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WEB 2.0 TOOLS The following resources can help you to learn, create, and share using Web 2.0 tools. Some of these resources have social networking elements. Be alert to privacy and personal information that you give over the Internet. Everything listed is free of charge.

Web 2.0 Cool Tools for Schools Website has something for everyone. Excellent web 2.0 resources.

**ENGLISH** GoodReads is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. Give recommendations and ratings of books and get recommendations for your favorite books.



Shmoop Writing and learning will be more fun when you use Schmoop. Schmoop has literary analyses and is better than SparkNotes!

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VocabSushi Designed to help with test preparation and increase vocabulary.

Shahi Shahi is a visual dictionary that combines Wiktionary content with Flickr images, and more!

Wordslike.net **WordsLike.net** is a free service that allows you to find words and phrases that are similar or related to each other. Type in a word or a phrase and Words Like.net will come up with a list of related words and their corresponding definitions.

Vocabahead has over 1,000 difficult words which are explained using Vocabulary Videos and Flash Cards. Quizzes provide instant feedback.



Free Rice For each answer that you get right, Free Rice donates 10 grains of rice through the World Hunger Programme to help end hunger.

 The Online Slang Dictionary A dictionary of slang words. This is not authoritative as the words and definations are from social networking sources and "street" talk.



PicLit PicLits.com is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture.



SweetSearch Biographies offers profiles and outstanding search results for thousands of famous-or infamous-people from many walks of life, professions and countries, spanning many centuries.

**SOCIAL STUDIES** America in the 20th Century - A substantial collection of the most popular historical video series of the 20th century. This is a free resource!! World Mapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. There are now nearly 700 maps. Maps 1-366 are also available as PDF posters. There are maps of everything, not just countries. NBC News Time Capsule NBC News has one of the finest and most extensive archives of video clips anywhere. Vintage programs, interviews and news coverage, offering a unique and fascinating perspective on our times. Conflict History Browse the timeline of war and conflict across the globe.

World Digital Library A useful digital resource with important digital primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.

Newseum The Newseum displays these daily newspaper front pages in their original, unedited form. Some front pages may contain material that is objectionable to some visitors. Viewer discretion is advised. U.S. History Teachers' Blog This is a webpage written by high school teachers. It has lots of review information for videos, web 2.0 tools, and technology for use in the classroom.


 * SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS **



Wolfram Alpha WolframAlpha is a very powerful computational knowledge engine.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory.

Web 2.0 calc An online scientific calculator.

Glogster Get creative and add images, text, music, links, videos, etc. to create interactive posters and to make your presentation original.
 * PRESENTATION TOOLS **

Prezi Create astonishing presentations live and on the web. Great for collaborative projects.



MyPlick MyPlick is Powerpoint with audio. It is a free service that lets you share, embed and discover presentations and slide shows online. You can upload your presentation documents in a variety of formats such as powerpoint, pdf, openoffice odp, etc.

Tagxedo Turn words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning tag cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text. Easy to use.
 * TAG CLOUDS **



WordleA toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. Prominence is given to words that appear frequently in your text.

TagulEnables you to create gorgeous tag clouds using custom colors.

Blabberize Take one of your photos or a web photo and add your audio clip to create a really funny animated audio clip.
 * ANIMATE **

Free audio downloads are essential to the making of a great presentation Use the following sites for free audio sounds, music, etc.
 * AUDIO **

www.jamendo.com/en/creativecommons



http://soundbible.com

http://freemusicarchive.org

http://freeplaymusic.com

Avatars are the digital alter-egos of a person or character. Use an avatar instead of posting your own picture online. They are fun to create. Use an avatar to help ensure your privacy.
 * AVATARS **

Build Your Wild Self

DoppelMe

Animoto Drop in images,add music and text to create beautiful, unique video pieces from your photos, video clips and music. 30 seconds free.
 * VIDEO **



 Instagram  Take a picture or video, choose a filter to transform its look and feel, then post to Instagram — it's that easy. You can even share to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and more. It's a new way to see the world.

Make Beliefs Comix Create your own comics easily. Can be done in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, and Latin.
 * ANIMATE **


 * 2.0 TOOLS FOR TEACHERS **

Learn it in 5 is a comprehensive how-to instructional video library for teachers using technology in the classroom.

Zamzar Zamzar is a free, online file conversion tool. Changes files from txt. to doc. instantly.

SurveyMonkey Create online surveys instantly and analyze results.

Dropbox Put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and they'll be instantly available on any of your other computers that also have Dropbox installed.



Box of Tricks An A-Z list of education resources. A very comprehensive resource for educational technology

iFlow Reader an e-reader application and ebooks.

Go2web2.0 a good web applications go-to link. There are hundreds of presentation resources, games, collaboration, e-learning, music, video, design, photo, and much more. Scoop.it! Scoop.it is the leading content curation publishing platform. Gather you information in one place.

Instagram Take a picture or video, choose a filter to transfor m its look and feel, then post to Instagram. You can even share to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and more.

Blendspace A great resource where you put digital content into a suite of tools where you can measure your students’ understanding of material and track their progress.