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Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................3 I want my students to be able to create web based timelines...........................................................................................................4 I want my students to create web based mind maps / graphic organizers .......................................................................................5 I want my students to publish their writing online for others to read..............................................................................................6 I want real-time, online discussion with my students.............................................................................................................................7 I want my students to search and evaluate Web sites........................................................................................................................8 I want to create guided research activities for my students...........................................................................................................10 I want to connect my students to other students around the world..............................................................................................11 I want my students to create online portfolios....................................................................................................................................12 I want my students to create books, magazines, posters, or newsletters online....................................................................15 I want my students to record or edit audio........................................................................................................................................17 I want to use an interactive whiteboard effectively with my students....................................................................................19 I want my students to create and edit maps....................................................................................................................................21 I want my students to draw or create comics on the Web............................................................................................................22 I want to create tests, quizzes, and games online..........................................................................................................................23 I want my students to organize, bookmark and edit their research online..........................................................................24 I want to find or create rubrics for multimedia projects..................................................................................................................25 I want to connect to other teachers to share ideas and resources..........................................................................................26
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INTRODUCTION
Used wisely, technology empowers students to take responsibility for their own learning. In Leonardos Laptop, Ben Shneiderman provides teachers with a powerful framework, Collect-Relate- Create-Donate (CRCD), for designing studentcentered learning opportunities using computers. Shneiderman developed his model by applying new insights from creativity researchers like Mihaly Csikszentimihaly and Howard Gardner to establish creative problem solving methods. In particular, Shneidermans CRCD framework emphasizes the importance of the social aspects of learning in generating creative work. In CRCD projects, students research information, work collaboratively to create a meaningful product that demonstrates their learning, and contribute that project to a larger learning community. Shneiderman designed the Collect-Relate-Create-Donate framework as a vehicle for preparing young people for a 21st century world where innovation, creativity, and collaboration will be more highly prized than retention and repetition.
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Timeglider
http://timeglider.com/
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Docstoc
www.docstoc.com
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Sweet Search
www.sweetsearch.com
Search engine for students that only uses 35,000 sites. Spam sites and sites lacking academic rigor are excluded. Also, older sites that are still relevant will not be buried in the search results. Key Feature: Yo Link http://www.yolink.com/yolink/ Search terms can be further explored with Yo Link by searching for a specific term within a search. Specific search results can be shared directly to google docs. Sweet Search 4 Me: search engine designed specifically for younger students. http://4me. sweetsearch.com/ Example: World War Two http://www.sweetsearch.com/search?q=World+War +Two&scope=e&mode=as_q&num=20&offset=0&cl ient=pub-7766248740629108&forid=1&channel=92 67762669&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&safe=ac tive&cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3B DIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH% 3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3A3366 99%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT% 3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000 FF%3BFORID%3A11&hl=en
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Wolfram Alpha
www.wolframalpha.com
WolframAlpha is a unique, web based computation engine. The results differ in that the search results will be data driven. Whereas a google search will provide links to endless information, this search engine will provide data. This search tools is an outstanding resource for math and science research. Key Feature Provides Examples by Topic with tips on how to use the search engine across disciplines. Example: United States vs. Russia - Population http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Population +United+States+and+Russia
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Wayback Machine
www.archive.org
A unique search tool that allows students to search the history of the internet. By searching a specific website or URL, students can view the changes over time and how the website has progress and changed. This tool is helpful with identifying the validity of a site in question. Example: Boston Globe http://replay.web.archive.org/20000510112924/ http://www.boston.com/
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http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/eval.html
Kathy Schrock provides a series of helpful website evaluation questions designed for different grade levels: Elementary School, Middle School, Secondary School. These were last updated in February 2009 Example: Secondary School Level http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/evalhigh.html
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Noodle Tools
Noodle Tools provides a range of free and subscription-based web search and annotation tools. The free Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need tool helps students define topics, select search tools, and search effectively.
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Wordpress
www.wordpress.org
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Google Sites
www.sites.google.com
Build a site for free as part of a google account. Multiple sites can be created within each google account & sites can be easily edited. Unique Feature: Insert any tool from a google account: document, map, presentation & video. There is also an extensive list of widgets that can be embedded within the site. Example: Mrs. Richaus English Classroom -https:// sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.org/mrsrichau/Home Video: Intro to Google Sites - https://sites.google. com/site/mflynchsites/video-tutorials/intro-togoogle-sites
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Google Documents
www.docs.google.com
Google Documents is a free feature with a google account. Create documents, spreadsheets, presentations & drawings that can be easily published and shared to the web. Unique Feature: Documents can be easily shared with other google accounts, allowing for online collaboration and editing. Also, multiple users can edit a document at once, with or without signing into their google account. Video introduction to Google Docs http://services.google.com/apps/resources/overviews_breeze/DocsSpreadsheets/index.html
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Wix
www.wix.com
Free Flash based website builder. Extremely professional product can be created from the long list of wix templates. Many tools, widgets and embeddable multi-media options to choose from. There are so many options within Wix when creating a website, but they provide outstanding video tutorials to help with your project. Example: The Sound and the Fury http://www.wix.com/bassclarinetlive/the-soundand-the-fury
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Posterous
www.posterous.com
A unique blogging platform that is based on quickly and easily posting. Just email anything you want to post to: post@posterous.com and the content will be instantly posted on your blog. Unique Feature: Nearly every file format can be emailed and posted to your blog, documents, picture files, pdf, audio and movie files. SMS / Text messaging is also supported in posterous. Text the content to 41411.
