Presentation Tools:
Prezi: A fun alternative to Powerpoint that allows you to organize your information visually. See our tutorial page to learn how to use this tool.
ClearSlide: Import your Power Point or Google presentations to store in the cloud or build presentations that include audio, video, and visual components.
Storybird: short art-inspired stories you make to share, read or print
Mixbook:Create custom photo books, scrapbooks, or cards
WeVideo: an online platform for collaborative video production in the cloud. Connect your web editing and mobile device camera to tell stories
ZimmerTwins: a good way for students to create their own animated stories
Voicethread: Online meeting and collaboration tool that allows a group to meet, share, or edit together using written, typed, or voice notes for each other
Timeline: Create digital timelines that can include content from a variety of online resources
TimeToast.com: create an interactive timeline by adding videos, images, weblinks on various subject.
MuseumBox: Add items, including text, images, and video, to a digital box to make a point or describe an event or person
Voki: Create a digital avatar to deliver your message in the classroom, on a blog, a website, or as part of a presentation
Tikatok: Allows students and teachers to create their own books and add their own words and illustrations
ToonDoo: Create custom cartoons and comic strips
SlideShare: Upload and share presentations, documents, and videos
Glogster: Create interactive digital posterboards and presentations
Animoto: Create easy videos and presentations using photos, images, videos, and music
Popplet: Create digital idea webs or posterboards by collecting materials related to a subject
Lino: Create and organize your sticky notes digitally on a computer or smart phone, or post and share thoughts and pictures
WordArt: Create word clouds of tags or links to present ideas visually
Wordle: Create word clouds with a variety of color and formatting options to print, save, or share
Piktochart: Create easy, fun infographics to convey information visually
WeVideo: Edit video collaboratively in the cloud, then share with others
Movie Maker: Free software download for making custom videos, importing and editing slideshows and videos, and adding soundtracks to video content
C-SPAN: C-SPAN's entire repository of videos about Congress, Politics, books, and American History
TED Talks: Videos of talks given at TED conferences on subjects ranging from education to particle physics, sortable by subject, length, or rating
Watch Know Learn: Educational videos organized by subject and audience
Show Me: Online video lessons organized by subject
Fakebook: Create a fake facebook wall for a character, historical event, famous person, etc.
SnackTools.com: Create slideshows, custom audio and video players, polls, flipping books & more
Pictures and Images:
PicMonkey: Edit photos and create custom collages
Pics4learning: Free educational images with no copyright restriction
Wordle: Create word clouds with a variety of color and formatting options to print, save, or share
WorditOut: transform your text into word clouds
Tagxedo: Word clouds created in a customizable shape (faces, countries, letters) that can be printed on shirts, mugs, etc.
Photo Story 3: Downloadable software to create photo slideshows, edit photos, and add special effects
WordArt: Create word clouds of tags or links to present ideas visually
Piktochart: Create easy, fun infographics to convey information visually Audio Resources
FlickrStorm: An easier way to search the flickr web site
PicSearch: image search engine with more than 3,000,000,000 pictures
Wikimedia Commons: Access to free images and media
Britannica Image Quest: Access to more than 2 million rights cleared images and easily copy and paste the MLA Works Cited entry for each image into your Easybib account. You will need a password to access this site from home. Get this from the media center.
Audio, Editing and Production:
Audacity: Free audio editing and recording Websites and Online Classrooms
Snagit: Create videos of what you see on your computer screen to share with others
Screencast-o-matic: Create videos of what's happening on your computer screen to share with other
iSpring: Convert PowerPoint to Flash presentations
VisualLead: Free QR Code generator
WordArt: Create word clouds of tags or links to present ideas visuall
Tinyurl: Create short, customizable, easy to remember web addresses in place of long, unwieldly addresses to easily direct students to a site
Aurasma: Similar to QR codes except now anything (picture, etc.) can be linked to a video
Aviary: Upload and edit your audio, video and images
Free Play Music: Get around pesky copyright laws by getting free high-quality, royalty-free music. Choose from Country, Hip-Hop, Rap, Techno, search by mood and much more!
