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Virtual avatars
Animate virtual avatars! You can use one of their recorded voices to speak what you type, or you can add your own voice, as well. Animoto a FREE website that allows you to create videos, with easy to use templates available. Teachers can get a code to allow students to create their own! Prezi Like PowerPoint but WAY better!! Twiddila White board similar to Wall-Wisher but much more updated. Full collaboration. Wordle Create word clouds Tagxedo This is better than Wordle because you can shape it and change the colors. You upload a picture and it forms that shape. Must have Silverlight installed. Scrible Let's you mark up websites...highlight important things. Saves paper. Good for research. You Can Book Me Online scheduling - integrates with google calendars. Could use for parent teacher conferences, use to arrange meetings with coworkers. Big Huge Labs You can do everything on here. Make trading cards of vocab words, make calendars, puzzles, make a classroom set of trading cards for "getting to know you" at the beginning of the year. Movie trailers. Magazine covers. AWESOME! Blabberize Make pictures talk Skype in the Classroom Teachers asking teachers to collaborate. Talk to different classrooms around the world. TedEd Put a video and attach quizzes etc to it Oh life Online journalism Voice thread Audio blog Time Toast Timeline creator interactive . Build in text view because its easy. Lots of pre-built timelines too Zoo Burst 3D story books I-Motion Stop motion app Learn Zillion Full of educational videos appropriate for students. Also has lots of great lesson plans aligned to the common core by grade level! |
Technology Resource
This site has lots of free technology websites and resources on it Zamzar Free file converter Tiny URL Shortens up URL easier for students to find Pro Teacher Teacher Forums, Teaching Ideas, Lesson Plans, Sorted by Subject Education Week An education newspaper. Stay up to date with educational news around the country. Teach Net Creative ideas for your classroom Read Write Think Need writing ideas? This website is chuck full of reading, writing and thinking ideas for you to use in your classroom. Teaching Pre-K-8 FREE lesson plans and activities Purchase Classroom Resources This site has a vast amount of resources you can purchase for your classroom. It's like the School Shop, but better :) Library Spot Online Libraries and resources Tag galaxy Photo connections - topic searches for pictures 42explore -Thematic Pathfinder Why use a search engine when you can use a pathfinder to search by subject and then by topic. Common Sense Reviewed videos so you know if its appropriate or not!! Aviary Online picture, audio and video editor Jamendo Free music Partners in Rhyme Sound effects Live Binder Online Organization Online lessons Free! Webquest Builder 1 Create a webquest for the students Webquest Builder 2 Create a webquest for the students Edpuzzle This lets you play YouTube videos from a safe place with no ads AND you can add questions in that the students have to answer as they watch the video...you can also trim and crop the video. |