Great Web Tools

Google Alerts

  • Set up search parameters for alerts

  • When your parameters are met with a new site, you receive an email

Google Newspapers

  • Search the newspaper archives for historical events

  • Great primary source for students

PollEverywhere

  • Create poll questions for instant feedback

    • Multiple choice

    • Open response (word clouds - no moderation)

    • Rank these options

  • Insert live poll questions into Google Slides & PowerPoint

    • Open your account

    • Under the "Polls" option, look for the app installer on left hand side

Audiotool

  • Online music production studio

  • GarageBand-like tool only web based

Screencast-o-matic

  • Online screen capturing tool

  • Allows capture of audio via a microphone (vocal annotation)

  • Generates quick video of all screen or a selected area

Twisted Wave

  • Browser-based audio editor

WeVideo

  • Video editing with collaboration

SafeShare.TV

  • Strip YouTube videos of ads and comments

  • Select start and end times (great when you want to only view a section of a video)

Thanks to Tami Brass for sharing these relaxing videos: