Web 2.0 For Teachers

If you have some time this weekend, or anytime this summer you might want to start exploring some of the great free online resources available as part of the Web 2.0 revolution.

Collaborate or Write Online

• Ajax13
  
• NumSum (spreadsheets only)
• Zoho Suite
• Google Documents*
• Write Board
  

Edit Photos Online

• Wiredness
• Phixr
• Pixenate
  

Share or Back Up Your Bookmarks

• Del.icio.us
• Stumble Upon *
• Diigo
• Blinklist
• Simpy
  
• Chipmark * (I started using this after a Firefox upgrade deleted all my bookmarks, when that same thing happened again I was very grateful to Chipmark, I prefer it to Del.icio.us because you can automatically upload all your favorites without messing up the way your favorite currently appear on your screen.)
  

Start a Blog

• Blogger (part of Google)*
• EduBlogs
• LearnerBlog
  
• Word Press*
  

Use a Digital Calendar

• 30 Boxes
• Google Calendar*
  
• HipCal
• Calendar Hub
• Kiko

Share or View a Slideshow

• Thumbstacks
• Slideshare* (see mine for a sample)
  
• Authorstream*
  

Get Organized

• Back Pack
• Base Camp
  
• TaDa List
• Remember the Milk
• My Schoolog
• For Later E-mail Reminders*
• Guru Lib (make an index of the books in your library - see mine for a sample)
  

Send an Audio/Video E-mail

• Springdoo*
• Yackpack*
  

Create an Online Portfolio
(could be used for your portfolio or to share student work - get creative)

• Carbonmade (view mine as a sample)
• Digication
• rCampus
• dotFOLIO
• OSPortfolio
  

Make Your Own Wiki

• Seed Wiki
• PB Wiki
• Wiki Spaces
  

Especially For Teachers

• Assign A Day
• Nuvvo
• BeanArena (looks way cool)
• Engrade
  

Just For Kids

• Kid Pad
• Kids Create a Graph
• ToonDoo
• Kid Widget
• MySchoolog
  

Many of these are part of Google or interface beautifully with various Google applications. I have about 100 Gmail referrals is you want one to make your Google collection complete. Just e-mail or comment.

*I personally use this one.