Web+2.0+tools+and+Social+Media+Resources

Here are tools, videos and ideas to get you started with an RSS feed, Web2.0 tools, flat classroom ideas and Social Media. Enjoy!


 * RSS Feed:**


 * [|What is an RSS feed?] ** This video will get you started, and [|these videos] will answer any other questions you may have.

After you set up your feed, begin checking out blogs to follow. Here are [|20 top teacher blogs], [|25 e-learning blogs] , grade level blogs to follow, and blogs listed by content, discipline.


 * Web2.0 Tools:**

The blog [|Making Teachers Nerdy] suggesting these [|20 web2.0 websites no teacher should start 2010-11 without]. She also offers [|45 websites for students to create artwork online]

Getting started with Web2.0? [|Here] are links to help you explore.

Play with this web2.0 wiki to learn tons of new and dynamic classroom tools.

Check out [|Delicious] and this [|video] explaining [|Social Bookmarking].

Here are [|50 ways to use wikis to create a more collaborative classroom]

Here's a [|Googledocs tutorial] and the [|Google apps training center]. Here's a [|guide for teachers to use google in the classroom].

Check out [|Wallwisher] to engage students. Here are <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|ways to use Wallwisher in the classroom].

Here are great 2.0 tools from <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Discovery Education]

How to Make an Interactive Lesson Using Youtube []

Here's a great resource about starting the year right with web2.0 tools in your classroom. [|edutopia-back-to-school-guide-2010.pdf]
 * Edutopia:**


 * Flat Classroom Ideas:**

This is a tremendous <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|site] linking <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|flickr] with the world.

Here's a wiki of global projects and a <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|site] to link classroom teachers from around the world, to collaborative on projects.


 * Twitter:**

Here's a <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|blog post explaining all things twitter] and more <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|twitter support resources]

Here are <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|teachers to follow on twitter] and <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|100 ideas for using twitter in the classroom]

Here are <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|more teachers to follow] and <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|administrators to follow].

<span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|More twitter resources] and <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|hashtags] to follow.


 * Google Tools:**

Here's an introduction and tutorials for all <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|google apps.]

Here's a <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Google Earth] [|intro and tutorial]

Here's a series of video introducing <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Google Docs]


 * Articles:**


 * <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|The Creativity Crisis-Newsweek] **


 * <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Teaching in a Socially Networked Classroom] **


 * <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Ten Tips for Personalized Learning With Technology-Edutopia] **


 * <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Personal Learning Networks Are Virtual Lockers For Kids-Edutopia] **


 * <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Integrating Technology With Limited Resources] **