E-Tech 2012 - Nov. 8th Workshop - Blog Information


E-Tech 2012
http://www.voki.com/ create a talking avatar– lessons 
(copy provided code into your blog or web site) 
http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/ 
http://wordle.net - create word clouds from text great for summaries, main ideas, & theme 
http://www.bookrags.com - Bookrags Site 
** http://classtools.net/QR/ - QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator. Create a QR code Quiz and for each question you can create a hint around the room. 
http://www.dynamicdrive.com FREE DHTML & Javascripts to enhance your website. 
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines FREE and easy to use resources including a timeline tool. 
http:/www.testdesigner.com/ Create worksheets and tests 
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com – the original online screen recorder for one-click recording from your browser on Windows and Mac with no install for FREE. 
http://games.sense-lang.org Free typing games to help improve typing speed and accuracy.
http://www.stopbullying.gov – Great resource regarding what is bullying and cyberbullying? Recognize the warning signs and how can you help! 
http://www.mathtv.com/videos_by_topic - Videos by Topic regarding Math. Great homework helper! 
http://www.snagfilms.com – Free movies for the classroom to enhance your subject. – Great History topics like Pearl Harbor 
http://www.freetech4teachers.com - Free Resources and Lesson Plans for Teaching with Technology
 http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx - Create a graph 
http://www.classtools.net let the computer randomly choose a student’s name from a list 
http://www.glogster.com create posters 
http://www.mystickies.com sticky notes for the web 
http://dropbox.com 

http://letterpop.com/ 

http://www.flickr.com display a slide show of photos 
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html 
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives 
-contains many interactive activities based on 
Grade level and content standards. 

http://toondoo.com cartoon creator 

http://museumbox.e2bn.org/ - digital resource for presenting information using pictures, video, audio, links, ect 
http://www.diigo.com/learn_more - Diigo-social bookmarking for sharing website
http://prezi.com - FREE Online zoomable canvas to create presentation. 
http://iphone.appstorm.net/roundups/100-incredibly-useful-free-ipad-apps/ - 100 Free iPad apps 
http://www.distance-education.org/Articles/10-Must-Have-iPad-Apps-for-Students-and-Teachers-248.html - 10 must have iPad apps for Students and Teachers 
http://testmoz.com/#home – Test generator that creates automatically graded online test for FREE 
http://chogger.com Create your own Comics for FREE – Draw your own characters or import your own pictures. 
http://animoto.com/ create slideshows fast and its FREE 
http://www.skype.com – Skype is a great way to bring guest speakers into your classroom without the cost. 
http://www.eyejot.com – Eyejot is the first, comprehensive, client-free online video messaging for both personal and business. It offers everyone the ability to create and receive video messages in a self-contained, spam-free environment. Only need a webcam. 
http://www.kidblog.org - Kidblog.org is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with an individual blog. 
http://www.wolframalpha.com –Free online access to the Wolfram/Alpha computational knowledge engine. You can get questions answered, it will do math, instantly get facts, and help with homework
Interactive Sites 
** http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/ Free & pay science site 

http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/scramble.htm - Magnetic Poetry grades 2-4 

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games Sesame Street Games - Play over 100 games, hear your favorite theme songs, read interactive stories from Sesame Street. Grades PreK-1 

http://www.roythezebra.com/ Roy the Zebra - Guided Reading and Reading Games with Roy the Zebra. Includes words that rhyme, high frequency words, capital letters, full stops and much more. K-3 
http://www.spinandspell.com/game.swf Spin and Spell Grades 2-3 
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ - Social Studies Site for grades k-12 

http://www.gamequarium.com/ 
-this site has links to all types of interactive games for all subject areas 

http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm 
-interactive fun games 

http://www.coolmath.com/ 
Cute site, kid friendly graphics (lots of advertisements, but can be blocked with pop-up blocker) 

http://www.aplusmath.com/ 
*Flash cards and games. Print a set of flashcards and worksheets! 

