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= = =This page is to let everyone in the Hive in on a little secret= -- the Web is changing -- don't tell anyone! It has gone from Web 1.0 to version Web 2.0. It is becoming more and more interactive every day. Listed below are some of the cool places you might like to visit so you stay current with all that is happening in the technology world. = = =Wiki Pages= media type="custom" key="5185471"​ blabberize.com

What is a wiki? "Wiki" is actually Hawaiian for 'fast'. In web terms it is a collaborative web site. Instead of learning HTML or paying someone else to create content for you, a wiki allows a community of users to create and contribute. It is a great way to disseminate information but it is also a dynamic piece of technology. You can have permitted users contribute and modify the pages. There are a number of free wiki sources on the Web. Doing a search for "free wikis" will bring back a lot of results.

Teachers can create cost free, private, and advertisement free wikis by navigating to:

http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers or http://pbworks.com/academic.wiki or

Just fill in the form and get started creating your content by clicking the Edit Page button on the top. Remember to click Save when you are done.

If you want to learn more about how wikis work, watch the video below. This free video is from [|www.commoncraft.com]. Check out this website if you are looking for great free videos on a variety of subjects.

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Widgets are little gadgets that enhance your page to make people say, "Wow!" They make your page more interesting to the viewer and are quite easy to find and embed in the page. The avatar on the top of this page is a widget and so is the sparkley heading. Embedding the videos are widgets, too. Here is a list of places where you can find lots of widgets based on what you want to add to your site.

[|Widgetbox] [|Konfabulator] [|Google Gadgets]

Internal Widgets
These are the widgets that are offered by Wikispaces. When you edit your page, the Editor Toolbar that pops up will have a small television screen on it that when clicked lists all the available widgets from this page. They include maps, videos, audio, calendars, RSS feeds, spreadsheets and many more.

[|Voki] - Lets you create a talking character (an avatar). You can customize the character and even use your own voice.
====[|Animoto] -Lets you create video short for free. Upload pictures (be sure to use ones that are copyright free) and choose from their free music and the program does the rest. It will mix your photos into a digital story.====

[|Sparklee] - Lets you create a glitter headline to embed on your page.
Here is a great site that will explain more about Internal and External Widgets

**Web 2.0 Resources:** • Tools & Applications: GoToWeb20 • Online Surveys: Survey Monkey • Online Surveys: Zoomerang • Online Surveys: Survs • Graphic Organizers: Dabbleboard • Graphic Organizers: MyWebspiration • Word Frequency Visualization: Wordle • Word Frequency Visualization: TagCrowd • Blogging: Blogger • Blogging: 21 Classes • Online Collaborative Writing/Research: Writeboard • Online Collaborative Writing/Research: Wikispaces • Student Email: ePals • Student Email: Gaggle • Online Document Collaboration: GoogleDocs • Online Spreadsheets: EditGrid • Audio Recording: Audacity • Audio Recording: GarageBand (Mac) • Guided Interactive Web Experience: Jog the Web **Collaboration and Brainstorming Resources:** • Solvr • Decide Already • Wallwisher • Twiddla • Bubbl.us **Math Resources:** • Interactivate • NLVM • Illuminations • Math Tools • Thinkfinity • Get Real: Math in Everyday Life • Math Projects • Applying Math Skills to a Real World Problem • Funny Math Videos on Teacher Tube **ELA Resources:** • Read-Write-Think • Thinkfinity **Family and Consumer Science Resources:** • Online Resources • Family and Consumer Science Website • Thinkfinity (Search by Content for Resources, Lessons) **Science Resources:** • Virtual Labs • Chemistry Simulations **Social Studies Resources:** • National Budget Simulation • 270 to Win **Visual Arts Resources:** • TwitDraw • Pixlr • Bomomo • ArtPad • Virtual Lite-Brite • YourStudio **Music Resources:** • The Audition Room • SFS Kids • KissTunes • Glitchscape • Noteflight • JamStudio **Website Construction Resources:** • Wikispaces for Teachers • Blogger • SchoolNotes • Scholastic Home Page Builder **Interactive Map Resources:** • Intute World Guide • National Geographic Map Machine • Google Earth **Game Design Resources:** • Alice • YoYo Games • Challenge You • Sploder **Digital Storytelling/Animation Resources:** • GoAnimate • FluxTime Studio • Xtranormal • Kerpoof **Video Editing Resources:** • Movie Maker (Windows) • iMovie (Mac) **Student Publishing Resources:** • Publishing Students Resources **Virtual Field Trip Resources:** • Take or Create One • Internet 4 Classrooms Trips • Tramline **3-D Modeling Resources:** • Google Sketchup • Architect Studio 3D **Photo Sharing Resources:** • Photobucket • Flickr • Shutterfly **Screen Capture Recording Resources:** • Cam Studio • iShow U Resources from the KeystoneCommons site