#ISTE12: EduTecher's Web Tools will make your classroom rock! (Adam Bellow)

Presenter: 

• Adam Bellow (@eduTecher)

Website:

• http://edutecher.symbaloo.com/  - this site has links to all the web tools he presented, so check them out!
• Note: Why use symbaloo?  Then students don't have to type in URLs, they just click on image to go where you want them to!

• http://www.edutecher.net/ - 1500 tools
• Educlipper.net - coming soon - like an educational "pinterest"

Notes (from presenters in bold, from me in italics):

• 42 million new websites since last year's ISTE
• Web 2.0 - that's a term that is 12 years old... call them "web tools" - then you can categorize them by type
• It's not about the tools - it's about what you do with them... and more about what your STUDENTS do with them!
• Avoid the pitfalls
• Free webtools are not always free...they have to stay afloat somehow!
• Always have a plan B
• "If the pencil breaks, you get another pencil and move on"
• Positives outweigh the negatives for using these tools
• Keep Learning! There is no finish line!
• Try one new things at a time, and figure out if it works...and do it well!

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - the number of new "web tools" I was exposed to this week is astronomical.  We can't try them all out at once - we will overwhelm ourselves and our students.  
 
WEBTOOLS SHARED in presentation:

• Money-saving web tools
• Aww (a web whiteboard) - can all log in and learn together. Just click on "share" and invite others to the URL, then you can all work together.
• Mentimeter (like a smart clicker, but free). Students can vote on any device that has access to the web (phone, computer, etc.) Graphic automatically updates as votes come in.
  
• Social Webtools
• Edmodo.com
• Schoology.com
• Tildee.com -  a way to create "how-to" tutorials incorporating a variety of media.
• Study Apps
• ThinkBinder.com - students (or teachers!) can create study groups where students can collaborate by talking, video-chatting, sending files, etc. I'm having my students pilot it to see what they think. I like it as a better alternative to my "chats" I had via google docs this year.
  
• Movie Making
• PhotoStory
• WeVideo (social editing and sharing software) 2-3 people can be on the same video at the same time!
• Flipping the Classroom
• Present.me (PowerPoint + webcam)
• ShowMe (create your own lessons, or curate ones that are already made!) "Real Teachers using real content making videos"
• Synchtube.com/r/edutecher Password: eduTecher
• Gets rids of ads and comments, has chat/backchannel to use
• YouTube EDU, YouTube for teachers
• Put the computer to work for you
•  ifthisthenthat - helps you organize your tasks
• philterit - organizes email
• Just for fun:
• Auto-tweeting
• Keynotetweet2 - he got his tweets to live tweet as he was talking
• Create Music
• Ujam.com (it lets you sing - terribly - and then let's you fix it)
•  Other
• Easel.ly - creates great infographics
• Futureme.org - can send yourself an email in the future; great for reflection

From all this, the web tools I like the most and will be exploring first are:

1. ThinkBinder - To use for "chat sessions"

2. WeVideo - to encourage students to use for video projects

3. ShowMe - as a location to curate content from

The web tools I want to explore more and could see some use, but aren't on my priority list are:

1. Futureme.org

2. Easel.ly 

3. Aww

4. Mentimeter