Web 2.0 Tools for educators to use in the classroom.

1. Best of the Web 2.0
Tools
ECOMP 6019
Lesley University
Susan Powers

2. Glogster EDU
edu.glogster.com
 Patrik Prepsel is the co-created Glogster EDU.
 I found this website by searching the Internet.
 The primary audience I would think is elementary,
middle, and high school aged students.
 Glogster EDU represents Web 2.0 by allowing users to
easily share to social media and allows easy sharing and
viewing of multimedia.

3. Capabilities of Glogster EDU
 Allows students share
what they have learned
through making posters.
 Promotes student
creativity
 Promotes learning through
interactive posters.

4. Classroom uses for Glogster EDU
 Students can collaborate on assignments and
projects.
 Students can use technology to organize
information.
 Teachers can use for assessment purposes.

5. HootCourse
www.hootcourse.com
 Rex Riepe is the co-Founder of Match Strike and
developed HootCourse.
 I found this site by searching the Internet.
 The primary audience I think would be high and middle
school aged students.
 HootCourse represents Web 2.0 by allowing users to
collaborate easily with multiple group members on the
same site and allows individuals to easily share to social
media.

6. Capabilities of HootCourse
 Allows students to digitally
interact with the teacher
during a lesson.
 Timid students can easily
participate in lessons.
 Students can share essays
easily through blogs and
Twitter.
 Essays can be catalogued,
linked, exported, or
printed out.

7. Classroom uses for HootCourse
 Students can collaborate on assignments and
projects.
 Teachers can post a discussion question and gain
insights from students.
 Teachers can use for a book club with students.

8. ipadio
www.ipadio.com
 Mark Smith founded Nemisys, which owns
ipadio, and is the CEO of ipadio.
 I found this website by searching the Internet.
 The primary audience I would think is elementary,
middle, and high school aged students.
 ipadio represents Web 2.0 by providing a mechanism
for commenting, is mobile friendly, and allows easy
sharing of media.

9. Capabilities of ipadio
 Allows students to share
collect and audio data.
 Teachers and students can
comment on stored audio
data.
 Students can promote share
ideas by “phlogging.”

10. Classroom uses for ipadio
 Students can share assignments with classmates.
 Students can read a book to practice reading
fluency.
 Students can use to retell stories.
 Teachers can use for a book club with students.

11. Pearltrees
www.pearltrees.com
 Patrice Lamothe is the founder of pearltrees.
 I found this site by searching the Internet.
 The primary audience I think would be for high
school aged students.
 Pearltrees represents Web 2.0 by allowing users
to collaborate easily and is mobile friendly.

12. Capabilities of Pearltrees
 Allows students and
teachers to collect,
organize, and share
URLs.
 Can upload pictures
and notes.
 Newlinks can broadcast to
Twitter, Facebook, and
Google accounts.

13. Classroom uses for Pearltrees
 Teachers can collect and share resources.
 Students can use to collaborate on projects.
 Students can use to collect resources.

14. Watch Know Learn
www.watchknowlearn.org
 Dr. Larry Sanger is the co-founder of watchknowlearn.
 I found this site by searching the Internet.
 The primary audience is K-12 school aged students.
 Watchknowlearn represents Web 2.0 by allowing easy
sharing and viewing of media and provides a
mechanism for commenting.

15. Capabilities of Watch Know Learn
 Students can watch
educational videos.
 Teachers choose from
a video directory.
 Students and teachers can
comment and rank videos.
 Teachers can share videos.

16. Classroom uses for Know Watch Learn
 Teachers can reinforce classroom lessons using
educational videos.
 Teachers can add videos to share.