Web 2.0 Tools

An online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140-character messages called "tweets".

A social bookmarking website that allows signed-up users to bookmark and tag Web pages.

Multimedia movies that combine photographs, video, animation, sound, music, text, and often a narrative voice. They may be used as an expressive medium within the classroom to integrate subject matter with extant knowledge and skills from across the curriculum.

A term that describes World Wide Web sites that emphasize user-generated content, usability, and interoperability. The term was popularized by Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty at the O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 Conference in late 2004, though it was coined by Darcy DiNucci in 1999.

Websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.

The ability to read and write. Competence or knowledge in a specified area.

The study of grammar, composition, spelling, and (sometimes) public speaking, typically taught as a single subject in elementary and middle school.

The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.

Is a way of distinguishing the fundamental questions within the education system. It is named after Benjamin Bloom, who chaired the committee of educators that devised the taxonomy.

The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.

A person who inspires and encourages us to strive for greatness, live to our fullest potential and see the best in ourselves.

The ability to read text, process it and understand its meaning.