Katherine Fischer

IDT 3600
Web 2.0 Tools

Gmail
o https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?
service=mail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=https://mail.go
ogle.com/mail/&ss=1&scc=1&ltmpl=default&ltmplcache=2&emr
=1&osid=1 - identifier
o E-mail provider that can link to other websites run by Google,
such as Google Drive
o Teachers can use the tool to connect with students and parents
outside of the classroom
o Students can use the tool to connect with the teacher and other
classmates outside of the classroom
o The tool is free, it can link with other websites run by Google so it
is all on one account, it can send e-mails to any e-mail address
(even if it is not a Gmail account), it is easily accessed on a
computer where it is frequently used (it remembers the most
recent log-in)

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Google Drive
o https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?
service=wise&passive=1209600&continue=https://drive.google.
com/
%23&followup=https://drive.google.com/&ltmpl=drive&emr=1 identifier
o Web-based file sharing and storage
o Teachers can use the tool to distribute materials to students and
parents

Maker
https://www.quiz-maker.com/
Allows the making of quizzes for anyone and has many formats
Teachers can use the tool to quiz their students and get an idea
of overall class comprehension
o Students can use the tool to quiz themselves and each other in
order to study for various subjects
o The tool does not require account creation, it has a variety of
quiz formats (such as multiple choice, fill in the blank, etc.), is is
customizable (includes adding pictures, adding as many
questions and/or possible answers as needed, etc.), it provides
links to the quiz and results pages as soon as quiz creation is
finished

o Students can use the tool to share documents with classmates

and teachers
o The tool is free, it links with other Google tools (such as Google
Docs and Gmail), it allows uploading of any type of file, it has a
large amount of storage available, it allows the files to be
downloaded from any computer to any computer

FunBrain
o http://www.funbrain.com/
o Interactive educational games for elementary students in a
variety of subjects
o Teachers can use the tool to test student knowledge and help
encourage student interest
o Students can use the tool to learn about subjects in a way that
they can relate to
o The tool is free, it has a large amount of variety, it covers several
topics and subjects, all of the games are age appropriate
Make Beliefs Comix
o http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
o An interactive website that allows students to make their own
comics
o Teachers can use the tool as a method of assessment (students
use the comics to repeat back information that they have learned
in a creative way)
o Students can use the tool as a method of a class presentation
o The tool is free, it is interactive and customizable, it has a
downloadable app, it does not require an account, it is printable