discovery web 2.0 challenge

Copyright © 2010 Rita A. Mortenson All Rights Reserved

WEB 2.0Discovery Education Web 2.0 Challenge

WORDLE ! Category - Word Cloud!s! http://www.wordle.net

! ! ! !

Challenge:Wordle is web based tool for generating “word clouds” from any text that you provide. The more often a word is used, the bigger the word becomes in a word cloud. You can also change the font, layout, colors and more in wordle so that when you are finished, you have a neat little poster or image that you can use in other projects or display. Your challenge for this day is to create a wordle of some sort. Tagul is another word cloud generator that you can also link to other things from your words.

Day 01

Uses in the Classroom

• Summarize concepts from an

article or Discovery

Education video

• Review vocabulary words

• Summarize characters in a

story

• Condense data from a survey

• Create a poster from an

essay or poem

• Create visual poetry

School YearChallenge

The goal of this challenge is to

encourage you to try a new Web

2.0 tools with your friends.

DISCOVERYUSERS SPEAK UPBecause I don't have a textbook, Discovery is my number 1 resource for videos, pictures, and reading passages in my classroom.

Emma Haygood - Michigan - MS Science -

http://www.wordle.net




http://tagul.com/

http://tagul.com/

http://www.edmodo.com/profile?uid=359026



WEB 2.0ANIMOTO! Category - Slideshows ! http://animoto.com/education

Challenge: Animoto is a great tool for turning slides or video into amazing videos. You upload your photos, select music and a theme and then let the magic begin. As an educator, you can sign up for Animoto.edu and get unlimited videos for you and your students!

Your challenge today, take some of those photos you have and turn them into a unique video or use Discovery Education photos and/or video clips and create an intro for an upcoming lesson.

Day 02


• Create a slideshow using

photos from Discovery

Education

• Make an end-of-the year

slideshow set to music to

share with students and

parents

• Tell a story about an activity

or event that occurred in

your class

OTHER SITESPhotoPeach

! http://photopeach.com

Slideoo

! http://www.slideoo.com/

Joggle

! http://beta.joggle.com/

imageLoop

! http://! www.imageloop.com

Discovery Education Web 2.0 Challenge School YearChallenge




http://animoto.com/education

http://animoto.com/education

http://photopeach.com

http://photopeach.com

http://www.slideoo.com/

http://www.slideoo.com/

http://beta.joggle.com

http://beta.joggle.com

http://www.imageloop.com





WEB 2.0BLABBERIZE! Category - Presentation! http://blabberize.com

Challenge:Blabberize is a clever way to tell a story through the use of photos. If you select a photo, you can define where the mouth will be on the photo. You narrate your text and the mouth you drew moves with your voice. Picture for example a talking horse or a rabbit telling a story. Or, what if you students researched an historical event and then told the story through the mouth of Abraham Lincoln or John F. Kennedy?

Your challenge, create a blabberize that will be both informative and entertaining.

Day 03


• Narrate a story as an animal

• Give a speech as a famous

historian

• Debate a topic as a politician

• Narrate a poem or book

• Have famous talk about

events in their lives. For

example, watch one of the

amazing Discovery Education

videos and then summarize

the facts from the perspective

of George Washington

DISCOVERYUSERS SPEAK UPDiscovery gives my students great pictures and videos that my students use when we do green screening in the classroom. The videos are simple to download and easy to manipulate.

Kim Adair - Pennsylvania (K-8)

QUOTEDo not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.





http://blabberize.com

http://blabberize.com




WEB 2.0BLOGGER ! Category - Writing! http://www.blogger.com

Challenge: Blogs are an ever increasing way to get information about a specific topic. In this challenge, you will either subscribe to several blogs of interest to you, or create a blog of your own.

