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Voicethread //Probably the most versatile application for education on the Internet. Upload pictures, movies, documents. Easily record your voice or type your thoughts. EXCELLENT collaboration tool.// //How to use it:// Upload pictures, documents, video Communication - writing, recording through microphone or telephone, drawing //Ideas for the classroom:// booktalks reports sentence fluency or word choice writing activities homework assignment of the week (for ANY content area, including math : ) storytelling and poetry

Podcasts and Videocasts

Information on Pod and Videocasting Listen to an example Ideas for the classroom:Make a series of vidcasts to promote Wellness (stretches or exercising). Create a "captain's log" of a famous voyage - historic or fictional. Do a weekly/monthly podcast as a review/newsletter. Create an "Our City" podcast for www.learninginhand.com/OurCity Create an old fashioned radio play. Create a series of podcast book review Create a pod/vidcast debate online. Have students create a podcast dictionary of vocabulary words. Have students create a series of vidcasts solving different kinds of math problems. Have students summarize current events once a week. KidKastKids only! Can be downloaded from iTunes Yodio -Very easy. Record over the phone; upload photos AnimotoMake music videos. Upload video, pictures, music.
 * Blabberize (funny and clever)Upload a picture, record your voice and watch the lips on the picture talk

//Google has many educational applications for educators. A few of these include:// *Google Docs *Google Maps/Earth *Google Lit(erature) Trips Google Pages (design website) Blogger Custom Search Engine Lots more…
 * 3. Google for Educators**
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4. **Blog Tools** //What blogging is// //-create a blog from the point of view of a historical figure, fictional character, plant, animal...// //-create a blog to track observations about a science experiment or classroom pet...// //-read blogs that are kid friendly and allow students to respond// *TweenTribuneNo e-mail address required! Great newspaper that has student friendly articles. Respond and reply to articles or other students. Blogger This is Google's version of a blog site. Easy to use. Edmodo Free and private version of a social networking site like Facebook designed specifically for educators. Has a lot of cool features. 21 Classes Very school friendly. Create individual or class blogs. No e-mail address needed for students. *Wallwisher Put a question or prompt on a wall and have the students create virtual "post-it" notes with their answers.

*ToonDoo - Great site. Almost has too many options. The kids take a while to look through the library of characters, settings, captions, etc. Pikistrips Make comic strips from photographs Pixton - This site is Prometheon and Smart board friendly. Seems to be user friendly. Has good reviews. ReadWriteThink comic creator A very simplistic comic creator. Cute pictures, but not many options; might be fun for a one day in-class-assignment on the computers.
 * 5. Cartoons and comics**

//Take a video of your computer screen as you work and record your voice as you go through each step.// - Use it to assess student difficulties in areas like problem solving (have students talk through their work. - Create videos for parents/students to help them with their homework. -Have students create a screen cast of their presentations instead of giving it live. -Create archives of extra credit work (or other archives). -Capture and post class notes and post them on-line quickly. Watch this video to see an example of a screencast and learn about Web 2.0 toolsbars while you're at it  GoView - record and edit your screen captures Sketchcast - make a sketch and show it. Use it in conjunction with your SMART board Screentoaster - record screen captures and upload them to YouTube or other sites Free download – Jing ...
 * 6. Screencasting**

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 * 7. Digital Photography**

Ideas for the classroom *Glogster is the most exciting technology to enter my world in the last year. It's easy enough that you don't necessarily need this tutorial. xTimeline - Simple and powerful timeline maker OurStory - Save stories, photos and videos on a collaborative timeline
 * 8. Interactive Posters and timelines**

//What it is: Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories. As with traditional storytelling, most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view. However, as the name implies, digital stories usually contain some mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music. // Ideas for the classroom: Jaycut - Editing tool. Reminiscent of iMovie. Free and pay versions available Animoto Can make a 30 second video free *VoiceThread - Free, simple, amazing PIxorial - upload a movie and send or share pretty much anywhere Vuvox Flickr Free download for PC’’s - Photostory
 * 9. Digital Storytelling**

What they are: Ideas for the classroom:
 * 10. WebQuests**
 * *Quest Garden (use matrix)**
 * [|*Best Web Quests]**
 * Teachers First**

12. *Slideshare and *YouTube

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