Web+2.0+Resources

[|Glogster] - Glogster is an interactive social media website that allows it users to create posters called "Glogs". Currently, Glogster has over one million users, most of whom are teenagers. Glogs look like posters but they can have interactive content on them such as videos and graphics.
 * Web 2.0 Tools **

[|Yelp] - Yelp is an interactive website that gives its visitors the opportunity to view business reviews. It also allows every day people to post their own reviews on the website. It was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco.



[|Voki] - Voki is a free online service that allows you to create an avatar of yourself. Things that you can customize include accent, background, appearance, and you are in complete control of what your voki says. This can be used for many things, including school presentations.

[|Wordle] - Wordle is a creative expression website. Using wordle, you can take numerous words and arrange them into a cloud shape. This gives you a better idea of what is going to be talked about because you can see all of the key words in front of you

[|Google Docs] - Google Docs are very similar to Microsoft Office, however the suite is based online instead of one your desktop. Using Google Docs, you can make an interactive document otherwise known as a collaborative, you can make a presentation, or even a spreadsheet similar to Microsoft excel. This is an example of a Google application.

[|Wikispaces] -Wikispaces is a free website that allows users to create their own website. This website is unique in the fact that it is perfect for collaboration and can be edited at anytime by anyone the creator has given access to. Wikis have been used for several purposes: education, business,leisure, or recreational activities.

[|Prezi] - Prezi is an online tool used for the presentation of information. It is very similar to Microsoft Powerpoint in the fact that it is comprised of slides of information or pictures. The difference is prezi gives you more options as far as how you view the presentation. For this reason, it has become one of the most popular websites used by teenagers for schoolwork. It was founded by Peter Arvai, Peter Halacsy and Adam Somlai-Fischer in April of 2009. Prezi has created applications for computers and tablets for easy access.

[|Bubbl.us] - Bubbl.us is a website that allows its users to collectively brainstorm ideas and create mind mapping tools. It is formatted similar to a web diagram, where the main concept is in the middle with branches leading off discussing subtopics. Mind maps are diagrams that represent material that you are attempting to learn.

[|Slide Share] - Slide Share is a hosting service that allows users to view slide shows. It can be made public or private, depending on who you want to see your slide show. The different formats you can use include PowerPoint, PDFs, and open documents. The site gets 58 million different visitors/month and is just outside the top 100 websites for the most viewed. It is very similar to YouTube, except you are viewing presentations not videos.



[|Word Press] - Word press is a website that is used mainly for blogging. It can also be used to manage the content of existing stuff. It is a more commonly used tool by people who already have a website and are looking to enrich the quality of it. In fact, as of September 2013, it has been used by more then 60 million websites. The significance of this website cannot be overstated considering how many websites it help create.



[|Google Hangout:] Google Hangout is an app that allows it users to participate in free video chatting with up to 10 other users. This app is most convenient for those without smartphones that don't have FaceTime or Skype. During video calls, you can bring up other apps made by Google such as a Google Doc or a video on YouTube. This may prove to be the future of video calling, due to the 540 million unique visitors Google attracts every month.

[|YouTube:] YouTube is a website that focuses mainly on video sharing. It was created in 2005 and was then bought by Google in 2006. Using YouTube, you can watch a TV show, movie, educational film, music video, or user submitted videos. Most of YouTube is user generated with the exceptions of a few companies that have advertising deals with YouTube. Non-members can watch videos for free but must become a member to post. This is an example of a Google application. [|Twitter:] Twitter is a social networking website that allows users to post "tweets" that can be read almost instantly after they are sent. Twitter's privacy settings allow you to select which group of people can see your tweets. As of 2012, Twitter had over 500 million users and was continuing to grow still. Twitter is on almost every list of the top five websites visited in the world.



[|Pinterest:] Pinterest is a picture sharing website that allows users to make and control groups of images such as an event or hobby. Users can look at other people's pin boards to see their creations. One of the more important features is the fact that you can like a picture. Pinterest started the same way many social networks started, a small company started by a few brilliant entrepreneurs. After it came out with an iPhone App, the site took off.

[|Gmail:] Gmail is a free emailing service offered by Google. Because of this, it is an example of a Google Application. Gmail offers a vast amount of storage for data from your emails. It provides you with an address book so that once you email someone once, Gmail will recognize that person if you try to email them again. It is the most popular emailing service in the world, according to statistics.