AirCraftMusiclibrary- Another free music site
Polls and Converting Tools:
Survey Monkey: Create and distribute your own survey, then analyze the results
Polldaddy: Create surveys, polls, and quizzes, then generate reports on the results
Polleverywhere: Create quick polls that collect responses via text, web, or Twitter
Zamzar: Free online file conversion service. No longer converts YouTube videos.
iSpring: Convert PowerPoint to Flash presentations
Study and Test-Prep Tools:
Quizlet: Allows students to create customized learning tools, games, & flashcards. App available
Diigo: Highlight and add sticky notes to webpages.
Arcademic Skill Builders: Skill building games
Jeopardy Labs: Online Jeopardy template to create study games
USA Test Prep: Online resources that allow students to join a class, study for a specific test, and view their results
EasyBib: Automatic Works Cited generator. Creates in APA format, MLA format, etc. See the Research page of our web site for video tutorials on how to use this tool
Writing and Organizational Tools:
PaperRater: Submit your paper for grading online and then fix your errors!
EasyBib: Automatic Works Cited generator. Creates in APA format, MLA format, etc.
bit.ly- This tool helps you share, shorten, track and analyze your links
Evernote: Create notes and idea lists that are accessible anywhere through the cloud
Clipix: Organize your life, your research and more! Similar to pinterest, this site allows you to keep track of everything you see online and want to come back to later
LiveBinders: Collect your resources, organize them neatly and make an impression.
SignupGenius.com : Organize volunteers online for free and set up automatic reminders.
Teacher-Specific Tools:
TheFuturesChannel- Find interesting and motivating video clips on Math, Science, Business, Music, Art and more.
Arcademic Skills Builder- Engage and motivate students with multiplayer education games that tracks student performance
Schoology: Classroom management system that organizes lesson plans, helps create and manage tests and quizzes, and provides online access to students. Join our schoology Tech Tools course for a tutorial (or see the tutorials page of our web site to learn how to use this tool)
Edmodo: Create online class groups to push assignments, questions, and upcoming dates to students and to solicit online
feedback from them by class
Khan Academy:Repository of video lessons, sorted by subject, on topics related to math, the sciences, humanties & test prep
Watch Know Learn: Educational videos organized by subject and audience
ShowMe: Online video lessons organized by subject
Discovery Education: Lesson plans and resources for teachers and administrators sorted by grade level and subject
FlippedLearning: A professional learning network for teachers using screencasting in education
EasyBib: Automatic Works Cited generator. Creates in APA format (for those of you in grad school), MLA format, etc.
Evernote: Create notes and idea lists that are accessible anywhere through the cloud
Remind: safely text students homework, project, and test reminders, and stay in touch with parents
Zunal: Free, online WebQuest make
Snagit: Create videos of what you see on your computer screen to share with others
Screencast-o-matic: Create videos of demonstrations on your computer screen, upload to YouTube and post link to your OnMyCalendar site
HippoCampus: Find educational media by subject area (especially math and sciences), create your own playlist, and share with students. Remember to follow our supplemental materials policy when showing videos (see shared drive for this policy)
TubeChop: Easily edit YouTube videos to show the best parts.
SafeShare: Safely show YouTube videos by using this site which cuts out all the ads, comment and additional "junk"
Phillip Martin Clip Art- Free clip art, newsletters, or any other publication.
Super Teacher Tools: Quick and easy tools including review games & classroom management tools
C-SPAN: C-SPAN's entire repository of videos about Congress, Politics, books, and American History
TEDTalks: Videos of talks given at TED conferences on subjects ranging from education to particle physics
Signupgenius: Organize volunteers online for free!
GCPS Professional Databases: GREAT for grad school research! You will need passwords to access these from home
Awesome Library: Includes a collection of educational links
Google for Educators: A free site which offers a teacher's guide to resources
The Learning Network: Hosted by The New York Times and Merriam Webster Dictionary and includes useful tools
ReadWriteThink: Find tips for helping students think and read critically and write effectively. Contains lesson plan and lists of resources
PBS Teachers: So much to find here! Also, check out the "Activity Packs" to the right
PowerMyLearning.com- your destination for the best in fun, free online educational activities in many subjects
GCFLearnFree.org- Take classes for free on subjects such as computers, reading and math.
