Web 2.0 is about building communities of like-minded individuals.
There are many tools for building these communities. These can be static website building tools like Google Sites, Weebly, Webs or even flashy interactive ones like Wix. Most are free with limited functionality but in most cases that those limits won't impact the needs of most teachers and students. All of them offer, buzzword alert, WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get or Drag and Drop) creation tools. Free website builders are, in one school in Massachusetts anyway, replacing PowerPoint as the presentation tool of choice for class projects.
Tom, a ninth grader at North Middlesex Regional High School says that Weebly has virtually replaced PowerPoint in his science class. Students choose to use Weebly to create project websites because it's easier for them to make something interesting and professional looking than it is in PowerPoint.
There are even online tools in use now that mimic the social aspects of Facebook and MySpace but aimed specifically at education. Edmodo is one that stands out. It allows for a Facebook-esque interaction within classes created by an administrator or teacher.
To complete Thing 11 you must::
A. Explore a tool used to create a traditional website
A. Explore a tool used to create a traditional website
B. Explore Wix,
C. Join The Wilton 23 Things Edmodo Class
D. Reflect on Thing 11 on your blog
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A. Explore a tool used to create a traditional website like Google Sites, Weebly and Webs. Choose one and create a site there. There is help for each site.
B. Explore Wix, a tool used to create a more animated site. If you choose to make your own, you may want to watch the "Getting Started" video.
C. Join The Wilton 23 Things Edmodo Class by going to http://www.edmodo.com/, clicking on the "I'm a Student" button. Enter your information as requested and this code e2h1t6.
D. Reflect on Thing 11 on your blog
What do you like / dislike about these web creation tools? Was it easy to use? Could you see using these tools in your classroom as presentation mediums?
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