Web+2.0+&+More

=Web 2.0 Tools & More!=

Wikis | Blogs | Social Bookmarking | Digital Storytelling | Social Networks | Video Games and Simulations | Backchannel | Learning Management

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 * When choosing to use a Web 2.0 tool within an educational environment there are many factors to consider. The following list of resources is not intended to be an endorsement of any company or product.**

Wikis
A wiki allows individuals or collaborators to easy create and edit a website. Source: @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

__Wikispaces__ - Private wikis are available to educators for //FREE// - http://www.wikispaces.com/ __PBworks__ - @http://pbworks.com/ __Wikia__ - @http://www.wikia.com/

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Blogs
A blog is a website that usually contains commentary from an individual. Readers can post comments. Source: @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

__Edublogs__ - @http://edublogs.org/ __Blogger__ - @https://www.blogger.com/

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Social Bookmarking
Social bookmarking allows people to share, organize, search and manage resources on the internet. Source: @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking __Delicous__ - @http://delicious.com/ __Digg__ - @http://digg.com/ __Diigo__ - @http://www.diigo.com/

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Digital Storytelling
__Extra Normal__ - Create 3D movies - select sets, camera angles and characters - //FREE// - account needed - @http://www.xtranormal.com/ __Voice Thread__ - @http://voicethread.com/ __Blabberize__ - Narrate and add songs to pictures that have moving mouths - @http://blabberize.com/ __Gizmoz__ - Use a photo to create a 3D character - //FREE// to create - account needed to save - @http://www.gizmoz.com/ __Voki__ - Create an avatar that can talk - account needed - @http://www.voki.com/ __Go!Animate__ - - @http://goanimate.com/

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Social Networks
__Ning__ - @http://www.ning.com/ __Facebook__ - @http://www.facebook.com/

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Video Games and Simulations
__Source__ - @http://source.valvesoftware.com/ __Unity 3D__ - @http://unity3d.com/ __Second Life__ - @http://secondlife.com/ __Thinking Worlds__ - @http://www.thinkingworlds.com/

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Backchannel
__Cover It Live__ - @http://www.coveritlive.com/

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**Learning Management**
__Moodle__ - eate online courses for collaboration - //FREE// - @http://moodle.org/ __Blackboard__ - provides a varity of managment systems for education - @http://www.blackboard.com/

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