Favorite Web 2.0 tools

[Faculty Learning Community]

I am doing some research for my Faculty Learning Community group. I'm putting together a list of the most popular/widely used/educational 2.0 tools available. Any suggestions? I'd like to know which ones you think are noteworthy and how you use them in the classroom. Thank you in advance for all your help.
Dinah

[michelle dodd]

check out my collection of favourites here
http://ability-programs-challengertafe.wikispaces.com/

[Mark]

Wow Michelle, I'm going to live off your list of apps for the next year. It has a bunch of my faves plus a whole lot more. Thank you ^_^

My 2c worth: Webware100 Winners 2008 not strictly for education, but the pick of the best Web apps.

Voicethread is also very cool (I couldn't find it in Michelle's list), here's a post on my blog which links to more info and tips on using Voicethread.

[Faculty Learning Community]

Thank you. I've explored VoiceThread, but haven't had the chance to use it. Fascinating tool.
Dinah

[Member1]

Check out www.43marks.com
It's a free customizable bookmark site. You get a unique URL (43MARKS.com/username) where you can upload bookmarks that are of interest to the class your teaching. You can have unlimited pages one for each class. It's a great source to have all the relevant websites on one page. It's advertising free, no banners, no pop ups.

43marks.com comes with some bookmarks - But after you create your 43marks.com page you can delete all the default bookmarks and upload just the bookmarks you want

Bobby

[Nancy Bosch]

My problem with Delicious is the lack of folders. I'm slowly moving my favs over from Backflip.com, even though I''m not 100% happy with it. Backflip has folders but is slow and has faded off the web now and again. Delicious may have tags but for personal use I have to scroll through several pages to find what I'm looking for. A site where you only put the sites you need for a peoject seems like a good idea, I solve that problem on my website http://adifferentplace.org

[marcotuts]

How has 43marks worked for you? Still using it? Also, I'm curious what the first pros/cons are for you about the tool.

Thanks!
Marco

[Steve Hargadon]

Hey! :) Don't forget to check out Classroom 2.0 (www.classroom20.com) for a lot of this!

[Faculty Learning Community]

Thanks. Already a member. :)
Dinah

[Pihkala]

Hola!
Is this what you are looking for?
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html

[Trish Dower]

Thank you Michelle and thanks Dinah for such a great thread. I have added Michelle's list to my delicious - I was interested to read the comment re delicious and agree re folders... I'll have to check out your suggestion.

In my Grade 2 class I use voicethread, animoto, ning, viddler, blogs, flickr, viddler as probably to main tools - but now that I have Michelle's list I will definetly be exploring more and more.

Thanks everone for sharing - as Jim says on Teacherlovesmartboards - Sharing is caring.
Trish

[marcotuts]

Woah! that's a lot of tools..how do you balance them all, and when do you use these tools? Do you just ask them to use these tools themselves and sign up? What issues have you run into as far as school administration level security concerns? Anything?

Thanks,
Marco

EDIT: O wow! I just reread the 2nd grade class thing. I guess the students aren't really using it themselves to much then? They get to see the tools you use up on the board, (or screen, etc)?

[Doug Stoner]

You can access some from my wiki: http://techman.wikispaces.com

See the Web 2.0 section. Mr. Buch's site and the MU site.