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January 2012 - Posts
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Charts and Graphs are an effective tool when trying to convey information in a simple and visual way. Also, it is a great way to track trends and help explain complex datasets. This is something that has been used in the business world and education on Read More...
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i Tell a Story is an excellent free app for digital storytelling. To me this closely resembles how Garageband is used to create a podcast. A user can upload a photo and then record their voice narrating a story. Best of all a person can add sound effects Read More...
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VoiceThread is a nifty free iPad/iPhone app for users of VoiceThread. A user can pretty much do the same thing they can do on the site such as uploading photos, adding comments, adding audio, and then drawing over a picture. When the digital story is Read More...
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Android Market is a great place to find educational apps for Android devices. While I don't have any experience w/ them myself I do know that there is a place for them in the educational institution. This site has lots of screen shots and reviews of educational Read More...
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Alien Buddies is a nice inexpensive app ($1.99) for the iPad/iPhone. I decided to check it out since it is available for free today at the app store 1-27-12 ( click here ) and would be great for my youngsters. This app has lots to like for PreK-1 aged Read More...
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AnMish is new (beta) site that I found out about from Cliotech and is great for digital storytelling. Not only is this site super fun and easy to use but it allows users to select characters and then record their own voice to add to them. A person can Read More...
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Check This is a site that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers , for creating simple web pages. This is a very simple site to use that reminds me a bit of Loose Leaves or Scriffon . A user can add: text, videos, photos, or backgrounds. Read More...
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ScootPad is an excellent site for free online math and reading practice, grades 1-3. This is done in an easy and intuitive way through the use of unique reward system. A great feature is the ability for a parent to register and then create a kids account Read More...
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Lingibli appears to be a great free app for learning a new language. This is done in a 100 words or less and lets users download/buy what language they want to translate to. Once a language is selected a person can select through common languages or even Read More...
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Math Game Time is a great site for educational math games, videos, and worksheets. These games are arranged for grades PreK - 7th grade and by category. Also, there is a nice mobile app ($2.99) available as well. I highly recommend checking out Math Game Read More...
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Tumble Cloud is an excellent new site for collaborative digital storytelling. This site allows users to upload digital content such as photos, video, notes, etc to create a stunning story. These stories can be shared and collaborated on w/ others and Read More...
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Microsoft in Education is an excellent resource for educators as it helps teachers implement Microsoft tools into their curriculum. This includes links for all subjects and other nice items such as: Kodu Game Lab, calculators, worksheet generators etc. Read More...
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Musicshake is an excellent new site for creating music that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog . This is a site that allows users to create copyright free music straight from a browser. Best of all, there is an educational portal which Read More...
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Studyers is a excellent site for note taking that I found out about from equally excellent blog, Educational Technology Guy . This site is still in private alpha, but is very nice for taking class notes w/ the ability to upload photos and then share w/ Read More...
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It has just come to my attention thx to Free Technology 4 Teachers , that Live Binders has released a free iPad app. This is nifty little app that lets users browse their collections and then rate and share them w/ others. I recommend all Live Binder Read More...
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Open Class is a new Learning Management System which has potential to revolutionize cloud based learning. This is a totally free and easy to use online solution for educational/course management. The best way to describe it is something very similar to Read More...
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Taweet is a nice twitter app/site that I found out about from a friend on Twitter (weird huh?) This is a great site for professional development as it can help presenters spread the word of their upcoming workshop on twitter. Taweet is a super easy to Read More...
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Story Patch is a wonderful app ($2.99) for the iPad for digital storytelling. This app allows users to create a story from scratch or build one using their money templates. A user can add text to each page, objects, characters, backgrounds, etc. Once Read More...
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iBooks Author is a new free app for the Mac that is ideal for digital storytelling and publishing any kind of book online (or in the iBooks 2 mobile app). First off, a Mac must be running at 10.7.2 in order to install this app, once that is done a person Read More...
