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December 2011 - Posts
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Common Sense Media has released a wonderful video on internet safety for kids. I recommend checking out this great site for useful resources for all sorts of safe ways for using the internet w/ kids. Give Common Sense a look by clicking here !! Read More...
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4kids is a great site for educational resources for kids. Kids can find all sorts of things such as: games, links, videos, etc. Also, there is a section called Ask Amy where someone can ask a question online and get a response. I recommend checking out Read More...
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Best Apps for Kids is a wonderful site for finding educational apps for kids of all ages. A person can search many of different ways such as by: subject, age level, rating, device, etc. I highly recommend checking out Best Apps for Kids by clicking here Read More...
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Looking Glass is a nice free iPhone/iPad app for finding educational videos for kids. These videos are safe and add free and more can be accessed w/ a paid subscription. I recommend checking out Looking Glass by clicking here . Read More...
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Toontastic is a wonderful free iPad app for digital storytelling. This app is ideal for teaching the skill of storytelling through the use of creating a digital comic. A user can pick through stock characters or even draw their own. Then they can animate Read More...
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Kozzi is a site I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's award nominated blog . This is a nice site for finding 100% free pictures on any subject. I recommend checking out Kozzi by clicking here . Read More...
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Winged Sandals is a site I've know about for a few years but just recently stumbled upon. It is a site after my own heart as it focuses on Mythology which is my all time favorite subject in school. This site is geared for kids 6-12 yrs old and focuses Read More...
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KidSites is a nice site for a collection of educational resources for students, teachers, and parents. A person can search via subject or through a wide variety of other areas such as: activities, comics, and games. There is also a section for parents Read More...
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Magic Keys is a great site online storybooks for kids. These stories are accompanied w/ pictures and some even have audio included. Also, ME has stories for all grade levels. I recommend checking out Magic Keys by clicking here !! Read More...
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The Story Home is a wonderful site for listening to children stories. This is all done via an audio file which is linked to a description of a story. These stories can be commented on and shared w/ others, and people can even subscribe to podcasts to Read More...
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Education Oasis is a wonderful site for free educational resources. A teacher can find lots of resources such as: printables, graphic organizers, book reviews, etc etc. I recommend checking out Education Oasis by clicking here !! For my top 10 sites for Read More...
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Canvastic is a nice free site for creating digital art pictures through the use of drawing/painting tools. A person can select their brush size and paint color and then create a custom sketch. A finished pictures can be saved, printed, or even replayed Read More...
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My Simple Surface is a new (beta) site for brainstorming or mind mapping. The way is done is by creating a surface or whiteboard that users can create and organize notes on. This site reminds me a lot of Inspiration and users of that should feel right Read More...
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Art Maker is a wonderful free iPad app for digital storytelling. This is an ideal app for the younger kids and very user friendly. All a person has to do is select their background (or start from scratch), and their objects, and then place them in the Read More...
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Worth Ave. Group (who is a paid advertiser of Technology Tidbits) is having a contest for K-12 classrooms. This contest is for technology grant money for a school and iPod/iPads for the classroom. For more information click here !! Read More...
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Zeodia is a site that I just found out about from the wonderful blog by David Andrade . This is a site that reminds me a lot of Animoto and adds multimedia content to a picture. Basically, a person uploads a photo and can add music/text to tell a story. Read More...
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AccuTeach is an educational community for educators to communicate and share resources w/ other educators. Also, this is a place where parents can connect w/ teachers and collaborate w/ other community members. I recommend checking out AccuTeach by clicking Read More...
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TeachBook is a nice social network for educators that I just found out about from The Educational Technology Guy . Like most educational networks teachers can create/share resources such as lesson plans (called planbooks), videos, etc. I recommend checking Read More...
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DimensionU is a site multiplayer educational games in a 3D virtual universe. Students can challenge other players from around the world or play individually in a number of educational games for math, literacy, and science. There are different packages Read More...
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Virtual Keyboard is a fun little site that I found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This is a great site for playing a keyboard and exploring all the different sound and effects that come w/ that. Also, a person can play w/ chords and has a Read More...
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Creating Music is a wonderful site for teaching music and dream come true for any music teacher. This is a great site that has educational games/puzzles/tools to teach different skills such as hearing (pitch), playing music, and even creating your own Read More...
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Penolo is a very cool site that I just found out about from, The Educational Technology Guy! This is a great site for sketching a unique image from scratch or uploading an image (or online via URL) and drawing over it (think Skitch). These images then Read More...
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SAILOn (Subject Area Interactive Lessons Online) is a wonderful site for educational resources that I found out about from, David Andrade's wonderful blog . This site has resources for Primary, Intermediate, and High School grade levels. Also, lessons Read More...
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Spelling City is a site I've been exploring a lot lately and must say am throughly impressed. This has to be one of, if not one of the best sites I've come across for spelling and vocabulary for a long time. Also, this is a multifaceted site that can Read More...
