Cool Tools

In the hands of students

http://www.toondoo.com/

                (student creating comic strips)

http://animoto.com/education
            (short video/photo presentation with music)

http://www.tagxedo.com/

                (similar to wordle, more teacher friendly)

http://penzu.com/
            (online notebook paper, free)

http://blabberize.com/
            (make photos talk)

http://www.storycenter.org/stories/

            (more in depth creating of digital story telling)

www.zooburst.com

                (easily create own 3D pop-up books)

http://storybird.com

                (short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print)

http://freerice.com/

                (combines on-line learning tools with World Food Programme)

Making Connections

http://edublogs.org/
            (creating student and teacher blogs, free)
https://www.gaggle.net/
            (online sharing between students and teachers)
http://www.everloop.com/
            (social network designed for younger children, “safer” than traditional FB and such)
http://www.shelfari.com/
            (social network/sharing regarding books, response to books, students and teachers)
http://edu.glogster.com/
                (interactive posters, collaborative class projects)
http://pbworks.com/content/edu-classroom-teachers
                (online workspace, communication tool for students, teachers, parents)

In the hands of teachers

 http://www.audible.com/
            (download “books on tape”, not free but less expensive than normal books)
http://www.teachersdomain.org/

                (online video, free)
http://testmoz.com/
                (creating a test, grades on line, post grades, free!)
http://www.lessonwriter.com/default.aspx
                (create lessons plans, help connect to standards, differentiation, scaffolding…free)

Could be students or teachers

http://www.diigo.com/
            (capture and store “favorites” in the cloud, access anywhere)
http://livebinders.com/

               (way to capture, sort store and share large amounts of information, without paper)
http://prezi.com/
                (alternative presentation tool)
http://www.polleverywhere.com
                (using text to poll audiences)