Technology Used to Support K-12 Student Literacy
DevelopmentArkansas Association of Instructional Media
Spring 2012
Donna Wake and Jeff WhittinghamUniversity of Central Arkansas
Google Sites GoogleDocs Realewriter
Edmodo Dropbox ToonDoo
Wordpress Screencast-o-matic
PollEverywhere
aNobii Jing Wordle
Digital Storytelling
Prezi XtraNormal
Glogster Voicethread Voki
CLASS PAGES
Google SitesFree and easy way to create and share class webpageshttp://youtu.be/X_KnC2EIS5whttp://youtu.be/rN6dFu1D0xE
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EdmodoSecure Social Learning Network for Teachers and Studentswww.edmodo.com/ http://youtu.be/P39rn3Fp-_A https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/INSITE/Edmodo+Research+Page
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BLOGGING
WordpressA free and open source blogging toolA personal journal published on the internet displayed in reverse chronological orderhttp://wordpress.org/ http://youtu.be/Fq39O_Rb-pY
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BOOK REVIEW AND SHARING
aNobiiSocial networking site aimed at readersAllows individuals to catalogue their books and rate, review and discuss them with other readershttp://www.anobii.com/ http://youtu.be/NUrZTubFkh0
Also: Shelfari, Goodreads, Library Think, Bookarmy
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Digital Storytelling
Microsoft Photostory 3Allows users to create a visual story from digital images, text, narration, and music
http://www.storycenter.org/http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/ http://www.dtc.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/ds.htmlhttp://screencast.com/t/2zDuefHbMWcr
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Glogster
Glogster
GLOGS - online multimedia posters with text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more.
http://edu.glogster.com/ http://youtu.be/MvC47fUANLk http://youtu.be/4obpHOec-Ng
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File Sharing and Collaboration
Google DocsFree web-based office suite and data storage service. Allows real-time writing and editing collaborationhttp://youtu.be/8FYgnM6ZeTk
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DropboxWeb-based file hosting service Allows users to store and share files and folders across the internet
http://youtu.be/OFb0NaeRmdg
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Screen Capture/Screencasts
Screencast-o-MaticAllows digital recording of computer screen output, often containing audio narration
http://youtu.be/_iesCsZdw8g http://youtu.be/ylPCMtW12EA
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JingTakes a picture or video of your computer screen and uploads it to the Web
http://www.techsmith.com/jing.htmlhttp://youtu.be/XZKGMTxDMrohttp://youtu.be/tlPR1B1nDxk
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Presentations
PreziMore interactive than PPTAllows users to combine text, images, videos and other presentation media which can then be placed and grouped within a 2.5D spaceDistinguished by its Zooming User Interface (ZUI)
http://prezi.com/ http://screencast.com/t/vOav4KHUS
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Voicethread
VoicethreadCollaborative, multimedia slide Holds images, documents, and videos Allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 wayshttp://voicethread.com/http://youtu.be/nr0wod6JZIUhttp://youtu.be/u8cHcSHKylw
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Picture Book Creators
RealewriterCreate cool, educational picture books called RealeBooks
http://realewriter.com/
Also: Zooburst, Storybird, Tikatok
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Cartoon Creators
ToonDooCreate your own cool comic strips and graphic novels
http://www.toondoo.com/http://youtu.be/RutIIIh20t0
Also: ComicLife
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Voting
Poll EverywhereAllows audience response using text messages (SMS), Twitter, or the web in real-time. Embed live audience responses and live charts right inside your presentationhttp://www.polleverywhere.com/http://youtu.be/zZWM2-4Jf4khttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0KHFTUztlI
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Word Clouds
WordleGenerate “word clouds” from text “Clouds” show words that appear more frequentlyhttp://www.wordle.net/http://youtu.be/jslE4ISG2nw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWcVRojphWk&feature=youtu.be
Also: Tagxedo
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Avatars/Movie Making
XtraNormalCreate text-to-speech based computer animated videoclipshttp://www.xtranormal.com/http://youtu.be/BhDnTvdeQjMhttp://youtu.be/jU0zhIvWduE
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Voki Create personalized speaking avatars Use them on your blog, profile, and in email messageshttp://www.voki.com/http://youtu.be/oyGTcH0ZefM
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