Wiki sites to look at as examples and for ideas (these can be shared with students to get them hooked)

Classic Book Wiki http://classicbooks.sblc.wikispaces.net/ 

Storybookipedia Wiki http://storybookipedia.sblc.wikispaces.net

The Stars of Science Wiki http://thestarsofscience.sblc.wikispaces.net/ 

Nutmeg Books Teen Wiki http://nutmegteen2009.sblc.wikispaces.net/ 

Nutmeg Books Intermediate Wiki http://jms-ctetr.sblc.wikispaces.net
(this name is not the original, but it was messed up this weekend 112/13 and can’t change it back for a while)

Spice It Up a Notch With Nutmeg Website http://www.sblceastconn.org/nutmegbooks2009.htm
(resource for lessons)  

Article/Blog: "Moving Toward Web 2.0 in K-12 Education " http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2008/10/moving-toward-web-20-in-k-12-education/

Bloglines  http://www.bloglines.com 
A way to monitor students edits and posts through RSS feeds  

To Create slideshows within your wiki

VoiceThread http://voicethread.com/ 
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or phone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too. No download needed.

Voicethread 4 Educacation wiki http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/ 

Digitally Speaking/ Voicethread http://digitallyspeaking.pbwiki.com/Voicethread 

Bubble Share http://www.bubbleshare.com
Upload pictures and add clipart to create a slide show.

PhotoStory 3 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/PhotoStory/default.mspx 
Create slideshows using your digital photos. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures. Add special effects, soundtracks, and your own voice narration to your photo stories. Then, personalize them with titles and captions. Save as a Windows Media file .wmv and then you can imbed in your wiki. A free download.

Other useful tools

Voki: Create a character http://www.voki.com/ 
Voki enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character. You can customize your Voki to look like you or take on the identity of lots of other types of characters… animals, monsters, anime etc. Your Voki can speak with your own voice which is added via microphone, upload, or phone. No download needed.

Voki - Avatars in Education http://www.squidoo.com/voki 

Audacity: Record and edit sounds http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ 
A free, open source software for recording and editing sounds in Linux, Mac OS X , and other operating systems. Needs to be downloaded. 

TeacherTube: Create a Video http://www.teachertube.com/
Upload a video that you’ve created with MovieMaker, iMovie, Photostory3 or any other video editing software.

Add a Widget

There are hundreds, probably thousands, of novelty widgets that you can embed into a wiki or blog. Here are a few of favorites recommended by EASTCONN specialists D. Drasch and R. Pilver.

The Weather Pixie http://weatherpixie.com
The WeatherPixie is a little graphic that shows a representation of the weather using data reported (mostly) by airports and aerodromes around the world. As the weather in a particular location changes, the characters clothes will reflect the weather and the graphic will show rain, snow, airborne particles and changes in cloud cover. Daylight, sunset and current moon phase are also displayed.

Virtual Earth http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/virtual-earth

ClusterMaps http://www.clustrmaps.com/getone.php
Want to know your audience? ClustrMaps provides the HTML that gives you a tiny map. When it loads, it increments a counter and shows the locations of all visitors to your page, cumulatively.Visitors don't need to click on anything: just viewing your page is sufficient.  

ClockLink http://www.clocklink.com 
Clocklink provides fashionable yet free online clocks that can be easily embedded in your web page or in your blog.

Where to Find More Web2.0 Applications and Widgets

GO2WEB20 http://www.go2web20.net
The Complete Web2.0 Directory

Widgetbox http://www.widgetbox.com
A place to find fun and novelty widgets.