Classroom+2.0+Tools

=Classroom 2.0 Teaching Tools=

Scroll down to access useful tools for integrating higher-order thinking and technology into the curriculum.
Collect your resources. Organize them neatly and easily. Make an impression with your project-based learning. []
 * LiveBinders - Your 3-ring binder for the web **

Imagine having your entire bookmark collection in one place. Access it from your home desktop, office laptop, airport lounge or using our optimized [|iPhone interface]. Access your links anywhere, anytime. []
 * Only2Clicks**

Share Ideas that matter. Easily curate engaging magazines. Effectively feed your web presence. []
 * Scoop.it**

Free Technology Tools for Teachers
Originally used for a presentation in 2011, this binder has grown to include over 300 FREE and totally awesome tech tools! This binder is updated almost daily. If I find a cool, new tool, it goes in this binder. Be sure to check back frequently! @http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=108629

Click the link below to view and download the how-to guide. Then go create, already! @https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BycaECLMJAxpeHZ1V0RDSFRYTnc
 * Twitter for the Classroom**

Educator's Guide to Twitter
A "how-to" guide to get started using Twitter in the classroom. Over 150 resources. @http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=34291

[] Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. You’ll find thousands of media resources, support materials, and tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning programs, and teacher professional learning communities.
 * Teachers' Domain**

@http://newsy.missouri.edu/ From the University of Missouri College of Education Newsy lesson plans... written by classroom teachers... bringing current events to life.
 * Newsy**

[]
 * PBS LearningMedia**
 * PBS LearningMedia ** is an on-demand media service for educators that provides easy access to classroom-ready, curriculum-targeted resources. The service offers more than 20,000 **FREE digital teaching tools ** built specifically for in-classroom use.

@http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp The online newspaper clipping generator.
 * Fodey**

missouriconnections.org Missouri Connections is a web-based resource to help Missouri Citizens determine their career interests, explore occupations, establish education plans, develop job search strategies, and create resumés. Sponsored by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Economic Development, Missouri Connections is available to students, parents, guidance counselors, educators, and job seekers at no charge.
 * Missouri Connections**

[] Explore the updated online encyclopedia from //Encyclopaedia Britannica // with hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, and web sites.
 * Encyclopedia Britannica Online**

[] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">From Britannica, explore the most trusted online kids encyclopedia.
 * Kids Encyclopedia Britannica Online**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">encyclopedia.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Encyclopedia.com has more than 100 trusted sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word origins, and abbreviations.
 * Encyclopedia.com**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">@http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Welcome to NationMaster, a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.
 * NationMaster**

@http://www.recitethis.com/ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Turn a quote into a masterpiece, then share via Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, or download and embed.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">ReciteThis.com **

QR Codes in Education
@http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=51894 This is a [|QR or Quick Response Code]. Simply, put it is a 3D barcode. It's a much more sophisticated version of the barcode on your bag of Lays Potato Chips. QR Codes are popping up everywhere and are gaining in popularity in education. So, I have been taking some time and doing a little digging about QR codes and trying to find some resources so you can get started using them...

Teachers and students can use bookmarking and social curating tools to :

 * Collect, aggregate, curate, and bookmark links for later access
 * Share topical resources with fellow teachers and students
 * Gather and organize web content quickly, often with one click
 * Develop your Personal Learning Network (PLC)
 * Create a community for shared resources
 * Grow professionally and expand focused knowledge

Capture anything. Save your ideas, things you like, things you hear, and things you see. Access anywhere. Evernote works with nearly every computer, phone and mobile device out there. Find things fast. Search by keyword, tag or even printed and handwritten text inside images. @http://evernote.com/
 * Evernote**



Curate and Present your Resources Quickly and Simply. Take Control of Information and view links like pages in a book instead of URLs on a page. @http://www.livebinders.com/welcome/education?showsubtab=education
 * Livebinders**


 * 3- Pinterest**



This is a relatively new website but has a huge potential in education. It allows you to create virtual and visually appealing boards where you can pin pictures and videos found from around the web. Check out my Pinterest to have an idea ph things look like there.


 * 4-ScoopIt**



I have been using ScoopIt for many months now and I found it a great tool for web content curation. You can create categories with titles and description and start adding links you find online to them. Check out my ScoopIt to see how it looks like there.


 * 5-Delicious**



This is also a great website where you can bookmark and curate web content. It has a nice tagging system that allows you to aggregate links under same tags for easy access. Check out my Delicious page to learn more.


 * 6- Diigo**



I love Diigo and use it almost daily. There are two uses for Diigo, the first as a bookmarking tool where you can bookmark and organize the links you come across online and you can also check other users links and bookmarks. The second use is as a community of practice where you join groups of like-minded educators to learn and grow professional and if you want have an idea about the best educators groups to join on Diigo then check out this post


 * 7- NetVibes**



This is a dashboard where you can add and organize your links and RSS feeds. It provides various layouts to choose from and you can check Nick Peachy's great NetVibe page to learn more.


 * 8- MentorMob**



I love this tool and I have been using it since the first day it went viral. MentorMob allows you to create beautiful playlists of your links and you can share them with the rest of the world. Checkout my MentorMob page to learn more.


 * 9- Storify**



Storify lets you curate social networks to build social stories, bringing together media scattered across the web into a coherent narrative.


 * 10- Curate**



This web service allows you to clip web content and share it with others, or embed it on your website or blog, all with a user friendly interface.

more to add... <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Visuwords-Teresa Phares <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Storyline Online - Hope Hunter <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Puzzle Maker - Tara Melton <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Purdue Owl Online Writing Lab (Purdue OWL) - Rhonda Dobbs <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Shelfari - Michele Auxier <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Easybib - Heather Hufstedler <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Scholastic read a book and share online-Tammy Miller <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Instagrok- Shanyn Nelson <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Readability - Doug Abend <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">K-2 Writing Lab- Julie Rodell <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">FreeRice - Kristi Mitchell <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Science Up Close - Patricia Mann <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">VerbaLearn-Melanie Pitts <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Vocabahead - Cheryl Kintz (I changed when I found out the other was still in beta.) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">BookLamp-Kelli Hilton <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Word Central- D'anne Schnakenberg <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Paper Rater - Cheryl Turner <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Flipbook - Cindy Coffman <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">ShowWorld - Sherry McGhay <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Lit2Go-Charlie Neal