Web 2.0 Cool Tools for Schools

Web 2.0 Cool Tools for Schools

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Creativity+Tools

I found this neat website for a wiki created by Lenva Shearing.
Her list is quite long and it includes:

 Graphing tools

Creativity tools                           





Organizing tools
Quiz and Poll tools
Audio and Image tools
Drawing and Writing tools

You should check it our.  There is something for every classroom there.  She also wants you to add any tools you don't see in her list.

WEB 2.0 TOOLS FOR EDUCATORS

Web 2.0 tools for teachers

 Penzu

http://www.penzu.com/  Penzu is a simple online tool for creating a personal journal. Entries are automatically dated and students can add titles and text as well as images which appear in the margin of the page. They need to register to save their entries but this is quick and simple and only requires an email address. The journal entries can be shared by email or can be printed up and brought into class. If you email an entry to someone they receive the text in an email and a link to the journal page you sent. The journal page can only be edited and changed by the author not by the person who receives it.

 Voxopop

http://www.voxopop.com/  Voxopop is a web based audio tool that enables users to record their speaking for others to listen and respond to.  It allows teachers and students to build up threaded audio discussions online similar to those on a text based bulletin board.

Listen and Write

http://www.listen-and-write.com/  Listen and write is a dictation exercise creation tool. It has a large number of dictation exercises already created in a number of languages, but you or your students can also create your own. The dictation tool offers a number of options to support and develop students’ ability to listen.

Wordle

http://www.wordle.net/create Wordle is a simple tool that enables you to create colorful graphic representations of texts based on word occurrence from any given text. You just feed in the text either by copy and paste or by specifying a URL and then Wordle will analyze the text and create a colorful representation with more frequently occurring words appearing much larger than less frequent words. You can adjust colors and designs to suit your taste.

Learning Disabilities

Dysgraphia  

http://www.ehow.com/facts_6931773_technology-dysgraphia.html

                

Dysgraphia, a learning disability characterized by difficulty forming letters, organizing thoughts on paper, spelling and connecting words to form sentences, can have far-reaching effects on a student's success. Widely available technology can help students bypass the writing process and express themselves more effectively







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The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides teachers and families with up to date information, resources, and research about the many learning disabilities that affect so many of our students today.

are diagnosed with LD and receive special education services in our schools,

representing 41 percent of students with disabilities nationwide.

— from www.IDEAdata.org

Art is a form of expression that can be used to allow these students to communicate in their own way how they truly feel about the world they live in.  The world we don't see.  Their private thoughts. The following link provides a slide show of art created by learning disable students. 

You have to look at the right of the page to find the art done by the students. 

 The art is heart-breaking and beautiful at the same time.

http://www.ncld.org/ld-basics/ld-explained