Web 2.0: Gadgets, Gizmos, and Widgets

Here are some additional resources to supplement the materials that I have provided on my presentation wiki.

Classroom Blogs

• Selection and Integration: Readings/Listenings/Watchings/Doings – Use a blog for listing assignments for class.
• Blog-bib – An annotated bibliography on blogging.
• Weekly Teacher Blog – 3rd grade teacher’s blog. This is the electronic version of the Friday newsletter for parents. Notice that there is no commenting capacity.
  
• Mrs. Sempek’s Wonderful 4th Grade Class – A look at the classroom from the students’ eyes. Recent posts show sign language. Look at the Sept and Oct posts to see their writings.
• Keying In – Mrs. Olson reflects on “Practicing Keyboarding While Communicating with the World.” This is for the students and their parents and the rest of the world.
  
• A Trip to Burritt on the Mountain – Takes the 4th grade students on a virtual visual and textual tour of a museum before they visit so that they will get more from the experience.
  
• BG Blogging – Creative Writing blogging from Middlebury University

Overall Blogging Examples

• Keyboarding Research and Resources – Used a blog to create a database of research that is searchable by tags/labels.
• Dr. Z Reflects – Dr. Z’s humble attempt at blogging.
• Edu.blogs.com – Evan McIntosh. Comments/reflects on using tech in ed.
• Captain’s Blog – Journal of Captain Mark Bromwich in Afghanistan.

Blogging Utilities

• Google Reader – Google’s great aggregator for blogs. You must have a Google account for this to work.
• Bloglines Reader – On-line RSS Feed Reader. Get an account.
• Technorati – This is the Google for Blogs.
• Google Blog Search – This is the Blog search for Google.