http://www.polldaddy.com –poll to gather responses -survey software - free & cost 
** http://www.superkids.com – SuperKids has created a collection of easy-to-use, free educational resources, for home and schools. 
http://www.teachingchannel.org – Great tool for educators. They have useful videos for teachers, and lots of resources and lesson plans that go along with the videos. 
http://www.classdojo.com – Improve student behavior and engagement by awarding and recording real-time feedback. Students can see their results from the Smartboard and the teacher can record results from an i-pad, Smartphone or just by using the keyboard. 
http://computer.howstuffworks.com – Many topics including tech and question of the week.
http://freerice.com – Pick a subject and answer the question correctly. The World Food Program donates 10 grains of rice to help end hunger. The students love it. Great for when a student finishes an assignment early or the last 10 minutes of class. 
http://www.atomiclearning.com –Online Training software that answers the question “How do I do that?” along with integration projects. 
http://www.weebly.com (Free Web developing program) Drag & Drop Website builder that allows you to publish your website free to the internet. Show 2 minute video 
http://agoogleaday.com (Today's Internet Question) 
http://www.webopedia.com (Computer Terms) 
http://www.switchzoo.com/zoo.htm (Creating stories about unique creatures)
http://www.audacity.sourceforge.net (Audio Editing Program) – Need to download the free program. You can record and edit your sounds. Easy to use. 

http://www.kidsnetsoft.com/html/current.html (Great resource link to get Current Events for students) 

http://snopes.com (Hoax or Not?) 

http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com (Puzzlemaker) 

http://parenting.kaboose.com/education-and-learning/learning-resources/brain-computer-lesson.html Ten lessons on the computer connections. 
http://quizlet.com Quizlet the largest flash cards and study games website. 
http://lingro.com - Coolest dictionary – Let you look up words and translate them and learn words in their original content.
http://web20guru.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0+Resources - Web 2.0 Resources for 21st century instruction 
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers (Go to Student Activities tab and click on link Computer Lab Favorites - 50 one stop learning activities – 15 to 30 minutes each also, Interactive Whiteboard Activities 
http://www.distance-education.org/Articles/10-Must-Have-iPad-Apps-for-Students-and-Teachers-248.html - 10 must have iPad apps for Students and Teachers
Art 
http://click7.org/image-mosaic-generator/?create 
Music 
http://www.jamstudio.com 
http://www.findsounds.com 
http://www.vacaroo.com 
http://www.blogtalkradio.com 
Slide Shows 
http://animoto.com/ 
http://www.slideshare.net/ 

http://www.prezi.com 
Fun Sites 
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/brainboosters 
http://www.madlibs.com Mad Libs Official Website 
https://www.madlibs.org Madlibs 
Grammar 
Game Zone: Online English Language Games: 
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm 
Basic Skill Practice Games: Language Arts Go Grammar 
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html
Vocabulary 
http://www.studystack.com Study Stacks online flash cards 
http://www.dictionary.com Dictionary 
Writing 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4999736 MSNBC Photographs 
http://readwritethink.org/materials/persuasion_mapRead Write Think's Persuasive Graphic Organizer
 
Nov. 8th Workshop
http://www.voki.com/ create a talking avatar– lessons 
(copy provided code into your blog or web site) 
http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/ 
http://wordle.net - create word clouds from text great for summaries, main ideas, & theme 
http://www.bookrags.com - Bookrags Site 
**http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/graphs/ -Create a graph 
http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword/crossword-puzzle-maker.php 
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ 
http://www.worldatlas.com 
http://www.infoplease.com/world.html 
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm 
http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/maps/ 
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/climate.htm 
**http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx - Create a graph 
http://www.classtools.net let the computer randomly choose a student’s name from a list 
http://www.flickr.com display a slide show of photos 
http://www.slideshare.net powerpoint presentation 
http://www.prezi.com - Prezi-for zooming presentations 
http://nlvm.usu.edu/ -virtual math manipulatives 
http://www.freshbrain.org -claymation tutorial 
http://museumbox.e2bn.org/ - digital resource for presenting information using pictures, video, audio, links, ect 
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ - Audicity- free download for audio recording and editing 
http://www.diigo.com/learn_more - Diigo-social bookmarking for sharing websites 
**http://www.mrdonn.org/ 
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ 
http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/mesopotamialife/index.php 
http://cumbavac.org/Aztecs_Incas_Maya.htm 
http://cumbavac.org/Ancient_and_Modern_China.htm 
http://cumbavac.org/Mythology.htm 
http://cumbavac.org/Ancient_Egypt.htm 
http://www.historyforkids.org/ 
http://www.religionfacts.com/ 
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Religion.html 
Interactive Sites 
**http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/ 

