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=__**Group 4**__= =**__VoiceThread__**= "With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with **no software to install**. A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too. Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies." ([]) media type="custom" key="10337670"

1. Record students reading: -allows students to hear themselves read and target in on their speech -allows teachers to hear each student and monitor their individual progress 2. Share child's progress with student: -teachers can show parents at parent/teacher conferences excatly where the child's prgoress is. -Helps parents to be more involved in child's education 3. Student's can use Voicethread to present projects and teach other students 4. Fun. Ways for students to interact with what they are learning
 * __Uses in the classroom:__**

All grades.
 * __Grade Level Relevancy:__**

K-2 teachers would more so create the work for them and let the students record and watch it back. 3-6 Students can create their own Voicethreads to share with their peers.

__**Ease of Use:**__ If technology was available (scanner, microphone) then voicethread would be easy to use. Voicethread is user friendly and walks you through each step of the creation process.

=__**TAGXEDO**__=

Tagxedo allows you to create a picture from words using a website or your own word choices. You would have a main topic and support words inside your picture. The size of the font used on the words would be based on the importance of that particular to the subject. To words would be formed to create a picture that would also connect to the main topic. You can also make the words different colors to enhance the picture as well as pinpoint matching issues or thoughts to connect to the main topic.



__Uses in the classroom__

Can be used to introduce a topic that you are getting ready to cover. The students can create a picture based on words that influence your topic. They can use words they already connect to the topic. This could be used as a formative assessment to measure the students previous knowledge of the topic. You could also use this after introduction of a topic to assess how much the students understand.

__Grade Level Relevency__

Lower grade levels (K-2) could use Tagxedo pictures that you have already created. They could click on words to help them review to whole concept of the main topic. Higher grade levels (3-6) could actually create a Tagxedo as a group project.

__Ease of Use:__

Tagxedo is very used friendly. Basically the students use standard word processing skills which include typing, font size and color of font.

=**__PREZI__**=

Prezi is a web based presentation application that does not use a traditional slides, instead it uses a canvas. You can zoom in and out of the presentation.



__**Uses in the classroom:**__

This can be used in the classroom for the students to build their own slideshows and to make presentations. This is used to present different complex thoughts and different learning styles.

__**Grade level Revevency:**__

For the younger classroom this can be used to teach a lesson. The older kids can build their own prezi to share ideas and thoughts and information with the class. This may help students understand more easier and understand more clearer some of the topics.

__**Ease of Use**__ This seems to be a easy tool to use. This seems to be a tool that anyone can use.

=__**Bitstrip**__=

Bitstrip is a tool that is in the form of a strip that can help explain a topic. It can be a fun tool that can keep children entertained.

__**Grade Level Revevency**__

This would be really fun for the younger grades. This would be a type of entertainment that would also help explain. The upper grades could create a bitstrip all their own. They could be given a topic and explain the topic through a design that they did on their own. They could present in class as a form of prize.

__**Ease of Use**__ This tool is dummy proof. A person can be entertained and learn at the same time. This tool helps direct students and teachers on what to do and how to do it.

=**__Ker__poof!**= This Web 2.0 tool allows you to make movies, cards and stories. It is a creative tool that will engages the students while they are learning the assignment. It is accessed by a browser as opposed to having to be downloaded onto the computer.


 * __Grade Level Relevency__**

This can be used for all grade levels (K-6). The older students can be more creative due to their advanced skills. This can also be used as a tools for the teachers to create movies to emphasize the topic.

This is a very user friendly tool. It can be used in a variety of ways and is free. All grade levels can use this with ease.
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=**__Diigo__**= This webtool that is a social bookmarking tool that helps to bookmark and tag web pages.

This tool can be used for any age. This can actually be used for any kids from young even up to adults! Everyone that participates online can always use a tool that helps them keep information close to them.
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__**Ease of Use**__ This is an easy tool to use. This webtool is one of the easier tools to use. This one is to the point and direct. It is a real helpful tool and pne to help keep someone organize.

=__**Blabberize**__=

This Web 2.0 tool lets you download a picture, add a mouth and make your picture talk. This make learning fun by using different cra pictures to describe your topic or emphasize points of your topic.

Grade Level Relevency

This could be used at all grade levels. Even high school would enjoy this tool. The kids could use this to produce material as well as the teacher could use it to present material.

__**Ease of Use:**__

It is user friendly. You can use pictures from the internet or download your own. It guides you as to how to add a moveable mouth and uses audio for the voice.



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=**__Edmodo__**= The first thing I noticed about this Web 2.0 tool is that it looks alot like Facebook. This would make it appealing to olders students. You can create different groups and monitor who joins the groups. When you create a group, it gives you an access code. You give this code to the students you want to join that group.This helps to keep it safe for the students to use. Parents are also able to create an account and sign in as "parent". This tool allows you to post assisgnments and take polls. You can also post a quiz. It would be great to use if a student was out sick because they could just log in and get the assignments for the day. It can also be used to help keep parents up to date with the student's grade. I think I would be very likely to use this tool with my class. I really liked the idea of using it to get parents more involved and making the assignments available for the students out so that they don't fall too far behind.

__**Grade Level Relevancy:**__

I think this tool would work best for 3rd grade and up.

__**Ease of Use:**__

I found this tool very easy to use. I created my account, a group, and a poll about seasons in just a matter of minutes.

=**__Glogster__**= This is a Web 2.0 tool where you can share things through text, pictures, or vidoes. It is like an on-line poster. This can be used in the classroom as a "get to know you" tool at the first of the year. It would give ELLs a chance to work on writing (typing) English and viewing it. It could also be used as a how-to tool. You could put pictures and vidoes with each step to show how to make/do something. It's ok if you're not very creative. Just choose pictures they have on the page that matches how you feel or your personality. Some students don't feel comfortable or find it difficult to express themselves with words. Glogster allows them to do it with pictures and vidoes. media type="custom" key="11179054"

__**Grade Level Relevancy:**__ I think Kingergarten and up could use this tool. The younger grades may need some assistance but it could be used.

__**Ease of Use:**__ This tool was really easy to setup and use. I was worried I would find it difficult to load a vidoe to my page, but it was really easy. I also found it easy to upload my pictures. = = =**__WallWisher__**= This is a Web 2.0 tool where people can post comments. The wall creator can post a question or statement as the title and other people can post a comment on the wall similar to a post-it note. This would be a good way for older students to survey other people or create a debate type page. It could also be used as a place for teachers to post homework assignments or get students that may not speak up in class get involved in a discussion. I thought it could also be used as an assessment tool. Students could post what they learned in class or what wasn't very clear and they feel they need to work on some more. The students could come up with unique usernames so that other classmates didn't know who they were. However, they would have to give the username to the teacher so he/she would know which student had posted the comments. One thing I really liked about this tool that you don't have to register in order to post something. Most people feel like they have too many user names and passwords so they may be more likely to try this. If you do register and create a wall you can decide who gets to post on it and you can fix it so that you have to approve every post before it is placed on the wall.

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__**Grade Level Relevancy:**__ This tool is more for older students. I think it would work best from students in 6th grade and up.

__**Ease of Use:**__ This is a very simple tool. It was easy to create an account and set up a wall. If you want to post something on the wall then all you have to do is double click anywhere on the wall and the box comes up to type your post. You can just click and drag the post if you want to move it around on the wall. However, I found it a little difficult to edit a post. If it is something you post then you click edit but then it erased all of what I had already typed instead of letting me add to it which is what I was trying to do.