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Collaborative document |
Check existing text on attendance |
Limit 16 people at once Quick, easy NO LOGIN Based on etherpad |
Give instructions first alternatives
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Writing process editing shared notetaking doing project |
Wallwisher |
Online notice board maker |
Links to video See what others think Overlapping - hard to see No limit to numbers Can't write too much Limiting exporting options Limited amount of writing |
Copy/paste transfer or screenshot |
Student-led conferences Burning questions (start/end of unit Sharing resources |
Go Animate! (from Alpha) |
Cartoon character or movie creator |
great for movie making with older students fully customizable; animated background cons- must pay for full package |
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Zimmer Twins (from Alpha) |
Movie maker |
great for movie making with younger students, soundtracks |
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Scratch (from Burke) |
Create and share your own interactive game, stories, music and art (teaching programming) |
commands are drag and drops; easier way to "program" cons-sometimes difficult for students to understand |
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Time Toast (from Steven) |
online timeliner |
free, easy to use one account enables a whole to use it simultaneously cons-can't use "BC" |
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Notaland (from Steven) |
Collaborative web platform that allows you to integrate text, video, maps, clip art, photos to create and share presentations
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shareable, others can add notes, etc cons-can be difficult to link pages together (notes don't appear chronologically) |
create brainstorms, presentations, scrapbooks, interactive chat |
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Google Apps/Sites (from Craig) |
e-mail and collaboration tool |
very open (plus and some minus in that it's flexible, tools have gotten easier to customize, turn on and off for particular users); allows you to create subgroups |
booking facilities, equipment (provides data re usage) PYP planner template target setting with students (trackable)
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SchoolExcel (from Saurabh) |
school management platform |
customizable; busing complaints/queries from parents; assignment creation and deadlines; can sync to library database minus-browser issues (Mac users - safari) |
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Skype (from Saurabh) |
school/class buddies; sharing units of inquiry minus - a lot of planning ahead of time; time differences |
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Photostory (from Emma) |
story creation software; multimedia tool |
very motivating for students; they can add voice, music, animations, easy to integrate into literacy program free download minus - access, and time consuming - large class sizes can make is challenging |
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Voki
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Create personalized speaking avatars to embed in blogs, email etc |
looks great, students enjoy - motivating them; form of communicating instruction - use with additional language teachers, students can create a journal response. cons-difficult to use embed code (younger students) |
Students can use the NanoGong applet to record, playback and save a voice response. |
Language learning (Mandarin teachers use it to communicate homework assignments) |
Prezi |
online presentation software |
alternative to PPT; very visuallyl appeally to students con - students have to use personal email accounts free |
create one account just for prezi |
alternative to PPT |
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Mindnode Mindnode.com (from Sheldon) |
Mindmapping software |
- text only |
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Google apps (from Ben) |
calendar documents presentations spreadsheets forms sites (like a wiki) can use blogger survey monkey picassa google reader groups chat video |
+ can control which apps kids have |
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Spelling lists class website collaborative documents knowledge base community information
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remindpost.com (from Maru) |
easy posting of events - will send reminders by email |
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crocodoc.com (from Maru) |
Upload PDF, people can annotate & draw |
+paperless + grade, comment right on site |
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tomsplanner.com (from Maru) |
Gantt chart for project planning |
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Global Education Conference (from Kirsten) |
Online conference November 15-19 |
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Wikis for curriculum development (from Kirsten) |
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Google Reader (from Kirsten) |
Sign up for google account Add rss feeds from websites |
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Byline (from Kirsten) |
iPhone app that sync’s with google reader |
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Elluminate.com (from Kirsten) |
Collaborative environment |
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Posterous (from Kirsten) |
Posterous lets you post things online fast using email. |
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thefuntheory.com |
Volkswagen-produced videos on changing perspectives |
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Best of Youtube podcast (see iTunes) |
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This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. |
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benettonplay.com |
create flip books |
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toondoo.com |
avatars & comic making |
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bitstrips.com |
avatars & comic making |
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photo gallery gallery2.menalto.com |
online photo gallery |
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Social Media |
Youtube clone |
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shapecollage.com |
collage your photos into a shape free download |
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voicethread.com |
Can set up identities within an account, or individual student accounts |
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tagzedo.com |
Like a wordle that you can shape |
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tagul.com |
Like a wordle |
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printwhatyoulike.com |
select sections of a website to print |
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gmail filtering |
add +studentname to email. Will filter in your gmail.
example: teacher mail is smith@gmail.com. You could have student mail smith+billy@gmail.com, smith+sally@gmail.com |
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drop.io dropbox.com filebox.com |
File sharing |
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google custom search |
google.com/cse |
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Google Sites (David) | Used to post curriculum vita (cv) and personal technology tools; use Googlios for examples and “how to” for setting up your own | + easy to set up + can set up private Google domain for students/staff at your school - Google is blocked in China |
Use for student e-portfolios and blogs | |
Storybird.com (Nina) | Used for creating digital stories | + includes large library of artwork + allows students and teachers to comment on each others' postings - cannot upload your own artwork |
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nationalgeographic.com/myshotdogs/infinite-photograph (Nina) | Used to help students visualize the concept of infinity (other photos besides dogs are available) | |||
twurdy.com (Nina) | A search engine that displays results by reading level | + finds sites with a wide range of reading levels + uses Google as its database, which could be an issue in China - not sure what readability scale is being used |
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Windows Photostory (Nina) | Used to create “book trailers” (kind of like movie trailers) about books students read | + easy to use/free + includes music library + can upload your own photos and artwork - saving vs. exporting can be a bit confusing |
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www.zooburst.com (for 3-D “pop-up” digital storybooks) www.bookbuilder.com www.tarheelreader.com (Julia) |
Used these for creation of storybooks. | - password creation is a bit more complicated + allows you to paste in source of pictures and other items + allows you to upload your own photos |
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www.wordsift.com(Julia) | Used for creating word webs based on Unit of Inquiry central idea and teacher questions that are linked to Google search results and to definitions (in order to help students break down a central idea). | - uses Google as its database, which could be an issue in China | ||
www.edmodo.com(Julia) | used for creating class site for Exhibition projects | |||
www.wix.com(Donna Cubis) | used for creating class bookmarks related to units of inquiry, research and subject area skills | + flash-based, so very visual, which appeals to second language learners and younger students - uploading videos may require conversion to flv file first |
Could be used for student Exhibition projects. | |
www.justintv.com(Shannon) | Used for broadcasting student Exhibition to parents and other teachers. | + easy to set-up using regular laptop and web cam + free - does not record your video - make sure to keep link to video feed secure |
Could be used to broadcast student speeches and other projects to parents at work and at home and to partner classrooms. | |
Microsoft Cloud (Perez) |
Used to store files on a remote “cloud” server | + Microsoft server is very reliable and would be extremely unlikely to crash + eliminates on-site server upkeep and purchasing costs - there is an annual hosting fee, which is fairly expensive |
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www.textsmith.com/jing(Nina) | Used to create video tutorials and screencasts for students, teachers and parents |