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Teachers' Domain is an excellent free resource for educators. These are all digital media type resources that contain tons of video, lessons, and material for teachers. All videos can be searched by subject and streamed online. Registered users can share, Read More...
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Animoto has just released a free app for iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, etc.). This is a very useful app that lets users do what they normal could w/ the Animoto site such as: adding/uploading photos, choosing music, and finally adding text. I recommend checking Read More...
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Speak and Spell is a fun site for younger kids learning how to spell and pronounce English words. They learn through these interactive online games, stories, and sounds. I recommend checking out Speak and Spell by clicking here !! A special thanks to Read More...
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Learn it in 5 is a wonderful site for web 2.0 "how to" videos that teach a person to do something in 5 minutes or less. These videos can be searched for by subject and there is a nice blog style layout which keeps up to date on the latest educational Read More...
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Tabletquiz is a very new and innovative site/app for creating and taking quizzes on a mobile device. The way this is works is a person registers on (TQ) to create their quiz. A quiz can contain 20 multiple choice style question w/ 4 answers each. A question Read More...
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Picozu is a great new (beta) site for editing photos that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This is a site that reminds me a lot of Sumo Paint or Aviary's photo editor in that it is very similar to Photoshop and offers lots of editing Read More...
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Apples 4 the Teacher is a fun educational website for students and teachers. This is a place that great for educational resources, games, links, lesson plans, ideas etc. etc. for primary education. All resources can be searched by subject, and they even Read More...
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Facebook Timeline is just about here!! Users of FB can now create a timeline w/ all of there posts, pics, events, etc etc in one innovative cool display. Right now a user can do a tour of timeline and all its features by clicking here . Timelines will Read More...
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Slideful is one of my favorite new sites for creating an online slideshow. There is just so much to like here such as the ability to upload your photos, select your effects, add text, adjust borders, etc etc. A finished product can be saved, downloaded, Read More...
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Spelling City is a wonderful site to help improve a student's spelling and vocabulary skills. This is done via a variety of educational games that can also be printed out. Also, teachers can find printables, worksheets, and lesson plans on how to incorporate Read More...
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Fonicle is a new (beta) Facebook app that I saw somebody on FB using. What this app does is chronicle a person's updates and either turns it into a free ebook for download or order a hc copy. These books are a nice way to backup FB photos and posts. I Read More...
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Learning Games for Kids is a fun site for educational games for kids on a variety of subjects. These games cover: science, LA, spelling, vocab, etc etc. A nice feature is the ability to search subtopics w/in a given category to make searching easier. Read More...
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Inspire my Kids is an interesting site that I learned about from the 2011 award winner, Free Technology 4 Teachers . This is a site designed to inspire kids w/ real life stories from around the world. These stories are told in videos or photos and can Read More...
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TeAchology is a wonderful site for educational resources such as: worksheets, printables, lesson plans, etc etc. Some other nice features are the different wizards/templates that teachers can use to create custom worksheets or lesson plans. Also, there Read More...
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eduTeacher is a wonderful site/community for educational resources that I just found out about from the great blog, Educational Technology Guy . This site is ideal for sharing links in a visual way as well as collaborating and exploring web tools. There Read More...
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Quick Grade is a nice free easy grading calculator for teachers. All they have to do is enter the number of questions and the number wrong and get their answer. They can also adjust it to grade by decimal and even upgrade to a pro version if grading is Read More...
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Lego Comic Builder is a fun site to create online digital comics. This is a nice site to introduce digital storytelling to kids in a fun and easy way. A user can select their scenes, characters, objects, and then add text to complete the story. A finished Read More...
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Zoo Whiz is a new (beta) educational site that is geared for kids 5-15 yrs old. This site helps kids develop their math, reading, and LA skills by creating an online zoo. There are free accounts for teachers and schools and even a parent account to manage Read More...
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QikPad is a new (beta) site that I just found out about Free Technology 4 Teachers . This is a simple site to create a text document and collaborate w/ others in real time. A person names a "pad" then shares the unique URL that is generated for collaboration. Read More...
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Muppet Mail is a fun app that I just download for the kids. This is a great app for creating muppets, then sending them in eCards or sharing them on your favorite networking site. The paid version allows to record/hear audio of your favorite Muppet character. Read More...
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Educreations is a new free app for the iPad that I first heard about from the blog, Hack Education . This is a great app for creating a screen cast on a whiteboard. This whiteboard allows users to draw in different colors, write/draw over photos, and Read More...
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Tony-b Machine 3 is a super fun site for creating digital music. This is a very easy to use site where a user just clicks on a keyboard to get the desired effect. A person can change the tempo, key, arrangement, etc etc. A created song can be saved public Read More...
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Flash Paint is a simple online painting/drawing application. A user can create their own piece of digital art and then either save it to their desktop or share it to an online gallery. I recommend checking out Flash Paint by clicking here . For my top Read More...
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Garfield's Comic Creator is a fun site that I just came across for making an online digital comic. Like most similar comic creator sites a user can add: characters, props, text, etc. While this site doesn't have a ton of options to choose from it is a Read More...
