Betty’s Instructional Technology Blog

I came across a very comprehensive resource for all things Web 2.0. It contains information about everything from blogs to podcasts to wikis to digital storytelling to resources like Animoto and Jing and Photo Story and on and on… It also provides resources on digital citizenship issues like copyright and cybersafety. Another link that shows a creative way one district encouraged their staff to enter this Web 2.0 world can be found here. It contains a detailed plan including weekly tasks and incentives provided throughout the year.

 I learned about it through listening to the Ed Tech Weekly podcast from Ed Tech Talk. It still amazes me how much information is out there and how great is it to be able to access it through listening to podcasts and reading blogs. The idea of these “digital subscriptions” coming right to my computer still blows me away. 

Check out this  sample video I made using some pictures about recycling for a student project. It was created using a very cool free web 2.0 tool called Animoto. It has been posted on several “best of” blog posts as a great tool for students. I plan to use it with a group of students who are creating a blog about recycling. They have been doing a lot of research. I’ll be writing more about their project in an upcoming post.