7.+Across+Curriculum

=The following Web 2.0 tools can be used across the curriculum. Teachers can set up projects for students to interact with or students can create their own content.=

==Ed.VoiceThread is a secure K-12 network for students and teachers to collaborate and share ideas with classrooms around the world. Go to the VoiceThread Library to see examples of how VoiceThreads have been used across the curriculum.==

==Blabberize allows you to upload a picture of a person or animal and easily record a message that the picture speaks. The lips on the image move in an exaggerated way as your message is being played.==

Examples:

Biography - Galileo History - Titanic Science - Camouflage Fluency - One Fish Two Fish Reading - Book Summary and Diary of a Wimpy Kid Summary

==Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends. A great example of how Wordle has been used can be found at Guess the Wordle.==

“Online whiteboard” where up to five people can simultaneously work on and save a project.[[image:scriblink2.jpg align="right" link="@http://www.scriblink.com/"]]
==Edublogs is a place to create a class blog and students can also create blogs. If teachers create the student blogs then they also have the option of moderating the comments on the student's blogs.==

Examples: Mrs. Travis' Classroom Blog Taylor's Blog Ivory's Blog

==Wallwisher allows you to create a “wall” where you can place virtual sticky-notes. You can allow others to also place notes on the board, or keep it so that only you can do so. The sticky-notes can include images you grab off the web, videos, or websites, and you can add text to them (you can also just include text without adding anything else). Each sticky has a 160 character limit for text.==

==Wikispaces is a site that can be used to create a webpage that includes the ability for others to collaborate on a project. They can be projects created by teachers that students respond to, projects students can collaborate on, or projects that students create.==

Examples: Teacher Created Project for Students: Readers Theater Writing Teacher Created Project for Students: Reading Response Student Created Project: Water on the Move - The Water Cycle

==Tell stories using pictures and text about any topic using Photo Peach. You can also embed quizzes within your slideshow. The slideshows can be shared and embedded.==

Examples: Create Slideshows that focus on a letter in the alphabet Create Slideshows that focus on Math skills and include a quiz: Customary Length Quiz

==Fo.reca.st lets you easily add sound, images, or video to your polls/surveys; has a variety of ways to see your results; and many different formats to show your survey. To see an example go to the example provided at the bottom of the home page.==

Examples of Student Created Webpages:

Chapter Book Summary: [|Stone Fox by Ivory Buck] Chapter Book Summary: [|Wolf Brothers by Emory Wongus] Biography of President: [|George Bush by Scotty Aaron]

==Exploratree is a site that has a series of “thinking guides” that can be adapted by teachers and completed by students. They appear to basically be well-designed graphic organizers, and include titles like “Thinking Boxes” and “From a Different Angle.” There are ready made organizers that are ready for you to personalize or you can start from scratch and completely create a new organizer. Your organizers can be saved and provide a url to post or link to.==

Examples:

Completed Summary Organizer Done With Enrichment Class Work in Progress: Vinegar Test Experiment

PodOmatic is an extraordinarily easy way to create a podcast. Sign-up and your class has your own channel — all you need is a computer
==microphone. To listen to example click on Podcasts and then choose Education to see how others have used this tool. Another podcasting site to check out is Kid Cast. Kid Cast is a place where kids can upload their podcasts for other kids to hear.==

==Bubbl.us is a brainstorming tool. You can create colorful mind maps online and share and work with friends. Work can be embedded, emailed, printed, or saved as images. Since topics and their supporting ideas are placed in an organizer style format they can be used across the curriculum.==

Combine images, video, music, photos and audio to create mulitmedia pages. Embed into any webpage.[[image:glogster_edu.jpg align="right" link="@http://edu.glogster.com/"]]
Examples: Food Chain [|Dolly the Sheep The First Animal Cloned] Adding and Subtracting Integers James Monroe

==Use bookmarking sites in class to have students build a place where they can share links on a specific topic. Students can then use links to share information or do research. Two of the most popular bookmarking sites are Delicious and diigo.==

Example of Student Built Delicious Account: [|Water Cycle Delicious]

==Zoho is a complete set of office tools online. It includes everything from a word processer, to a spreadsheet creator, to presentation makers, and wiki creators. You can also take notes and save them on Zoho Notes and create your own online forms. Zoho is similar to Google Docs in what you can create.==

==A learning platform where teachers and students create learning projects. Thinkquest Projects provide a flexible framework for engaging students in exploring curricular topics and developing important 21st century skills, such as communication, teamwork, and technology skills. In addition, students are motivated by the fun and creative format and the opportunity to make new friends around the world.==

Examples: Math: Geometry Funky Figures Geography: The Fifty Nifty United States Science: Aqua Duck Reading: Book Talks for Book Worms

==Create and share work online with Google Docs. Create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and forms. Work can be embedded, linked, or saved as a web page.==

If you students have to learn a lot of concepts or review those concepts, Ediscio is the flashcard-tool of your choice. It provides you a
==swiss-army-knife-like variety of features, even for collaboration, and for mobile learning as well. Best of all, after students spend the time creating their flash cards they have reinforced and learned everything they need about a topic.==

Example: Earth, Moon, and Sun Effects

[[image:KerPoof_2.jpg align="left"]]KerPoof is a web tool in which students can make an animated movie, tell a story, or create a poster.
Examples: Picture Movie Story

==FunnelBrain is an academic question-and-answer site that provides an environment for team based learning and multi-media flashcards. Students work in teams to create review questions and answers, paired with video explanations, for academic subjects. Users have access to wiki-style content creation tools, as well as a learning management application known as the "Funnel" that tracks and monitors learning progress and focuses the student's attention on a particular question at a particular time with a spaced repetition algorithm. FunnelBrain makes learning fun and effective because it's a shared group effort.==

==SecretBuilders is a free virtual world where students "live, learn and play" among characters and concepts from the Arts, Literature, Science and Humanities. The site allows students to publish their work (written and artwork), "meet" famous characters from literature, learn about the importance of Internet Safety, and more.==