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=​Wordle Neat Website that allows you to do a word sign. Check out this one that I did for the 3rd Grade Field Trip to Lansing. Lansing Field Trip Use letters or words to make a poster. Here is a link to a color chart if you want to customize the letter colors!=

=Wallwisher or Twiddla Great sites for student/teacher collaboration. To have a private work area you need to create an account but there is no no sign-in or passwords required for students. You just send the link to those who you want to participate in the project.=

=Animoto for Education Click on this link to sign up for an account. Click on this link to sign into Animoto. This is great for taking groups of pictures, music and combining them into a short movie. Here is an example Kim did for the Macul Student Showcase at Michigan's House of Representatives. Student Showcase Click here for directions.= = = =Teacher Tube, Watch Know.org and School Tube Pupil Tube (Not Only K-12)Videos, Documents, Audio Files, Photos, Channels, Community and Blogs both created and for teachers to enhance their education programs. Short description/survey about Watch Know.org. To annotate videos with your students try Video Ant Here is a blog description about the website: []= = = =PortaPortal Really this is something that you should all try. It is really just a holding place for all the websites that people send you and tell you to look at. It is really easy to add and delete sites. All you have to do is create a new account which is free. When you want to enter a new site, you copy the address from the toolbar, hit a + next to the notepad topic you want to add it to, paste the address on the screen and hit save. It adds the site to your collection and you can visit it later. Be my guest! Go to portaportal.com and check it out.= = = =Bibliomania Collection of over 2000 Free Classic Books in digital format. Browse list, search for phrases, use study and research guides.= = = =Teacher Domain Digital Media for the Classroom and Professional Development= = = =Twice Create a username and password to be able to search for video conferencing opportunities and to get updates of new projects being started. Twice Projects, Field Trips, Shared Classes , ASK: Author, Specialist, Knowledge& Professional Development=

==Skype is a phone/video conferencing website that is free between 2 computers. You need to download the software from their website or our shared drive in the Installs folder (I can do this for you) Two supporting websites are: Skype in Schools, Using Skype at School and Virtual Author Visits. Blogger, Kirsten Winkler & Kay Alexander, post tools to use with Skype: Pimp My Skype==

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=Common Sense Media= =Pics4learning= Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. Unlike many Internet sites, permission has been granted for teachers and students to use all of the images donated to the Pics4Learning collection.

=Digital Storytelling= The Tempered Radical-New Slide: Digital Storytelling Blog Post about Digital Story Telling Digital Storytelling Tools for Educators Free download of book about Digital Story Telling by by [|Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano] = = =Team Maker--Make your roster into random teams.= This link will randomly assign students to teams. Erase the names that are in the box and paste or type your names in. Type the number of teams you want, click on "Generate Teams" and the teams are set up in the box at the bottom of the screen. You can reorder them by clicking on the "Generate Teams" again.

Crocodoc A digital file editor to share work with someone.

Shape Collage Neat way to display your photos in all kinds of shapes. Display class activities, field trips, school events, month in reviews, and even family memories.

Classroom Tools has lots of templates for classroom use. This is a blog about one of them: Random Name Chooser for Smart Boards

Web 2.0/21st Century Tools for Teaching Extensive list of tools.

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Stellarium shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

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Zimmer Twins students can create their own cartoon movie endings to a story starter or create their own animated movie from scratch. Students can create and edit movies solo or “Collab-o-write” and work together creating a collaborative movie.

Simple K-12 -*- Web Cam Guide Utilize WebCams to Engage Your K-12 Students. As technology continues to grow and expand, it's essential for teachers to continue to challenge and expose their students to new types of technology. Web Cams are another great way to spark their interest, motivate their learning and expose them to activities, cultures, animals and many other things to which they would normally have no access or exposure. While Web Cams offer great learning opportunities, finding appropriate content can be difficult and very time consuming. We've composed our free Web Cam Guide to help make it easier.

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