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21 40 30 45+. Great Technology Resources. Tools that teachers can really use!. LiveBinders. Go Green and stop wasting paper making folders with assignments. Put all your assignments online and create directed web assignments with great organization. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Tools that teachers can really use!
Great Technology Resources
LiveBinders• Go Green and stop wasting paper making folders
with assignments. Put all your assignments online and create directed web assignments with great organization.
Here is an example - http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=88754
Microsoft LiveWork in Word, Excel, and Powerpoint 2010 without having to
install anything on your computer. Let’s go to the cloud!
You have to register for a hotmail accountIt is free
but the registration process has several stepshttp://explore.live.com/windows-live-skydrive
Librivox
• Online Free Audio books – Great for classroom listening and can be downloaded to Ipods and IPads
• http://librivox.org/
Test Moz• A free online test
generator – no registration, quick and easy. Students can login and take the test and the site will automatically score and allow you to look at reports of grades http://testmoz.com/
Jeopardy Labs• Make quick interactive jeopardy boards with no
registration or complicated software
http://jeopardylabs.com/
Storybird• Collaborate to make stories using predesigned artwork
http://storybird.com/
Prezi
• Take your boring Powerpoints give them some pizazz! Easy and Free to use and it’s great to give a new perspective on presentations
• Here is a link to an interesting Prezi about Mathhttp://prezi.com/aww2hjfyil0u/math-is-not-linear/
Voki• Make your own talking Avitar. You can type a
message and use a computer voice or you can use a microphone or telephone to record your own voice
Click the link to see my Voki in actionhttp://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=3892049&height=267&width=200
Visuwords
• A great way to look a word definitions and relationships to other words
http://www.visuwords.com/
Zamzar
• Convert any file to any other type of file. Convert a you tube video to an mp4 file and email to yourself at school
Classtools.net
• A very cool site with tons of resources and activities
http://classtools.net/
Kerpoof
• An interactive website that explodes with creativity http://www.kerpoof.com/
Bibme
• A great resource for helping with propering citing of bibliographys
http://www.bibme.org/
Thinkfinity
• Thousands of free lessons and educational resources in every subject. Great resource for students and teachers
http://www.thinkfinity.org/
Nettrekker
• A great resource for finding information that has been reviewed by educators. Contains features like read aloud, dictionary, and readability level.
http://www.nettrekker.com/us
Virtual Fieldtrips
• http://www.simplek12.com/virtualfieldtrips• Take a trip without ever leaving the classroom
Click on this link for a tour of Philadelphiahttp://www.ushistory.org/tour/index.html
Cell Size • This website gives a great representation of
cell size and math concepts of negative exponents
• http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/scale/
eGFI(Engineering, Go For It)
• This is a cool site will loads of lesson plans and activities that can be done on a shoestring budget.
• http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/
The Surfing Scientist
• This site has really cool videos and lesson ideas• http://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/
Voicethread
A great way to engage students to respond to assignments using a variety of media
TumbleCloud• This is a great presentation site• Allows you to easily integrate different media
into one show
• Here is a feature story about Boom Writer• http://www.wgbh.org/programs/episode.cfm?
featureid=16906
TimeSearch• A great tool to quickly find events throughout
history – www.timesearch.info
Tagxedo
• Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, - into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.
Flubaroo• Quick and easy grading of a google forms document• Easy to install script that work with Google Forms
http://www.flubaroo.com/flubaroo-user-guide
The Big Picture http://www.boston.com/bigpicture
Newseum• Today’s Front Pages -
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/default.asp
Get the Front pages from newspapers all across the world
Newspaper map
• Links to the actual newspaper websites and easy translation tool through google
PortaPortal
• A great place to store bookmarks of favorite websites.
• Easily sort and categorize your favorite site and give access to students
Wolfram Alpha
• Great site when you need an answer fast• www.wolframalpha.com
Cue Prompter
• Easy make a teleprompter for your classroom
• Nothing to install• Just copy and paste text
on the website and you instantly have a professional teleprompter
Block Posters
• Create large posters from a single image– Great for puzzles and wall posters
Zap Reader
• Simply copy and paste text into the reader and it will flash indivual words at the pace you select– Great for flash cards or site word practice– www.zapreader.com
Screencast-o-Matic
• Free software to capture your computer screen
• Great for tutorials• Paid version gives you more options and is
only $12 per year• www.screencast-o-matic.com
Museum Box• This site provides the tools for you to build up an
argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie.
• http://museumbox.e2bn.org/
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• POWERLINES– This is a most
addictive game that will help increase basic math skills