Teacher Resources - Westhill High School

Tech 2.0

Tech 2.0 Tools for Educators

Bloglines - Aggregator includes embedded blog, ability to share news feeds, allow others to subscribe. Have the headlines from your favorite news and specialty publications come to you.

Wikispaces - Greenwich Public Schools has a private-label subscription. Educators and students alike can collaborate, share and publish using this wiki.

Del.icio.us - Easy-to-use social bookmarking site that includes ability to tag, create folders, and share bookmarks.
Diigo - This social bookmarking service allows users to also download a toolbar, highlight websites and annotate them. This has great implications for helping students improve comprehension of online reading.

United Streaming (subscription-based service).
Teacher Tube - A video sharing forum for educators. Now includes tutorials on a variety of topics, student work and short videos on professional learning topics.
Slide Share - Upload, share and view multimedia slide shows through this website.
BrainPOP - Animated short features on a variety of curricular areas - includes a short assessment at the end of each feature.
Prezi - web-based zooming presentation software.

Google Earth - Free program that allows you to explore any location on Earth with location-specific satellite imagery.
Google Maps - Interactive maps that allows users to save "mash-ups" of maps that include photos and other specific information.

Google Documents (includes word processing, spreadsheets, presentation) - Ability to create, import, export and collaborate on a variety of documents.
Online Stopwatch - A great way to organize timed activities and group work.
Google Desktop - Add all sorts of productive gadgets to your desktop.

Wise Mapping - Create powerful concept maps using this free, web-based tool.
Mind42 - A great tool to create interactive, online concept maps on any topic. Here is an example of a Mind42 concept map on technology integration.

Timeline Builder - excellent online tool enables students to build timelines based on their research, incorporate images and share with their classmates.
Multimedia Timeline Tool - Students are able to create multimedia timelines, view others and share them with this tool.

Survey Monkey- Free web-based tool for surveys with 10 questions or less.
Promethian Resources - Includes a number of examples of subject specific ways to incorporate Promethian boards.
Poll Everywhere - Free web-based survey system that pulls data from texts messages and/or twitter accounts.