A blog that I would definitely recommend that you subscribe to is Teach42 by Steve Dembo

To get you started on either reading some great award winning educational blogs, check out the following site.

http://edublogawards.com/2009/

Day 04


• As a class, keep a blog as a daily

or weekly class diary

• Have students in the class each

write one blog post per month

or year to have their writing

showcased and shared with

parents and community members

• Subscribe to blogs to learn more

about a topic that is of interest to

you professionally or to your

students

INTERESTING FACTS

In the last 184 seconds, there have been.....(facts generated in June, 2010)

• 1914 new blog posts

• 1775 members added on Facebook

• 196481 tweets sent on Twitter

• 2129625 videos watched on YouTube

• 19872 iPhone apps downloaded

http://www.teach42.com/2010/05/







http://www.blogger.com

http://www.blogger.com






WEB 2.0EDMODO ! Category - Community!! http://www.edmodo.com

Challenge:Edmodo is a social networking site where you can share information, collaborate on projects, and organize information. It is sort of like the educational version of Facebook. You have a secure environment for you to have discussions, post assignments, share information and a calendar and more!

For your challenge today, begin your Edmodo site. You would be amazed with the networking you can do with other teachers and Discovery users.

Day 05


• Share ideas, files and

assignments

• Have a class calendar

• Store and share files

• Take class polls

• Participate in real-time

messaging

• Share information about

projects in your classroom

QUOTESOne of the beauties of teaching is that there is no limit to one’s growth as a teacher, just as there is no knowing beforehand how much your students can learn. Herbert Kohl

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. Mark Van Doren

I am not a teacher but an awakener. Robert Frost





http://www.edmodo.com/

http://www.edmodo.com/


WEB 2.0SLIDESHARE! Category - Presentation! http://www.slideshare.net

Challenge: My hunch is that everyone has created more than one or two PowerPoint, Keynotes or other types of presentations in their teaching career. Why not share those with the world so that others may learn. Imagine the new teacher, or experienced teacher that is learning something new. With slideshare, you can search topics that are of interest to you and learn more about them. For example, prior to creating this web 2.0 presentation, I went to slideshare to learn more. Your challenge on this day is to look at some of the many slideshows already uploaded, or upload one of your own presentations.

Day 06


• Search through slideshare for a

topic that is of interest to your

students

• Have students upload their

PowerPoint to slideshare to get

feedback or to share with a

wider audience

• Upload your back-to-school

presentation for those unable to

attend or to reiterate your

classroom policies.

INSPIRATIONNever doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead

To teach is to learn again.

Oliver Wendell Holmes





http://www.slideshare.net

http://www.slideshare.net


WEB 2.0

Challenge: Getting instant feedback from your students about a certain topic or where they are at in their learning is a very valuable thing. Although there are classroom devices available for purchase, not everyone can afford those. Why not use a simple device that almost everyone has - a cellphone with texting capability. For your challenge today, create an account and make a 5 question survey....ask your family members or students to take your poll.

Day 07


• Take a poll to find out what

students are comprehending

throughout the lesson

• Create a poll as a review or a quiz

• Have the students create a poll as

a review

• Use a poll at the beginning of the

class period to check for

understanding from the previous

day

OTHER SITESDrop I.O.! http://drop.io/

Phone I.O.! http://drop.io/home! phone

Jott.com! http://jott.com/

QuoteAnyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. - Henry Ford

POLL EVERYWHERE ! Category - Mobile Tools! http://www.polleverywhere.com





http://drop.io

http://drop.io

http://drop.io/home/




http://jott.com

http://jott.com

http://www.polleverywhere.com

http://www.polleverywhere.com


WEB 2.0GLOGSTER! Category - Collage Tool / Presentation! http://www.glogster.com

! ! ! ! ! http://edu.glogster.com/register/

Challenge: Glogster is a unique web 2.0 tool that allows you to posterize something. You can basically create your own poster with text, images, music and video. It is the creativity of this site that makes it so interesting - students love it!

Your challenge for today is to create a Glog about a topic in your curricular area, or one just for fun. You will be amazed at how easy it is.

Day 08


• Create a glogster about a

book that the class recently

read

• Create a glogster about a unit

or lesson

• Glogster can be used in so

many unique ways - look over

the site to see their top picks

of the day





DISCOVERYUSERS SPEAK UPDiscovery Education content is engaging and informative! It grabs

the students' attention which increases their learning.