ClassDoJo.com- Improve student behavior by awarding and recording real-time feedback. Save time by recording behaviors and accomplishments right in class with just one click.
Everything else...
Duolingo: Learn a language for free online while also translating the web for others.
Go2Web2.0: Find cool tools and applications all on one page
Duolingo: Learn a language for free while helping to translate the web!
Weebly: Create your own web site by just dragging and dropping elements. No html knowledge needed!
Wix: Create your own free, stunning web site.=
AirPano: See high resolution 3D aerial panoramas of interesting places on our planet.
Mapping Worlds: Provides efficient and comprehensive access to statistical data on world issues
Goodreads: Keep track of your favorite books and find new ones through this site.
Batchgeo: Create an historical research trip and map
WolframAlpha: A "computational knowledge engine" based on a vast collection of built-in data, algorithims, and methods.
Science 360- The latest science videos provided by scientists, colleges and universities, science and engineering centers.
GCFLearnFree: Take classes for free on subjects such as computers, reading and math.
Flashcard Tools:
Quizlet- This is the largest flash card and study games web site. It contains many different modes, games and study tools
Studystack- Play games with your cards, do crossword puzzles, print, take a quiz, and download the data
Wordlearner- Contains games and printables. This web site is similar to quizlet.com and study stack.
Ediscio- Use extensive text formatting, tables, pictures, MP3s, and YouTube videos with your flashcards.
VocabAhead- A neat tool that uses vocabulary videos to help you learn words.
Memorize- Easy to use. Click on “table wizard” to start creating a set.
Flashcardmachine- Create and then export your flash cards to your ipod or iphone.
proprofs.com/flashcards- This site allows your students to edit the text and color on each flashcard.
Cram- This site has previously created flash cards as well as the option to new flash cards.
Flashcardflash.com-This site lists even more flash card sites and gives the statistics for the ones that are the best
Students can also find many flashcard apps on their smartphones including iflipr.com, swipestudy, studydroid, kaka flashcards, and more. Students can search for “flashcards” in their phone’s supported applications and find many for free.
Educational Apps:
MindLeap- Excellent site with reviews built on a five-star scale.
Mac App Store- Probably the most comprehensive list of apps around.
Smart Apps for Kids- Designed by a dad on a journey yo find the best iPhone and iPad apps.
Best Apps for Kids- Wonderful site that does a great breakdown of educational apps
Teachers with Apps- Great site with reviews of apps that include videos and images.
Super Teacher Tools: Dedicated to providing technology tools for teachers. They are quick and easy to download, learn, and start using in your class. In this site, you will find a variety of different review games, classroom management software, and other miscellaneous tools for educators for free.
Educreations- Create and share great video lessons with your ipad or browser.
Problem / Rationale:
This statement is written to address misunderstandings about risks when using weblogs (“blogs”) and group‐edited pages (“wikis”) in the classroom with students.
Solution:
In the continuum of social networking resources on the internet, blogs and wikis are common tools available on many websites. Books and articles have been written about the instructional uses of both blogs and wikis, and many teachers in Gwinnett County Public Schools have attempted to create blog and wiki resources for their classrooms.
The current practice within GCPS is that all postings to blogs and / or wikis MUST be reviewed by the
teacher PRIOR to posting.
If these tools are used in the classroom, they must be managed carefully by the teacher to ensure that appropriate comments are posted. Many blogs have a “moderating” feature that allows the teacher to approve a submission prior to posting for the whole class. Wikis, however, rarely have this feature (if at all), and extensive online research has not produced any wikis that can be moderated prior to posting. Both blogs and wikis can notify the teacher after a posting is made, but it appears that only blogs can be moderated prior to the posting. At this time, with wikis, the risks are greater and there are no effective ways to manage those risks. The teacher, along with the student, will be held responsible or accountable if data, identity, or information due to wiki use is harmful to students. As with other applications, student data must also be protected. Many of these web resources are owned by another company with no guidelines on the protection of the data on the blogs or wikis. If you are considering using a blog in your classroom, please work with your school’s technology team to identify an effective way to restrict blog access using non‐identifiable data. Prevent access for nonmembers, and use non‐identifiable profile information for participants if appropriate.
