NEW RESOURCE!!!!
Cobb County/Georgia Resources
Academic Portal (available anywhere)
Academic Portal (Intranet - available only at school)
Georgia Professional Standards Commission
Aesop (formerly Subfinder)
Presentation Tools
PowToon - online business presentation software tool that allows you to create free, cool, and awesome animated video
Prezi - helping reinvent the art of presentation by using a cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for presenting ideas on a virtual canvas
Make Beliefs Comix! - educational comic strip creator
SlideRocket - presentation software that helps you create & share presentations
SlideShare - ability to upload and share publicly or privately PowerPoint presentations
Haiku Deck - completely new kind of presentation software -- it's simple, beautiful, and fun
Padlet - We give you a blank wall. You put anything you want on it, anywhere.
Wordle - a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide
Tagxedo - turns words - famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters - into a visually stunning word cloud
Blabberize - a fun, free web 2.0 tool that allows you to quickly and painlessly create talking photos
Animoto - The easy way to create and share extraordinary videos of your life. Our online video maker turns your photos, video clips and music into video in minutes.
Glogster EDU - a social network that allows users to create free interactive posters
Voki - Create customized avatars. Add voice to your Voki avatars. Post your Voki to any blog, website, or profile.
VoiceThread - Upload, share and discuss documents, presentations, images, audio files and videos.
Google Docs (Presentations)
Resources for TKES
Social Networking
Edmodo - provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices.
Schoology - an innovative learning management system (LMS) and social network that makes it easy to create and share academic content
Class Messenger - makes it effortless for teachers to send home important notes and updates about the day's learning experiences
Remind101 - a safe, free way for teachers to text message students and keep in touch with parents
Celly - creates mobile social networks for friends, schools, communities, businesses, and movements
Join.me - Free, simple, fast online meetings. Share your screen instantly with anyone.
Mind Mapping & Graphic Organizers
MindMeister - create, share and collaboratively work on mind maps
Bubbl.us - easily create colorful mindmaps to print or share with others
Gliffy - Create and share flowcharts, network diagrams, floor plans, user interface designs and other drawings online.
Copyright Resources
http://copyrightresources2013.weebly.com/
http://www.teachingcopyright.org/
Assessment
Socrative - a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational games and exercise
Infuse Learning - Student choice. Visible thinking. Easy. 'Student response' will never be the same.
Poll Everywhere - Audience response system that uses mobile phones, twitter, and the web.
JeopardyLabs - Create your own jeopardy template online, without PowerPoint.
Creating Websites & Blogs
Edublogs - Safe, secure & easy to use. Used for e-portfolios, class sites & much more.
Weebly - gives everyone a surprisingly easy way to create a unique site
Wix - choose a design, begin customizing and be online today
Other Great Resources
Educreations - a community where anyone can teach what they know and learn what they don't
LiveBinders - your 3-ring binder for the web, create an online binder for content curation
Symbaloo - access your bookmarks anywhere
ThingLink - make your images interactive
Atomic Learning - online training video tutorials and technology integration resources designed for schools, districts and educational institutions
GPB Video Streaming - 40,000+ online instructional videos, many with teacher's guides & blackline masters
Blendspace - allows educators to blend their classroom with digital content
JotForm - form builder helps you create & publish online forms anywhere, anytime
Leslie Fisher - providing informative educational presentations for K-20 and Digital Photography
Cybraryman - the internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators and parents
TeacherCast - a place for Teacher to help other Teachers learn about technology in the 21st century classroom
Edutopia - empowering and connecting teachers, administrators, and parents with innovative solutions and resources to better education
Gooru - a free search engine for learning
Freerice.com - For every correct answer you choose, 10 grains of rice are raised to help end world hunger through the World Food Programme.
Wolfram Alpha - gives you access to the world's facts and data and calculates answers across a range of topics
http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/tools_technologies/web_2_0_tools_math_educators (Math) - a great motivational and instructional tool
http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/professional_development/web_2_0_science_tools (Science) - an interactive environmental web site for children, their families, and educators
GeoGuessr - a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings
Common Curriculum - Save time with easy templates. Align lessons to Common Core & 50 state standards. Organize with unit plans. Share with colleagues. Post to your class website.