'Web 2.0 paljastaa' photo (c) 2011, Janne Ansaharju - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/

 

In yet another attempt to get at the enormous backlog I have of sites worth blogging about, I post a regular feature called “The Week In Web 2.0.” (you might also be interested in The 50 Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2017). I also sometimes include tech tools or articles about them that might not exactly fit the definition of Web 2.0:

Data Wrapper is a new site that lets you create interactive charts and graphs. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Creating Infographics.

I’ve previously shared about the great tool My Simple Show (see Wow – “My Simple Show” Is An Extraordinary Tool For Creating Free Video “Explainers”). Richard Byrne blogged about their new free option for teachers to create fifty free student accounts in a classroom plan. I’m adding it to The Best Sites That Students Can Use Independently And Let Teachers Check On Progress.

Loom lets you easily make screencasts, though it can only be used in Chrome.  Here’s a video about it:

I’m adding it to The Best Tools For Making Screencasts.

Here’s more info on it:

Descript is not free, but it seems like the easiest way around to edit podcasts.