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**What is Web 2.0 - or the Read-Write Web?**
The nature of the web is changing from a static to a more dynamic, interactive, social place. The social characteristics of this new set of web tools is sometimes referred to as Web 2.0 or the Read-Write Web. Conversation, collaboration, and creation are terms used to describe Web 2.0. It allows for social interaction and discourse. Instead of just being a one way source of information where information is consumed, the web now allows people to have conversations about that information, and to then create new content from those conversations. Teachers can use these new tools to engage students in meaningful, collaborative conversations that validate the worth of student contribution.

The read write web allows individuals with like interests and passions to learn from one another. I started this wiki as a place to collect learning about tools. I now open it up for all educators to contribute and update.

Below is a list of resources to get started today:

= Personal Learning Tools/Professional Development =

media type="custom" key="3965433" Inspired from the PBS/Classroom 2.0 Webinar: [|Summertime and Your Personal Learning Network], by Alice Barr, Cheryl Oakes, and Bob Sprankle

Social Networks

 * [|Ning.com]
 * [|Classroom 2.0]- A community of educators discovering new ways to teach and learn
 * [|The Future of Education] - A network centered around dicussing how education is changing
 * [|Global Education Collaborative] - A c ommunity for teachers and students interested in global education.
 * [|Projects by Jen] - A community of online elementary focused projects and a place to share ideas.
 * [|Facebook] - a place to share your life through interaction with friends through updates, images, videos, and more. This can be a more personal connection, finding connections with many different groups of friends.
 * [|Linkedin] - A network used primarily for connecting on a professional level.

Micro Blogging

 * [|Twitter] [|(My Twitter ID)]
 * Dig deeper into Twitter by following these links: [|Diggo Twitter Freak Group]
 * Find other educators: [|Twitter4Teachers] and [|WhoShouldIFollow]
 * Search Twitter: [] and [|TwitterFall]

Video-Conference/VOIP

 * [|Skype](my skype id is janstearns)
 * Brian Crosby, a 5th grade teacher, uses [|Skype to connect his students to others around the world.].
 * Teachers who want to connect through Skype can use this resource: [|Skype in Schools]
 * [|Oovoo] - much like Skype, but you can embed a chat room right on your website or blog, and have multiple people in your video chat. See the example on this page.

Collaborative Writing and BackChanneling

 * [|Etherpad] - real time text and chat - great for collaborating when you are doing a voip call (see above)

Virtual Worlds

 * [|Second Life]

Webcasts

 * ====[|EdTech Talk]====
 * ====[|EdTech Live] - a series of workshops and interviews from Classroom 2.0 and the Future of Education networks by Steve Hargadon. ====

Online Conference

 * [|K-12 Online Conference]


 * [|UStream]
 * [|Janice's Channel]

Blogs

 * RSS Aggregator - [|Google Reader]
 * [|Janice's Shared Feed]
 * Good Education Blogs to Start Reading and Commenting On
 * [|TechLearning Blog - A group of articulate educators]
 * [|Brian Crosby - Learning is Messy (Elementary Teacher)]
 * [|Clarence Fisher - Remote Access (Middle School Teacher)]
 * [|Darren Kuropatwa - A Difference (Hight School Math Teacher)]
 * [|David Warlick - 2 Cents Worth]
 * [|Wesley Fryer - Moving at the Speed of Creativity]
 * [|Will Richardson - Weblogg-ed]
 * Sample Student Blogs
 * [|Mark Ahlness's 3rd Grade Students]
 * [|Brian Crosby's 5th Grade Students]
 * [|Clarence Fischer's Middle Schools Students]
 * [|Darren Kuropatwa's High School Students]

Podcasts

 * Podcast RSS Aggregator - [|iTunes]
 * Fantastic Podcasts to Learn From
 * [|Tech Chick Tips] - Anna Adam and Helen - Lively tips and tools to use in your classroom
 * [|Speed of Creativity] - Wesley Fryer - A brilliant educator who offers PD about education, pedagogy, and using tech tools in the classroom.
 * [|Ted Talks] - From the Ted Conference - A rich variety of speakers on a variety of topics

Social Bookmarking

 * [|Diigo] ([|My Diigo profile])
 * [|Del.icio.us] [|My Delicious ID]

= Classroom Tools =


 * [|VoiceThread]
 * [|VoiceThread classroom examples]
 * [|Google Docs]
 * [|Google Docs for LAUSD Student Email]
 * Wikis
 * [|Wikispaces]
 * [|PBWiki]
 * [|WetPaint]
 * ZohoWiki
 * Cell Phones
 * Texting [|Google]
 * Creating a Podcast
 * [|GabCast]
 * [|Yodio]
 * [|Drop.io]
 * Photo-Blogging -[|Google as an example] (Most blogs have this feature)
 * Online Testing Tools
 * Zoho Challenge


 * Blooms Taxonomy - [|Revised]**

[|Did You Know 2.0 by Karl Fisch] media type="custom" key="3965939"
 * How will you get started using Web 2.0 tools?**
 * Great videos to begin the conversation about why Web 2.0 is so important:**

[|Pay Attention by Darren Draper] media type="custom" key="3961385" [| A Vision of Students Today by students of Michael Wesch] media type="custom" key="3961673"

[|Mr. Winkle Wakes] - by Mathew Needleman media type="custom" key="3961679"

How about 80 other videos to inspire you and make you think? [|Check out Alec Couros's list of videos].

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