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ 

http://www.gamequarium.com/ 
-this site has links to all types of interactive games for all subject areas 

http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm 
-interactive fun games 

http://www.coolmath.com/ 
Cute site, kid friendly graphics (lots of advertisements, but can be blocked with pop-up blocker) 
http://www.aplusmath.com/ 
*Flash cards and games. Print a set of flashcards and worksheets! 

http://www.polldaddy.com –poll to gather responses 
http://www.issuu.com create an eBook 

Organize & Manage 
http://www.43things.com/ 

http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ 

http://tadalist.com/ 

http://www.toodledo.com 

http://jott.com/default.aspx 

http://snipurl.com/ 

http://tinyurl.com/ 

http://www.pocketmod.com/v2/ 

http://www.mind42.com/ 

http://www.bubbl.us/ 

http://www.gliffy.com/ 

http://chacha.com/ 

Collaboration Tools 
http://zoho.com/ apps 

http://dropbox.com 

http://dropittome.com receive large files 

http://letterpop.com/ 

http://www.penzu.com/ online diary 

http://lab.arc90.com/experiments/readability/ zaps online clutter 

http://www.glogster.com create posters 
http://www.mystickies.com sticky notes for the web 
http://www.notefish.com internet research 
http://popplet.com organizing ideas 
http://www.twiddla.com/ 

http://www.thinkature.com/ 
http://www.tagxedo.com (word tags) 
http://wallwisher.com 
http://crocodoc.com 
http://www.scribblar.com art lessons & tutorials 
http://bubbl.us/edit.php 

Comic Making 
http://toondoo.com cartoon creator 
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/comix 
http://www.stripcreator.com 
http://pixton.com 
http://www.kerpoof.com animations 
http://www.picnik.com photo editing 
http://www.pixlr.com photo editing 
http://www.sumopaint.com photo editing
Blogs 
http://www.blogger.com 

http://edublogs.org/ 
http://21classes.com/ 

http://www.bloglines.com/ 
http://wordpress.org 
http://www.coveritlive.com live-blog a class or event 

Wiki 
http://www.wikispaces.com/ 

http://www.wetpaint.com/ 

http://www.wikidot.com/ 

http://pbwiki.com/ 

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki 

Podcast 
http://podomatic.com/ 

http://www.podbean.com/ 

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/ 

http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/ 

http://www.learnoutloud.com/podcast-directory 
http://www.edtechtalk.com/ 
http://scienceonthewildsideshow.libsyn.com 
http://www.ustream.tv embed live video from your computer’s camera or a web camera. Stream a teacher lesson or student presentations 
Social Network 
http://www.tinychat.com 

http://www.chatzy.com 
http://www.classroom20.com/ 

Social Bookmarking 
http://delicious.com/ 

http://furl.net/ 

http://www.diigo.com/ 

http://www.xmarks.com/ 
http://vi.sualize.us (pictures) 
Survey Tools 
http://www.surveymonkey.com/ 

http://polldaddy.com/ 

http://www.polleverywhere.com 
http://kwiksurveys.com 

Form site 
http://www.response-o-matic.com/index.html 

http://wufoo.com 

http://www.formsite.com/ 

Customize Home Page 
http://www.weebly.com 

http://www.pageflakes.com/ 

http:posterous.com 
Sharing - Books – Photos 
http://www.mixbook.com/ 
http://www.zoto.com/ 

http://vuvox.com/collage 
http://www.pimpampun.net/books 
http://www.bighugelabs.com 
http://www.jepardylabs.com 
http://qik.com 
http://images.google.com 
http://www.pics4learning.com 
http://www.addletters.com 
http://www.yadio.com audio to photos 
Art 
http://click7.org/image-mosaic-generator/?create 
Music 
http://www.jamstudio.com 
http://www.findsounds.com 
http://www.vacaroo.com 
http://www.blogtalkradio.com 
Slide Shows 
http://animoto.com/ 
http://www.slideshare.net/ 

http://www.prezi.com 
Fun Sites 
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/brainboosters 
http://www.madlibs.comMad Libs Official Website 
https://www.madlibs.org Madlibs 
Grammar 
Game Zone: Online English Language Games: 
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm 

