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= = Hi Everyone ! =I've invited you into this Wiki for 2 reasons:= 1. So you can see how a Wiki works and maybe create one of your own for a class and 2. So I can share lots of websites and Web 2.0 tools for you to explore because

Below are the links to some really user friendly web tools I have discovered so far. I think some of these would be great to use.

A few things to tell you when you use these Web 2.0 tools
- when setting up an account / registering on these sites its best to use your Monte email address to show you are setting up an educational account. - they are all free - so you shouldn't be registering on anything that will cost money - we can link them through Montenet or even embed them straight in - remember that alot of this can be seen openly on the internet (you can set some of these sites to private) keep things anonymous as much as possible (both you and your students) - all of these sites have tutorials / samples of the activites for you to watch and learn how to use.... thats how I learned. I have spent alot of my allocated time learning how to use them so I can help you. Have a quick look and tell me which one you'd like to use .........Just give me a yell !

__Quizlet__
Online flashcards. Create your own account and then you can create "Groups" for each of your classes. The students can then work collboratively creating sets of flashcards to study. There are also some fun games they can play with the vocab they are learning @http://quizlet.com/

__Animoto__
Creates cool presentations using photos & video and you can also add an MP3 file - students could record themselves talking about something then upload photos - a funky version of powerpoint. The kids could create their own accounts or can use the school's subscription (see iTeach - Toms' section about Subscriptions). @http://animoto.com/ here is a sample I created when I was learning how to use it - Its really easy to create (much easier than it looks !) I used music rather than a voice over media type="custom" key="6417601"

__Wallwisher__
A Web 2.0 tool that creates a wall full of stickies / post it notes. This could be linked through Montenet and the kids could add a sticky - reading and writing skills... Here is a link to a Wallwisher you can add a sticky to....... @http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/FX2KeLg3yo Here is the link to the main site where you can create a wallwisher http://www.wallwisher.com

__Voki__
Create your own talking avatar. Kids can then leave comments and reply to your questions. You can embed the Voki in a Wikispace (like I have done here) or on Montenet. Here is a sample I created to test run Voki... why not leave an answer Making ? @http://www.voki.com/ media type="custom" key="6417619"

__Voicethread__
Add a comment about an image and conduct a group conversation. Invite students to comment on an image using their own voice / typing a comment / video @http://voicethread.com/

__ NEW !!! Cacoo __
A user friendly online drawing tool. Great for collaboration online. eg kids can create a mind map (like Inspiration) and all work on it at the same time. @http://cacoo.com/

__ NEW ! Glogster __
Making posters online - you can upload photos, audio, text and images. Great for juniors to summarise a topic @http://www.glogster.com/ []

__Bubblr__
A tool to create cartoons strips using photos from Flickr. All photos are drawn from Creative Commons too ! Very easy to use. You DONT need to create an account.... kids could just create a Bubblr click "Publish" and then email you the unique URL. note : all Bubblrs are completely public ! /www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ heres the example I made @http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/?id=23565

__Bookr__
Same ideas as Bubblr, but you create an online book rather than a cartoon. Uses Flickr images and then kids can write a story, captions for photos or even just simple flashcards....Once again - its all open to public domain so be aware and make students aware too ! @http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/ here is an example I made @http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/?id=16345

__Rhinospike__
It works ! I have already had some recordings of text posted by someone in Indonesia. **RhinoSpike** is an online language learning community tool that lets users around the globe connect and exchange foreign language audio files. Get any foreign language text read aloud for you by a native speaker @http://rhinospike.com/

__Tag Galaxy__
A search engine using Flickr - but its really pretty ! would be great on a smartboard and a good source of visual stimuli speaking activities in class. @http://taggalaxy.de/

__GoAnimate__
Another site for making cartoons. I haven't had a good look at this one yet....but it was reccommended at an inservice @http://goanimate.com/

__Make believe comix__
Another cartoon making site..... havent had a good look at it but you might like to ! []

__Wikispace__
Well, you're now in one ..... can you see how it can be a collaborative space for your classes ? Everyone can contribute - just click on the EDIT THIS PAGE button above and save any changes you make. ....To find out more click on the Wikispace logo above in the top right hand corner of this page.

If you find any other you'd like to share just SIGN IN (or sign up if you haven't yet done so), then click on the EDIT THIS PAGE button above, place the cursor where you want to type and type away - but always remember to SAVE what you add... ps if you make a big mistake click on CANCEL and start again !