FreeWebResources

=Free Web Resources=

Things to be cautious of when using FREE web resources with your students.

 * Ads
 * Most require an email account
 * Student email accounts may also be needed
 * May not have access to projects you may have created
 * Not set up for education so not sure what you may find
 * Some may be blocked at school
 * Here today - Gone tomorrow

Survey/Quizzes
Socrative Student website - http://m.socrative.com toc

Google Forms Google account required to create one Example

Tricider

**Communication/Collaboration Tools**
Online sticky boards WallWisher **Example** - []

Linoit - **Example -** http://linoit.com/users/kmarshall/canvases/mcesc-practice

Primary Wall - **Example** - http://bit.ly/JTHzp6

Entrance/Exit slips Brainstorming Quick assessments Announcements Organize resources for projects Debate a theme Post a video for discussion
 * Ways to use:**


 * NOTE: When sites are public, anyone with the URL will be able to view.**

Twiducate - a backchannel for your classroom Use as a way for students to communicate and collaborate on their lessons -
 * Backchannel**

Blogs

 * MCESC Blog - Example: http://mcspace.mcesc.k12.oh.us/OnlineCollaboration/
 * Classblogmeister
 * KidsBlog.org

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 * Elem Blog Examples:**
 * Kindergarten**

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 * 4th Grade**

http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blog_id=1448092&blogger_id=100808
 * Middle School**
 * 7th Grade**

http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=286892
 * High School**
 * 9th Grade**

Wikis

 * Wikispaces - Example
 * PBWorks

Sign up for an Educator account

1st Grade Wiki - http://room4-wiki.wikispaces.com/ 2nd Grade Wiki - http://harju.wikispaces.com/ 4th Grade Wiki - http://smithclass.wikispaces.com/ Middle School Science - http://tisscience.wikispaces.com/home High School English - http://trcs.wikispaces.com/SOPHMORE+Essays+for++Slaughterhouse-five

The Monster Project encourages the development of reading and writing skills while integrating technology into the classroom. Using monsters as a vehicle, students exchange written descriptions via the wiki, and then recreate their partner's monster without ever seeing it.
 * Elementary Collaborative Project**
 * Monster Project -** http://monsterproject.wikispaces.com/Welcome

Get your own private space to use in the classroom Name your site and create an Administrator account
 * TitanPad** - **Example**: http://mcesc-practice.titanpad.com

**Learning Management Systems**
Edmodo Schoology = = Collaborative Classroom Moodle - MCESC Moodle

Wiggio Sophia
 * Websites for collaboration**

Classroom Tools -
== **Classtools** - http://www.classtools.net/ = = QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator

= = QRStuff
 * Other QR Code Generators**

Random Name Picker

Vizualizing Text
[|Wordle]' Tagxedo Example Text here

**Graphing/Charts**
Create-a-Graph

**Mind Maps**
Bubbl.us Example

Mind42

**Digital Storytelling**
Kerpoof Studio - Operated by the Walt Disney Co.

Storybird - Teacher account available (up to 75 student accounts FREE) Online collaborative story writing! About Storybird

Animoto - 30 sec Free Video Example here

PhotoShow

**Create a book**
Lulu Tikatok

Mixbook
 * Photo Books**

**eBooks for Kids**
We Give Books - a Pearson foundation initiative MeeGenius - Display and read children's books online

**Free Literature**
[|Lit2Go] is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can:
 * 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.

Project Gutenberg [|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 Books Should Be Free

**Photo/Image Editing**
Crayola [|Photoshop Express] Aviary - Suite of tools Pixlr - Also drawing

Cloud Services
Web-based file hosting service where you can store and share files across the Internet. Your web-based files can be accessed from any computer or mobile device.
 * Dropbox - Free 2 GB storage
 * Evernote Free 60 MB monthly upload
 * SugarSync - Free 5 GB storage account
 * Google - Free 1 GB storage
 * Box - Free 5 GB storage

**Additional Resources**
WeAreTeachers [|TeachersFrist] Edutopia Read*Write*Think [|Rubistar] - Quick way to create your own rubrics Teachnology Teachers' Domain Fur.ly- Shorten multiple URLs - Example: http://fur.ly/87w6 Visual Thesaurus National Geographic Khan Academy
 * Professional and Classroom Resources**

**Research Tool**
Wolfram|Alpha - an online service that answers factual queries directly

**Multimedia**
Pics4Learning - Free image library for education Creative Commons Search

__Interactive Resources__
refer to SMART Board

**Free Computer Software**
[|Audacity] - Free audio editing and recording software [|AcidExpress] - Creating your own music Windows Live Movie Maker [|Paint.net] - Image editing [|Picasa] - Google image editing software [|Lego Digital Designer] - Building the model of your dreams [|Hot Potatoes] - Creating interactive Web exercises in various formats (multiple-choice, short-answer, crossword, etc.) [|Scratch] - Creating Stories, Games, and Animation [|Format Factory] - Converting audio, video and graphics to other formats [|GeoGebra] - Dynamic mathematics software [|Free Geobra Teaching Materials Main Page] [|Free GeoGebra Math247 Materials]
 * [|Lame Encoder Download] - Requirement for exporting mp3 files from Audacity
 * [|Directions for Lame Encoder Installation]
 * [|Audacity Wiki Tutorials]