Basic Skill Practice Games: Language Arts Go Grammar 
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html 
Vocabulary 
http://www.studystack.com Study Stacks online flash cards 
http://www.dictionary.com Dictionary 
Writing 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4999736 MSNBC Photographs 
http://readwritethink.org/materials/persuasion_map Read Write Think's Persuasive Graphic Organizer
http://www.softschools.com -worksheets & games 
http://www.abcya.com - computer games - grades 1-5
Geography

Blog Information
FEATURES TO CONSIDER 
• tool intergration 
• ease of use 
• support system 
• privacy and security functions 
• messaging accessibility (SMS text) 
• levels of control 

Announcements 
• Use MBs to post information regarding specific classroom activities, assignments, and events. 
• Use MBs to share informatin among staff members in different district buildings 
• Use tool for targeted updates to parents, students, athletes, alumni 
• Use tool to post school board minutes; competition results 
Academic Support 
• Use MBs for study groups, tutoring, library support 
• Use MBs for homework hotline and assistance 
• Use MBs for information FAQs on school policies, procedures, and safety informatin for students and parents 
• Use MBs for students who need targeted support (students "at risk", students who are absent) 
OUTREACH 
• Use MBs to inform the community of events at the school; sporting events, theatre productions 
• Use MBs to interact with community partners to improve instructional experiences 
• Use MBs to connect to local social service agencies that support students and parents 
• Use MBs for fundraising and scholarships 

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES 

• Enhance class discussions with postings 
• digital storytelling 
• enhance cross-cultural experiences 
• fieldwork notebooks 
• medium for brainstorming 
• MBs can provide access to instant news coverage of events as they unfold - election night 
• MBs teach students appropriate ways to converse online 
• 140 word digital formative assessments 
• instant feedback 
• collaborative research projects through project based channels 
• enables opprotunities for students to answer queries within brief timeline 
• follow global trending topics (Haiti) 
• new version of pen pals 
• MBs can connect students to soical service agencies to address community concerns 
USE TECHNOLOGY 
• Promotes digital user content creation 
• teaches technology integration through the use of mobile phone, the web, and other apps 
• teaches students about parameters for "participant web technologies" 
• teaches students how to use medium for data collection and online polling 
• teaches students about social media
PLURK (goes back & forth in different languages) good for foreign language classes 

http://www.plurk.com 
• social journaling with a visual timeline (140 characters) 
• Can create "cliques" to send information to specific groups and manage audiences 
• Allows messaging: sharing of images and videos 
• Allows for keyword searching to locate 
• Nice built-in feature for posting 
• Karma - the more one uses Plurk, the more features one gains access to use 
• Cannot SMS to the timeline 
• User base is limited which can be problematic for finding resources, lots of vendors 
• Limited IM messaging 

Jaiku (good for ART Classes) 

http://www.jaiku.com 
• posts limited to 100 characters 
• "channels" allow you to separate conversation streams and thread comments 
• Lets you add RSS feeds from your blog or photo site; nice features for uploading images 
• each post has its own page for comments 
• limited "IM" restricted to Google (no AIM, Yahoo) 
• postings are either public or private 
• looks like Twitter, acts like twitter, but it is more blog-like in terms of design
• streaming content is not as timely if there are no responses to postings 
• mobile phone features are problematic 

EDMODO 

http://www.edmodo.com 
• many "classroom" type features 
• enables users to create groups and share files, links, embedded videos and images along with alerts, assignments and events. 
• SMS text; mobile phone app 
• several resources for teaching tips 
• new service; not many users = Pownce 
• limited access to public community (external rather than internal) 
• does not work well with other MBs 
• time consuming front end set-up
Educational Use Videos