Welcome Teachers!
Information Resources
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The Adjective Detective
game to help students learn about adjectives -
Poetry Idea Engine
fun way to learn poetry
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Speakaboos
on-line stories with audio, text, and multi-languages
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Spelling City
creative ways to review spelling words
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WolframAlpha
general information about anything
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Springo Kids
search engine that uses thumbnails to display sites
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Shmoop
subject specific resource site
ISTE Resources
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NETS - S
National Educational Technology Standards for Students
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NETS - T
National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers
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NETS - A
National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators
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NETS-S Student Profiles
Grade level description of proficiencies
Search Engines & Databases
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eThemes
Collection of websites on searchable topics -
Safari Montage Digital Streaming
Video and Audio resources for the classroom teacher
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Library of Congress
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KidsClick
created by librarians
Reference tools
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Visual Thesaurus
graphic thesaurus tool
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Wordia
video dictionary
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ChaCha
use your cell phone to ask questions or visit the website
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Visuwords
online visual dictionary
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Crocodoc
Mark Up and Review Documents Online
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VocabGrabber
This site allows you to copy and paste text into a box and it pulls out vocabulary for you. It even sorts the vocab by structur
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Memidex
online dictionary/thesaurus
Photo Resources
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bookr
A tool to create and share your own photobook using Flickr images
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Fotobabble
This is way to make photos talk. You just upload your pictures, record your voice and publish it.
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Cool Image and Photo tools
List of most popular photo tools
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Blabberize
Blabberize your pictures
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Thing Link
make images interactive
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Flickr
has a Creative Commons advanced search
Audio Resources
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ScreenToaster
free online screen recorder
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Vocaroo
record and send voice emails
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Cool Audio Tools
List of audio creation tools and uploaders
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Jott
allows you to convert voice to text
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Top 10 Sites for Creating Digital Music
Tech & Learning Article - links in article
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Incredibox
create your own beats
Communication Tools
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Wordle
build word clouds from text
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Visual Thesaurus
interactive thesaurus with audio reading of words
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Tagxedo
create word clouds and personalize the shape
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Edistorm
on-line sticky notes, great for brainstorming
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Lightning Bug
Scaffold for writing - excellent for home support
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Mindomo
Mind-mapping tools, graphic organizing
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Google Search Stories Video Creator
Create a Google Search Story
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Voki
create talking avatars, good with young learners
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The Newspaper Clipping Generator
Generate a newspaper clipping image
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LetterPOP
create on-line newsletters
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Wallwisher
Post notes on a webpage - no login to post required
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wordia.com
video dictionary
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Acapela
Paul E. Glott can be found on this site, he'll translate your text
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ePals
Connect with classrooms all over the world
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Today's Meet
great for backchanneling
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Linoit
virtual post-it notes on a board
Collaboration & Presentation Tools
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Wikispaces
Free wiki to create a collaborative space
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PB Works
Free wiki to create a collaborative space
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Prezi
on-line presentation tool (very cool)
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Portaportal
Store links and files for anyone to access
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Edistorm
on-line sticky notes, great for brainstorming
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The Stacks
Students can interact and converse about books they have read
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Dabbleboard
The whiteboard reinvented
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Support Blogging
A wiki dedicated to educational blogs
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PrimaryPad
web-based word processor designed for schools that allows pupils and teachers to work together in real-time
Personal Learning Network
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Joyce Valenza's "New Tools Wiki"
Web 2.0 tools compiled by Joyce Valenza
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Create a constant feed of professional commentary
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Skype
Collaborate on-line with others through audio, text, or video
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Diigo
On-line social bookmarking that allows you to keep notes and highlight your findings
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The Internet TESL Journal
Articles, Research Papers, Lessons Plans, Classroom Handouts, Teaching Ideas & Links
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Woopid
Library of video tutorials
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Web 2.0: Cool Tools for School
that's about itd
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Go2Web20
Web applications index
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Pageflakes
create a page that contains your interests
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Google Reader
send your RSS feeds to one location, one page that contains your interests
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iGoogle
create your own homepage with your interests
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Mr. B's List
site that grades other websites and lists those sites
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EduTecher
Assessment
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Poll Everywhere
Live audience polling
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Poll Daddy
Set up on-line surveys
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Rubi Star
Create rubrics for your projects
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Pocket Mod
Create a custom foldable
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Google Docs - forms
create on-line surveys/tests for students
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Quizlet
create flashcards and play games around personalized info
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Quiz Star
secure quiz generator
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Intel's Assessing Projects
massive rubric and checklist library - can personalize
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Technology Integration Matrix
shows levels of tech integration with videos -
Arizona Technology Integration Matrix
also has video
Intel Tools
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Visual Ranking Tool
This tool allows for students to order and prioritize items in a list.