Prezi: A fun alternative to Powerpoint that allows you to organize your information visually. See our tutorial page to learn how to use this tool.
ClearSlide: Import your Power Point or Google presentations to store in the cloud or build presentations that include audio, video, and visual components.
Storybird: short art-inspired stories you make to share, read or print
Mixbook:Create custom photo books, scrapbooks, or cards
WeVideo: an online platform for collaborative video production in the cloud. Connect your web editing and mobile device camera to tell stories
ZimmerTwins: a good way for students to create their own animated stories
Voicethread: Online meeting and collaboration tool that allows a group to meet, share, or edit together using written, typed, or voice notes for each other
Timeline: Create digital timelines that can include content from a variety of online resources
TimeToast.com: create an interactive timeline by adding videos, images, weblinks on various subject.
MuseumBox: Add items, including text, images, and video, to a digital box to make a point or describe an event or person
Voki: Create a digital avatar to deliver your message in the classroom, on a blog, a website, or as part of a presentation
Tikatok: Allows students and teachers to create their own books and add their own words and illustrations
ToonDoo: Create custom cartoons and comic strips
SlideShare: Upload and share presentations, documents, and videos
Glogster: Create interactive digital posterboards and presentations
Animoto: Create easy videos and presentations using photos, images, videos, and music
Popplet: Create digital idea webs or posterboards by collecting materials related to a subject
Lino: Create and organize your sticky notes digitally on a computer or smart phone, or post and share thoughts and pictures
WordArt: Create word clouds of tags or links to present ideas visually
Wordle: Create word clouds with a variety of color and formatting options to print, save, or share
Piktochart: Create easy, fun infographics to convey information visually
WeVideo: Edit video collaboratively in the cloud, then share with others
Movie Maker: Free software download for making custom videos, importing and editing slideshows and videos, and adding soundtracks to video content
C-SPAN: C-SPAN's entire repository of videos about Congress, Politics, books, and American History
TED Talks: Videos of talks given at TED conferences on subjects ranging from education to particle physics, sortable by subject, length, or rating
Watch Know Learn: Educational videos organized by subject and audience
Show Me: Online video lessons organized by subject
Fakebook: Create a fake facebook wall for a character, historical event, famous person, etc.
SnackTools.com: Create slideshows, custom audio and video players, polls, flipping books & more
Pictures and Images:
PicMonkey: Edit photos and create custom collages
Pics4learning: Free educational images with no copyright restriction
Wordle: Create word clouds with a variety of color and formatting options to print, save, or share
WorditOut: transform your text into word clouds
Tagxedo: Word clouds created in a customizable shape (faces, countries, letters) that can be printed on shirts, mugs, etc.
Photo Story 3: Downloadable software to create photo slideshows, edit photos, and add special effects
WordArt: Create word clouds of tags or links to present ideas visually
Piktochart: Create easy, fun infographics to convey information visually Audio Resources
FlickrStorm: An easier way to search the flickr web site
PicSearch: image search engine with more than 3,000,000,000 pictures
Wikimedia Commons: Access to free images and media
Britannica Image Quest: Access to more than 2 million rights cleared images and easily copy and paste the MLA Works Cited entry for each image into your Easybib account. You will need a password to access this site from home. Get this from the media center.
Audio, Editing and Production:
Audacity: Free audio editing and recording Websites and Online Classrooms
Snagit: Create videos of what you see on your computer screen to share with others
Screencast-o-matic: Create videos of what's happening on your computer screen to share with other
iSpring: Convert PowerPoint to Flash presentations
VisualLead: Free QR Code generator
WordArt: Create word clouds of tags or links to present ideas visuall
Tinyurl: Create short, customizable, easy to remember web addresses in place of long, unwieldly addresses to easily direct students to a site
Aurasma: Similar to QR codes except now anything (picture, etc.) can be linked to a video
Aviary: Upload and edit your audio, video and images
Free Play Music: Get around pesky copyright laws by getting free high-quality, royalty-free music. Choose from Country, Hip-Hop, Rap, Techno, search by mood and much more!
