What are the Web 2.0 tools to be presented here?
It’s important to expose some characteristics
of the Web 2.0 tools we have used for designing our teaching activities. In
this blog, you will know about the following Web 2.0 tools:
MoveNote: MoveNote allows users to add webcam narration to uploaded slides or pictures. MoveNote
makes it easy to upload PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, or pictures from your computer. Plus, you can take pictures
while in MoveNote and create the presentation as you go. Once your
screencast/webinar is complete, you can share it to social media, email it or
embed it on your blog or web site.
Audacity: Is an audio editor and recorder software that is used to record and edit
sounds. Audacity can be used to perform number of audio editing and recording
tasks such as splitting recordings into separate tracks and more.
Here you’ll see how the members of the collaborative group used Audacity; they
will show you how you can download this Web 2.0 tools and learn about its
different functions through a video tutorial.
Prezi: Is a cloud-based presentation software and
storytelling tool for presenting ideas on a virtual canvas. Basically, Prezi gives you the opportunity of creating
presentations through a variety set of multimedia tools. With Prezi,
presentations are no longer full of texts; they now can contain images, music
and even videos!
SlideShare: Is a Web 2.0 based
slide hosting service. Users can upload files privately or publicly in the following
file formats: PowerPoint, PDF, Keynote or OpenDocument presentations. SlideShare also
provides users the ability to rate, comment on, and share the uploaded content.
YouTube: YouTube provides a forum for people to connect,
inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform
for original content creators and advertisers large and small. YouTube is a
Google company
Educaplay: Is a free website which lets teachers create a
wide variety of different educational interactive resources. These can then be
lined to, or embedded into your blog/VLE.
Wix: Wix.com is
a cloud-based web development platform that allows users to create HTML5 web
sites and mobile sites
through the use of their online drag and drop tools.
