"Web 2.0" describes the evolution of the World Wide Web to include a variety of communication and collaboration tools and services such as wikis, blogs, photo sharing sites, social networking tools and more. Many of these tools are particularly well suited for use by educators.

Teachers who are considering the use of these tools with students should review the WDSD Guidelines for Web 2.0 Tools

Examples:

Use Sumo Paint, Picnik, or Photoshop Express to edit and enhance your images. Other online image editing sites include Aviary, Fotoflexer and Pixlr

Online painting tool at artpad

Use Voicethread to create online "photostories" and more

Use Animoto or Smilebox to create online slideshows, or Prezi for presentations

Web-based graphic organizers at bubbl.us and Mindomo

Blogs by Edublogs or 21classes (we also have our own blog server)

Wikis by PBwiki, Wikispaces and Wetpaint

Photo sharing with Picassa, flickr, photobucket

Share video online with Vimeo, TeacherTube or our own Wordpress Blog

Portaportal, delicious and furl, online bookmarking tools

Google Docs and Google Domains for Education (this one!)

Web-based office tools from Thinkfree and Zoho. Create, share and edit all of your MS Office documents online!

"microblogs" at Twitter