AirCraftMusiclibrary- Another free music site
Polls and Converting Tools:
Survey Monkey: Create and distribute your own survey, then analyze the results
Polldaddy: Create surveys, polls, and quizzes, then generate reports on the results
Polleverywhere: Create quick polls that collect responses via text, web, or Twitter
Zamzar: Free online file conversion service. No longer converts YouTube videos.
iSpring: Convert PowerPoint to Flash presentations
Study and Test-Prep Tools:
Quizlet: Allows students to create customized learning tools, games, & flashcards. App available
Diigo: Highlight and add sticky notes to webpages.
Arcademic Skill Builders: Skill building games
Jeopardy Labs: Online Jeopardy template to create study games
USA Test Prep: Online resources that allow students to join a class, study for a specific test, and view their results
EasyBib: Automatic Works Cited generator. Creates in APA format, MLA format, etc. See the Research page of our web site for video tutorials on how to use this tool
Writing and Organizational Tools:
PaperRater: Submit your paper for grading online and then fix your errors!
EasyBib: Automatic Works Cited generator. Creates in APA format, MLA format, etc.
bit.ly- This tool helps you share, shorten, track and analyze your links
Evernote: Create notes and idea lists that are accessible anywhere through the cloud
Clipix: Organize your life, your research and more! Similar to pinterest, this site allows you to keep track of everything you see online and want to come back to later
LiveBinders: Collect your resources, organize them neatly and make an impression.
SignupGenius.com : Organize volunteers online for free and set up automatic reminders.
Teacher-Specific Tools:
TheFuturesChannel- Find interesting and motivating video clips on Math, Science, Business, Music, Art and more.
Arcademic Skills Builder- Engage and motivate students with multiplayer education games that tracks student performance
Schoology: Classroom management system that organizes lesson plans, helps create and manage tests and quizzes, and provides online access to students. Join our schoology Tech Tools course for a tutorial (or see the tutorials page of our web site to learn how to use this tool)
Edmodo: Create online class groups to push assignments, questions, and upcoming dates to students and to solicit online
feedback from them by class
Khan Academy:Repository of video lessons, sorted by subject, on topics related to math, the sciences, humanties & test prep
Watch Know Learn: Educational videos organized by subject and audience
ShowMe: Online video lessons organized by subject
Discovery Education: Lesson plans and resources for teachers and administrators sorted by grade level and subject
FlippedLearning: A professional learning network for teachers using screencasting in education
EasyBib: Automatic Works Cited generator. Creates in APA format (for those of you in grad school), MLA format, etc.
Evernote: Create notes and idea lists that are accessible anywhere through the cloud
Remind: safely text students homework, project, and test reminders, and stay in touch with parents
Zunal: Free, online WebQuest make
Snagit: Create videos of what you see on your computer screen to share with others
Screencast-o-matic: Create videos of demonstrations on your computer screen, upload to YouTube and post link to your OnMyCalendar site
HippoCampus: Find educational media by subject area (especially math and sciences), create your own playlist, and share with students. Remember to follow our supplemental materials policy when showing videos (see shared drive for this policy)
TubeChop: Easily edit YouTube videos to show the best parts.
SafeShare: Safely show YouTube videos by using this site which cuts out all the ads, comment and additional "junk"
Phillip Martin Clip Art- Free clip art, newsletters, or any other publication.
Super Teacher Tools: Quick and easy tools including review games & classroom management tools
C-SPAN: C-SPAN's entire repository of videos about Congress, Politics, books, and American History
TEDTalks: Videos of talks given at TED conferences on subjects ranging from education to particle physics
Signupgenius: Organize volunteers online for free!
GCPS Professional Databases: GREAT for grad school research! You will need passwords to access these from home
Awesome Library: Includes a collection of educational links
Google for Educators: A free site which offers a teacher's guide to resources
The Learning Network: Hosted by The New York Times and Merriam Webster Dictionary and includes useful tools
ReadWriteThink: Find tips for helping students think and read critically and write effectively. Contains lesson plan and lists of resources
PBS Teachers: So much to find here! Also, check out the "Activity Packs" to the right
PowerMyLearning.com- your destination for the best in fun, free online educational activities in many subjects
GCFLearnFree.org- Take classes for free on subjects such as computers, reading and math.
