“7 EASY WEB 2.0 TOOLS”(45 MINUTE PRESENTATION)

INTENDED AUDIENCE: FBLA ADVISERS

Pete Dulany, CIWEast Leyden High School

Notes from today’s session available at DulanyConsulting.com/FBLA

LET’S START WITH AN IMPORTANT QUESTION

A site that is considered “Web 2.0” is a website that…

A. Requires the Adobe Flash playerB. Is based on user-created contentC. Built upon national core standardsD. Runs on Internet 2, the faster infrastructure to

support rich content

TOOL #1: GOANIMATE Great digital storytelling tool Free teacher accounts with student logins Enjoy this sample GoAnimate Video I made in 2 hours

called “Web 2.0 Homework Excuses”. Also watch one I made in 30 minutes for “Friends Don’t Let Friends…”

PROS / CONS Pros:

Digital storytelling increases student understanding Students are actively writing Students are engaged and excited to learn Basic accounts are free

Cons: Can be sluggish over a slow Internet connection Learning curve: one to two class periods

TOOL #2: PREZI An alternative to tedious PowerPoint presentations All freshmen at Leyden HS Dist 212 learn this Embeds videos right from YouTube – no need to

download and convert Web Accessible – no need to move PPTs with flash

drives or student login accounts.

Enjoy this sample Prezi: All about FBLA

PROS / CONS Pros:

Students are forced to think in text blurbs Simple, easy to read colors Instant YouTube embedding Easy to create and edit Prezis Basic accounts are free

Cons: No text animations, just zooming / positioning All prezis are public

TOOL #3: WALLWISHER A great way for students to do things like:

Post questions about a topic Post difficulties with an assignment

A great way for faculty to do things like: Ideas for student of the month Post recruiting ideas Post who’s bringing what for a potluck lunch

Check out the sample Wall!

QUICK POLL What’s the biggest problem with WallWisher?

A. Students have to sign up for a user accountB. The wall owner has to approve every postC. Keeping the posts “unique”D. Abusive language and CyberBullying

PROS / CONS Pros:

No signup – just visit and post You can “approve” posts or not Fast and instant thoughts Easy to create and set up. It’s free!

Cons: Unique posts / students Requires moderation if anyone can post

TOOL #4: WEEBLY Creates instant websites for clubs, organizations, teacher

webpages. Includes a free dropbox that gets sent to your e-mail account.

No expensive Dreamweaver license. No HTML coding required. No FTP. No fees.

EVERY teacher can have a webpage.

Demo – www.mrdulany.com

TOOL #5: VUVOX An excellent timeline creation tool. Also useful for

showing order. Helpful for creating interactive timelines Showcase: History of the Internet (History), Moore’s Law

(Math), Cell Mitosis (Science), Summarizing a story (English), even nonlinear projects like word definitions and a picture to help remember.

Incorporates reading and writing Demo : When I present...

TOOL #6: SCRIBBLEMAPS Google Maps are great – but sometimes, you just need

to scribble on them. Useful for parking directions Good for GPS devices on a “treasure hunt” – where

you’ve been, or where you will go (Wireless War Walking)

Demo – ScribbleMaps.com Actual assignment - Trail of Tears

TOOL #7: WORDLE This one isn’t “NEW” or fresh – but, I like it. Gives “big ideas” and vocabulary. Wordle.net

BUT, REMEMBER… Use these tools at the beginning of lesson planning, not

as an add-on extra.

USE THESE TOOLS TODAY. TRY ONE.

Seriously. Try JUST ONE today.

AND NOW THIS… The presentation that you’ve seen today – and many

more like it – can be brought to your school district.

I train teachers in all things technology-related!

If you need help building (or re-building) a curriculum, particularly an online curriculum, I can help with that too.

CONCLUSION Questions / Answers

All slides are posted to DulanyConsulting.com/FBLA

You can reach me at Pete@DulanyConsulting.com