Educational+Tools

Educational Tools

Web 2.0 tools have innovatively contributed to shaping education. Many of these websites provide creative new ways for people to learn. This Wiki page includes a list of many tools that are helpful when learning. Characteristics about the applications are also provided as well as an explanation of how Web 2.0 educational applications can be useful. For example, some of the tools below have features for notetaking, tutoring, and research papers respectively.

Web 2.0 Tools for Education: Collecta - news feed updates of real time information - free but need a username - has a mobile phone application - Beta

Paperrater- - helps to prevent plagiarism on paper - gives you grammar suggestions

EduSlide - online tutoring (30 day trial) - you can ask professionals questions and make your own quizzes - NOT free

GroupTable - created in 2008, helps manage group projects - different tools to do the projects - free, need to log in

BigBookSearch - lets you know about any new book, free - even artists and directors - gives you comments and summaries

Notely - Helps you get organized - free but need to log-in - there is a calendar and homework book

Kobo - you can read any book on the Internet - free to log in, but need to buy eBooks

Topsite - its free - gives you the top ten sites for your research, no log-in required - can download a free toolbar - Beta

Quizlet - free, log-in required - games, flash cards for studying terms or vocabulary - join groups and share flash cards - also allows people to login through Facebook

ReddyNote - allows you to take notes and reminders with a calendar - log-in required - free - Beta

StudyBulb - similar to QuizLet - free, log-in required - create and share cards, find by different tags/subjects

Woopid - video tutorials about computers and computer applications - no login - free

PutPlace - Gathers all your valuable information and backs it up - Saves all your documents and work on the computer - And you can share your files from anywhere, helps with group projects

Penzu - Free - Online diary, helps get your thoughts organized, and improves your writing skills - Helps you write better papers - Beta

Footnote - Historical newspaper - You can search different articles from different times - free, and easy to search, gets reliable information.

Skimble - Online planner, helps you plan out your work time. - Gets you organized for school, helps you manage your time better - Easier to keep track of your homework and what you have to complete every night, keeps you on the right track - Beta

EverNote - Allows you to save notes from websites, its free but you need a username - You can access this from any computer - Helps to organize your research and website notes

MiddleSpot - Makes a great launch page - Lets you create your own personalized page - You can get on to MiddleSpot from any computer - You can share it with friends - Its free, or you can pay for it and have a plus package

FactBook - Good for research - Has notes, maps, etc. - Allows you to find any country, city, etc. - Tells you information about that particular country or city - It's free, and it only requires a sign up - in beta