What I Did On My Summer Vacation

2009

Home of SupermanMetropolis, IL

Big John

Whitehaven – 1860 – My old KY home

Updates

Username: See Librarian

Password: See Librarian

http://scdiscus.org/brochures-and-handouts/view-category

Remember Quiahttp://www.quia.com/web

• Flashcards• Multiple choice tests• Surveys• Shared Activities• Create your own activities

– Match games– Concentration– Word Search– Many more

BrainPop

• Calendar - http://www.brainpop.com/educators/blog/curriculum-calendar-august-2009/?month=aug&yr=2009

• Graphic organizers - http://www.brainpop.com/educators/graphic_organizers/

Newspaper Article Generator

• http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

JamStudio.com

• http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm

Big Huge Labs

• Fun stuff to do with your photos

http://bighugelabs.com/

• Badge Maker• Motivational Posters• Magazine Covers• Jigsaw Puzzles• Calendars

Other Poster Makers

• AutoMotivator -http://wigflip.com/automotivator/

• MotivationLOL by BravoBug

Software [Mac Only]

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/sound

• Free

Bubblesnapshttp://www.bubblesnaps.com/

Imagination Cubed

• http://www.imaginationcubed.com/

• Use on Smartboard

• Records Steps

• Can Email

• Can save file

Make Believe Comix.comhttp://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

Teachers’ Resources and Writers’ Prompts

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

• http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html

• Oldie but goodie

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.

Organization

• SpringPad - http://www.springpadit.com/

• http://delicious.com/ - Delicious

http://delicious.com/MarySilgals/?page=1• EverNotes -

http://www.evernote.com/about/what_is_en/video/

WebNotes

• 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

Blogging

• Possibility for creating student/teacher blogs– Edublogs– Glogster– Ning– Blogger– Tumblr

Audacityhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/

• Free download/simple to use and edit

• Can be used with PhotoStory or Movie Maker3

• 4 Headsets available/stored in bottom drawer of my desk

Pulse Pens

• http://www.livescribe.com/

• http://www.livescribe.com/smartpen/index.html

• Software downloadable

• Pen 1G = $149.00 at Target

• Try it out with

Students

Clouds• Visuwords - http://www.visuwords.com/

• Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/

League of Scientists

• http://www.theleagueofscientists.com/

• Free online science games for grades 3-5

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

Mary Alice – Guitar Websitehttp://www.chordbook.com/guitarchords.php

• Chordbook.com– Guitar Scales– Guitar Tuner– Guitar Chords

Jam session

ZinePal.comhttp://www.zinepal.com/

• Use zinepal.com to create your own magazines and eBooks. You can 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. Now you can take your content wherever you go. Read your zine during your commute, in the park or your favorite coffee shop. You can also e-mail it to your friends or just let them subscribe to your zine feed on zinepal.com.

Bookshare.orghttp://bookshare.org/

• Downloadable books which come with free text reading software

• Teachers let me know if a particular student needs this resource on a particular book

• Communicate to parents that this resource is available to our students

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

Other tools

• PhotoStory

• MovieMaker

• Library Teachers’ Page

• Library Grid

Wishing you the best…Beginning of a Great School Year

Reminder

Turning Point Technologies - Clickers