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Big List of CoolnessSummer Edition
Presentation ToolsSlideshare Upload PPT’s Link to or embed the
slideshow
Mixbook Combine pictures and
text into Flash scrapbooks Actual book available for
purchase
Sliderocket Create slideshows with
Flash animation Finished product online
available to link or embed
Presentation ToolsGlogster Online posters with
animation, links, and images
Manages student user names and passwords
Collects products under teacher login
Prezi Create a
presentation on an endless plane
No square slides, chart your own path
Easy to use menu and animation
Collaborative Tools
Wikispaces Website that allows
multiple authors to contribute information.
Move classwork online and manage it all in one place.
Wordpress The king of blogs for the
teacher. Integrate writing Lengthen discussions Provide extra
informationPosterous Super simple blogging Blog by emailing to your
posterous.
Collaborative ToolsKidblog EASY!!! Create a blog and one
for up to 200 students in minutes.
Students can comment to your posts or write their own.
Edmodo Create a safe, social
network experience. Distribute
announcements, assignments, and grade.
Collaborative ToolsGoogle Apps All things under one account!! Incredibly flexible and intelligent
calendar Docs features a word processor,
spreadsheet, form and presentation tool
Sites has all the features of a wiki and some of blogging.
Reader aggregates your favorite web information like checking the mailbox.
Collaborative Tools
Wallwisher Easiest, create a wall
in a minute Brainstorm notes from
a number of users Revisit the link
whenever you like.
Stixy More robust Easily upload
documents, to-do lists Utilize as agenda for
the day
An entire crop of website using the idea of sticky notes as brainstorming and note-taking tools have appeared.
Collaborative ToolsVoicethread Turns images into embeddable slideshows Narrate each slide Comment on others presentations Great tool for peer review, story retells, any
multimedia reports
Video Creation
Go Animate! Create animated videos
using provided characters Just enter text to create a
templated Direct a movie of your
own by adding characters, directing their actions, and making a video scene by scene.
Animoto Upload images or
video Choose the
soundtrack Animoto does the rest
(with a max of 30 seconds)
Video apps are moving online with more functionality. Use these instead of Movie Maker or Photostory 3 in some cases.
Video CreationStupeflix More robust than
Jaycut Added function to
assemble webcasts of videos
Flixtime A balance between
Animoto and Stupeflix Assemble a timeline of
content Flixtime creates the
movie The user can edit the
video provided or use as is
Timeline/ Graphic Organizers
Capzles Elaborate editor Add blog entries as
well Share via link or make
private
Dipity Adds a social
networking element View the timeline as
flipbook or stream
A number of timeline websites have been created over the last several years. They integrate video and photo content into beautiful timelines.
Timeline/ Graphic Organizers
Exploratree Features completed
graphic organizers. Complete them
online or print them.
Spiderscribe Similar to Inspiration and
Stixy. Allows calendar and
document additions
Popplet Also similar to Inspiration. Very intuitive.
Moving away from a purchased software like Inspiration, we can find any of a number of online graphic organizer tools.
ResearchTeachers.tv Library of videos with
lesson plansOnline Tate Awesome collection of
art activities Easily integrated with SS
and ELAGoogle Art Project
Ergo A guide to the research
process Provides resources as
wellSweet Search Searches only evaluated
sites Insures validity and
safety
Source Material
Creative Commons Clearly identifies how the author
wishes their content used Assembles other websites that
collect CC material Provides CC licenses so that you
can participate Does NOT overrule copyright law
One of the biggest issues as students research and create products based on their findings, can be finding copyright friendly material. The next few slides are devoted to those resources.
Source Material- AudioJamendo
Free Play Music
Publicdomain4u
Soungle
Free Sound Project
CCMixter
Source Material- PhotosFlickr Catalogs images from
thousands of users Displays the copyright on each Allows download in multiple
sizes
Pics4learning Small collection uploaded by
individuals strictly for educational use.
