The term “Web 2.0” (2004–present) is commonly associated with web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design,[1] and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Examples of Web 2.0 include web-based communities, hosted services, web applications, social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, mashups, and folksonomies. A Web 2.0 site allows its users to interact with other users or to change website content, in contrast to non-interactive websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them. -From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Continue reading …
Here is some help for teachers, parents, and volunteers – especially those at Jackson-Via.
The Hoot
- A good place to start for students, teachers, administrators and parents in the Charlottesville area.
WordPress.com
-Set up your classroom blog – free! Visit the index of Jackson-Via blogs at jvhome.wordpress.com to see the possibilities. JV teachers and staff, let me know if you would like some help getting started. -RWK
- Book It -Pizza Hut National Reading Incentive program
- Curriki –a website for teachers that includes free access to over 32,000 K-12 high quality lessons, units, assessments and multimedia learning objects
- Use Tumblebooks on the kids webpage: http://www.jmrl.org/pr-kids.htm- audio book, games, puzzles
- Colorin Colorado – A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners
- iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) – the world’s largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and youth to use the Internet and other technologies to collaborate on projects that enhance learning and make a difference in the world
- Edutopia - What works in public education.
- WebQuest.org – the most complete and current source of information about the WebQuest Model.
- QuestGarden – where great WebQuests grow
- MERLOT – Learning materials from TeacherEd programs
- Acrobat.com – online word processing, presentations, file storage – free
- Photoshop.com – online image editing and storage – free
