WebResources

=**Web Resources for the Classroom**=

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**Avatar Creation**
[|My Avatar Editor] [|Caricature Maker] [|Gickr] [|Avatar Photo] [|Voki] [|Portrait Illustrator]

**Online Paint and Drawing Programs**
[|Mr.Picassohead] [|Sketch and Paint] Aviary [|Pixlr] [|Crayola] [|Imagination Cubed] [|National Gallery of Art] Splashup [|Sumo Paint] [|Bomomo] Odosketch FlockDraw - Collaborative drawing

**Draw Online with your Voice**
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**Design Programs**
Gliffy - Design Cacoo - Colaborative Design web-based tool

**Photo Editing**
[|Photoshop Express] [|Photofunia]- Great for photo effects [|Watermarks] [|Citrify] Fotoflexr BeFunky Big Huge Labs Watermark.ws Dermandar - Online panorama creation tool

**Audio Creation**
Audacity - Audio Editor and Recorder (Free Software needs to be installed) Acid Express - Music Creation and Mixing (Free Software needs to be installed) Vocaroo - website vozme - website Audioboo - record and upload audio files to share

**Digital Storytelling**
Elementary [|Seussville Story Maker] [|Kerpoof]

Animoto - Middle and HS [|Tikatok] - Elementary - Write, Illustrate and Publish your own story [|Myths and Legends Story Creator]

[|Create a Silly Story] [|Smilebox] [|Creaza] [|Storybird] - Collaborative Storytelling [|LuLu] [|MeeGenius] StoryJumper Glogster PhotoShow - Program can also be downloaded to your computer (FREE)

iFakeText.com - Create FAKE text conversations to create a unique assessment or a simple story with dialog between two people. MyFakeWall.com - Create a Fake Facebook-like pages. Can be used creatively in many content areas, famous historical figures, political figures, literary characters. Also can be used as a tool to teach Internet Safety.

**Word Cloud Tools - Visualizing text**
[|Wordle]' Tagul Tagxedo [|WordSift] [|WordItOut]

**Mind Mapping Tools**
[|Grapholite] [|Mindmeister] - also has an app for the iPod/iPhone [|Bubbl.us] Webspiration [|TheBrain] [|SlickPlan] [|Mind42] [|DropMind] [|SpicyNodes] [|ThinkLinkr]

**Backchannels in the Classroom**
//A back channel is a secondary conversation stream that occurs simultaneously with the primary conversation.// Twitter Twiducate Shout'em Today's Meet BackNoise GoSoapBox

Blog article on using a backchannel in the classroom

**Stickies in the Classroom**
(Can also be used as a backchannel) Wallwisher Example: []

Linoit

Introduce question dealing with key concept at the beginning of a unit Exit slip Problem solving activity FAQs Collaborative Study guide Embed images and video links - Example: Math activity: embed images of polygons Post classroom assignments Gather feedback Book Review Honor Wall Showcase student work Pledge wall First day of school activity (what students want to achieve for the year) Video Collage
 * Ways to use stickies in the classroom:**

Meeting Online
Scribblar - Multi-user whiteboard, live audio, collaboration (FREE) BigMarker - online meeting platform (FREE) Yugma Mikogo WebEx Elluminate FuzzMeeting

**Free Literature**
[|Lit2Go] is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can: [|LibriVox] - Attempting to record every book in the public domain [|SpokenWord.org] - Search engine to find audio and video spoken word recordings on the Internet [|Free Classic Audio Books] [|Open Culture Free Audio Book] International Children's Digital Library
 * Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go,
 * Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer,
 * View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen,
 * Print out the stories and poems to make your own book.

**Interactive Language Arts**
[|Bembo’s Zoo] [|Building Language for Literacy] [|Fridge Magnet Poetry] [|Magnetic Poetry Tiles] [|Make a Word] [|Quiz Tree] [|Road Hog Spelling] [|Voycabulary] [|Visual Dictionary Online] [|Word Ahead] [|Word Magnets] [|Zoom Playhouse]

Online Encyclopedias for Students
Simple English Wikipedia Fact Monster Yahoo Kids Encyclopedia Library of Congress Kids and Families

**Multimedia Resources**
Images, audio, video - Most under Creative Commons licenses [|Creative Commons Search] [|Flickr] [|LiteFlick] Discovery Education - Motivation station [|Edupic] FreeRange [|ccMixter] [|Jamendo] [|SoundJay] [|Free Stock Footage Videos] [|Kitzu Kits] [|Grandma's Graphics] Unprofound.com - royalty-free photos PhotoEverywhere Remix America NASA Wellcome-images Podcast Safe Audio

Compfight - http://compfight.com/ FlickrStorm - http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/
 * Search Flickr**

[|Musipedia] [|Loop Labs] - create your own music online [|iNudge] - create your own music online
 * Music**