Patti Harju , Discovery User

http://www.glogster.com

http://www.glogster.com

http://edu.glogster.com/register/

http://edu.glogster.com/register/




WEB 2.0VOICETHREAD! Category - Presentation! http://voicethread.com

Challenge:

Voicethread is a great web 2.0 tool that allows you to add narration to your photos. In this challenge, take some of your photos from a recent trip or a classroom activity and create a voicethread. Or, have your students narrate a poem using voicethread and allow other students to comment.

Day 09


• Have students create voiecthread

of what they did during their

summer break

• Have students create

voicethreads about a famous

author or historian that they have

researched

• Have students comment on each

other’s voicethreads

WHY WEB 2.0?The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.

Robert Maynard Hutchins

The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.

Elbert Hubbard





GREAT SITESFree music for the classroom

! http://freeplaymusic.com/

! http://www.jamendo.com/en/

http://voicethread.com

http://voicethread.com

http://freeplaymusic.com

http://freeplaymusic.com

http://www.jamendo.com/en/

http://www.jamendo.com/en/


WEB 2.0BIG HUGE LABS! Category - Photography! http://bighugelabs.com

Challenge:Flickr Toys is the ultimate website if you like to turn your photos into creative works of art. This web 2.0 tool lets you create mosaics, puzzles, badges, magazine covers, movie posters and more. For this challenge, look over all the cool things you can create and them pick one project to work on.

Day 10


• Create a magazine cover of an

event

• Make a jigsaw puzzle of your class

group photo

• Create photo badges for students

in your class

• Make a movie poster about the

students or an event that

occurred in your class

• Have students make motivational

posters

INTERESTING FACTS

By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.

"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

http://www.funfactz.com/computer-facts/





http://bighugelabs.com

http://bighugelabs.com






WEB 2.0 TOONDOO! Category - Online Comics! http://www.toondoo.com

Challenge:

ToonDoo is a cartoon strip creator. You can take any topic and create into a cartoon strip.Create, edit, share and discuss a a variety of events. The challenge for today is to create a cartoon strip of something that you can share with your students. Have some fun and let your creativity go!

Day 11


• Cartoons are always fun to read

and are a great way to express a

variety of topics. In addition,

creativity, imagination, writing

skills and artistic expression can

all be enhanced with creating and

writing a cartoon. There are so

many ways that ToonDoo can be

used in the classroom. Check out

the website to get some ideas.

OTHER SITESGnomz

ComicsSketch

Kerpoof

Bubbir

Comiqs

PikiStrips

Pixton





http://www.toondoo.com

http://www.toondoo.com


WEB 2.0DELICIOUS ! Category - Social Bookmarking! http://delicious.com

Challenge: Delicious is one of the most popular social bookmarking sites available. Delicious give you the ability to surf the web, and bookmark sites and access them from any computer that is connected to the Internet. The site also allows you to share your bookmarks and search for others that are of interest to you. Your challenge today is to create an account and begin bookmarking some of your favorite sites.

Day 12


• Search the many delicious

accounts to find out information

on a particular topic

• Create a delicious account,

create some bookmarks and

share those with other staff

members or students

• Delicious allows you to save and

store bookmarks online where

you can access them from any

computer.

INTERESTING FACTS

Delicious is a social bookmarking site that was created by Joshua Schachter. The website was first launched in 2003 and is owned by Yahoo. By the

end of 2008, the service claimed more than 5.3 million users and

counting.

http://www.freebase.com/view/en/del_icio_us





http://delicious.com

http://delicious.com

http://www.freebase.com/view/en/joshua_schachter





WEB 2.0WEEBLY ! Category - Word Cloud!s! http://www.weebly.com

Day 13


• Create a class website

• Have students help

contribute content to the

website by writing a summary

of what happened throughout

the week

• Have students create their

own website to learn about

the activities and events your

students are interested in

WHY WEB 2.0?Much have I learned from my teachers, more from my colleagues, but most from my students. Talmud

