Some of the BEST Web 2.0 Apps for the Classroom
*** Animation ***
Animoto - http://animoto.com - make and share beautiful video / slideshows online; account necessary
Blabberize - http://blabberize.com - add a voice to picture that you have uploaded; account necessary
Doink - http://www.doink.com - create your own flash-style animations (iPad app)
Go Animate - http://goanimate.com - create a quick and easy animated video; account necessary
Voki - http://www.voki.com - create speaking avatars
Wideo - http://www.wideo.co - such an easy tool for creating fun animated videos
Xtranormal - http://www.xtranormal.com - creation an animation with background, characters, action and voices; account necessary
*** Art and Creativity ***
Big Huge Labs - http://bighugelabs.com - create billboards, mosaics, trading cards, magazine covers, etc.
BuiLD YouR WiLD SeLF - http://www.buildyourwildself.com - design your own human/animal character
Hero Machine - http://www.tbc.school.nz/elearning/localsites/hmachinefolder/heromachine.html - create your own Superhero
iPiccy - http://ipiccy.com - great online photo editor - fun special effects!
Jackson Pollock - http://jacksonpollock.org - create your very own 'Jackson Pollock-style' work of art (iPod app)
Marvel Superheroes - http://marvel.com/games/cyos - design your own 'Marvel-style' superhero
Picasso Head - http://www.picassohead.com - design your own 'Picasso-style' face
Recursive Drawing - http://recursivedrawing.com - a brand new drawing application - watch the video and try it out here
Wanted Posters - http://www.glassgiant.com/wanted - add your own picture to a wanted poster
*** Backchannel Chat ***
TodaysMeet - http://todaysmeet.com - an online 'backchannel' chat site; easy to set up (iPad)
*** Collaboration Tools ***
Linoit - http://en.linoit.com - an online, collaborative sticky note application; account necessary (iPad app)
Padlet - http://padlet.com - an online, collaborative sticky note application; account necessary (iPad)
Pirate Pad - https://www.piratepad.ca - an online, collaborative, real-time word processor
Voicethread - http://voicethread.com - a collaborative, multi-media slideshow; account necessary (iPad app)
*** Games and Activities ***
ABCYa - http://www.abcya.com - a site with graded activities, categorized by subject
Line Rider - http://fsk.deviantart.com/art/Line-Rider-beta-40255643 - a single-player online activity that explores laws of physics
Toy Theater - http://www.toytheater.com - a great website, offering a variety of activities in different subject areas
*** Presentations ***
Glogster - http://edu.glogster.com - a creative visual learning platform to make online posters; account necessary
Prezi - http://prezi.com - a presentation tool that lets you organize and share your ideas in a zooming presentation!; account necessary
*** Words and Text ***
Free Rice - http://freerice.com - a U.N. site; through vocabulary building activities, you donate rice to the World Food Programme
Google Story Builder - http://docsstorybuilder.appspot.com - write a story, collaborate, add music - easy with no account
Museum Box - http://museumbox.e2bn.org - create a museum type display on any topic with text, images, video and more
Storybird - http://storybird.com - storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you can create, share, read and print; account necessary (iPad)
Storyjumper - http://www.storyjumper.com - create your own stories with text and images; account necessary
Tagxedo - http://www.tagxedo.com - create word clouds with chosen shapes, colours and fonts
Wordle - http://www.wordle.net - create beautiful word clouds
*** Video ***
wevideo - http://www.wevideo.com - the leading online video creation platform, providing editing, collaboration, and sharing capabilities across any device
Wideo - http://www.wideo.co - such an easy tool for creating fun animated videos
*** Other ***
BatchGeo - http://batchgeo.com - place pins on a world map from data collected
TimeToast - http://www.timetoast.com - create a timeline using images, text and video
*** Animation ***
Animoto - http://animoto.com - make and share beautiful video / slideshows online; account necessary
Blabberize - http://blabberize.com - add a voice to picture that you have uploaded; account necessary
Doink - http://www.doink.com - create your own flash-style animations (iPad app)
Go Animate - http://goanimate.com - create a quick and easy animated video; account necessary
Voki - http://www.voki.com - create speaking avatars
Wideo - http://www.wideo.co - such an easy tool for creating fun animated videos
Xtranormal - http://www.xtranormal.com - creation an animation with background, characters, action and voices; account necessary
*** Art and Creativity ***
Big Huge Labs - http://bighugelabs.com - create billboards, mosaics, trading cards, magazine covers, etc.
BuiLD YouR WiLD SeLF - http://www.buildyourwildself.com - design your own human/animal character
Hero Machine - http://www.tbc.school.nz/elearning/localsites/hmachinefolder/heromachine.html - create your own Superhero
iPiccy - http://ipiccy.com - great online photo editor - fun special effects!
Jackson Pollock - http://jacksonpollock.org - create your very own 'Jackson Pollock-style' work of art (iPod app)
Marvel Superheroes - http://marvel.com/games/cyos - design your own 'Marvel-style' superhero
Picasso Head - http://www.picassohead.com - design your own 'Picasso-style' face
Recursive Drawing - http://recursivedrawing.com - a brand new drawing application - watch the video and try it out here
Wanted Posters - http://www.glassgiant.com/wanted - add your own picture to a wanted poster
*** Backchannel Chat ***
TodaysMeet - http://todaysmeet.com - an online 'backchannel' chat site; easy to set up (iPad)
*** Collaboration Tools ***
Linoit - http://en.linoit.com - an online, collaborative sticky note application; account necessary (iPad app)
Padlet - http://padlet.com - an online, collaborative sticky note application; account necessary (iPad)
Pirate Pad - https://www.piratepad.ca - an online, collaborative, real-time word processor
Voicethread - http://voicethread.com - a collaborative, multi-media slideshow; account necessary (iPad app)
*** Games and Activities ***
ABCYa - http://www.abcya.com - a site with graded activities, categorized by subject
Line Rider - http://fsk.deviantart.com/art/Line-Rider-beta-40255643 - a single-player online activity that explores laws of physics
Toy Theater - http://www.toytheater.com - a great website, offering a variety of activities in different subject areas
*** Presentations ***
Glogster - http://edu.glogster.com - a creative visual learning platform to make online posters; account necessary
Prezi - http://prezi.com - a presentation tool that lets you organize and share your ideas in a zooming presentation!; account necessary
*** Words and Text ***
Free Rice - http://freerice.com - a U.N. site; through vocabulary building activities, you donate rice to the World Food Programme
Google Story Builder - http://docsstorybuilder.appspot.com - write a story, collaborate, add music - easy with no account
Museum Box - http://museumbox.e2bn.org - create a museum type display on any topic with text, images, video and more
Storybird - http://storybird.com - storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you can create, share, read and print; account necessary (iPad)
Storyjumper - http://www.storyjumper.com - create your own stories with text and images; account necessary
Tagxedo - http://www.tagxedo.com - create word clouds with chosen shapes, colours and fonts
Wordle - http://www.wordle.net - create beautiful word clouds
*** Video ***
wevideo - http://www.wevideo.com - the leading online video creation platform, providing editing, collaboration, and sharing capabilities across any device
Wideo - http://www.wideo.co - such an easy tool for creating fun animated videos
*** Other ***
BatchGeo - http://batchgeo.com - place pins on a world map from data collected
TimeToast - http://www.timetoast.com - create a timeline using images, text and video