Dewey Music
 * Public Domain Songs**

SnagFilms - documentaries that can be shared by embedding in your blog or website. Some are also available for purchase.
 * Video**

**Online Screen Capture**
[|Screenr] [|Screencast-O-Matic] Screen Toaster

**Free Screen Capture Software**
(needs to be installed) Jing (Windows/Mac) CamStudio (Windows) BB FlashBack Express (Windows) Freez Screen Video Capture (Windows) Debut (Windows) Skitch (Mac)

Print Screen Key - Windows Alt+Print Screen Keys - Windows
 * Capture Tools**

LightShot Add-on for IE LightShot Add-on for Firefox

FireShot Add-on for IE and Firefox

Zamzar - Can also download online videos
 * Convert Video Website**

SaveVid.com
 * Download Online Videos**

Format Factory
 * Convert Video/Images (Free Software - needs to be installed)**

**Teacher Helpers**
[|Rubistar] - Quick way to create your own rubrics Visual Thesaurus [|Fur.ly] [|Visual Ranking Tool] vozMe - Create mp3's quickly vozMe add-on for Firefox - Text to Speech tool ZamZar - Convert files to another format [|Online Egg Timer] [|Make Your Own Graph Paper] [|Convert PDF Documents to Word] [|MailCatch.com] - Disposable email addresses [] - Creating and embedding forms on your Website [|PrintFriendly] - Making any Web page print friendly [|Peace Corps Language Lessons] [|DEE-TXT-ER] - Decode text messages [|MultiURL] [|Plagium] - track plagiarism [|Convert.Files] Convert Web 2 PDF [|Wordnik] - discover all the words and everything about them [|Converticious] [|Team Maker] Memorize Now - helps you to memorize text when preparing a presentation or speech Educator Templates
 * Web-Based**

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 * URL Shorteners:**

KiTl Multi URL Shortener
 * Multiple URL shorteners**

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 * URL Expanders**

**Mapping Tools**
Scribble Maps TinyMap Google Maps

**Graphing/Charts**
Create-a-Graph Lovely Charts Webspiration Gliffy Bubbl.us Chartle

**Video Sites**
YouTube TeacherTube SchoolTube ZuiTube WatchKnow Edublogs.tv Studio4Learning (Middle School and higher)

Teachnology - [] Dipity -[] xTimeline -[| http://www.xtimeline.com/]

**Learn to Type Websites**
BBC Typing Game - [] FreeTypingGames.net - [] Learn to Type for Kids - []

**Blogs**
MCESC Blog Posterous Classblogmeister EduBlogs Blogger

**Wikis**
Wikispaces PBWiki

**Data Collection Tools**
Survey Monkey PollCat Poll Daddy
 * Survey/Polls**

Poll Everywhere Pollmo
 * Polls only**

MyStudiyo
 * Create Quiz** (embed in website)

ClassTools Zunal - webquest creation tool
 * Create educational activities online**

**Interactive Websites**
[|Eduscapes] [|Eduscapes] - Flash [|Gizmos]- Grades 3-12 Brain Games - Lumosity [|Collage Machine] [|Pauly's Game Page] [|Grapher] [|Bubbl.us] [|National Gallery of Art for Kids] [|iKnowThat] [|Internet4Classrooms] [|The Learning Box] neoK12 - Educational videos, lessons and games for K-12 [|QuizHub] [|Create a Graph] Geoboard [|TeacherLED] [|Geogebra] [|Geogebra Wiki] - Examples of how to use Geogebra [|Visuword] [|Visual Thesaurus] [|Jefferson County Schools List of Interactive Websites] [|Online Stopwatch]
 * __General__**

[|Edheads] [|Screen Clock] [|Arts Alive] - Activities and Games [|Invention at Play] [|Thumb Piano Tunes] [|Children's Museum] - Dinosphere [|My Pyramid] [|BBC KS2 Bitsize] [|What2Learn Reading Activities] [|Writing Activities] [|Math Activities] [|Social Studies and Science Activities] [|Secret Builders] [|MySkoool UK] [|Electronic Books and Online Reading] [|Mare's Build a Fish] [|MathFrames] [|Geometric Shapes] ABC Ya Engineering and Science Addition National Geographic Maps Tools for Adventure Academic Skill Builders - online activities with multi-player educational games
 * Elementary**

[|Exemplary Resources for Middle School Math and Science] [|A Plus Math] [|Estimate Brainpop] [|American Presidency Activities] [|English Grammar] [|Periodic Table of Elements] [|Literary Doodle] [|Cell Biology Animation] [|Molecular Expressions] [|Electronic Books and Online Reading] [|Math Interactives] [|Interactive Citation Game] - APA and MLA Citations [|Math Snacks] (Grades 6-8) iCivics - role playing government games
 * Middle/High School**

Interactive Desktop Application Triptico - http://www.triptico.co.uk

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 * Copyright Information:**

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