Teach your students to use what talents they have; woods would be silent if no bird sang except those that sing best. Anonymous

Challenge:

Weebly is a very versatile Web 2.0

tool that allows students to create

web pages. With the easy to create

templates, drag and drop features,

and free web hosting, your students

could create a class site or

individual sites for projects in a

short amount of time. Your

challenge for today.....get a Weebly

account and begin creating your

classroom for the start of the

school year.





http://www.weebly.com

http://www.weebly.com


WEB 2.0INTERACTIVE QUIZ Category - Quiz! http://classtools.net/education-games-php/quiz/

Day 14


• Make a game to review

vocabulary words

• Make a review game for math

facts

• Make a game to review all of

the geography or science

information that was covered

throughout the week

• Have students make games and

chose one to play each week,

Challenge: Interactive quizzes are a great way to review concepts. They can also serve as a fun and innovative way to introduce new material or to check for understanding. With a variety of games to choose from, you are sure to find one that will work with your curriculum. Your challenge for today, create a game that could be used as a review for something that you are looking to update or change in your curriculum.





DISCOVERYUSERS SPEAK UP

Discovery has helped me to recapture my digital native's

attention. I am so thrilled to work with all of these amazing

educators and learn from them.

Trudi Lawless 7th and 8th - Florida

http://classtools.net/education-games-php/quiz/

http://classtools.net/education-games-php/quiz/




WEB 2.0MIXBOOK! Category - Books online! http://www.mixbook.com/edu! ! ! ! !

Day 15


• Create interactive books that

students will love to help

create and read

• Have students create a class

yearbook

• Digitally scrapbook a field trip

or an event/activity that

occurred throughout the year

WHY WEB 2.0?

One of the beauties of teaching is that there is no limit to one’s

growth as a teacher, just as there is no knowing beforehand how much

your students can learn. Herbert Kohl

Challenge: The Mixbook website claims that Mixbook is “The Best Teacherʼs Aid. Ever.” Mixbook is a great way to get students engaged in writing stories of all kinds. Mixbook allows students to collaborate on stories and projects and to have their ebooks shared with others. Students will really enjoy the opportunity to share their work with others. Your challenge today, create a mixbook that you can share with your students on opening day.

Another great resource is http://www.bookrix.com





http://www.mixbook.com/edu




http://www.bookrix.com

http://www.bookrix.com


WEB 2.0

WORDLE ! Category - Word Cloud!s! http://www.wordle.net

Day 16


• Join the ePals book club

• Share your student work in

the ePals project vault

• Join the global warming, maps

or water project

• Look for other classes

around the world to skype

with or connect on a wide

variety of projects

WHY WEB 2.0?'How has the world of the child changed in the last 150 years?'

… the answer is. 'It's hard to imagine any way in which it hasn't changed….they're'

immersed in all kinds of stuff that was unheard of 150 years ago, and yet if you look at schools

today versus 100 years ago, they are more similar than dissimilar'.

- Peter Senge

EPALS! Category - Books online! http://www.epals.com

Challenge: Have you ever wanted to do a classroom project with students in another part of the world? Did you ever wonder what it would be like to do a collaborative science or social studies project with students in China, India or Africa but just didnʼt know how to go about and get started. ePals is the worldʼs largest K-12 Learning Network. They have classrooms in 200 countries and territories, so finding someone to connect with is easy. Your challenge today - check out the ePals website.







http://www.epals.com

http://www.epals.com


WEB 2.0ART.COM ! Category - Art! ! http://www.art.com/asp/artpad/default.asp

Day 17


• Paint a picture

• Illustrate a story

• Draw an animal

• Share artwork with friends and relatives

• Draw for fun and enjoyment

WHY WEB 2.0?

The art of teaching is the art ofassisting discovery.

