Wordle
Wordle is a web 2.0 site that you can generate word clouds. The words you use the most will grow larger in your Wordle. The audience could be anybody. You can change the style, font, colors, etc. It basically represents a word gallery. This site is easily accessible and has no advertisements. The content is very simple in that you only add words. You have a great range of colors, background, and fonts to choose. The page loads quickly and the layout is simple for the user to navigate through. Wordle has a FAQ section for this looking for help. You can also view the Worlde blog linked to the site. This is a free site to use and has a well stated puropose. Overall I think Wordle is a great site for student use.
Overall composite rubric score is 66 out of 72
Wallwisher
Wallwisher is a web 2.o tool that allows the user to create a wall that he can post notes on. It has a variety of uses that can use notes to post on a wall. The audience could be anybody. You need to register to use this site. Wallwisher offers a variety of setups. You can modify background, themes, colors, fonts, etc on this site as well. Within each note the user can post text, images, graphics, and videos. It is easy to navigate and very user friendly. The site is free and shows no advertisements. Students should have access to this site at school. It seems to be a great way to collaborate within the classroom. Wallwisher would be excellent site for students to post discussion questions or any collaborating work. Teachers could post assignment through Wallwisher that include media to assist in student learning.
Overall composite rubric score is 63 out of 72
Bubbl.us
Bubbl.us is a web 2.0 tool that assists the user in brainstorming. It helps the user organize thoughts. It basically allows the user to create an idea web. The audience would be anyone as well. It seems easy to navigate and user friendly. You can move bubbles and change fonts and colors. You can have a login for this site or just create a web without a login. The site allows you then to export your finished web. No advertisements are added and there is a link to Facebook. The content is very clear on creating a web to organize thoughts. It is very easily to add tabs and move them as needed. This site seems to be a great way to have students organize thoughts for many projects or written responses.
Overall composite rubric score is 60 out of 72
Three Human Filters:
The first human filter pertinent to me is a social network such as Twitter. Twitter allows others to share ideas and great web 2.0 tools. I have found many great web 2.0 sites through followers in Twitter. Not only do others share sites but the ideas they sued with these tools.
The second filter is Diigo, which is a social bookmarking site that helps me, search and organize web 2.0 sites. It is easy to look for sites that I find while searching the web and collaborating with peers.
The third human filter that is pertinent to me is my districts bookmark link within the districts webpage. It allows teachers the ability to add site when needed. This has been a great way for me to find web 2.0 tools that I can use within my classroom.
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