Sparse results, but without copyright concern
Compfight Searches Flickr for only
CC material Displays many more
results by default
Photo EditingAviary Huge suite of photo
editing apps Image editing, vector
editing, all free Adds new apps
frequently
Picnik Fast editor in a pinch Recently linked to
Google’s Picasa Doesn’t require a login
Photo EditingPhotoshop.com 2 GB of free photo
storage Photoshop-like online
editor Link and embed a
photo without download
Photopeach Creates slideshows Integrate questions over
the pictures Collect the answers
online
Photo EditingPicasa Requires a download and Google account Clean simple photo editor and photo cataloging Provides free online storage as well Create slideshows, collages, and even simple videos Automatically catalogs photos from specific locations Learns facial tagging
Audio EditingAudacity Record narration,
reports as MP3 Add sound effects,
music Use on its own, attach
to video, or make a podcast
Voki Create a talking avatar
for your website Interesting way to add
a personal touch
Soundation Make your own music Upload your effects or
use their library of clips
Audio Publishing/ PodcastingPodcast Machine Upload up to 1GB of audio files and use up to 1GB of
monthly bandwidth for free. Create an embeddable player for your website.
ResearchIf It Were My Home Compare your home
with that of people around the world
Qwiki
Easy Bib
ResearchFur.ly Compile a number of
websites into one link Make researching
easier Assemble sites for a
webquest or cyberhunt
Jog the Web Also collects a number
of sites Includes a side pane
with text Add questions,
instructions, additional info.
Social BookmarkingDelicious Quick bookmark tool Suggest websites to
others Collect favorites at
your own open URL
Diigo Advanced tagging Group bookmarking Highlight the portion
of a page to jog your memory
Annotate your thoughts to review
Social BookmarkingLivebinders Create shelves of links
to resources. Make collaborative
“binders” to house growing and embedded links.
Symbaloo Creates a homepage
of resources that appear like phone apps.
Survey
Polldaddy Create a survey or poll
in minutes Provide a link OR a
widget for a website
Polleverywhere Create online or text
polls Can display results live
to PPT
Polling sites are yet another genre cropping up everywhere. These allow you to make surveys and tests that leave online and collect results for you.
Audio ResourcesBooks Should Be Free Books on MP3 Download entire
novels for MP3 players Modify instruction for
low readers easily
Video ResourcesSnag Learning Collection of videos by
grade level and subject. Features newer,
documentary content
Learn it in 5 Technology how-to
videos for free Quick, short tutorials on
any topic
The Week in Rap Weekly song on current
events Provides lyrics to study as well Great global news, quick and
easy
Woopid Promising website opening
soon View brief tutorials one by
one or view them in related bundles.
Screencasting/ScreencapturingPicPick Downloaded software Take pictures of your screen Edit the images, annotate
them, and save them Allows user to set hot keys
Screentoaster Similar to Jing, but in-
browser Video your actions on screen
Jing Downloaded software Take picture OR
videos of your screen Save online to embed
anywhere Save on your
computer for easy access
ConvertersFormat Factory Downloaded software Converts quicker than
Zamzar and allows more file types
Zamzar Convert most files to
the type you need Download Youtube
videos for use at school
Keepvid Download videos from
a URL fast
Online StorageDropBox Add a Dropbox folder to
your computer or phone Saves files online, but
works like a computer folder
Email documents from your app
Find all of your documents from anywhere
Box Also stores files and
uses an app. Additional benefit of
collaborative boxes to embed on websites
Online StorageEvernote Saves everything everywhere Collects notes, audio, pictures Utilizes phone apps and browser Adding a number of patterns so that saved items
from other websites are parked in one place
MiscellaneousVisualCV Online resume Add multimedia
elements Provides one nice link
to distribute
LinkedIn Online resume and
portfolio Network with
colleagues from any workplace
Join job alike groups
MiscellaneousTwitter Collect resources from an endless network Constant stream and easily updated Follow companies of interest for news and special
offers
MiscellaneousTogetherville
Vocab Sushi
Thoughtboxes
Wordle
Tagxedo
Head Magnet
Foldermarker
Doodle
Face Your Manga
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