A free wiki about (mostly) Free web tools for you and your students!
WebTools4U2Use Just as pen, paper, scissors, glue, crayons, construction paper, typewriter and watercolors were some of the tools many of us used to produce reports and share what we were learning, blogs, wikis, photo sharing sites, podcasts and other new online resources are the tools of today's students. And just as we learned to cut, to color, and to use cursive writing, our students must learn to use these new tools. That means we must use them and teach students to use them effectively as well. If school library media programs are to be relevant to today's students, we must embrace these new digital tools--hopefully, leading the way as we have in other areas of technology in the past. WebTools4U2Use is a wiki designed to provide a place for school library media specialists to learn a little more about webbased tools that can be used to improve and enhance school library media programs and services, to see examples of how they can be used, and to share success stories and creative ideas about hot use use and integrate them. Because WebTools4U2Use is a wiki, you can add information to any page. We encourage you to do so! Add or edit anything that you think will help other library media specialists learn more about Web 2.0 tools and use them creatively and productively in their programs.
Learn More About: Audio & Podcasting Tools Blogs Calendars, To Do Lists & Task Management Tools Drawing, Charting & Mapping Tools Photo & Photosharing Webpage Start Tools Presentation Tools Quiz & Polling Tools RSS, Newsfeeds & Aggregators Social Bookmarking Social Networks Video & Video Sharing Tools Wikis Word Processing & Productivity Tools Other Cool Tools 4 U 2 Use
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A free wiki about (mostly) Free web tools for you and your students!
Each WebTools4U2Use Topic includes: Basic Information About Each Tool Answers the question “what is?� in plain English, sometimes with a video or another Web 2.0 tool
Ideas for Using Each Tool in the School Library Media Center Based on a survey of school library media specialists who are using these tools, practical ideas for using the tool in the library media program to improve teaching and learning
Five to Test Drive The top five tools in each category as identified by library media specialists who are using the tools
More to Explore Other tools identified by library media specialists or the professional literature as useful in school library media settings
Tutorials Links to tutorials and tips to help you become proficient with each tool
More Info! Links to articles and more information about how each tool is being used in libraries and school library media centers ...as well as space to ask questions and share your own ideas, success stories, and favorite tools!
TOOLS FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES
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