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Kaylee's Education Studio is a brand new site that is excellent for educational resources and printables. This site has a nice polished look (made in Weebly), has lots of ideas for classroom management and teaching ideas. I recommend checking out Kaylee's Read More...
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YouTube for Schools is the ultimate solution for using YouTube in Schools. This has been a long awaited feature developed for YouTube that is finally here. Educational videos can now be shown in a controlled environment. What this means is that all comments Read More...
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Teach With Your iPad is an excellent wiki I just found out about that is ideal for integrating the use of iPads into education as well as a list of apps and reviews. What stands out to me is the wonderful table that has apps broken down into category Read More...
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Tunedn is a new (beta) site for sharing and tagging a video. This is done by finding an online video (YouTube/Vimeo) entering the URL and then tagging. A bookmarklet can also be installed into a browser to make this process easier. Once a video is tagged Read More...
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Hubii is a cool new (beta) site that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This is a great site for finding newspapers from around the world by clicking on a Google map. These maps can be subscribed and saved into your "mapazine" (playlist). Read More...
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Quick Screenshare is a nice easy site for sharing your screen w/ another user. All a user has to do is select share their screen enter a name and then share the unique URL that is generated. I recommend giving Quick Screenshare a try by clicking here Read More...
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DoodleToo is a fun site for creating, drawing, or just having fun. It is a combination of a drawing tool meets a chat room. A person enters a room and then can draw and chat at the same time. These rooms can be shared via a URL or embedded into a site. Read More...
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Lyrics Gap is a wonderful new (beta) site that I found about on Twitter. This is a site that is fun for learning a foreign language through the use of music. Basically, a user browses through a number of pop culture songs that are set to a certain language Read More...
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ZangZing is a wonderful new site for photo sharing. This site is ideal for those who like to keep their photos on the web and share w/ others. What makes this so great is how easy it is to use and the ability to create public, private, or hidden groups Read More...
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Apps in Education is a wonderful site/blog developed by Gregory Swanson. This is a site dedicated to finding and reviewing educational apps in a number of different categories such as: science, english, art, math, etc. Also, there are some nice tips for Read More...
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Shelfster is a new (beta) site that I just found out about from the award winning, Free Technology 4 Teachers . I like to think of this site as a cross between a social bookmarking site and a paper writing site. It allows a user to bookmark and annotate Read More...
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Photo505 is a fun site for adding effects to pictures. All a person has to do is select a template and either upload a photo or take one right their on the site. The pictures are then merged together. This is like any other photo site that has pre-selected Read More...
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Discovery Education is a site I've blogged about before but it's been a long time and I just wanted to point out what a great resource it is for educators. DE has a bunch of free teacher resources for grades K-12 in any number of different subjects. These Read More...
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Teachers w/ Apps is a nice site for educators to read up on the latest apps for education. This is done in a nice blog style format that has well written reviews w/ screen shots of the actual app. This is a really nice site that has lots of useful information. Read More...
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Learn Zillion is an excellent site for getting free video lessons set to state standards. This site is ideal for educators, parents, and students for grades 9 and up. Right now the only video lessons I can find are on all aspects of math/algebra/geometry Read More...
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Fun Educational Apps is a site that is self explanatory. It is a great site for finding apps for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad. All apps can be browsed by age level or subject. Also, there are nice detailed reviews w/ screen shots to help users find what Read More...
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When In Time is a nice simple site for creating timelines. Once a user registers they have the option to name/create a timeline by adding, text, photos, and video. What's nice any "event" in the timline is clickable which allows viewers to find out more Read More...
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Tapped In is an ambitious site that I just found out about from the excellent blog, Educational Technology Guy . This is a learning community designed for educators, administrators, students, etc to come together to share and collaborate on resources Read More...
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Class Pager is a wonderful new site for texting in the classroom. This site allows teachers to text parents or students on any mobile device. Also, this can be good tool for a Q & A session or to give a quiz to get feedback on student assessment. It's Read More...
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Wonderopolis is a site I just found out about from my amazing PLN/friends at Edcamp El Paso. This is a site that is dedicated to sparking the mind and imagination of children. It answers that age old question, "what do you wonder about?" through the use Read More...
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Swift eLearning Services is a company I just found out about that looks great solution for educational/technology driven needs. If a district needs a customized solution such as: electronic courses, flash driven site design, Moodle integration and more, Read More...
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Funky Photo is a neat little photo editing site that allows a user to upload a photo and then edit the effects. Once the effect is chosen it can then be tweeted or recommend on FB all in the same window. I recommend checking out Funky Photo by clicking Read More...
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Best Kids Apps is a wonderful place to find educational apps for kids. These apps are arranged by age level and category. A nice feature is how every app is rated on a A-F grading scale. Also, there are beneficial reviews to read w/ screen shots as well. Read More...
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Bloust is a social networking site designed for educators to create web pages and engage w/ students in a safe online community. This is really a great place for students and teachers to interact w/ other colleagues and students and reminds me a little Read More...
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