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Weebly
www.education.weebly. com
With Weebly, students can easily create a website & blog. The website offers many standard features with a simple drag and drop interface. Weebly for education is a free account that allows teachers to create classes & student accounts. Teachers can easily manage classes & individual student accounts. Unique Feature: Students can create website & blog that can be private (viewable by teacher) or viewable on the Web. Example: Immaculate Conception: First Grade http://icfirstgrade.weebly.com/educational-websites.html
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Carbonmade
www.carbonmade.com
Create an online portfolio with carbonmade. Best for use with visual arts students as carbonmade portfolios are visual arts based. Suggest use with upper level / high school students, as some of the viewable portfolios may be inappropriate for younger students. Example: Carbonmade Favorites http://carbonmade.com/examples/
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Webnode
www.webnode.com
Extremely easy to setup and build a website. Simple drag and drop feature to add elements to the website. A blog is easily integrated as well as multimedia content. Similar to Weebly but does not have an education component that allows for teacher moderation of student websites. Example: Educator Websites http://directory.webnode.com/c/arts/education/ educators/
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Viewbook
www.viewbook.com
Great option for visual arts students & teachers. Create a stunning online portfolio of your art. Images are stored in albums and galleries with outstanding clarity. Images are easily uploaded and reorganized. Unique Feature: Viewbook galleries are viewable on an iphone. Galleries can be easily shared through blogs and social networks. Basic account starts at $4/month. Example: Viewbook Examples http://www.viewbook.com/portfolio-examples
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Dropbox
www.dropbox.com
Download the Dropbox application to all of your computers & mobile devices to have access to all of your documents & media, anywhere. When a document is added to dropbox on one device, it will be accessible on all devices. Unique Feature: This option is similar to Google Documents, as students have access to their documents in any location.
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Tikatok
www.tikatok.com
Publish a childrens book with Tikatok. Great option for primary grade teachers. Free teacher account allows teachers to create student accounts, create writing prompts & publish student work in traditional paper books. Unique Feature: Student created storybooks can be saved as a pdf file that can be used on many e-readers. Example: TikTok Story Sparks http://www.tikatok.com/storysparks
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Simplebooklet
http://simplebooklet.com/ No signup required (free account also available to save booklets). Click CREATE and begin to insert text, image, url, upload files, embed codes & music. Add multiple pages to the booklet & click PUBLISH when complete. Booklets can be shared via URL, twitter or email. Booklets can also be made public or private.
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Ipod Recorder
Turn an ipod into a recording device with any number of ipod recorders. With just a few ipods and recorders, many students can be recording and creating podcasts simultaneously. Once recording is complete, sync the ipod to extract the new voice recording for later use. Tip: Be sure to convert the extracted voice recording to an mp3 file or upload the recording to an editing program (garageband or audacity) to create a polished podcast. Belkin TuneTalk - http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=277661
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Gabcast Beta
www.gabcast.com
Gabcast is a phone to podcast option that eliminates the need to download recording software or having a computer to create podcasts. Students can use their cell phones to call into a teacher / student gabcast account. Chirbit is a free web based recording option that allows you to quickly share the recordings via facebook, twitter & through short urls. Unique Feature: Text to Chirbit option allows typed comments to be quickly turned into audio that can be shared on the web.
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Chirbit
www.chirbit.com
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AudioPal
www.audiopal.com
AudioPal is a free web based service that can create recordings through phone, mic, upload or text. Unique Feature: When recording is complete, enter your email address to receive the embed code for the recording.
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Yodio
www.yodio.com
Use your cell phone to narrate pictures. Create a card (one picture & one recording) or a tour (many pictures & multiple recordings). Create a free account and include your cell phone to quickly call & record a yodio. Brainshark is a free web based tool. Quickly add audio to narrate a Powerpoint or document. Use a phone to narrate the presentation and then grab the embed code for a website or blog. Create a free web based, group chat with Voxli. Quickly create an audio chat room & share the url with up to 200 guests. This is a great option for a synchronous meeting, interview or group project.
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MyBrainShark
my.brainshark.com
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Voxli
https://voxli.com/
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Skriblink
http://www.scriblink.com/
Web based, multi-user workspace. Create a new workspace without making an account & invite others via email or URL. Workspaces can be saved (email link will be sent later) or printed when complete. Key Features: Math type supported & allows for equations to be included. Chat feature included phone conferencing feature.
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Vyew
http://vyew.com/s/
Vyew is a web based, collaborative work space. A free account allows for up to 10 collaborators on a workspace. Insert files, urls or images into the workspace. Key Features: 1. Conference calling (number is auto generated) 2. Webcam 3. Chatroomm
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Woices
http://woices.com/
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Scribble Maps
http://scribblemaps.com/
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Kerpoof
http://www.kerpoof.com/ teach
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Scratch
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Diigo
http://www.diigo.com/
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