Mark Frydenberg on Web 2.0 at CT2011

Here are my brief notes on the workshop I attended at CT2011 with Mark Frydenberg.


Buzzwords come to life: the latest web 2.0 tools for the college classroom
Mark Frydenberg

http://cis.bentley.edu/mfrydenberg
@checkmark on twitter

Screensharing
join.me - has an app
Yuuguu -Mac

Virtual classroom
WizIQ
CollaborizeClassroom.com

File Storage
Dropbox
Microsoft Skydrive (25GB)
Remember that you can use public folder to share documents with students
Zumodrive - can upload all iTunes stuff and stream

Writing, editing, publishing online
typewith.me - quick co-editing tool, great for brainstorming and formative assessment (looks like can't edit via iPad)
Google Docs
Microsoft Office Web Apps

Blogs, Wikis, etc.
myfakewall.com - create one for a historical figure, book character, about me page
Blogger
WordPress

Websites
dreamhost.com - free web hosting for nonprofits (useful if you want to run your own install of wordpress)
yola.com
webs.com
jigsy.com
Google Sites

*create a website instead of a research paper with pages that correspond to paper sections. I would love to do this with psych projects, but they have to be able to get them back out for the portfolio?

Mind mapping
Mindmeister - could create a visual representation of the course to keep in Canvas with links to modules, students could create them for the course or units within the course - has app versions

Video
XtraNormal - create those goofy avatar dialogues, have to pay (goanime is another option)
screenr.com
screencast-o-matic.com - lets you use webcam
Jing

*fun way to do minute papers - tech students could show how to do something or demo a tool in a minute or less
*screen cast an intro to the course site

Jcut web-based video editor

ustream.tv - broadcasts live, click the record button to archive, no time limit!!! *must do this with classes this year! And conference presentations