SCISA Teachers’ Meeting November 6, 2009 My Favorite Web 2.0 Tools and Websites Mary M. Silgals, MLIS, M. Ed. in Technology

Discus:

Free! Yes, independent schools are eligible Username: Password: are available once you register with discus

ETV Streamline – Free!:

BrainPop – Subscription based Calendar - calendar-august-2009/?month=aug&yr= calendar-august-2009/?month=aug&yr=2009 Graphic organizers Short videos that explain basic math, science, English, and more concepts BrainPop Jr. BrainPop Espanol Activities and Quizzes

BrainPop, Brainpop, Jr., Espanol

Quia – Subscription based Flashcards Multiple choice tests Surveys Shared Activities Create your own activities –Match games –Concentration –Word Search –Many more

Survey Monkey

Photo Sharing Picasa - –Embed on websites Flickr -

Trident Academy Library Grid

Home of Superman Metropolis, IL

RubiStar – Free! Rubric generator Drop down choices Variety of subject areas Short registration

Wordle

Visuwords Visuwords -

Newspaper Article Generator – Free! generators/newspape r/snippet.asphttp:// generators/newspape r/snippet.asp

Big John

Bubblesnaps

Make Believe Comix.com Teachers’ Resources and Writers’ Prompts

Big Huge Labs – Free! Fun stuff to do with your photos Badge Maker Motivational Posters Magazine Covers Jigsaw Puzzles Calendars Trading cards Much more

Poster Generator – Free! Order printed posters Or save as jpg and print yourself

Flash Card Machine Share address with your students Integration with iStudyToGo for studying cards on the iPod – Application $14.99-$ Database of cards already created Can add photos to cards Free

Whitehaven – 1860 – My old KY home

Imagination Cubed Use on Smartboard Records Steps Can Can save file

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Oldie but goodie

Communication Google Docs – Share with a group Embed on iGoogle (more later) Templates available Send back and forth with revisions

Chat Free and Upgradeshttp://

Open Office Free! Own versions: Write (Word), Database and Calc (Excel), Math, Draw, Impress (PPT)

Storage/Organization Pageflakes iGoogle

Organization SpringPad - EverNotes -

Social Bookmarks - Delicioushttp://delicious.com/

Reminders StickyNotes - notes.net/windows-sticky-notes-free.htmlhttp:// notes.net/windows-sticky-notes-free.html –Basic notes free, upgrades available at subscription cost (forward notes, etc.)

WebNotes Free Register Download toolbar Allows you to highlight text on page Allows you to create sticky notes on page Allows you to create folder to save notes in Allows you to share by /permalink/twitter Saves links and notes on webpage to reopen Will tell you if any changes have been made since last accessed PDF uploads for annotating

Cam Studio Record your desktop actions and create an instructional video or tutorial Free shareware org/ org/

Blogging sites – Free! Possibilities for creating student/teacher blogs –Edublogs –Blogster –Ning –Tumblr

English Companion Ning Conversations with other English professionals via Ninging Topics vary from literature to technology to classroom instructional tips, etc.

ZinePal.com Use –create your own magazines and eBooks. –select content from blogs, Atom/RSS feeds and other websites –zinepal.com reformats the content into a printable PDF and an eBook for use with the Amazon Kindle and other eBook readers. –Read your zine during your commute, in the park or your favorite coffee shop. – it to your friends or just let them subscribe to your zine feed on zinepal.com.

Where are blogs of interest? Google Blog Search – Drop Down menu

Bookshare.org – Free with application Downloadable books which come with free text reading software – Don Johnson Must apply with a reading based learning disability

Many Eyes Free data visualization tool View, create and share any type of data 16 ways to present data including bar charts, diagrams, and word clouds Can comment on data

Audacity – Free Download Free download/simple to use and edit Can be used with Photostory or Movie Maker3

Guitar Website Chordbook.com –Guitar Scales –Guitar Tuner –Guitar Chords Jam session

JamStudio.com – Free!

Animoto Video maker Upload photos Select music Caption photos/Add text Program animates the photos itself Play from website or receive an of video

Voice Thread

Pulse Pens – Not free, but a great assistive technology tool Software downloadable Pen 1G = $ at Target Great for students entering college

Adobe Reader 9.0 Easy way to have text read to students. Scan documents or Convert documents Let the Read Out Loud software read the pdf. Free Download!

Where do I keep my stuff? Many more links to excellent websites/tools: See other presentation handouts on Reluctant Readers and Assistive technology at this URL Smartboard links Excel sheet: Library Website with links:

Need help? Contact information: –Mary M. Silgals –Trident Academy – ext 25

New Technologies: Whatever makes the workload lighter…. URL on the back of my card com/mystuffhttp://marysilgals.tripod. com/mystuff