Mark Van Doren

The great thing in this world is not somuch where we are, but in what

direction we are moving.Oliver Wendell Holmes

Education is not preparation for life;

education is live itself.John Dewey

Challenge:

I always loved art when I wasyounger. Now I have a chanceto recapture that love of art.With the help of online artwebsites you can draw anyplaceduring any time.Your challenge for today is todraw or paint a picture ofsomething.





http://www.art.com/asp/artpad/default.asp

http://www.art.com/asp/artpad/default.asp


WEB 2.0BUBBL.US! Category - MindMapping (Online Organizer)! http://bubbl.us

Day 18


• Organize information

• Brainstorm activities

• Define new terms

• Introduce a new concept

• Review concepts

• Create storyboards

• Create cause and effect

diagrams

INTERESTING FACTS

E N I AC , t h e f i r s t e l e c t r o n i c computer, appeared 50 years ago. The original ENIAC was about 80 feet long, weighed 30 tons, had 17,000 tubes. By comparison, a desktop computer today can store a million times more information than an ENIAC, and 50,000 times faster.

From the smallest microprocessor to the biggest mainframe, the average American depends on over 264 computers per day.

http://www.wonderfulinfo.com/

Challenge: Bubbl.us is a great online brainstorming tool that allows you to collaborate with others. Create colorful mindmaps that you can share by embedding them on your website or blog, or sending them to individuals. Your challenge for today, brainstorm a list of web 2.0 projects you would like to work on with your students this year.





http://bubbl.us

http://bubbl.us

http://www.wonderfulinfo.com

http://www.wonderfulinfo.com


WEB 2.0YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com

TEACHERTUBE http://www.teachertube.com

Challenge:

Everyone has probably heard of the popular video sharing sites call YouTube and TeacherTube, however have you had the opportunity to actually create an account for either one of the sites?

When you create an account you can upload videos, create a playlist, share a playlist and more.

Another great resources is SchoolTube.

Day 19


• Create a playlist so when you

surf and millions of videos

online, you have your favorite

ones at your finger tips.

• Share a playlist with other

members of your department

so you can have a shared

common playlist for your

curriculum

• Upload videos to share

content with the world

INTERESTING FACTS

Youtube founders Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim created Youtube because they wanted to share videos from a dinner party with friends and their email programs would not accept big size video files. Youtube enabled million of people with video camera and internet connection to share their stories with the World since it was created.

Source: http://www.pakblogger.com/10-interesting-facts-about-youtube





http://www.youtube.com

http://www.youtube.com

http://www.teachertube.com

http://www.teachertube.com

http://www.schooltube.com/

http://www.schooltube.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Chen_%28YouTube%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Chen_%28YouTube%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Hurley




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawed_Karim

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawed_Karim

http://www.pakblogger.com/10-interesting-facts-about-youtube





WEB 2.0SMILEBOX ! Category - Scrapbooking! http://www.smilebox.com

Day 20


• Create a class scrapbook

• Create online greeting cards

for birthdays or special

occasions in the classroom

• Create invitations to a special

school event

• Create a collage or special

book

QUOTESThe art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. Mark Van Doren

I am not a teacher but an awakener. Robert Frost

That I may care enough to love enough to share enough to let others become what they can be. John O’Brien

Challenge: I think the best way to describe smilebook is scrapbooking gone digital. With hundreds of templates and layouts to chose from, you are sure to find some fun and interesting things for your classroom. Not only can you scrapbook, but you can create greeting cards, photo albums, collages and more. Take some time and have some fun at the Smilebox web site. Your challenge, log on and smile.





http://www.smilebox.com

http://www.smilebox.com


WEB 2.0OURSTORY! Category - Timelines ! http://www.ourstory.com

Day 21


• Have students organize specific

events in history

• Have students organize

scientific events

• Have students research their heritage and create their own

family timeline

• Have students use a timeline to

create goals

• Have students use a timeline tocomplete a project

QUOTESAn education is not a thing one

gets, but a lifelong process.- Gloria Steinem

DONʼT COUNT EVERYHOUR IN THE DAY, MAKEEVERY HOUR IN THE DAY

COUNT.

