Web+2.0

Web 2.0
[|Wikipedia's] definition of Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is a term which describes the trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users.

Here is a powerpoint made by DEN members at the DEN National Institute of some commonly used Web 2.0 sites. =**Web 2.0 from A to Z**= =**Here is a list of FREE Web 2.0 sites to engage your students and bring your lessons to life.**= =**[|Animoto]**= This is a great website to create professional looking videos in minutes. Just upload photos, choose your music and let Animoto do the rest. =media type="custom" key="3959105"= =**Blabberize**= =**[|Blogger]**= =**Bubbleshare**= =**Del.icio.us**= =**DippityTimeLine**= =**[|Flickr]**= This is a great site to share, edit, and organize your photos. =**[|Glogster]**= This site is great for adding creativity to your wikispace. Graphics, photos, videos, music, and text can be added to your page and embedded into a wikispace, blog, or website. =**GoogleEarth**= =**[|MuseumBox]**= This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. Great for student projects or portfolios. =**SlideShare**= =**[|VoiceThread]**= This is a great website to share images, documents, and videos. It is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that allows people to leave comments with voice, text, audio, or video and share with others. =**[|Wikispaces]**= =**[|Wordle]**= This site generates "word clouds" from text that you type. The words are larger the more often you type them. You can create artwork from words or identify keywords used within a report. media type="custom" key="3157842" =**[|Zamzar]**= This is a great free online file conversion site.

[|Voicethread for Educators]

[|Animoto for Educators]