I dabbled with the self-publishing website by the name of Lulu and thought it would be great to upload students' writing to create an anthology with a customized book-cover and all. Nothing like that to make students know they are authors. To tell you the truth, I was thrilled to death when I read that you could even purchase an ISBN for the book you create!
I don't think that YouTube needs any introduction as far as Web 2.0 application is concerned. I use it mainly on my personal time but you can also find educational content. For instance, I was able to dig up a preview of the Houston ballet's upbeat version of Cinderella to show to my ESL students before their field trip, but unfortunately the district's firewalls prevented me from showing it.
Saving the best review for last, I discovered the html form builder Wufoo, which makes creating surveys and gathering information painless, even for someone who barely got acquainted with its features. I "designed" the information questionnaire that can be seen below and I would like to give it to my students to fill online at the beginning of the school year. I am also thinking about reproducing the "Reading Survey" used by the district as an online survey, as it will be easier to aggregate the information and genres that students enjoy reading.
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but with ZamZar that won't be a problem any more...your kids won't miss out! you convert it and then they will be able to see it!
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