On-Line Collabo Tools (from http://ht.ly/51Dum)
- iNetWord: allows you to create and share folders, documents, and pictures. View highlighted changes others made. Revert document with one click. Your document is never overwritten.
- PrimaryWall: a web-based sticky note tool designed to allow teachers and students to work together in real time.
- FindHow: a very interesting site to find how to do things from names you trust.
- Crocodoc: Review a Word document, fill out a PDF form, mark up an image, add comments and markups, share and embed… Great for feedback on project or essay drafts.
- NineHub: create learning management system (LMS) within minutes. It’s a web-based elearning solution.
- Haiku: another LMS (learning management system) that allows you to create websites, collaborative activities, reports, connect students…
- Addict-o-matic: doing research can be easy and fast with this tool that allows you to find videos, images, documents…
- TeamViewer: an interesting tool for Remote Access and Support over the internet. You can connect to any PC or server around the world within a few seconds and control it as if you were sitting right in front of it.
- EtherPad: EtherPad is a web-based word processor that allows people to work together in real time.
- Sync.in: another web-based word processor to work together in real time and collaborate.
- LucidChart: excellent tool to create, share and publish diagrams. You can work together in real time and collaborate and revert back if you don’t agree with changes made by others.
- Senduit: a very nice way to send and share private files
- Mindomo: collaborate and organize brainstorms and share your ideas with others. Very nice to clarify your goals and manage ideas and tasks.
- Classtools: a very easy and simple way to create tasks, schedule and share them online.
- Doodle: schedule events and create polls.
Survey Tools
http://www.surveymonkey.com/
http://polldaddy.com/
http://www.polleverywhere.com
http://www.kwiksurveys.com/
http://www.response-o-matic.com/index.html
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Graphic Organizers
- Fifty Uses for Concept-Mapping Software
- Graphic Organizers for Content Instruction
- Graphic Organizers from Education Place
- Graphic Organizers from Family Education Network
- Graphic Organizers from Graphic.org
- Graphic Organizers from NCREL
- Graphic Organizers from Region 15 (CT)
- Graphic Organizers from Scholastic.com
- Graphic Organizers from S.C.O.R.E.
- Graphic Organizers from WriteDesign Online
- Language Arts Graphic Organizers
- Overview of Graphic Organizers and Supporting Research
- Printable Graphic Organizers from Pearson
- Rubric for a Graphic Organizer (Inspiration)
- Teacher-Created Inspiration Projects
- Teacher-Created Inspiration Projects 2
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
OnLine PowerPoint Alternatives
zoho show
empressr
prezi
sliderocket
ajaxpresents
brinkpad.com
prezentit.com
authorstream
imageloop
myplick
slideshare
spresent
vcasmo
empressr
prezi
sliderocket
ajaxpresents
brinkpad.com
prezentit.com
authorstream
imageloop
myplick
slideshare
spresent
vcasmo
Monday, September 13, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
- Google for Educators
- Rubistar or iRubric
- Graphic Organizers, 58 Organizers in pdf , EdHelper Collection of Organizers, Many printable Graphic Organizers
- Easy TestMaker
- PuzzleMaker
- Citation Machine
- NoodleTools
- Free Video Sources (in addition to Infohio & United Streaming): TeacherTube, SchoolTube, EncycloMedia
- Del.icio.us Online bookmarking of favorites
- Webquests Find and/or create webquests for use with your students
- FREE Clipart/Photo Resources: Pics4 Learning Stock Photo Exchange, Microsoft Clip Art Gallery (Free to RLS because we have a Microsoft Office license), Educational Clip Art,
- Audacity Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. Download of software required.
- Primo PDF Requires a download of software, but provides a resource to create free PDF documents.
- Random Number generator will randomly generate a number from 1-30.
- Fun Timer Timer allows teacher to set time length and music to play.
- Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers in PDF format copyright_chart.pdf
- Zamzar - Document converter. Zamzar is dedicated to helping you transform your songs, videos, images and documents into different formats.
- 4Kids and 4Teachers --2 New sites with many resources for students AND teachers. Check them out!
