2. What is a web 2.0 tool
• Free utility based on the web that allows you to
create, store and share information on the web
• Usually free, easy to use and can be accessed from
any device on the web (pc, laptop, phones or
tablets)
• Allows information to be access quickly and easily
by the user – especially on smart phones and ipads
• Most webtools store your information on their
website and creates a unique url that points users to
that piece of information
3. What is an URL
• A url – uniform resource locator is basically a web
address of any piece of information on the internet
eg…
• www.bbc.co.uk
• www.stmarysblackburn.ac.uk
• www.slideshre.net/psholmes
• http://www.slideshare.net/psholmes/student-survey-
slides-june-2012
• Every webpage on the internet has a unique url
4. Methods To Share URL’s
• Moodle
• Blog / Website
• Email Message
• Text Message
• Paper / Hand out
• Word of mouth
5. Most Common Used Web
Tools in Education
• Slideshare
• Youtube
• Scribd
• Screenr
• Pinterest
• Twitterfall
• Presentme
• Blogger
• Polleverywhere
• Tinyurl
6. 1 - Slideshare
• Allows you to upload and share powerpoint
presentations online
• All your presentations are on your own web space (eg
www.slideshare.net/psholmes) – this is searchable via
google
• Slideshows work brilliantly on tablets, phones and
audience don’t need powerpoint to view
• Users don’t have to login to view your show
• Shows can be embedded or linked to on Moodle
www.slideshare.net
www.slideshare.net/psholmes
7. 2 - Youtube
• There are more videos on youtube than TV has
produced since its invention
• It is possible to download videos from you tube but this is
getting harder to do
• Youtube works great on a smartphone with a 3g signal
• Most smart phones can record video, and then upload it
directly to youtube
• Urls from you tube can be shared
• www.youtube.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePsholmes
8. 3 - Scribd
• Web site that allows you to share documents doc,
ppt, pdf and spreadsheets
• You can upload documents and the create unique
collections related to a subject or lesson
• This collection can then be shared (public and
private)
• www.scridb.com
• http://www.scribd.com/collections/3676401/Pauls-
Test-Collection
9. 4 - Screenr
• Allows you to record what you are doing on your pc
screen
• Ideal for demos (how to use Moodle, how to use
word etc)
• You can narrate as you record
• Recordings can be downloaded to be viewed
offline
• Recording can be viewed on Ipads, phones
• http://www.screenr.com/
• http://www.screenr.com/user/psholmes
10. 5 - Pinterest
• Basically these are virtual pin boards that you can
add web based content
• Good for sharing websites, videos and other
resources – very visual
• Other people can add to your board in you want
them too
• Users can leave comments
• http://pinterest.com/
• http://pinterest.com/stmarysilt/social-media-and-
resources/
11. 6 - Twitterfall
• Allows you to type in keywords about a subject and
tweets will appear on screen in real time
• Students can add their own opinion by using their
mobile phone
• Good way to view opinion about current issues or
subjects
• You don’t need a twitter account to use it
• www.twitterfall.com
12. 7 – Presentme
• Allows you to present a powerpoint online, with a
video of you actually presenting the powerpoint
• You do need a laptop or pc with a web cam
• With the free account you can create 3
presentation a month
• Presentation can be viewed on an Iphone, Ipad, pc
and laptop
• Great tool for creating online revision lessons
• http://present.me/
• http://present.me/view/18074-what-it-the-cloud
13. 8 – Blogger
• Allows you to create your own online Blog on any
subject
• Very simple to use interface for creating online web
spaces
• Allows you to create a unique url for you blog
• You could create your own blog for your subjects or
lessons – users don’t need a login – more teachers
and students are creating their own Blogs
• www.blogger.com
• http://smcwebtools.blogspot.co.uk/
14. 9 – Polleverywhere.com
• Site that allows you to create opinion polls online
• Students can respond to the poll via sending a text
from their mobile phone
• Students can also send comments (like twitterfall)
• www.polleverywhere.com
• http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_p
olls/LTM4MzI3NjQ2NQ
15. 10 - Tinyurl
• Tool online that take long urls eg.
www.stmarysblackburn.ac.uk/firefly and makes
them smaller http://tinyurl.com/7j7tj67
• Very handy when using twitter or texting
• Tinyurl.com
16. Points to remember
• Majority of students have smart phones on them
which can access websites from any location
• Students want the information in an instant – usually
without logging in –students forget their login when
they need it the most
• A teachers own blog can still be linked from Moodle
• Email is becoming less important to students – text,
Facebook and sites they know are ways they are
now communicate and interact
