Web 2.0 Slide

Madison: 
MindMeister is used to create concept maps. It even allows you see your concept map in a slideshow. This website provides a 30 day free trial. It's worth using in the classroom, but the demo is a very limited version. 
Spider Scribe.net is a free concept map website. It's like the Inspiration app. You insert images and your location. This website is centered more for the business world. May not be beneficial for students but it makes organizing simple for teachers. 
Erica:
Bubbl.us is also a site for making concept maps.
Lino.com is an organizational tool for posting notes, calenders, due dates, posting videos, and creating work documents.  There is an app for easier access.  Can be used for both teachers and their students.
 Madison: 
Photobucket is a site for uploading and personalizing pictures. It can be thought of as Pininterst because you can tag and share pictures with others. 
Quintura Kids is a search engine that is kid-friendly. However, it doesn't do too much of anything or provide a good amount of information. 
Callie:
DuckDuckGo is also a search engine for children. It has a filter for the internet and provides a great amount of information.
GoGooligans.com is another search engine for kids with the addition of teens. Sadly, this site doesn't do too much of anything either.
Rebecca:
Padlet is a website where teachers can build a wall and let students post information.  Teachers can ask questions and the entire class can watch as their responses post on the wall.
Text2MindMap did not really work but it is supposed to be a website that creates a mind map using text.
Brittany:
Stormboard is a website where teachers can post questions and students will post their votes.  Students must have a code to be able to log in.
Ally:
Kidtopia.info is a search engine for children.  It was developed by a school library and contains a large amount of academic information.  The bad thing about the website is that it has a lot of random ads.
InstaGrok is a search engine that provides factual information in concept map form.
Victoria:
SlimeKids is a website that contains a lot of different kid friendly search engines.
WikiSummarizer branches off of the Wiki website.  It searches information in concept map form, allows one to edit, create keyword clouds, etc.
Tommi: 
PearlTrees is a combination of Pininterest and a concept map.  You can use the search box and pin information to your tree.
NetVibes is place where you can collect out of thoughts and place them on a dashboard.  It is also a search engine.
Katherine 
GloggsterEDU is a website to build timelines. It is used best for groups.
Audacity is a website for recording.
Lauren
Vimeo is a website that is kind of like Youtube.  This is probably not a good site to use for kids because it contains vulgar content and may not have a filter.
Wordpress.com is a social blog site where you can find friends and explore topics

Common Core in Action: How Two Science Teachers are Implementing Common Core

Teaching Science makes me uneasy.  I am not at all 100% confident about that or Mathematics.  However, I am good at English, Reading, and Writing and that is what these two Science teachers implemented into their instruction.  Katie Abole, Science teacher at Bronx Leadership Academy in New York, said "science literacy is different and requires different skills."  So in order to implement the Reading Standards into her Biofuel vs. Fossil Fuels lesson, she scaffolded literacy skills from reading and writing standards in different ways.  She used drafts and outlines, graphic organizers, direct instruction, and revision.  Through this, her students gained college level skills.  Next, she balanced literacy instruction with Science activities.  Christopher King, teacher at West Bronx Academy in New York, used a similar unit to Katie Abole.  He targeted Reading and Writing Standards by scaffolding strategies such as including a Socratic Seminar that supported argumentation and evidence skills.  This made his students willingly engage in academic conversations.

Evolving Classroom Education: Where is K-12 Technology Headed?

Because technology is moving at such a high rate of speed, we must make sure that our students aren't left behind.  Schools are starting new initiatives that allow children to bring their own digital devices or supply them with one.  This literally puts the world at their finger tips.  Schools' original mobile device policy is being reversed to support these initiatives.  Natural user interfaces (NUI) are motion censored and aid blind, deaf, physically disabled and autistic children.  NUI devices consist of Nintendo Wii, Xbox Kinect, and the Iphone Siri.  It has been said that NUI's have the ability to remove barriers such as social characteristics, geographic location, and physical or sensory abilities.  The milestones that public schools face today are time and money. As technology expands, schools have to try and stay up to date, but that can't be done ASAP due to budgets and approval.  This creates a difficult situation for students because universities and colleges are adjusting to technological advancements very rapidly.
Students and teachers can really benefit from technology, but this really does put us all at a stand still when some schools simply do not have enough money or time to supply students with devices.  Some schools do not even have books and computers or tablets are out of the question.  I do not know how this situation can be fixed, but whatever decision is made I hope it benefits all students across this country.