Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education
Google/Gaggle - Google Apps are some of the most popular services for document creation and collaboration. Also, the suite of tools that Google Apps covers is quite abundant such as: web page creation, groups, spreadsheets, etc. Gaggle has a great suite of filtered tools (check out their collaboration w/ Zoho) to make ideal for education. Gaggle allows for filtered blogging, chatting, messaging boards, and filtered videos in You Tube, etc.
Edmodo - A wonderful free site that creates an educational environment for students that focuses on skills such as blogging and collaboration.
Glogster - A great multi-media site for creating interactive posters that can be viewed online. Plus, student accounts can be created by an educator w/out the need of a student email!!
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Voice Thread - One of the most popular web 2.0 sites around. An ideal site for creating interactive presentations/slide shows.
Myths & Legends - A free site that is wonderful for digital storytelling. All a teacher has to do is get approval from a school administrator to sign a school up for this great service!!
Animoto - Create dynamic slide shows w/ one of the most popular slide show creators on the web!!
Mixbook - A great way to create a safe & secure environment for students to create online or real books (for order).
Prezi - The evolution of presentations has arrived w/ this zoomable presentation creator. Also, there is an educational portal in the works.
Aviary Education - A safe secure way that offers a lot of different services for students such as: photo editor, audio editor, and movie creator.
Diigo - An ideal site for social bookmarking that allows teachers to create student account for sharing and annotating links.
Weebly - A fantastic site for creating a student or teacher websites w/ the ability to blog.
ToonDoo Spaces - One of the best online comic creators that allows for student accounts.
Kidblog - One of the top ways for students to create blogs in a safe environment.
Primary Access - A nice site for digital story telling that allows students to use a variety of different resources such as video, audio, photos, etc.
Zoho Wiki - Similar to Google Apps, this online suite offers a secure way for students to create docs and share.
Kerpoof - A multi-media site for creating stories, games, lessons, etc.
Zimmertwins - A fun site for digital storytelling that is done by creating one student account for a class.
SymbalooEdu - A great visual way for teachers to share sites and resources w/ students.
Pixton - An excellent way to create online digital comics that is moderated by a teacher.
Zunal - A fantastic webquest creator for teachers.
Alice Storytelling - One of the best ways to learn about the basics of programming as well as digital storytelling (a free pc download).
Story Jumper - A great way for students to create real or online stories and then have the ability to order a book.
Storybird - A fun site for collaborative and digital storytelling.
Magic Studio - A wonderful site for teachers to share multimedia resources w/ students.
Museum Box - A great historical site for teachers and students to create multimedia projects.