Challenge:

OurStory is a tool to create atimeline of events. Use OurStoryto have students demonstratecritical points in history. You canalso do a timeline for scientificinventions or for your familyheritage. Your challenge todayis to look over this timeline site(or one similar) to see how itmight benefit your classroomcurriculum.





http://www.ourstory.com

http://www.ourstory.com


WEB 2.0PREZI! Category - Presentation! http://prezi.com

Day 22


• Use Prezi instead of PowerPoint as a presentation tool

• Tell a story using Prezi

• Create a non-linear presentation with a variety of templates

INTERESTING FACTS

Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month.

The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.


Challenge:

Prezi is a great web 2.0 tool thatcan help you create amazingpresentations and are unique.This is an up to date way topresent your information. Checkout the website to see howschools and businesses areusing Prezi to dazzle theiraudiences.





http://prezi.com

http://prezi.com






WEB 2.0XTRANORMAL! Category - Video Tool! http://www.xtranormal.com

Day 23

Uses in the Classroom•

• Report current events or past events

• Talk about a historical battle

• Talk about what are important presidential or government issues

• Write a story and direct the story from scratch

INTERESTINGFACTS

The average 21 year old has spent5,000 hours playing video games,has exchanged 250,000 e-mails,instant and text messages and hasspent 10,000 hours on the mobilephone.


Challenge: Xtranormal is a site that allowsyou to create movies in a flash. Ifyou can type, then you can createmovies. This intuitive site allowsusers of all ages to become acharacter. Imagine being a talkingrobot or an all star athlete. Youcan direct, write the script, movethe camera and more. For thischallenge get set with Lights,action, camera! Make a shortmovie explaining to someone whatyou did in the summer.





http://www.xtranormal.com/

http://www.xtranormal.com/

http://www.funfactz.com

http://www.funfactz.com


WEB 2.0GOOGLE DOCS! Category - Community!! https://www.google.com

Day 24


Check out the following:

• iGoogle

• Google Groups

• Google Docs

• Google Mail

• Google Chrome

• Google Maps

• Google Reader

• Sketchup

• Picasa and much, much more!

Challenge: I realize everyone has probably heard of google and have used it as one of the most popular search engines on the web. However, did you know that google has a wide variety of online apps. that can be extremely helpful in the classroom. Your challenge today, set up a google account and look and the many different google apps. that you can use in your classroom.

INTERESTING FACTS

Google started as a research project at Stanford University, created by Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were 24 years old and 23 years old respectively (a combined 47 years old).

Google's index of web pages is the largest in the world, comprising of billions of web pages. Google searches this immense collection of web pages often in less than half a second.

http://www.google.com/press/funfacts.html





https://www.google.com

https://www.google.com






WEB 2.0WIKISPACES! Category - Word Cloud!s! http://www.wikispaces.com

Day 25


• Have a classroom wiki where

you can collaborate on a variety

of project.

• I made a wiki for my students

when our student council group

was building a school in Africa.

We invited all the other

community service groups to

join and updated information and

keep everyone everyone

informed.

INTERESTING FACTS

One of every 8 married couples in the US last year met online.

The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video games, has exchanged 250,000 e-mails, instant and text messages and has spent 10,000 hours on the mobile phone.


Challenge: Wikis are simple web pages that anyone can edit (students, teachers, family and friends). It is a great way to have students collaborate on projects. Check out the wiki spaces for educators where you can set up student accounts, set privacy levels, customize the look of your wiki and embed media. Your challenge for today, create a wiki account and begin your classroom wiki.





http://www.wikispaces.com

http://www.wikispaces.com






WEB 2.0MAPVIVO! Category - Travel Journal! http://mapvivo.com

Day 26


• Have students keep a journal of different places that they visit throughout the year

• Have students keep a journal of about virtual field trips

• Have students keep a journal of where they would like to travel to and what they would do once they got their.

QUOTESThe people who influence you are people who believe in you. Henry Drummond

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Challenge:

Traveling is always fun andadventurous. With this tool youcan create a travel blog soothers can be immersed yourexperience. Your challenge is togreat a travel blog about yourtravels this summer, even if itwas to a neighboring town orstate. Make the reader feel likethey are there too!





