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=**Canfield**=

Web Resources for the Classroom Workshop

 * Interactive Websites (Use with your Interactive Whiteboard)

Elementary** [|Edheads] [|Geometric Shapes] [|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]

International Children's Digital Library


 * Keep identity private but add a human element!**


 * Avatar Creation - A digital representation of oneself!**

My Avatar Editor



Students record a message or write a paragraph that describes their avatar Create an avatar that resembles a character in a story and describe Create a digital story for the avatar Add to student blog, wiki or website
 * Ways to use in the classroom**

Classroom Bloggers
 * Animoto of Avatars**

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Voki
 * Add voice to an Avatar**

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Use as an introduction to a lesson Get your students talking in a foreign language Ask questions
 * Uses**

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vozMe
 * Adding Voice - Create an MP3 Quickly**

Crayola Pixlr Imagination Cubed Aviary FlockDraw - Collaborative drawing
 * Drawing/Painting**

Try out Jackson Pollock's technique Press the Enter key to erase and start again

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Develop hand-eye coordination Draw their own avatar Create a digital story
 * Uses**

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

Flickr OpenClipart - public domain clipart PhotoEverywhere
 * Image Resources**

Zui Tube National Geographic [|Wonder How-to] YouTube [|TeacherTube]
 * Video Resources**

ccMixter Jamendo [|Musipedia] [|Loop Labs] - create your own music online [|iNudge] - create your own music online
 * Audio Resources**

vozMe - Create mp3's quickly vozMe add-on for Firefox - Text to Speech tool
 * Text to Speech Tool**

Kerpoof Seussville Story Maker Ed.Voicethread
 * Digital Storytelling**


 * Voicethread Example**

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 * Animoto**

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 * Other Digital Stories**

Tikatok MeeGenius Lulu StoryJumper
 * Create Your Own Books**

**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]
 * 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.

International Children's Digital Library

Wordle Word It Out
 * Generate Word Clouds - Graphical representation of most frequently used words**

Example of a Wordle Activity - 5 Things About Me

Visual representation of key words, ideas and themes Assessment Activity Introduction Activity Poll your students
 * Other uses**

Grapher Create-a-Graph Chartle
 * Graphs/Charts**

Bubbl.us Webspiration MindMeister
 * Brainstorm**


 * Bubbl.us Example**



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 * Timelines**

Scribble Maps
 * Interactive Maps**

Example:

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ClassTools
 * Create educational activities**

MCESC Blog Classblogmeister
 * Blogs**

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Kindergarten http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=51141

Wikis

Wikispaces PBWorks (formerly PBWiki)

2nd Grade Wiki - http://harju.wikispaces.com/ 3rd Grade Math Wiki - http://meaningfulmath.wikispaces.com/
 * Examples**

Survey Monkey Poll Everywhere
 * Data Collection Tools**

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[|Fur.ly] - Put all your web URLs together for easy access