Web+2.0+tools

Web 2.0 tools are web based publishing tools. They include everything from creating slide shows, video, podcasts, word clouds, animation and lots more.

Below is a very basic list of Web 2.0 tools that you may want to explore. I've included the address of the web 2.0 tool. Below some of the addresses is a link to my wiki where you can find a tutorial about the tool.

**Voki avatar creator** - [] This site allows you to create a personalized avatar and add a recorded message. http://dcaweb20techtips.wikispaces.com/avatars

 **Glogster:** [] Creates posters containing pictures and text on the topic of your choosing which can be printed or embedded into a website. Very much like online scrap-booking. This tool is very easy to learn and kid friendly. This is a great, fun, creative way to allow students to demonstrate learning. http://dcaweb20techtips.wikispaces.com/Glogster

Text generators are used to create cool headings banners for your wiki page. A range of colours, fonts and styles. Either take the code to embed or save to your computer and upload as an image. [|www.glowtxt.com]
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**Comic strip creators: **

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<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> [] This site allows you to create a wide variety of word clouds. They can be used to study the main ideas of a passage, to express the main ideas of a vocabulary word, to create word pictures about a character in a book and lots more. See the links below for applications to the classroom. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> http://dcaweb20techtips.wikispaces.com/Word+Clouds

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