- http://www.classtools.net/ Create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog or website or use them with your SmartBoard!
- Free-Reading is an open source instructional program that helps educators teach early literacy (K-3). Because it is open source, it represents the collective wisdom of a wide community of teachers and researchers. Free-Reading contains a 40-week scope and sequence of primarily phonological awareness and phonics activities that can support and supplement a typical kindergarten or first grade “core” or “basal” program.
- Edu 2.0 Allows you to teach a class online or use the 10,00+ resources available.
- http://wwitv.com/portal.htm Provides a portal to Live TV Webcasts from countries around the world.
- http://www.smithclass.org/ Tech ideas for a 21st century classroom integrating technology into the curriculum.
- Internet4Classrooms A resouce for teachers who wants to find great skill reinforcing online activities.
- Blog to Primary Sources This blog will offer you quick access to primary source documents and websites. There is no better way to inspire critical thinking in your students.
- Webspiration Online version of Inspiration that is currently free to use by signing up for it. (Still in Beta form)
PHOTO EDITING SITES
- http://fotoflexer.com/ Free online digital editing tool that allows the user to do basic touchup, add special effects, use layers, distort your photos, decorate with text boxes and more. If you use the free registration, you may also store your photos online in an album.
- http://www.flauntr.com/ Another free online digital editing tool. Does the basics but does not have a layering tool at this time. Has some great special effects and will create online slideshows to share with other viewers. Will take photos and create Mobile wallpaper for over 250 models. Must sign up/register for free to use.
- http://picmarkr.com/ PicMarkr lets you to add custom watermarks (image or text) to your images online and free.
- It is useful when you need to protect your copyrights or if you want to add comments to your photos.
- http://www.roundpic.com/ Create rounded corners on your digital pictures for free online. No registration required.
- https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html Includes a photo organizer, unlimited undo and good tools for the basics, but lacks some standard features such as text insertion.
OTHERS:
- SMART created lesson activities and resources
- Scholastic Lesson Plans for Use with the SmartBoard--new site just added 5 Math/Science lessons, Earth Day and Back to School lesson plans coming. http://www.scholastic.com/interactivewhiteboards/
- Smartboard Resources collection of sites linking to resources
- Smartboard Activities created by Wichita Public Schools and shared with you.
- Engaging Learners the Smartboard Way ideas, templates and resources
- Teaching with Smartboard with 6-12 Math emphasis includes podcasts and video instructions on TeacherTube
- 6 FREE Sites with interactive flash presentations and activities--great for whiteboards! NumberNutfor Math (Basic & Advanced topics), Chem4Kidsfor basic Chemistry, Cosmos4Kidsfor Astronomy & Space, Biology4Kidsfor basic biology, Geography4Kidsfor Physical Geography and Earth Science basics and Physics4Kidsfor basic Physics
- Smart ExchangeTeacher created lesson activities
- General Whiteboard Information plus links to many other tutorial sites
- Interactice Whiteboard games for the Elementary classroom
Monday, July 19, 2010
Blogs, Wikis and Web 2.0
Blogs:http://www.blogger.com
http://topwebucationsites.blogspot.com
http://wordpress.org/
http://edublogs.org/
http://www.21publish.com/
WIKI:
http://www.wikispaces.com/
http://pbwiki.com/
http://www.wetpaint.com
http://www.wikidot.com/
http://www.wikimatrix.org/
Digital Poster:
Glogster
Wix
Mixbook
Timelines:
timetoast
xtimeline
Dipity
Cell Phones:
Tumblr
Posterous
Poll Everywhere
SMSPoll
Text The Mob
Collaborative Presentation:
http://voicethread.com/
Media Converters:
http://www.zamzar.com/
http://www.youconvertit.com/
http://www.downloadmytube.com
http://www.media-convert.com
http://www.resizr.com/
Just for fun:
www.blabberize.com
COMIC STRIP MAKER
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
http://www.pixton.com/
http://www.toondoo.com/
http://www.stripcreator.com/
http://www.comeeko.com/
http://www.readwritethink.org
