Web+2.0+Resources

Web 2.0 is making so many things possible for our classrooms, and mostly for free!
 * [|All Things Web 2.0]
 * [|Web 2.0 Logos]
 * What to do with all this information? [|Managing Information Overload]

[|Get Your Web 2.0 On]**:** Learn about tools fueling the latest Internet wave and how they might serve schools. From [|School CIO].

[|Riding the Waves of Web 2.0] from [|PEW Internet & American Life Project Report] "“Web 2.0” has become a catch-all buzzword that people use to describe a wide range of online activities and applications, some of which the Pew Internet & American Life Project has been tracking for years. As researchers, we instinctively reach for our spreadsheets to see if there is evidence to inform the hype about any online trend. This article provides a short history of the phrase, along with new traffic data from Hitwise to help frame the discussion."

[|The Infinite Thinking Machine] "The Infinite Thinking Machine (ITM) is designed to help teachers and students thrive in the 21st century. Through an active blog, a weekly Internet TV show, and other media resources, the ITM shares a "bazillion practical ideas" for turning the infinite universe of information into knowledge. We showcase examples of innovative instructional methods, talk with leading experts, and share real stories from the classroom to improve how we think, learn, teach, and live. And we try to have a little fun along the way."

Coming of Age in the new Web 2.0 [|blog]

[|Creating the Walled Garden]: Web 2.0 Apps for K-12 Education from [|Miguel Guhlin] "The following list is useful if you want to create a "walled garden" of safe Web 2.0 tools you can use within your school's intranet, or even Internet, but have complete control over. So, a quick review of the tools available for those who want to "lock" things down and eliminate social networking OUTSIDE of school environment during the school day"

[|Going Ga Ga for Google] from [|TechLearning]
 * "The ubiquitous search engine keeps adding educational features.** The word //google// is increasingly used by the general public as slang for //electronic search//, but [|Google tools] do so much more. Popular Google products provide educators with instant access to the news (Google News); image search capabilities (Google Image); and handy maps (Google Maps). Here's a look at some of these resources."


 * Some tools to make a busy teacher's life easier:**
 * [|Survey Monkey]: Why number crunch with a calculator, when the computer can do the work for you? A great **online survey tool**.
 * [|Jots]: This site lets you **leave notes on websites** you use so you can share your thoughts with other subscribers (like your class).
 * [|Furl]: An **RSS aggregator** that does a lot more than just collect feeds.
 * [|How to Search Google for Educational Videos] from [|Vicki Davis]