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=Web 2.0=

Blogs:Students can create blogs at The following sites
[|Blogmeister]--You would need to see me for a passcode for McKenzie High School [|Wordpress]--This site will house your blog as well. It is usually very easy to use [|Blogger]--Another site that will house your blog.

Wikis:
Wikispaces--This site allows you to create a webpage that students can write on. The link goes to the McKenzie High School page on wikispaces because sometimes, it is blocked. If you tell the wikispaces people in your profile that the site is being used for educational purposes, then--no advertising! [|PB Wiki]--This is the same thing--just a different locale

Podcasting
Podcasting is a way to record something and have it available for download. There are tools for that but your phone will work as well. [|Gcast]--call this certain number and it will record your message and keep it at their site. [|Audacity]--This is a free program that you download to your computer that will convert your digital audio to mp3 for downloading.

RSS Readers
An RSS reader is a way to read multiple blogs and news articles from one site. [|Bloglines]--Easy to use [|Google Reader]--This one is based on your gmail account but still gives you articles to read in one place.

Virtual Field Trips
[|Google Earth]--used to pinpoint exact places on the earth [|Gigipan]--pictures that are from around the world

Presentations
If your students do not have Microsoft Office, they can use Zoho [|Zoho Show]--there are many tools that are found at this site [|Animoto]--Allows the students to upload pictures and add music and make a video [|CamStudio]--Allows the user to record what the computer is doing and add voice. A great tutorial tool

Polls, Surveys and Online Test
[|Survey Monkey]--Free surveys [|PollDaddy]--Free surveys and polls for your classroom [|That Quiz]--Free quiz maker

McKenzie High School School Improvement Plan
[|SIP Link to the wiki that my school used to write our SIP]

[|Link to a pdf of our completed SAR (required for visiting SACS team)]

**PowerPoint that I used to teach my teachers about Web 2.0**
[|Link to the Powerpoint]

New Wiki that I am using to present at the Administrator's Technology Academy on March 2 is located here.