Thursday, November 21, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Web 2.0 Sites
Website: Mindmeister
Benefits: Can create a free account. Creates concept maps. Can create slideshows with the concept maps and moves from point to point.
Website: Spiderscribe
Benefits: Completely free account. Basically just a concept map. Can insert images, location, calendars and text. Used more for an older audience.
Website: Bubbl.us
Benefits: Concept mapping website.
Website: Lino
Benefits: Can be used as an App. Basically an online bulletin board. Useful for organization with agenda. Can use creatively to organize.
Website: Photobucket
Benefits: Combination of Pinterest and Instagram. Can see what's trending, share pictures and photos, explore common interests with others. Free to upload a certain amount of photos or files.
Website: Quinturiq for kids
Benefits: Search engine for kids. Not very useful, does not provide a lot of information.
Website: DuckDuckGo
Benefits: Helps students to search the internet by using reliable resources. Has privacy settings and don't track for kids. For kids and teens.
Website: GoGooligans
Benefits: search engine for kids and teens.
Website: Padlet
Benefit: Blank wall that the teacher can write a question on, the students can go to the website and answer the question.
Website: Stormboard
Benefit: Create different boards and invite students and other users to get on and answer your questions. Does cost to include photos and videos.
Website: Kidtopia
Benefit: An online database that connects you to different websites based on a subject area. Kid-safe.
*Website: Instagrock
Benefit: Mixture of concept map and a search engine. Sorts searches within a concept map. Provides key facts, websites, videos, photos. Can take quizzes, write in a journal, etc.
Website: Slimekids
Benefit: Search engine directory. Authors page that gives you information about a specific author.
Website: Wikisummarizer
Benefit: Summaries of a specific topic. Can change what an article says. Can do a tree view, concept map view, or keyword cloud. All information comes from wikipedia.
*Website: Glogster
Benefit: Creates online poster boards. Can create timelines, you can add images, video, audio, etc. Can create different assignments.
Website: Audacity
Benefit: Place to record music, speeches, songs. Free to use if you can download it. Could record a song about a specific subject.
Website: Wordpress
Benefit: Allows you to access a lot of blogs. Can pull out key words. Similar to twitter.
Website: Evernote
Benefit: Can make sticky notes and documents, search for key words in documents. Good for note taking.
Website: Compfight
Benefit: Free to download. Search-engine. Works a lot like google images. Better selection of images. Can select an image size that you want.
Website: Diigo
Benefit: Can create a library. Organize and share information.
Website: Blabberize
Benefit: Can cut out the mouth of an image and have it say what you want it to say.
Website: Easelly
Benefit: great for brainstorming, doing concept maps.
Website Animoto
Benefit: Can add videos and pictures. Can add backgrounds and themes to videos.
Website: Bookbuilder
Benefit: Can create books with students based on grade level, language, etc.
Website: Weebly
Benefit: Can create websites. Add picture and sound.
Website: Storyboard Generator
Benefit: Gives personal videos from people who are discussing a topic.
Website: Tagul Clouds
Benefit: Very similar to wordle. Easier and less limited than wordle. Can make the word cloud in to any shape that you want to. Choose different fonts and colors. Free to use.
Website: Edmodo
Benefit: Basically Facebook for teachers. Different categories to ask teachers specific questions. Can share information. Can create a "classroom" for your students and have discussions with them.
Website: Socrative
Benefit: Teachers can use to create quizzes,test, and projects for their students.
Website: Podbean
Benefit: Similar to iTunes podcasting. Can create and play a podcast.
Website: Pixton
Benefit: Make comic book/strips.
Website: iCloud
Benefit: Can connect to your iPhone. Keep files updated online and share documents between your phone, and computer. Different apps can be used and saved to iCloud. Apps are similar to Microsoft office (pages=word, numbers=excel, keynote=PowerPoint.)
Website: Infogr.am
Benefit: Creating charts to show comparisons. Free to use.
