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SCISA Teachers’ MeetingNovember 6, 2009
My Favorite Web 2.0 Tools and Websites
Mary M. Silgals, MLIS, M. Ed. in Technology
Free!
Yes, independent schools are eligible
Username: Password: are available once you register with discus
http://scdiscus.org/brochures-and-handouts/view-category
BrainPop – Subscription basedhttp://www.brainpop.com/
• Calendar - http://www.brainpop.com/educators/blog/curriculum-calendar-august-2009/?month=aug&yr=2009
• Graphic organizers - http://www.brainpop.com/educators/graphic_organizers/
•Short videos that explain basic math, science, English, and more concepts•BrainPop Jr.•BrainPop Espanol•Activities and Quizzes
BrainPop, Brainpop, Jr., Espanol
Quia – Subscription basedhttp://www.quia.com/web
• Flashcards• Multiple choice tests• Surveys• Shared Activities• Create your own activities
– Match games– Concentration– Word Search– Many more
Survey Monkey• http://www.surveymonkey.com/
Photo Sharing
• Picasa - http://picasa.google.com/– Embed on websites
• Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/
Trident Academy Library Gridhttp://marysilgals.tripod.com/newlibrarygrid3.html
Home of SupermanMetropolis, IL
RubiStar – Free!http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
• Rubric generator
• Drop down choices
• Variety of subject areas
• Short registration
Newspaper Article Generator – Free!
• http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
Big John
Make Believe Comix.comhttp://www.makebeliefscomix.com/
Teachers’ Resources and Writers’ Prompts
Big Huge Labs – Free!http://bighugelabs.com/
• Fun stuff to do with your photos
• Badge Maker• Motivational Posters• Magazine Covers• Jigsaw Puzzles• Calendars• Trading cards• Much more
Poster Generator – Free!http://wigflip.com/automotivator/
• Order printed posters
• Or save as jpg and print yourself
Flash Card Machinehttp://www.flashcardmachine.com/
• Share address with your students• Integration with iStudyToGo for studying cards
on the iPod – Application $14.99-$19.99 http://www.istudytogo.com/istudytogo/default.aspx
• Database of cards already created
• Can add photos to cards
• Free
Whitehaven – 1860 – My old KY home
Imagination Cubed
• http://www.imaginationcubed.com/
• Use on Smartboard
• Records Steps
• Can Email
• Can save file
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
• http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html
• Oldie but goodie
Communication
• Google Docs – Share with a group
• Embed on iGoogle (more later)
• Templates available
• Send back and forth with revisions
Chat• http://www.chatzy.com/ Free and Upgrades
Open Office• Free! http://www.openoffice.org/
• Own versions: Write (Word), Database and Calc (Excel), Math, Draw, Impress (PPT)
Storage/Organization• Pageflakes http://www.pageflakes.com/
• iGoogle http://www.google.com/ig
Organization
• SpringPad - http://www.springpadit.com/• EverNotes -
http://www.evernote.com/about/what_is_en/video/
Social Bookmarks• http://delicious.com/ - Delicious
http://delicious.com/MarySilgals/?page=1
Reminders
• StickyNotes - http://www.sticky-notes.net/windows-sticky-notes-free.html– Basic notes free, upgrades available at
subscription cost (forward notes, etc.)
WebNoteshttp://webnotes.net
• Free Register• Download toolbar• Allows you to highlight text on page• Allows you to create sticky notes on page• Allows you to create folder to save notes in• Allows you to share by email/permalink/twitter• Saves links and notes on webpage to reopen• Will tell you if any changes have been made since
last accessed• PDF uploads for annotating
Cam Studio
• Record your desktop actions and create an instructional video or tutorial
• Free shareware• http://
camstudio.org/
Blogging sites – Free!
• Possibilities for creating student/teacher blogs– Edublogs http://edublogs.org/– Blogster http://www.blogster.com/– Ning
http://www.ning.com/main/createyourown– Tumblr http://www.tumblr.com/
English Companion Ning
• http://englishcompanion.ning.com/
• Conversations with other English professionals via Ninging
• Topics vary from literature to technology to classroom instructional tips, etc.
ZinePal.com
• Use www.zinepal.com– create your own magazines and eBooks. – select content from blogs, Atom/RSS feeds and other
websites– zinepal.com reformats the content into a printable
PDF and an eBook for use with the Amazon Kindle and other eBook readers.
– Read your zine during your commute, in the park or your favorite coffee shop.
– e-mail it to your friends or just let them subscribe to your zine feed on zinepal.com.
Where are blogs of interest?http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/Google Blog Searchwww.google.com – Drop Down menu
Bookshare.org – Free with application http://www.bookshare.org
• Downloadable books which come with free text reading software – Don Johnson
• Must apply with a reading based learning disability
Many Eyeshttp://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/
• Free data visualization tool• View, create and share any
type of data• 16 ways to present data
including bar charts, diagrams, and word clouds
• Can comment on data
Audacity – Free Downloadhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/
• Free download/simple to use and edit
• Can be used with Photostory or Movie Maker3
Guitar Websitehttp://www.chordbook.com/guitarchords.php
• Chordbook.com– Guitar Scales– Guitar Tuner– Guitar Chords
Jam session
JamStudio.com – Free!
• http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm
Animoto
• Video maker• Upload photos• Select music• Caption photos/Add text• Program animates the photos itself• Play from website or receive an email of
video• http://animoto.com
Pulse Pens – Not free, but a great assistive technology tool
• Software downloadable
• Pen 1G = $149.00 at Target
• Great for students entering college
Adobe Reader 9.0• Easy way to have text read to students.• Scan documents or• Convert documents• Let the Read Out Loud software read the pdf.• Free Download!• http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/
Where do I keep my stuff?
Many more links to excellent websites/tools:http://marysilgals.tripod.com/mystuff/id2.htmlSee other presentation handouts on Reluctant Readers and Assistive technology at this URL
Smartboard links Excel sheet:http://marysilgals.tripod.com/smartboardwebsites2.xls
Library Website with links: http://marysilgals.tripod.com/libraryhomepage.htm
Need help?
• Contact information:– Mary M. Silgals– Trident Academy– [email protected]– 843-884-7046 ext 25
New Technologies:Whatever makes the workload lighter….
• URL on the back of my card
• http://marysilgals.tripod.com/mystuff
