There are many Web 2.0 applications on the web. Many are not designed for education. Here are a range of ways in which you can adapt them for your classroom!

Spicy Nodes

An interesting and different way to 'Mind Map'. You can create elaborate ways to share your ideas . Suitable for Key Stage 2+

Wallwisher

Share ideas on a common wall. Pupils can all interact at once. Start a theme or piece of work off using the wall, exploring what pupils know. At the end of the theme redo the wall to ascertain how learning has progressed.

Flickr

One of the many photo storage applciations. Try describing a photograph in just 5 Words!

Wordle

Create many interesting word patterns. Try using them to display themes in the classroom

Web 2.0 and Literacy

Here is a blog I created for a presentation I gave in Qatar for the College of the North Altantic. It contains a wealth of great Web 2.0 applications for use in Literacy.

Storybird

One if the best online writing resources to inspire and motivate pupils. Boys in particular enjoy using this. The graphics which can be selected are superb.

Etherpad

Produce collaborative stories. Watch what happens when everyone starts to use it at once!