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Well, there has been a lot of hype leading up to today on what Apple was going to unveil for their big educational keynote. They have just released two new impressive apps, iBooks 2 and iBooks Author. iBooks 2 is the new free update for iBooks that allows Read More...
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Squidoo is a nice free site for users to create a page filled w/ content on any topic they choose. These pages can be viewed by others and then commented on in this community styled site. People can browse by subjects and there is a nice education section. Read More...
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AnotherNewSite is a nice website for finding educational games and resources kids. This site provides safe links for games and other topics such as: music, homework help, coloring, etc. I recommend checking out AnotherNewSite by clicking here !! For my Read More...
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Moms w/ Apps is a wonderful site for finding educaitonal apps for families and kids. This site is primarily made up of parents who have developed kid friendly apps. I recommend checking out Mom w/ Apps by clicking here ! For my top 10 sites for finding Read More...
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Lesson Planet is an excellent search engine for teachers. Educators can find and share lesson plans, worksheets, integration tips, etc. This is an excellent site to find over 400,000 teacher reviewed lesson plans and worksheets and can even correlate Read More...
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Oolone is a new visual search engine that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog . Search results come back in large thumbnails that can be scrolled. I recommend checking out Oolone by clicking here . Read More...
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Orange Book looks to a fantastic site for teachers to create digital portfolios of students work. Right now this site is private beta, so sign up to give it a try. It appears to be a very simple free app to use by taking a snapshot of a student's work Read More...
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Kinect EDucation is a wonderful educational community designed for teachers, parents, students, and developers who want to incorporate 21st century technology into their lives. This is a great place for people to collaborate and share resources such as: Read More...
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Open2Go is a wonderful web application for storing and sharing notes/links on your phone. Android and iPhone users don't need to install anything and just type in the code that is given to them after creating a note or finding a URL. Other users can install Read More...
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Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything is a wonderful guide to, errrrr, ummmmm, everything!! This site really has it all for educational resources. A teacher can find stuff on 21st Century learning, developing a PLN, QR Codes, iPad's in the classroom, etc Read More...
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ComicStrip is a nice app (.99) for the iPad/iPhone. This allows students to create a digital story as they would w/ any online comic strip creator. A user can upload or take a photo, edit their layout, and then add speech bubbles and stickers. While it Read More...
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Edheads is a wonderful site that I just found out about from the ever popular, Educational Technology Guy . This is a great site to find activities for students to do as well as a nice place to find teacher resources. I highly recommend checking out Edheads Read More...
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Free stands for Federal Resources for Education Excellence. This is a great site for free teaching resources and lesson plans from the federal government. A person can search through a variety of resources in any number of subjects. These resources include Read More...
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This post is going to be a first for me. I collaborated w/ a good friend of mine who is an IT specialist who has worked in school districts as a Apple/Network guru for over 10 years. I decided to pick his brain and compile some of the most useful terminal Read More...
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Pastevid is a great site for taking a screencast (recording) and then sharing it w/ others via a unique URL. This is free and offers a lot of features such as YouTube integration, etc. However, there is a paid version which offers even more. I highly Read More...
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Slidestory is a nice site for creating simple slideshows w/ photos and audio narration. Once a user register they can download a free publishing application (only works w/ Windows). This application allows users to upload photos and add their narration. Read More...
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SmartTots is an excellent new (beta) site that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This site is dedicated to finding educational apps for kids. Apps are arranged by different categories such as age level and subject, and are reviewed Read More...
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PDFescape is a great site for allowing users to edit, create, or fill out a PDF. This is ideal for those that don't have access to a PDF editor or need to get something done in a hurry w/out the hassle of an application. I highly recommend checking out Read More...
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Duolingo is a wonderful new (private beta) for learning a foreign language. This is done by having users translate the web/text at their learning place. Sentences are given to users at their own learning pace and if they don't know a word DL helps by Read More...
