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Independent/Special Schools March 26, 2010

My Favorite Web 2.0 Tools and Websites. Mary M. Silgals, MLIS, M. Ed. in Technology. Independent/Special Schools March 26, 2010. Discus: www.scdiscus.org. Free! . Yes, independent schools are eligible Username: discus10 Password: myinfo.

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Independent/Special Schools March 26, 2010

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  1. My Favorite Web 2.0 Tools and Websites Mary M. Silgals, MLIS, M. Ed. in Technology Independent/Special Schools March 26, 2010

  2. Discus: www.scdiscus.org

  3. Free! Yes, independent schools are eligible Username: discus10 Password: myinfo http://scdiscus.org/brochures-and-handouts/view-category

  4. ETV Streamline – Free!: http://www.scetv.org/

  5. BrainPop – Subscription basedhttp://www.brainpop.com/ • Short videos that explain basic math, science, English, and more concepts • BrainPop Jr. • BrainPop Espanol • Activities and Quizzes • Calendar - http://www.brainpop.com/educators/blog/curriculum-calendar-august-2009/?month=aug&yr=2009 • Graphic organizers - http://www.brainpop.com/educators/graphic_organizers/

  6. BrainPop, Brainpop, Jr., Espanol

  7. Quia – Subscription basedhttp://www.quia.com/web • Flashcards • Multiple choice tests • Surveys • Shared Activities • Create your own activities • Match games • Concentration • Word Search • Many more

  8. Survey Monkey • http://www.surveymonkey.com/

  9. Photo Sharing • Picasa - http://picasa.google.com/ • Embed on websites • Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/

  10. Trident Academy Library Gridhttp://marysilgals.tripod.com/newlibrarygrid3.html

  11. Home of SupermanMetropolis, IL

  12. RubiStar – Free!http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php • Rubric generator • Drop down choices • Variety of subject areas • Short registration

  13. Wordlehttp://www.wordle.net/

  14. Visuwords • Visuwords - http://www.visuwords.com/

  15. Newspaper Article Generator – Free! • http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

  16. Big John

  17. Bubblesnapshttp://www.bubblesnaps.com/

  18. Make Believe Comix.comhttp://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ Teachers’ Resources and Writers’ Prompts

  19. Big Huge Labs – Free!http://bighugelabs.com/ • Fun stuff to do with your photos • Badge Maker • Motivational Posters • Magazine Covers • Jigsaw Puzzles • Calendars • Trading cards • Much more

  20. Poster Generator – Free!http://wigflip.com/automotivator/ • Order printed posters • Or save as jpg and print yourself

  21. Flash Card Machinehttp://www.flashcardmachine.com/ • Share address with your students • Integration with iStudyToGo for studying cards on the iPod – Application $14.99-$19.99 http://www.istudytogo.com/istudytogo/default.aspx • Database of cards already created • Can add photos to cards • Free

  22. Whitehaven – 1860 – My old KY home

  23. Imagination Cubed • http://www.imaginationcubed.com/ • Use on Smartboard • Records Steps • Can Email • Can save file

  24. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives • http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html • Oldie but goodie

  25. Communication • Google Docs – Share with a group • Embed on iGoogle (more later) • Templates available • Send back and forth with revisions

  26. Chat • http://www.chatzy.com/ Free and Upgrades

  27. Open Office • Free! http://www.openoffice.org/ • Own versions: Write (Word), Database and Calc (Excel), Math, Draw, Impress (PPT)

  28. Storage/Organization • Pageflakes http://www.pageflakes.com/ • iGoogle http://www.google.com/ig

  29. Organization • SpringPad - http://www.springpadit.com/ • EverNotes - http://www.evernote.com/about/what_is_en/video/

  30. Social Bookmarks • http://delicious.com/ - Delicious http://delicious.com/MarySilgals/?page=1

  31. Reminders • StickyNotes - http://www.sticky-notes.net/windows-sticky-notes-free.html • Basic notes free, upgrades available at subscription cost (forward notes, etc.)

  32. WebNoteshttp://webnotes.net • Free Register • Download toolbar • Allows you to highlight text on page • Allows you to create sticky notes on page • Allows you to create folder to save notes in • Allows you to share by email/permalink/twitter • Saves links and notes on webpage to reopen • Will tell you if any changes have been made since last accessed • PDF uploads for annotating

  33. Cam Studio • Record your desktop actions and create an instructional video or tutorial • Free shareware • http://camstudio.org/

  34. Blogging sites – Free! • Possibilities for creating student/teacher blogs • Edublogs http://edublogs.org/ • Blogster http://www.blogster.com/ • Ning http://www.ning.com/main/createyourown • Tumblr http://www.tumblr.com/

  35. English Companion Ning • http://englishcompanion.ning.com/ • Conversations with other English professionals via Ninging • Topics vary from literature to technology to classroom instructional tips, etc.

  36. ZinePal.com • Use www.zinepal.com • create your own magazines and eBooks. • select content from blogs, Atom/RSS feeds and other websites • zinepal.com reformats the content into a printable PDF and an eBook for use with the Amazon Kindle and other eBook readers. • Read your zine during your commute, in the park or your favorite coffee shop. • e-mail it to your friends or just let them subscribe to your zine feed on zinepal.com.

  37. Where are blogs of interest? http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/ Google Blog Search www.google.com – Drop Down menu

  38. Bookshare.org – Free with application http://www.bookshare.org • Downloadable books which come with free text reading software – Don Johnson • Must apply with a reading based learning disability

  39. Many Eyeshttp://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/ • Free data visualization tool • View, create and share any type of data • 16 ways to present data including bar charts, diagrams, and word clouds • Can comment on data

  40. Audacity – Free Downloadhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/ • Free download/simple to use and edit • Can be used with Photostory or Movie Maker3

  41. Guitar Websitehttp://www.chordbook.com/guitarchords.php • Chordbook.com • Guitar Scales • Guitar Tuner • Guitar Chords Jam session

  42. JamStudio.com – Free! • http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm

  43. Animoto • Video maker • Upload photos • Select music • Caption photos/Add text • Program animates the photos itself • Play from website or receive an email of video • http://animoto.com

  44. Voice Thread • http://voicethread.com/#home.b409.i848804

  45. Pulse Pens – Not free, but a great assistive technology tool • Software downloadable • Pen 1G = $149.00 at Target • Great for students entering college

  46. Adobe Reader 9.0 • Easy way to have text read to students. • Scan documents or • Convert documents • Let the Read Out Loud software read the pdf. • Free Download! • http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/

  47. Where do I keep my stuff? • Many more links to excellent websites/tools: • http://marysilgals.tripod.com/mystuff/id2.html • See other presentation handouts on Reluctant Readers and Assistive technology at this URL • Smartboard links Excel sheet: • http://marysilgals.tripod.com/smartboardwebsites2.xls • Library Website with links: http://marysilgals.tripod.com/libraryhomepage.htm

  48. Need help? • Contact information: • Mary M. Silgals • Trident Academy • msilgals@tridentacademy.com • 843-884-7046 ext 25

  49. New Technologies:Whatever makes the workload lighter…. • URL on the back of my card • http://marysilgals.tripod.com/mystuff

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