SO . . . HERE I AM AT SUMMER CORE 2008 AND I’M LEARNING ALL KINDS OF NEW INFORMATION THAT I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED AS A TEACHER. 

• Web 2.0 is interactive and is a new way to communicate vs. the old Web 1.0 that only can inform one of information.  Web 2.0 ignites curiosity, encourages clear, effective & creative expression.  It fosters community through collaboration. and engages the learning in a different way then ever before. UNLIKE WHAT I THOUGHT BEFORE, BLOGS CAN BE GOOD!

• Edublogs.com   Designed for teachers.  Students may view this if they are on your list.  Mine is cheryllenz.edublogs.org
• Some examples of Web 2.0 are:  You Tube, Flickr (photos) Delicious (bookmarks). Slideshare.net. Bloglines, google Reader, Edublogs, PBwiki, wikispaces, jumpout, pienik, bubbleshare, video thread, gcast, My Space, Facebook,  Skype, Bubble ply, Slideshare, Voicethread . . .
• Great Websites to check out

1. Worldmathsday.com  – Wednesday, March 4, 2009 is world math day.  Compete against schools from 157 countries all over the world.  Levels are K-12 and math facts are geared for those grade levels.  Student sign in and get a password and avatar to compete against 5 other similar age students from all over the world.  Great way to have fun while reviewing math facts and geography.  Free and can be bought by school for early practice.
3.  http://youtube.com/youchoose - Face the candidates and their issues.  Great for election info of candidates.
4.  http://www.ixl.com/ Math site – (I excell) – Not free
5. http://retailmenof.com/ great place to get discount coupons for online purchases from stores
6. http://zamzar.com/ changes files from one language file to another (example -pdf to html)
7. http://kiva.org/ loans that change lives – micro financing – you become a lender to a third world country individual
8. http://www.flashpaint.com/ Free painting for younger children.  Can be printed when finished.
9. http://teachersfirst.com/index.cfm  A website for teachers, by teachers.  Search engine.  Can show a matrix for different subjects and levels.
10. http://typingpal.com/ A typing site that’s not free
11. http://www.keybr.com/ A typing site that’s FREE
12. http://allmyfaves.com/  Has all types of great sites that are by category
13. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/ Reviews of movies in the theatres and on DVD’s
14. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us%3AIE-Address&rlz=1I7ADBF&q=delicious%2Fschalman&btnG=Search  Lynn’s favorite sites for education