New Resource NCTE Wiki Site

NCTE has established a new site with great tutorials for Web 2.0 tools.

GLOGSTER

GLOGSTER BLOG EXPLANATION AND TUTORIAL 

GLOGSTER PDF TUTORIAL 

GLOGSTER SLIDESHARE 


Professional Development Glogsters 

WEB 2.0 TOOLS TUTORIALS and EXPLANATIONS

A GUIDE TO WEB 2.0 DIGITAL TOOLS

Multimodal Electronic Portfolios

For anyone interested in seeing an electronic portfolio essay created by graduate students in the Master’s Degree in Reading Program, a sample of a Weebly Site Graduate Essay, a sample of an undergraduate Weebly Site portfolio. 

For an example of a Weebly Site Version from a Graduate Student see http://garrickexitessay.weebly.com 

(Kelly teaches for the Florida Virtual School and has used Weebly Sites with her students. )

For an undergraduate version of electronic essay using a Weebly see 

 (Kathryn created three versions of her portfolio.   Hand-held notebook version, Live Text version, and Weebly version.   She voted the Weebly the most meaningful and relevant, easy to create.  )

Vicki Johnston, recent graduate from the Masters in Reading Program at FGCU created both a Google Site and White paper version of her essay.  

MULTIMODAL MASTERS DEGREE IN READING EXIT ESSAY MODELS

Spring 2011
Regina Notarianni  
Barb Corrado   Fall 2010 
Kelly Garrick
Stephanie Reed
Jennifer Fonner
Summer 2010  
Tish Kubacki
Christina Nelson
Spring 2010  
Kaitlyn Callhan
Kelly Bright 
Fall 2009 
Karen DiBella
Kathy Bell
Kristen Anselmo
Spring 2009 
VIckie Johnston 

National Social Science Conference Presentation New Orleans Fall 2013

To understand why it is important to consider Web 2.0 Tools with Students see Digital Immigrants and Digital Natives

To see Student Models and Examples of Technology in Action see 
Google Sites, Blogs, and Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers and Students

For links to Web 2.0 Tools see
Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers and Students 

Why, Web 2.0 , Engage Me

CREATING A BLOG (playlist)

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHOOSING A PLATFORM FOR SITE BUILDING

Many teachers use blogs. The following platforms are being used by teachers.

Blogger (Google) provides many connections to other Google Products (Picasa for photos, Google Sites (another place to create sites), many Gadgets that can be useful for teachers.    Once a user establishes a Gmail account, the doorway to Google. 

 See

An explanation and details about how teachers are using blogger.  

How teachers are using blogs.

A FreeTech Guide for Teachers Blogging and more

Why Teachers Should Blog Edudemic

Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know Kahn Academy

Kahn Academy list 50 education technology tools every teacher should know.  

If you create a blog site you may be able to use it as a sample of professional thinking made public. It can be practice for exploring and using blog sites both personally and professionally. The site you create can be helpful in exploring the use of blogs with students in the classroom.  In some cases teachers who have demonstrated talent using blogs have been asked by administrators to lead other teachers in using technology.  

Some teachers have chosen to use Edublogs.   

See    Ten Ways to Use Edublog to Teach for ways teachers are using them

Each year Edublog published award winners in many categories.

Edublog Award Winners

Other teachers, especially language arts and English teachers have used Wordpress. 

A Google Site Describes Creating a Blog Using Wordpress

Teacher Training Videos for Wordpress

More information about Wordpress

Wordpress as an Educational Tool Wiki

Educator Samples on Wordpress

A Wiki Site with Examples of Blogging With Students

Weebly Sites are a great option for teachers as well. (One disadvantage, you can create two free sites.  More requires a subscription cost.  

Using Weebly Sites with Classes

A great resource about it's uses.

See a blogger teacher who writes about using Weebly Ideas for Teachers Blog Weebly Sites

More teachers are using Blogger and Weebly.  You will get more creative ideas from other teachers in the future if you choose to use one of these two options and explore them now in this course. 

Google Sites

Google Sites are a great option for teachers, however, they are more complex in building and creating.  

See examples of how Google Sites are being used in the classroom

TeacherWeb2 Wikispaces Google Sites

Another option is a Wix Site.  It is free, easy to use and is even being advertised on television.  I recommend this site for personal use.  There will be many more resources as a future teacher if you choose to Blog or use Weebly Sites.

See a comparison of a Weebly and a Wix site.  

Wix Vs Weebly Site Builder Comparison (Greenfield Group)