Interactive Technologies and Cool Tools

There are lots of other cool tools that make super use of Web 2.0 technology.

Explore examples of interactivity including MyPyramid, Read Write Think Student Materials, Edheads, Design a Panda Habitat, Grapher, Lord of the Flies.

Go to the Library Arcade: Carnegie Mellon Library's Project
Have fun playing library games! Within Range & I'll Get It!

Examples

1. Alternative Search Engines: Clusty, Grokker
2. Mapping Tools: Frappr! Groups (frune), Google Earth, Google Maps
3. Survey Instruments: Survey Monkey, Web Poll from Bravenet,
4. Planning Tools: 4teachers, CHNM
5. Interactives: Flash

Tools

• General Tools
  • Bravenet
  • Center for History
• Bookmarking
  • Blinklist
  • Del.icio.us (eduscapes example)
  • De.lirio.us
  • Furl
  • Ma.gnolia.com
  • MyWeb 2.0 from Yahoo
  • Reddit
  • Scuttle - you can Scuttle install this one on your own server
  • Simpy
  • Spurl
• Calendar (Reviews at SLJ)
  • Assignaday (free) - education-focused
  • Google Calendar
  • Scholastic Calendar (free) - education-focused
  • Yahoo Calendar (free)
• Content and Idea Sharing and Multiple Tools
  • 43 Things
  • Digg
  • Jot (wiki, documents, calendars, spreadsheets)
  • Suprglu - Infomancer's Notebook
• Photo Sharing
  • Flickr - ADA Community Library, ALA TechSource, Buckham Memorial Library, Hennepin County Library, Newport Public Library, SC Libraries. Go to Flickr and do a search for school library or public library.
  • iStockPhoto - a place to sell your photos or find inexpensive photos
• Search Engine Collaborative
  • Swicki (search engine that learns from your community's search behavior)
• Publishing
  • Lulu

Brainstorm!
What kinds of projects will I try?
What teachers will be receptive to what type of technology (social, collaborative, interactive)?
What issues am I likely to face (time, resources, filters, copyright)?
Where will I start?

 

Put It All Together

Combine the Best of Traditional and New Technology

• Book - American Born Chinese
• Software - Comic Life
• Escrapbooking: Comics - Ideas
• MakeBeliefsComix - Online comic maker
• Hypercomics - Free comic software

The Author's website includes book excerpts and a blog.

• Going Graphic Lesson Plan American Born Chinese

Conclusion

As you explore the possibilities:

• Connect old and new technologies and resources
• Engage young thinkers
• Teach responsible use of Web 2.0 technology

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