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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