ClassDoJo.com- Improve student behavior by awarding and recording real-time feedback. Save time by recording behaviors and accomplishments right in class with just one click.
Everything else...
Duolingo: Learn a language for free online while also translating the web for others.
Go2Web2.0: Find cool tools and applications all on one page
Duolingo: Learn a language for free while helping to translate the web!
Weebly: Create your own web site by just dragging and dropping elements. No html knowledge needed!
Wix: Create your own free, stunning web site.=
AirPano: See high resolution 3D aerial panoramas of interesting places on our planet.
Mapping Worlds: Provides efficient and comprehensive access to statistical data on world issues
Goodreads: Keep track of your favorite books and find new ones through this site.
Batchgeo: Create an historical research trip and map
WolframAlpha: A "computational knowledge engine" based on a vast collection of built-in data, algorithims, and methods.
Science 360- The latest science videos provided by scientists, colleges and universities, science and engineering centers.
GCFLearnFree: Take classes for free on subjects such as computers, reading and math.
Flashcard Tools:
Quizlet- This is the largest flash card and study games web site. It contains many different modes, games and study tools
Studystack- Play games with your cards, do crossword puzzles, print, take a quiz, and download the data
Wordlearner- Contains games and printables. This web site is similar to quizlet.com and study stack.
Ediscio- Use extensive text formatting, tables, pictures, MP3s, and YouTube videos with your flashcards.
VocabAhead- A neat tool that uses vocabulary videos to help you learn words.
Memorize- Easy to use. Click on “table wizard” to start creating a set.
Flashcardmachine- Create and then export your flash cards to your ipod or iphone.
proprofs.com/flashcards- This site allows your students to edit the text and color on each flashcard.
Cram- This site has previously created flash cards as well as the option to new flash cards.
Flashcardflash.com-This site lists even more flash card sites and gives the statistics for the ones that are the best
Students can also find many flashcard apps on their smartphones including iflipr.com, swipestudy, studydroid, kaka flashcards, and more. Students can search for “flashcards” in their phone’s supported applications and find many for free.
Educational Apps:
MindLeap- Excellent site with reviews built on a five-star scale.
Mac App Store- Probably the most comprehensive list of apps around.
Smart Apps for Kids- Designed by a dad on a journey yo find the best iPhone and iPad apps.
Best Apps for Kids- Wonderful site that does a great breakdown of educational apps
Teachers with Apps- Great site with reviews of apps that include videos and images.
Super Teacher Tools: Dedicated to providing technology tools for teachers. They are quick and easy to download, learn, and start using in your class. In this site, you will find a variety of different review games, classroom management software, and other miscellaneous tools for educators for free.
Educreations- Create and share great video lessons with your ipad or browser.
Problem / Rationale:
This statement is written to address misunderstandings about risks when using weblogs (“blogs”) and group‐edited pages (“wikis”) in the classroom with students.
Solution:
In the continuum of social networking resources on the internet, blogs and wikis are common tools available on many websites. Books and articles have been written about the instructional uses of both blogs and wikis, and many teachers in Gwinnett County Public Schools have attempted to create blog and wiki resources for their classrooms.
The current practice within GCPS is that all postings to blogs and / or wikis MUST be reviewed by the
teacher PRIOR to posting.
If these tools are used in the classroom, they must be managed carefully by the teacher to ensure that appropriate comments are posted. Many blogs have a “moderating” feature that allows the teacher to approve a submission prior to posting for the whole class. Wikis, however, rarely have this feature (if at all), and extensive online research has not produced any wikis that can be moderated prior to posting. Both blogs and wikis can notify the teacher after a posting is made, but it appears that only blogs can be moderated prior to the posting. At this time, with wikis, the risks are greater and there are no effective ways to manage those risks. The teacher, along with the student, will be held responsible or accountable if data, identity, or information due to wiki use is harmful to students. As with other applications, student data must also be protected. Many of these web resources are owned by another company with no guidelines on the protection of the data on the blogs or wikis. If you are considering using a blog in your classroom, please work with your school’s technology team to identify an effective way to restrict blog access using non‐identifiable data. Prevent access for nonmembers, and use non‐identifiable profile information for participants if appropriate.