online resources for teachers and students

Online Resources For

Teachers and Students

Jeff WheelerClackamas Web Academy - Winter 2009

Guidelines for Resources

-- Free (low annual cost possible for some)

-- Easy to learn and use

-- Functional for teacher and/or student

Google Appsfor Education

www.google.com/educators

School and Classroom Integration

-- Everything is delivered and stored online-- Access from a web browser anytime, from anyplace-- Integrated communication and collaboration tools-- Offer the best email experience to staff and students-- Ability to call, send a message or chat in real-time-- Share and publish calendars/events with others-- Teachers/students can create and share documents-- Drag-and-Drop sharing of files-- Create a class site with easy editing-- And much more...

Dimdim

www.dimdim.com

Web Meeting

-- Instant start meetings, no install -- Host meetings up to 20 people for free-- Schedule future meetings-- Share microphones & webcams-- Desktop & presentation sharing-- Whiteboard collaboration-- Web page co-browsing-- Record and embed your events

Jing

www.jingproject.com

Visual Online Conversation

-- Quick and easy solution for producing video-- Snap a picture of your screen-- Record video of onscreen action-- Narrate while your video is recording-- Share instantly over the web, IM, email-- Annotate your visual content

Ningwww.ning.com

Social Community

-- Create, customize, and share your own social network-- Visual design freedom-- Make your network public or private for members only-- Flexibility in how you moderate your network-- Members have their own unique profile & blog-- Features:

• Real-time chat• Discussion forums• Event calendar• Much more...

Diigowww.diigo.com

Website AnnotationSocial Information Network

-- Personal research tool-- Easy to use with browser sidebar or plug-in-- Highlight portions of web pages-- Attach sticky notes to specific parts of web pages-- Highlights/notes are superimposed on original page-- Create a personal collection of all your information-- Share your findings individually or create a group-- Acts as a social content site, searching Diigo is easy!