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Brian Housand, PhD
AIG @ UNCW
April 13, 2009

Who Has The Time?
    I guess I do...

I have been scouring the Internet looking for the tools that have the most potential for educators of the gifted and the students they serve.

This list represents a list of my current favorites.

For discussion after the presentation, I have created a Google Doc for you to add your contributions.

"But, what's a Google Doc?"

I am glad that you asked. That is a great place to start.....




Google - It's More Than Just a Search Engine!
  1. Docs - http://docs.google.com
  2. Sites - http://sites.google.com
  3. Patents - http://www.google.com/patents


Bringing It All Back Home with Ben Franklin and Google
  1. Earth- http://earth.google.com
  2. Maps - http://maps.google.com
  3. Picasa - http://picasaweb.google.com


Fun With Wordle

    http://wordle.net
        
        Some Examples of Wordle in Action


Social Networks Other Than MySpace and Facebook
  1. Ning - http://www.ning.com
  2. Twitter - http://twitter.com


Wikis
  1. PB Wiki - http://pbwiki.com
  2. Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com
  3. Wet Paint - http://www.wetpaint.com


Staying Connected
  1. Skype - http://skype.com
  2. iChat
  3. Google Voice and Video Chat - http://mail.google.com/videochat


Podcasting
  1. Audacity (A PC option to GarageBand) - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
  2. iTunes U

Don't Forget about OCW from MIT -   http://ocw.mit.edu

When You Have Some Spare Time
  1. Glogster - Poster yourself - Make your interactive poster easily and share it with friends.
  2. VoiceThread - Transforming media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commenting.
  3. Xtranormal - Text to Movie - If you can type, you can make movies.
  4. Scratch - A programming language for everyone. Create interactive stories, games, music and art - and share them online.
  5. Google Books and Magazines
  6. Even More Google Products
  7. Don't Miss Google Labs

Now It's Your Turn

Here is a Google Doc for you to collaborate and comment.


t y v m
B-)