 Part 1 - Google stuff * Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Forms - docs.google.com feedback and revision on writing, data collection (forms), historical sites and significance * Google Sites - sites.google.com online collaboration and presentation * Blogger - blogger.com free blogs for writing, etc. * Google Earth - earth.google.com (free program you can download) map sense, lit trips (googlelittrips.org), history (tinyurl.com/google-earth-history), using Panoramio pictures for asking questions * Google Maps - maps.google.com safety online (Street View), history (tinyurl.com/calmissionsmap) * Google SketchUp - sketchup.google.com (free program you can download) math and measurement, science and weather, language * Google Books - books.google.com literature and history (choose Full View Only for to read the book) * iGoogle - www.google.com/ig teacher resource homepage * Google Search - Advanced Search by file type - google.com/advanced_search find a storyboard as a PDF * Search, Learn, Share - searchlearnshare.com this engine returns web hits, news, blog posts, images, and video with one click * Google for Educators - google.com/educators more ideas than could fit in a Googleplex cafeteria * YouTube - youtube.com videos for anything - be careful! - (Hyperactive, Airport Applause, Car Commercial)  Part 2 - Other cool stuff * Next Vista for Learning - nextvista.org saving the world from ignorance, one video at a time * Zamzar - zamzar.com for playback without an internet connection or mashup * Audacity - audacity.sourceforge.net build podcasts to show what you've learned * Pod Safe Audio - podsafeaudio.com copyright-friendly music for projects (I usually go to "by music genre" on the right) * Jamendo - jamendo.com copyright-friendly music for projects (I usually go to "by music genre" on the right) * Partners in Rhyme - partnersinrhyme.com free sound effects amidst what they sell * Voice Thread - voicethread.com have students build discussions that can be shared with others * Photo Story - snurl.com/msps3 easiest-ever video creator (PC only; for Macs, use iMovie, iLife, or GarageBand) * Creative Commons Search - search.creativecommons.org following the law, learning about citation for reports * CoolIris - cooliris.com visually compelling, great for vocabulary * Tag Galaxy - taggalaxy.de another approach to looking at Flickr results * Irfan View - irfanview.com adjust and convert graphics for presentations or videos, good for screen shots * Glogster - glogster.com bring all sorts of media together in an online poster * Jing - jingproject.com free screen capture software (limited to five minutes) * Wikispaces - wikispaces.com collaborative web spaces for planning and projects (slideshowexchange.wikispaces.com) * Ning - ning.com build your own social networking site (classroom20.ning.com) * Freepath - freepath.com collaborate on files, media, links (PC only so far) * Fresh Brain - freshbrain.org organization working to involve teachers in making online projects available to students * Polleverywhere - polleverywhere.com teaching experience survey * TinyURL - tinyurl.com and Snurl.com - snurl.com make a short version of that long URL * Metamark - metamark.net make long and nasty URL's much shorter * Urban Dictionary - urbandictionary.com what did they just say? Sign up for the Next Vista newsletter here! Trying to contact Rushton Hurley? Use Next Vista's contact page at: http://www.nextvista.org/contact/. Involved in one of his workshops? It's probably this one: http://xrl.us/freetoolsday Wanting some practice in grabbing copyright-friendly images? Try this: http://xrl.us/CFimages Here's that Scouting video I probably showed: http://nextvista.org/rhvideos/bsa-recruitment.mov |
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