2.0+Web+Tools-Bookmarking+and+Cool+Tools

What is Twitter? Honestly, I don't recommend twitter for the classroom as it is mostly a text messaging/short blogging exercise that can be completed in more classroom appropriate means, like an actual blog, or speaking!! But, if you'd like to know more about twitter, go to the website and click "watch a video": [|Twitter.com]

What is Social Bookmarking? You know how you add a page to your favorites when you want to frequently revisit it. Well, now, there's a way to add that page to your own social bookmarking website. This way, you can access it if you're not at your own computer. But, most importantly, other people can use your bookmarks as well. The "social" aspect of it comes from when you have the same bookmark as someone else, you are then linked to their bookmark list. It becomes an interconnected network of resources that you can access anywhere. //**How can I use this in a Classroom?**// This is simple! You set up a social bookmark site that your students can access for the links you'd like for them to use for an assignment or research project. Also, you can create a social bookmark site to link in with other teachers using instructional technology sites, or assessment sites, whatever you're interested in. //**Where do I go to do this?**// [|Diigo]-create an account, then, add the diigolet link to your browser to instantly add things to your list. Once you've made your account, I would watch the video for how to navigate through the program and toolbar. Diigo allows you to make comments on websites that save. So, you could grade your students' blogs by using comments that they could see. A totally paperless classroom! [|Del.icio.us]-This type of social bookmarking doesn't have the comment feature like Diigo, but does allow you to create lists of bookmarks that you can share with you students, or just keep for yourself. My site: [|delicious.com/JuliaKirkCATIF] and [] Family and Consumer Science Teacher's site: [|Mrs. Ford]
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Cool Tools: [] A similar site to xtranormal that is completely free, recommended in this summer's session, is Voki: [|www.voki.com] [] A similar site to Jing, recommended in this summer's session, is Screenr: [|www.screenr.com]- on this site, you do not have to download anything A similar site to WatchKnowLearn, or another way around Youtube is [|www.zamzar.com]. This site allows you to copy and paste a YouTube link and converts the file so you can download it onto your computer.
 * [|Xtranormal]**-a site where you can create character movies:
 * [|Jing]**A free piece of software that lets you create five minute screen capture videos. I create these for my teachers for small step processes, you can create them for your students as well, or, your students could create them to demonstrate mastery of a topic.
 * [|Visuwords]-**an online graphical dictionary
 * [|WatchKnowLearn.org]**-unblocked online videos, some from Youtube, without the pesky inappropriate ads!

There are so many other cool tools. I like to follow Jill Pierce for cool tool updates. She is a Promethean trainer for PCS. Her website is [|www.tntechchick.com]. Checking her site regularly will keep you up to date on what new cool tools are out there.

A great majority of this information came from my course work at UT. Particularly, from this book: Richardson, Will. __Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful WebTools for Classrooms__ 2nd Edition. Corwin Press. 2009.
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