Web 2.0 for College Writing

UNC Colleague Dr. Ben Varner shared a wealth of Web 2.0 sources that were a handout for his presentation at the 5C's conference last Friday in Aims. Thank you, Ben!

Dr. Ben Varner University of Northern Colorado

Web 2.0 Applications

Grammar Bytes: http://chompchomp.com/menu.htm
Daily Grammar Website: http://www.dailygrammar.com/
E.L. Easton's English Quizzes: http://eleaston.com/quizzes.html
Guide to Grammar and Writing: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Paragraph Punch: http://www.paragraphpunch.com/
Purdue OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Academic Writing Module: Paragraphs: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/llc/academic-writing/
CSU Writing Guide: http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/
WikiSpaces (create a free wiki): http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K
Wikipedia School and University Projects: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:School_and_university_projects
Teachnology (create a free website): http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_site/ Googledocs (Writely): http://tinyurl.com/2zktwe
Wetpaint (Create a wiki in three easy steps):
http://www.wetpaint.com/
Paradigm: Online Writing Assistant: http://www.powa.org/
Essay Punch: http://www.essaypunch.com/
Using English for Academic Purposes: http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm
Protagonize: http://protagonize.com/
Visualize: http://vi.sualize.us/
Footnote: http://www.footnote.com/index.php
Smile (Server Managed Interactive Learning Exercises): http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/mimea/smile/v2/index.php
Brain Pop (subscription required): http://www.brainpop.com/english/seeall/
Community Walk: http://www.communitywalk.com/
Tumblr (Tumble Logs): http://www.tumblr.com/
Great Source: http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_expos.html
Writing Fun: http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/writingfun/writingfun.html
BBC Skillswise: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/writing/
BookGlutton: http://www.bookglutton.com/ReadWithMe
Albion College Digital Portfolio: http://www.albion.edu/digitalportfolio/#Top
Nik Peachy's Blog (Essays based on pictures): http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/2008/01/pictures-worth.html
Open your own chatroom: http://www.chatzy.com NEH EDsitement Website: http://edsitement.neh.gov/
Thousands of Full-Text Free Books: http://www.fullbooks.com/
Engrade (Free gradebook): http://www.engrade.com/
Skype (free telephone calls): http://www.skype.com/
Docstoc (Shared documents): http://www.docstoc.com/search/essays/
Jottit (Create a free website instantly): http://jottit.com/
Teacher Tube (Educational videos): http://www.teachertube.com/
Edublogs: http://edublogs.org/wp-signup.php
Read Please: http://www.readplease.com/
Read the Words: http://www.readthewords.com/
Political Cartoons (Visual Rhetoric): http://politicalcartoons.com/
GoogleSites (Collaborative website): http://sites.google.com/
Wikipedia Writing Assignments: http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2008/03/wikipedia-writing.html
Webquests (How to create a webquest): http://webquest.org/index-create.php
Educational Uses of Second Life: http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses
Open Source Content Management System: http://www.joomla.org/