Web+2.0+Presentation+Tools

= Web 2.015 Tools = = Presentation Tools   =

=** Wordle ** = Create your own here.

When typing in your ideas/thoughts be sure to write the main idea more times so that the font is larger. Can add links to blogs to find what is discussed the most. Be creative and play around with colors, layouts, and font.

** Instructional ideas for Wordle: **
 * use wordle for a NEU poster to include words describing your adopted college - Nancy A
 * Use it to get antonyms and synonyms to given words- Nina G.

Cons/potential issues:
 * You can not put in numbers- Chrissy L

** Tagxedo- ** Right now it is currently blocked from AACPS but is in the process of being unblocked ** Create your own here ** What I love about Tagxedo is that you can put in any link- to a website, blog, and/or article. Then just like a Wordle is can develop the main idea by making those words larger. You can have your tagxedo take form into different shapes too!



Above is my tagxedo that I created using our schools website. @http://www.aacps.org/aacps/vanbokes/index.asp.

=Instructional ideas for Tagxedo: = Cons/potential issues:
 * You must have the link from a fully developed website and or a large list of words related to a topic otherwise the shape that you want may not take form perfectly- Chrissy L.

= Word Sift =

Great for starting research and finding topics that go along. Once you put in what you know or a topic/sub topics you can choose to go deeper into a particular topic. Word Sift is mind mapping at it's best! __Also, Images can be selected and dragged into Smart Notebook.__

Check it out here

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=**Instructional ideas for Word Sift: ** = Cons/potential issues:

**Prezi** Prezi is like PowerPoint without constrictions. Instead of putting information on slides it is put on a blank canvas. Prezi can serve as a Flow Map because the information is put in a sequence.

The example below shows the cause and effects of Julian Ceasar's assassination: media type="custom" key="7186581" The example below is a very fancy Prezi that explains how to solve problems: media type="custom" key="7186589"

The example below is what I created for back to school night presentation: media type="custom" key="7186605"

Create your own here. Sign up under an Educator here.
Information Sheet:

It takes a little while to get into the groove of things. The "Zebra" is a little confusing at first because depending on the direction of the stripes you can zoom, rotate, and move objects.



=** Instructional ideas for Prezi: ** = Cons/potential issues:
 * Make your Prezi as big as you want, becasue you have lots of space! It will make it easier when you preview too. -Caitlin C.
 * Don't forget to preview your presentation so you know how to use it, because it could be confusing the first time you use it! -Caitlin C.
 * It is a fantastic tool for cycles in science, such as the water cycle. Since the Prezi moves in a circular fashion, the students get a better image of how things in nature get recycled as well. Janet J., Harper's Choice Middle, Howard County Cohort
 * Prezi does not have spell check- make sure to check your work. -Caitlin C.
 * Be careful that you don't go too fast as you move through your Prezi. It can get make students a little dizzy!- Janet J, Harper's Choice Middle, Howard County Cohort
 * Janet- I agree! When making my reflection Prezi I felt a little sick watching it. - Chrissy L

**Glogster- EDU** media type="custom" key="7200307" ** Create your own here ** Glogster Reference

=Instructional ideas for Glogster: = Cons/potential issues:allows for students to use creativity with pictures, drawings, etc.~Brousseau
 * Could be used for autobiographies rather than using a written form~Brousseau