Cool+Web+Tools

=Cool Web Tools to Jazz up Your Lessons = Instructor: Rita Partridge

Course Description: Most teachers have heard of web 2.0, but are not sure how these free tools can be helpful in enhancing curriculum in their classroom. And there are so many choices out there that it is difficult to decide which tool, or even if a tool can be helpful to you. In this course we will explore new tools for Presentations, Social Bookmarking. Slideshows, Instructional Videos and more. We will begin with tools to organize your web research and move on to tools that will showcase your research and end with some interactive tools to use with your students. Course Objectives:
 * To learn new Web 2.0 tools for use in the classroom
 * To apply the use of these tools with students
 * To integrate these tools with your curriculum
 * To develop a deeper level of fluency with digital technology on the web

• Instructional Videos. Voicethread and Jing • Social Bookmarking. Diigo Vs. Delicious • Slideshows/presentations Animoto vs Instructional Podcasts • Wordle Word Clouds