Classroom+Uses

Provide examples of using Web 2.0 tools in the secondary classroom. This section provides an educational rationale for using Web 2.0 tools.

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 * A Comparison of presidential inaugural speeches** []

=**Shelfari **=

[|Shelfari] can be used in classrooms to keep reading lists, dialogue and write reviews about books students are reading. Think about this as a cleaver way to write a book report, or see what others are reading.



Google Tools
[|Google Tools]Google Tools provides a convenient location for sharing and collecting online content with students and staff. Students and teachers can create documents, Powerpoint presentations, create web pages, etc... and access them from any computer anywhere. Content can be published and shared. IGoogle can be used for organization, information, and storage

Edublog
[|Edublogs] provides teachers with a space to blog, a secure site for classes to blog and respond to each other.

**Wikispaces**
[|Wikispaces] also provides a convenient location for sharing and collecting online content with students and staff. Wikki's can be used as online newspapers for schools or interactive subject matter sites for class rooms. This is a great place for project sharing in class rooms.

Gaggle
[|Gaggle] is a site that provides many tools for teachers and students: = = = =
 * teacher and student e-mail accounts which are monitored by a live person
 * digital lockers which provide online storage of files which can be made private or accessed by others
 * homework drop boxes where students may upload assignments
 * blogging capabilities