web20forteachers

= = =WEB 2.0 FOR TEACHERS=
 * No matter the grade level of our students, you can be guaranteed that today's learner is tuned into technology! In order to engage our students, it's important that we're aware of how to use "their" tools to make learning engaging for them - and the best way to understand them is to use them ourselves! This session will familiarize teachers with some "Web 2.0" tools such as Wordle, Voki, Diigo, and Twitter and give them ideas about how to apply them to maximize __teacher__ learning and networking.**

**The "What" and "Why" of Web 2.0**
Definitions of Web 2.0 (collection of one-line explanations) Web 2.0 Tools for the Classroom Teacher (hotlinks to tools for teachers and students) Teacher Toolbox (list of resources categorized by function)

**Reaching for the Clouds: Word Clouds**
Wordle Why Wordle (blog by Stephen Anderson) #WhyWordle (Twitter search results on how different people use Wordle) Tagul WordItOut WordSift
 * Other Word Cloud Sites**

**More Than the Printed Word**
Voki(create an avatar and add your own voice) Vokis at Richmond Drive (created by 4th grade Spanish students) Yodio(add voice to photos via phone)

**Building your PLN: A Community at the Click of a Mouse**
Ning (create your own or join existing networks) Kentucky World Language Teacher Network Classroom 2.0 Facebook (look for organization/group pages) How My PLN Saved the Day- A great blog post demonstrating the value of a PLN

**Twitter: Bite-sized Professional Development**
Twitter in Plain English media type="file" key="Twitter_in_Plain_English_1.wmv" width="300" height="300" Twitterers to Follow Twitter 4 Teachers (wiki housed at pbworks) Twitter For Teachers(e-book written in twitter style [140 characters per line] ) Twitter Help For Educators (links and resources for teachers getting started with Twitter)

**The Buzz About Blogs**
TeachPaperless (Shelly Blake-Plock, lead blogger) Langwitches (Silvia Tolisano) The World A.T. Ways (Barbara Lindsey and Kevin Gaughler) Multilingual Mania

**Never Having to Ask "Where is it?" or "What's new?"**
Diigo Diigo Directions for Students Delicious

RSS in Plain English media type="file" key="Video_RSS_in_Plain_English_1.wmv" width="300" height="300" Google Reader

Washington Association for Language Learning - Michael Wilder Michigan World Language Association - Cindy Kendall
 * Connecting to Other Conference Sessions**