Freebie queens – 2nd decade

FREEBIE QUEENS – 2ND DECADE

KIDBLOG

Great way for schools to have kids blog Peer review No need for

student emailaddresses

Here is a wayto keep the discussion going!

EASY TO SETUP AND MONITOR

STORY JUMPER

Create digital storytelling Lots of educational resources for

teachers

QUICK TUTORIAL TO GET STARTED

SWEET SEARCH

Search engine just for kids that have been reviewed by educators

http://www.sweetsearch.comEvery day can be something different!Check it out!

CACOO

Create online charts and graphics Built in chat feature for collaborations

WEBSPIRATION (FREE UNTIL 4/2011)

Web based visual thinking environment If you sign up now…cost will be $9.99

for 1 year subscription or $19.99 for 2 years subscription

KIZOA

Creating animated slide shows with lots of content

DRAG ON TAPE

User-friendly site that uses a drag-and-drop interface to edit and mix video

GREENSHOT

Free open source screen capture

ARTPROJECT BY GOOGLE POWER

Great opportunity to view great art upclose and VERY personal

DROPBOX

Offering free, secure file storage and sharing, along with automatic syncing across multiple computers from any location

Can be used on any platform device include mobile devices (no need to keep a flashdrive handy!)

Dropbox offers a selection of teacher-friendly controls, such as the ability to set bandwidth limits, eliminate users from individual computers, and create shareable photo galleries

COURSESITES BY BLACKBOARD

Free hosted course management service by Blackboard

Create up to five (5) websites for you and your class to use to provide an web presence for your students.

COURSESITES BY BLACKBOARD

POLLEVERYWEHERE

a new approach to classroom response systems by harnessing existing Web and mobile phone technology and relying on text messaging

Functions of the service include the ability for students to respond with typed-in text rather than just multiple-choice answers, and for teachers to gather data from students at home or in other locations off campus.

For schools that incorporate social networking tools, Poll Everywhere also offers poll integration with Twitter

Used on mobile devices; free to K-12 classes of 32 or less in size!

WOLFRAM ALPHA

Computational Knowledge Engine built by humans (expert systems)

Now available for iPhone, iPod, Android and other mobile devices ($1.99 for app; free for pc’s)

MAGIC STUDIO

A great multimedia site for uploading photos, documents, and video and then editing them

MAGIC STUDIO

Create quizzes, drag ‘n drops, image hotspots, etc.

Can access content from Flickr, Picasa, and YouTube

Can upload Word, PowerPoint, Excel, images (jpg and png), video and mp3 audio to use

www.magicstudio.com

WORDIA

Brings words to life through the use of video

QUINTURA FOR KIDS

Search engine for kids that acts a bit like a tag cloud in that results can be embedded in a site

MIDDLESPOT

Innovative web site for social bookmarking that allows users to collect sites in a visual way

KHAN ACADEMY

Free site with LOTS of videos on world-class instruction on various topics!

www.khanacademy.org

A COUPLE OF PERSONAL FAVORITES!

Wordle Create a mashup of words in a creative

way Prezi

Free presentation tool that really can grab the imagination!

Google Docs Great collaboration environment to teach

our kids how to work together in a virtual world!!!!

QUESTIONS?

THANKS FOR COMING!

For more information:

Maryly Skallos Maryly.Skallos@sungardhe.com

Julia VanderMolen Julia.Vandermolen@davenport.edu