In the last couple of weeks we have been on some of our own excursions and have seen some great things. Our PLC side trip to the SCETV Technology Workshop in Columbia rejuvenated our interest in Web 2.0 tools. This has pushed us to go out and find some resources to share with you.
So kick back, have a cool drink and read on as we tell you about a couple of cool tools we've seen!
1. ShareTabs (http://sharetabs.com/) Have you ever taken students to a computer lab and asked them to research on already prepared websites they had to type in? Did they all scream out..."it doesn't work!"? Well, ShareTabs will take the pain away! This resource collects a list of links that you provide into a single link that conveniently displays each website as its own tab. Now the darlings only need to click and for younger students this allows them to access only the sites you want them to see.
2. Wallwisher (http://www.wallwisher.com/) This is an online notice board where everybody can announce and make notes in the same place. You may be asking...why would I use that in the classroom? Well, go to the blog of our colleague, Frieda Foxworth to find out more...she has posted specific classroom uses for many content areas... http://friedafoxworth.edublogs.org/2010/03/21/wallwisher-in-the-classroom/. This a great, immediate way to use that one extra computer you may have in your classroom...students can take turns going to it to post their note.
Looking forward to more tech travel with you all!
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