Benefits: Can create a free account. Creates concept maps. Can create slideshows with the concept maps and moves from point to point.
Website: Spiderscribe
Benefits: Completely free account. Basically just a concept map. Can insert images, location, calendars and text. Used more for an older audience.
Website: Bubbl.us
Benefits: Concept mapping website.
Website: Lino
Benefits: Can be used as an App. Basically an online bulletin board. Useful for organization with agenda. Can use creatively to organize.
Website: Photobucket
Benefits: Combination of Pinterest and Instagram. Can see what's trending, share pictures and photos, explore common interests with others. Free to upload a certain amount of photos or files.
Website: Quinturiq for kids
Benefits: Search engine for kids. Not very useful, does not provide a lot of information.
Website: DuckDuckGo
Benefits: Helps students to search the internet by using reliable resources. Has privacy settings and don't track for kids. For kids and teens.
Website: GoGooligans
Benefits: search engine for kids and teens.
Website: Padlet
Benefit: Blank wall that the teacher can write a question on, the students can go to the website and answer the question.
Website: Stormboard
Benefit: Create different boards and invite students and other users to get on and answer your questions. Does cost to include photos and videos.
Website: Kidtopia
Benefit: An online database that connects you to different websites based on a subject area. Kid-safe.
*Website: Instagrock
Benefit: Mixture of concept map and a search engine. Sorts searches within a concept map. Provides key facts, websites, videos, photos. Can take quizzes, write in a journal, etc.
Website: Slimekids
Benefit: Search engine directory. Authors page that gives you information about a specific author.
Website: Wikisummarizer
Benefit: Summaries of a specific topic. Can change what an article says. Can do a tree view, concept map view, or keyword cloud. All information comes from wikipedia.
*Website: Glogster
Benefit: Creates online poster boards. Can create timelines, you can add images, video, audio, etc. Can create different assignments.
Website: Audacity
Benefit: Place to record music, speeches, songs. Free to use if you can download it. Could record a song about a specific subject.
Website: Wordpress
Benefit: Allows you to access a lot of blogs. Can pull out key words. Similar to twitter.
Website: Evernote
Benefit: Can make sticky notes and documents, search for key words in documents. Good for note taking.
Website: Compfight
Benefit: Free to download. Search-engine. Works a lot like google images. Better selection of images. Can select an image size that you want.
Website: Diigo
Benefit: Can create a library. Organize and share information.
Website: Blabberize
Benefit: Can cut out the mouth of an image and have it say what you want it to say.
Website: Easelly
Benefit: great for brainstorming, doing concept maps.
Website Animoto
Benefit: Can add videos and pictures. Can add backgrounds and themes to videos.
Website: Bookbuilder
Benefit: Can create books with students based on grade level, language, etc.
Website: Weebly
Benefit: Can create websites. Add picture and sound.
Website: Storyboard Generator
Benefit: Gives personal videos from people who are discussing a topic.
Website: Tagul Clouds
Benefit: Very similar to wordle. Easier and less limited than wordle. Can make the word cloud in to any shape that you want to. Choose different fonts and colors. Free to use.
Website: Edmodo
Benefit: Basically Facebook for teachers. Different categories to ask teachers specific questions. Can share information. Can create a "classroom" for your students and have discussions with them.
Website: Socrative
Benefit: Teachers can use to create quizzes,test, and projects for their students.
Website: Podbean
Benefit: Similar to iTunes podcasting. Can create and play a podcast.
Website: Pixton
Benefit: Make comic book/strips.
Website: iCloud
Benefit: Can connect to your iPhone. Keep files updated online and share documents between your phone, and computer. Different apps can be used and saved to iCloud. Apps are similar to Microsoft office (pages=word, numbers=excel, keynote=PowerPoint.)
Website: Infogr.am
Benefit: Creating charts to show comparisons. Free to use.
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