DISCOVERYUSERS SPEAK UPDiscovery has opened so many doors in our classrooms. The resources are amazing. It is out of this world.

- Cathy Houchin, Discovery User

http://mapvivo.com

http://mapvivo.com


WEB 2.0PODOMATIC ! Category -Podcasts! http://www.podomatic.com

Day 27


• Podcast a lesson each week on something new you have learned from watching Discovery Education videos

• Interview a community member

• Have a classroom radio show

• Have a guest speaker each week

• Interview a teacher or classmate

INTERESTING FACTS

While it took the radio 38 years, and the television a short 13 years, it took the World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50 million users.

The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.


Challenge:

Would you like your students toshare their knowledge andexpertise with an audience widerthan your classroom? If youhave students read stories, writeand share information orexperiences, they you mightwant to take the next step andturn those into podcasts.Students have so much to offerin terms of expertise andinformation. Give them theopportunity to share it with theworld.





http://www.podomatic.com

http://www.podomatic.com


WEB 2.0VOLUNTEER SPOT ! Category - Volunteering! http://www.volunteerspot.com

Challenge:

This site is great if you want to coordinate your volunteer efforts either in or out of the classroom. I am currently using this site to coordinate all of our summer student council volunteer efforts. With a council of over 50 students, this site is great to keep us organized. You can set up the site to be private or public, send an e-mail link for sign up, get e-mail notification reminders and more.

Day 28


• Organize parent volunteers

• Organize blood drive sign ups

• Have students sign up to help

with things in the classroom

• Organize a car wash, fundraiser,

or any even you need volunteers

organized and timely reminders

and reports generated. This site

has it all for you!

QUOTESNever doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has.

- Margaret Mead

Even if it’s a little thing, do something for those who have need of help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.

- Albert Schweitzer





http://www.volunteerspot.com

http://www.volunteerspot.com


WEB 2.0CERTIFICATE STREET ! Category - Certificates/Awards! http://www.certificatestreet.com

Challenge:

Congratulations - you are just

about to the end of this 30 day

challenge. Take a minute and

either download one of the

many certificates or make one

for yourself.


• Discovery Award for your

staff completing this challenge

• Certificate of Achievement

• Good Attitude

• Young Artists

• Excellence Award

• Sports Awards

• Music Awards

• Certificate of Appreciation

• Student of the Month

• Teacher of the Month

• Spelling Award

QUOTESEvery student can learn, just not the same day, or the same way.

- George Evans

Every person is gifted in some area. We just have to find out what.

- Eveyln Blose Holman

Day 29





DISCOVERYUSERS SPEAK UPUsing Discovery Education content in my professional development sessions has not only been easy and engaged the learners, but it helps them understand how they can easily create & embed the content. There are TONS of great resources to use as examples, how-to's or next steps within Discovery. I find myself referring beginners to advanced technology users to Discovery Education. It is a wonderful resource for the diverse teachers I support.

~ Stephanie Madlinger K-12 Program Coordinator &

Technology Specialist, St. Louis, MO

http://www.certificatestreet.com

http://www.certificatestreet.com


WEB 2.0GO2WEB2.0! Category - The Complete Listing ! http://www.go2web20.net/

End of the Challenge:

If you still have not found that perfect Web 2.0 tool(s) for your classroom, then spend some time browsing these sites

http://prezi.com/gpm0sjevafgq/60-in-60-web-20-tools/

http://60in60.wikispaces.com/Top60

http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/

top100-2010.html

http://edudemic.com/2010/07/the-35-

best-web-2-0-classroom-tools-chosen-

by-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1146

http://www.diigo.com/list/kathyschrock/web20tools

Day 30


The possibilities are endless!

• Photo projects

• Music projects

• Video projects

______________

• Collaboration

• Networking

• Sharing

• Communicating

Let your voice and your students voice be heard!

QUOTESThe people who influence you are people who believe in you. Henry Drummond

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.





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http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100-2010.html




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