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Famigo is a wonderful site for finding safe kid friendly apps for Apple and Android. The apps are reviewed on a 5 star scale and can be searched for by age level, category, etc etc. I highly recommend checking out Famigo by clicking here !! For my top Read More...
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Flashcard Machine is a great site for making interactive flashcards. These flashcards can contain text and images and are great for sharing. A user can also browse through a variety of different categories and even use one of their mobile apps for studying. Read More...
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Doodlecast is an app($1.99) for the iPad & iPhone that I just downloaded for the kids. This is a great educational app that allows people to record their voice while drawing/doodling (Voicethread has something similar like that). Where the learning goes Read More...
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Lit Charts is a great site that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This is a site for getting free outlines and study guides for classic literature. A person can read a piece online, download a PDF, or view w/ an iPhone app. I highly Read More...
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ScreenTweet is a new (beta) site that I just found out about from the blog, Tech-lou-ology . This is a great way for Twitter users to share videos, photos, screen shots, etc. All a user has to do is sign in w/ their Twitter account and then they have Read More...
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Beautiful Books is a nice site for reviews of books for kids up to the age of 6. These reviews are done on a 5 star scale and are very insightful. Some reviews contain video, and there are tips and activities for readers as well. I recommend checking Read More...
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Photo Pin is a site I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog . This is a search engine for photos that is ideal for bloggers. These photos are free to use being creative commons and offers the user different ways to obtain the photo via: download, Read More...
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Being a paid advertiser on Technology Tidbits I like to help out my clients. 19 Pencils is a wonderful site that I've blogged about in the past and included in my top 100 sites of 2011 (before they were advertising here). We have decided to create a quick Read More...
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DimensionU is a site I blogged about last month and was really excited about the potential that I saw. After collaborating w/ them I've decided to get an in depth look at what all this exciting site has to offer. At first glance one might think DimensionU Read More...
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Smivi is a new video search engine. A great feature is the ability to categorize the way you want to search by typing in a simple command. Also, a user can search through live results or even follow specific videos for those that get updated quite frequently. Read More...
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EdReach is a online educational magazine/blog that is a must read. This is a nice place for people to find useful information on educational trends, technology, and create a platform for others to collaborate on. There are also a number of shows that Read More...
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Sock Puppets is a free iPad app that is ideal for digital storytelling. Users of Toontastic or Puppet Pals should feel right at home w/ this easy to use app. A user selects socks, backgrounds, and items. Once that is finished a person then can move their Read More...
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Trello is an excellent site for organizing and collaborating on projects w/ others. This is done through the use of on online board (similar to a whiteboard) that is filled up w/ tasks. These tasks are arranged in cards and can be used in real-time w/ Read More...
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Apps for Children w/ Special Needs is a site I just found out about from one of readers. Not only is this a great site for finding apps for special needs children but there are many free educational apps to find here as well. Also, this is a great site Read More...
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SurDoc is a new (beta) site for storing documents and backing them up to the web. These documents can be viewed by any mobile device and then shared w/ others users. This is ideal for those that want a safe and easy way to backup items on their computer. Read More...
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Puppet Pals is a great free iPad app for digital storytelling. This is an excellent application that users of Toontastic will feel right at home with. Users have the ability to add characters (a pre-selection of 8) and backgrounds (3) or import their Read More...
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Kl1p is a excellent site which acts like a "virtual" clipboard. This is an ideal way to copy/paste text between computers, and especially works great when sharing/moving code. I recommend checking out K1lp by clicking here . I'd like to thank Larry Ferlazzo's Read More...
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Calkoo is an interesting site that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers . This is a site that has over 40+ calculators for a variety of needs such as: mathematics, stocks, loans, etc etc. I recommend checking out Calkoo by clicking here Read More...
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The wave of the future is here especially for education. Terms like 21st Century Computing, BYOD (Brind Your Own Device), and Cloud Computing, are mainstream. The introduction of mobile devices, iPods, netbooks, and more specifically the iPad has brought Read More...
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