can do. Not free.
  • Spiderscribe- Free, not very beneficial, move it around easy, no slide show just concept map, like inspiration, insert images, locations, word document, centered more towards businesses, older audience. 

  •  Bubbl.us- Like a concept map, same thing as inspiration, simple. 
  •  Lino- Free, can post notes, videos, can get the app on your phone, simple. 

  •  Photobucket.com- Have to create an account, almost combo of pintrest and instagram, see whats trending, search pictures
  • Quinturakids.com- for kids, maybe more updating, search engine, does not really direct you in the right direction, has potential but needs a little more work. 

  •  Duckduckgo.com- search engine, directed for kids, good tool for teachers, filter bubble feature which helps students get reliable results instead of things like Wikipedia.
  • Gogooligans.com- Search engine for kids and teens, found it hard to use, suppose to be simple and safe  

  • Padlet- a blank wall, can type anything you want on it, its free, students can connect.
  • Text2MindMap- free, like concept map

  • Stormboard- can create boards, you can invite other students to interact, comment on posts, vote on posts. 
  • Kidtopia- search engine for elementary students, has ads, is free 
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  • Vimeo- similar to YouTube, share ideas
  • Wordpress- make, follow blogs, find friends and explore topics, can do alot more than blogger.com, more people use it, more heard of, set up better. Similar to twitter, you can follow others and reblog things like retweeting. Also like tumblr. 

  •  Evernote- take notes while in class, search any document you have, side toolbar for a search for a certain word in a document, can create folders.

  • Blabberize- you can make the image talk, does not take long, only 30 seconds, teachers can you it is class to tell fun facts, you can use it in a project, use it like Voki. 
  • easel.ly- can create visual themes, like a graphic organizer, good way to brainstorm, can make a little concept map, better that inspiration, easy and free to use.

  • Animoto- upload images, make a collage of pictures, can create videos, you can only go up to so many seconds using the free version, choose different themes, change styles.
  • Bookbuilder- you can create your own book, easy to use especially for kids, change book language, you can also put pictures in the book, has different grade levels, almost looks like a powerpoint.   

  • Weebly- Modern and unique themes. Makes creating a website easy and more decorative, can do it on your phone or tablet.  Simpler than google sites. 
  • StoryboardGenerator- site to find different videos on personal stories on the internet. An Australian website. Goes in depth behind these stories and videos. 

  • Tagul- not as limited as Wordle. Can do many different themes and shapes to use. Free. 
  • Edmodo- basically like a facebook for teachers. People post and ask questions. Can go to different subjects. 

  • Socrative- Teachers can create quizzes and stuff for their students. Free and easy. 

  • PodBean- like podcasts. Teachers could post lesson plans. Free to a certain point. Upload videos. More accessibility if you purchase the more updated version. 
  • Pixton- Fun. Can have characters interact. Would be good for an English class. Best way to make comics. 


  • iCloud- different templates you can use.


  • Infrogram- Charts, all kinds of templates you can use. All free.

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