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= Web 2.0 Programs Promoted on Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs' Website =

Gail Bernero, Rebecca Borree, Katie Connelly, and Molly Layman
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**Videos and Other Multimedia**  [|Ikea Lamp] - feeling past your prime?  [|Ball Girl Crazy Catch] - critically think about this one

[|Google Search] - [|language tools], [|advanced search] , and more options [|File Search] - not reinventing the wheel -and- developing a critical eye [|Wonder Wheel] and [|Timeline], [|News] and [|Fast Flip] [|Google Squared] - cool association of data [|Search Curriculum] - helping kids search (much) more efficiently [|Shortcut Guide] - all sorts of quick ways to use the front page Google Custom Search Daniel Moix's [|overview of Google Tools] in Prezi LinkBunch gives one URL for multiple links Ad Out removes advertisements and gives you the new URL without the ads [|Merriam-Webster] - traditional definitions, Word of the Day [|Urban Dictionary] - interpreting the language of the locals (this one isn't all family-friendly) EasyBib Bibliography maker Qwiki transforms static information into interactive stories
 * Search and Research**

[|Gmail] - better than ordinary e-mail, perhaps! [|Google Docs] - word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations Shelfari or Good Reads track and share what you are reading Drop Box - On-line backup, file sync, and sharing made easy. WallWisher online bulletin board Diigo New generation Delicious social bookmarking Type with Me - real-time simultaneous typing/editing tool for groups
 * Collaboration**

[|Google Maps] [|Google Lit Trips] tutorials on YouTube for [|Google Maps]
 * Geographical Tools Across the Curriculum**

Blabblerize Tagxedo Wordle with shapes
 * Other Software and Sites You Might Want** - more fantastic freeware

**Presentations**
[|Prezi] - "Power Point on steroids" Glogster - multimedia posters - [|Photo Story 3] - a free program from Microsoft - really. [|Wordle] - popular system for making word clouds [|Audacity] - powerful audio editor [|Voice Thread] - audio blogs with images Sreencast-o-matic free online narration of computer screen
 * Audio**

[|Flickr] and [|Morguefile] - images in quantity and quality [|Animoto] - 30-second videos are free [|Google Art Project] - great art from around the world, on your computer [|Library of Congress] - for images, sound files, documents, and more
 * Images and Slideshows**

[|YouTube] - tutorials on anything search on the word 'tutorial' and the name of the software as with iTunesU, YouTube has an [|education channel] [|Zamzar] - great site for converting files or grabbing YouTube videos
 * Videos and Video Editing**

Curriculum 21 Heidi Hayes Jacobs Website Rushton Hurley I borrowed heavily from him Gary Hayes The Social networking countdown Go2Web20 up to date list of Web 2.0 apps Discovery Streaming their own Web 20.11 Lodge McCammon makes his own curriculum videos
 * Helpful Websites we used:**