Google docs http://docs.google.com are documents stored on the Google server. They can be accessed from anywhere and may be shared with chosen people. Uses: work on a shared document with colleagues/allow students to work together on a document
Ninghttp://www.ning.com/ is a social networking tool. Customise your site by including video, photos, chat, forum, gadgets, music, RSS, blogs....
Google Reader www.reader.google.com acts as a virtual mail box. Subscribe to any online news and have it ‘delivered’ to one place.
iGoogle is a 'startup' pagecan include RSS feeds as well as other useful widgets. Another similar tool is Netvibes.
Slidesharehttp://www.slideshare. allows for sharing PDF files and slideshows online. Uploads can be embedded into blogs and wikis.
http://www.eduslide.netallows anyone to create educational content and deliver it online, free of charge.
Use http://bubbl.us/ to create, edit and export concept/mind maps that capture class discussions. This is particularly useful for analysing the Case Study.
KartOOis a search software and data visualization publisher that allows you to quickly find data in searches, in timelines and in specific locations. Enter your search item, press the search button...you get text returned, click on the button with the mickey mouse ears, it turns it into a graphical web. Linked by the metatags.http://www.kartoo.com/
Web 2.0 Tools and Tutorials
General web 2.0 resources
http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/ interesting example of a wiki and collection of web 2.0 toolshttp://c4lpt.co.uk/ website maintained by Jane Hart, Social Learning Consultant, and Founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies (C4LPT)
http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/ Teach Web 2.0 - an extensive listing of web 2.0 tools for teaching
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computers Goodwill Community Foundation, online tutorials and free online workshops
Social Bookmarking
Store bookmarks, tag with ITGS subject headings and share with your students.
Social Bookmarking
Wiki
Photo Editing and Sharing
Cloud computing including:
Word Processor,
Spreadsheet,
Presentations,
Surveys
They can be accessed from anywhere and may be shared with chosen people.
Uses: work on a shared document with colleagues/allow students to work together on a document
Customise your site by including video, photos, chat, forum, gadgets, music, RSS, blogs....
Subscribe to any online news and have it ‘delivered’ to one place.
Cmap Tools is collaborative mind mapping software. Students can be logged on and editing a mind map together.
Class management tool
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