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Seeing Reason Tool
With the Seeing Reason Tool students create visual maps of the factors and relationships in a cause-and-effect investigation.
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Showing Evidence Tool
The Showing Evidence Tool helps students learn how to construct well-reasoned arguments and prove their case wtih credible evide
Digital Storytelling
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Voice Thread
Way to record voices to tell a story with pictures
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Animoto
Create videos for your classroom
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Go! Animate
GoAnimate lets you make animated characters and cartoons
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ToonDoo
Make cartoons and share on-line
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Kerpoof
make digital storybooks, cards, etc
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Creaza
suite of creativity tools
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ePubBud
the YouTube of children's eBooks
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Voki
talking avatars - can use with young learners
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Storybird
Allows children to create their own stories from scratch using their own text and pictures. It's also collaborating so children
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Xtranormal
Make animated movies on-line
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Pixton
Tell stories through comics
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Fakebook
create a page that looks just like facebook page
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ZooBurst
create 3D pop-up books
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Little Bird Tales
upload images or pictures, add text and audio to write your own stories
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TikaTok
create eBooks online
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ePubBud
create eBooks online, multiple formats
Mindmapping, graphing, charting, timelining
timelines
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Capzles
create a timeline and embed into other sites
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xTimeline
generate timelines, free account
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Timeglider
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Dipity
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Time Toast
A bullet point centered timeline w/ text and pictures.
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Preceden
A fun easy site to use to create interactive timelines.
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Timelinr
A very simple to use timeline generator that only displays text.
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Our Timelines
Create timelines by using preexisting forms (text only).
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Read Write Think
Very similar to Our Timelines for creating text only timelines.
Mindmapping/Notetaking
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Evernote
take on-line notes
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Mindmeister
on-line mind mapping
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Mindomo
visual mapping
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LiveBinders
Organize your resources in an online binder
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Cmap
make concept maps
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Maptini
build mind maps collaboratively and take them anywhere
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Freeplane
free mindmapping software
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ExploraTree
thinking guides, can be printed or completed online
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Gliffy
create diagrams
Charts
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Rich Chart Live
free - create flash based charts and embed on your pages
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iCharts
create charts that you can embed into a site
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Chartle
can create more than standard graphs - venn diagrams, maps, gauges, etc
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Hohli
similar to chartle-create variety of charts and embed
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Lucid Chart
easy to use - drag and drop interface
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ChartGo
neat site, easy to use
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Pretty Graph
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Diagramly
users of inspiration will feel at home - insert clip art and shapes...
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Cacoo
can collaborate real-time on charts
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Infographics Archive
find infographics and info on creating your own
iPad/Mobile Devices
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Apptivities
Blog that describes apps and how they could be used in the classroom
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Apple - Apps in Education
Apple's site that has apps for education listed
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iPads for Learning
Victorian Government iPads for Learning website
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Poddy Training
using iPod Touches in the Kindergarten classroom
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QR Codes - Lessons & Resources
all about QR codes
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Podstemic
using iPods with STEM
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Learning: Is there an app for that?
research on mobile devices in education
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iPod & iPad User's Group Wiki & Blog
Wiki dedicated to K-12 application of mobile devices
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Appitic
List of apps made by educators for educators
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Teach with Your iPad
Wonderful wiki that lists a ton of apps by subject, type, and grade level
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Apps in Education
Nice collection of iPad apps that are reviewed by subject.
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Teachers with Apps
Great site with reviews of apps that include videos and images
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Best Kids Apps
Site with great reviews on iPhone, iPad, and Android apps. These reviews have a basic age rating and a nice image to go along t
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StoMo
create your own stop motion animation videos
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Top 10 Apps for Digital Storytelling
Tech & Learning Article
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Apps with Aptitude
Cathie Loesing created list of apps that fit eMINTS model
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iPad Apps for Administrators
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Livebinder: iPod Touch & iPad Resources
author: sjbrooksyoung
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Middle School iPad Apps
Essential Apps for Middle School educators
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50 Resources for iPads in the Classroom
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50 Resources for iPads in the Classroom
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Manipulative Math Apps for the iPad to meet the CCSS
Tech & Learning article
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One iPad in the Classroom (Lower Elementary)
blog by early elementary teacher
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Syded Blog
type "iPad" in the search bar
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20+ Apps to Support the Digital Storytelling Process
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Moms With Apps Blog
Evaluating Apps & Uses in the Classroom
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Evaluation Rubric for iPads
from Kathy Schrock
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Mobile App Selection Rubric
from eSkills Learning
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Critical Evaluation of an iPad/iPod App
from Kathy Schrock
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Education App Evaluation Rubric
by Tony Vincent