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April 2011 - Posts
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"A text cloud or word cloud is a visualization of word frequency in a given text as a weighted list ( wikipedia )." This is a concept that is utilized a lot in education for: visualization, brain storming, and mind mapping." While this can be done using Read More...
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Tiki-Toki is a wonderful new web app for creating timelines. While this is a paid service (premium @ gold accounts) there is also a free account which is ideal for testing out or for having students create one timeline. There are plenty of great features Read More...
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Webspiration Classroom is designed by the team who brought you Inspiration and is designed for grades 5-12. Users of Inspiration will feel right at home as this is an ideal site for collaborating, brainstorming, and creating visual mind maps. Plus, w/ Read More...
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Swayable is a visual way to create a survey/poll to vote on your favorite thing. This can be compared to Demo Slam in a way, and has some nice features such as the ability to comment, embed, and link. I recommend giving Swayable a try by clicking here Read More...
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A fun little gem I found out about from iLearn Technology , Video Search in 3D. This is just a fun way to search for videos and build play lists, click here . Read More...
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Listmoz is a simple to use site for creating lists. This is nice site to use as it generates a unique URL to share w/ others and allows a user to check off what they've accomplished. I recommend giving Listmov a try by clicking here . It reminds a bit Read More...
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BooNote is a free easy to use service for bookmarking. As w/ other bookmarking sites this site lets you organize your sites and even add notes. While not as robust as some other sites such as Diigo and iCyte I do think this is a nice site for beginners. Read More...
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When using technology it is inevitable that one is going to need help. A lot of valuable time can be wasted trying to search online or find someone that can help meet your technological needs. That being said, I decided to create a Top 10 list that will Read More...
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Caffein is one of my favorite new sites for creating a chat room. This is really easy to use and also allows for video chatting. A user can then invite others via a URL or link it directly to FB or Twitter. I highly recommend checking out Caffein by clicking Read More...
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Jux is a site I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's excellent blog , for creating websites. This is done w/ a nice drag-n-drop interface. Also, Jux has some nice features such as being able to copy a site to use as a template to create your own. Read More...
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Magisto is a fun new site for making online slideshows. It has a nice user interface and once a slideshow is created it can the be shared/embedded online. I like to think of it as a cross between Animoto and Clipgenerator . Click here to give Magisto Read More...
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Learn 360 is a site I just learned about on Facebook from Kymberly Mulford (gotta love your PLN). This is a site that is very similar to Discovery (United) Streaming but a lot cheaper. It offers the same kind of abilities such as streaming/downloading Read More...
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iEar (I Education Apps Review) is a great site for reviewing educational apps for schools. This site is designed as a community and reviews are done by students and educators. What makes this such a nice site are all the different features and abundance Read More...
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Story Time For Me is an excellent site where digital stories are read by professional actors accompanied by illustrations, audio, and even animations. This is ideal for young readers from K-2 who can choose to read along and have options to turn on/off Read More...
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An Insider's Guide to Being an eLearning CEO is an interview conducted by Mestro eLearning and should be a very interesting read to educators and "eLearners". Ryan Busch is the president of eduFire , a learning community with over 80,000 members that Read More...
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Classroom Teacher Resources is a great site for new teachers and those interested in technology. It demonstrates w/ a practical easy approach how to meet all your teacher needs and answer any questions. I highly recommend checking out Classroom Teacher Read More...
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Woopid is a nice site for free video tutorials on tech related information. What makes Woopid so nice is that it covers both Mac, PC, Linux and other applications. A person can even request a video that is not on their site. I highly recommend checking Read More...
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Taking notes is a skill that is an everyday occurrence that happens in education and is often over looked. While using a paper and pencil is passe, technology and more specifically the internet has allowed educators and students to take note taking to Read More...
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Skype in the Classroom is a wonderful project being developed by Skype. It is a portal designed specifically for education to connect teachers and classrooms around the world. There are over 4000 teachers from around the world. This is an ideal place Read More...
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Primary Wall is a site I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This is a site similar to Wall Wisher but designed for education. Like Wall Wisher , Primary Wall is very easy to use and all a user has to do is click on a wall or note and Read More...
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Catch is one of my favorite new sites to come around that is ideal for taking and sharing notes. This is done in a really innovative way w/ a nice user interface. Catch can capture anything such as text, lists, photos, etc and then be shared w/ others. Read More...
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Twitter Sheep is a fun site for Twitter users. The way this works is a user enters their user name in the Twitter Sheep text box and then watch as a word cloud gets generated from the bios of their followers. By looking at a person's "flock" one can get Read More...
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