5 Web Tools for Teaching Science and Math

Posted by David Wetzel

The following five free Web 2.0 tools promote a shared collaborative approach to teaching and learning science and math.

Provides an online set of tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and forms for collecting data. The advantage is that students can work on these documents from any location they have a computer and access to the Internet. Also students can work on the same document simultaneously. Google Docs provides additional information and links to supporting resources.

With this tool you can create a power point or keynote presentation and upload the it to SlideShare. Then you embed HTML (created by SlideShare) code of the presentation into a Wiki or Blog for use in the classroom. You can also embed videos and podcasts in a Wiki or blog using SlideShare. Visit SlideShare for additional information.

This tool is now called pbworks and is used to develop and make Wikis for class use. Tips for Using Wikis for Teaching and Learning has ideas and links to resources for using Wikis in  science and math classes.

This tool is used to develop and make a Blog for class use. Visit WordPress for additional information.

This tool allows teachers to communicate with other teachers and students to work collaboratively with students in other locations 140 characters at a time. Using Twitter to Break Down Classroom Walls provides strategies for using Twitter in the classroom.