Carol Furchner's List: Web2.0 and other educational technologies

Microsoft Skydrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Sugarsync

cloud-storage tool computer

One example - much more available - looks like a useful tool!

tool visualization many-eyes data_visualization chart graph

If you have an image and want to find it on the internet, this tool does a pretty good job of finding it.  You can upload or provide a link to a similar image.  Free (Feb 2012)

free freeware search image-search image tool web2.0

Google is shutting down Picnik, but there are several other online tools for editing images and photographs that are free and useful

image editor tool free freeware web2.0

Pinterest is an online pinboard/ bulletin board.  Free, need to request an invitation.

pinterest bulletin-board pinboard web2.0 tool pictures

"Check out these tricks to get exactly the results you want—quickly.

Go straight to the source. Typing site:.gov returns results only from pages with .gov domains. Specifying a URL like site:menshealth.com returns results only from one website.

The quickest way to check the weather: Just type weather:ANY ZIP CODE for a fast forecast.

To check your stocks, use stock:YOUR STOCK SYMBOL for a quick quote.

Fill in the blank. Including an asterisk (*) within a search query tells Google to complete missing information. Curious how many earthquakes Virginia has had in its history? Typing just virginia earthquakes will return millions of results this week. Try instead: virginia has had * earthquakes.

Stop Google from assuming. For every word you type Google also searches automatically for its synonyms. Don’t want them? Type a plus sign (+), no space, before your search term.

Exclude certain terms using a minus sign (-), no space, before the word."

Quoted here because the site has a fairly sexist photo and caption.

google search tips

Good selection of methods, advice on using tools to notify and aggregate information of any sort

tool rss twitter aggregator follow free

Free video editor

tool video_tools web2.0

Good tips about using tools in the cloud that integrate well with each other; mostly Google tools.

web2.0 tools google google_docs tips integration mobile

Complex feature of Google accounts that allows you to be signed in to more than one account at once, in the same browser.

More info here: http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=179235&hl=en

google multiple_sign-in tool

Cool things you can do with gmail

gmail googleapps web2.0 tips tool

Each one offers different features, some simple, some more complex

wordclouds wordle cloud web2.0 education word_clouds tool

Interesting infographics about education, several about online learning or using technology in the classroom

infographics education learning teaching web2.0 eLearning tool

Links provided for each site in this slide presentation

web2.0 tools technology Educational_Technology resources

Brief, informative slide show of techniques for engaging learners.  Several Web2.0 tools are mentioned

student engagement recommendations online pedagogy discussion collaboration web2.0

"neat application that not only allows you to make annotated screen captures of websites but also allows you to instantly share those screen captures with others."

technology collaboration web2.0 bounce screenshot

1 - your content was stolen:  steps to take
2 - how to use content from someone else's blog without plagiarizing or violating fair use

blog plagiarism free web2.0

Collection of tutorials on using a SMART board

smartboard tutorial video

On using Twitter and other social media to promote discussion and involvement in class - how some teachers use it.

twitter collaboration socialmedia classroom discussion

Use to select frames and string them together into a video.  No audio yet.

web2.0 video_tools tool stop_motion