1. November 3, 2010

2. Whitehaven – 1860 – My Old Ky Home

3. Across the River from the Home of Superman Metropolis, IL

5. SCISA Master Teacher 2009

6. Trident Academy Teacher 9 years as Librarian/Media Specialist Middle School Library Skills Library Programs for Lower School Assistive Technology Writers’ Workshop Social Studies Current Events Research Technology Webmaster for TA when forced

7. South Carolina Association of School Librarians http://www.scasl.net/ Member of the Executive Board as the Independent/Special Schools representative Conference is March 10-11 Columbia, SC

8. Disclaimer Any products/services, etc. discussed are not an endorsement.

9. The two best free resources in SC Discus SC ETV Streamline Use them or lose them! State funded.

10. Discus: www.scdiscus.orgwww.scdiscus.org

11. Discus = Encyclopedia Britannica Elementary has read out loud feature Animal Kingdomimal Kingdom A-Z BrowseZ Browse Biographiesographies Learning Materialsarning Materials World Atlasrld Atlas Compare Countriesmpare Countries New! Geography Explorerw! Geography Explorer Britannica Timelineritannica Timeline New! Create Timelinesw! Create Timelines Merriam-Websterrriam-Webster Password: findit User ID: discus11

12. Free! Yes, independent schools are eligible! Username: discus11 Password: findit http://scdiscus.org/brochures-and- handouts/view-category

13. http://www.scetv.org/education/streamlinesc/ Donna Thompson Technology Consultant/Trainer 803-338-1384 dthompson@scetv.org dthompson@scetv.org

14. Social Bookmarks vs. My Favorites http://delicious.com/ - Delicious http://delicious.com/ http://delicious.com/MarySilgals/?page=1

15. The other.66% Specialized search engines - http://www.philb.com/webse.htm Who owns a domain? http://www.betterwhois.com/ http://www.martinlutherking.org/

16. The Owl at Purdue http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ I consider the best resource for writing papers and formatting for teaching students and personal use

17. WebNotes http://webnotes.net http://webnotes.net Free Registration 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 email/permalink/twitter Saves links and notes on webpage to reopen Will tell you if any changes have been made since last accessed

18. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/ http://poster.4teachers.org/

19. Trident Academy Library Grid http://marysilgals.tripod.com/newlibrarygrid3.html http://marysilgals.tripod.com/newlibrarygrid3.html

20. Print What You Like http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/ Select clips, format page, and print.

21. Foxit Reader Allows you to enter information on a pdf form. Ex: job application.

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

23. Cam Studio Record your desktop actions and create an instructional video or tutorial Free shareware http://camstudio. org/ http://camstudio. org/

24. Paper Rater http://www.paperrater.com/ Free, no registering, just cut and paste your composition

25. RubiStar – Free! http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php Rubric generator Drop down choices Variety of subject areas Short registration

26. BibMe - http://www.bibme.org/http://www.bibme.org/

27. Flash Card Machine http://www.flashcardmachine.com/ http://www.flashcardmachine.com/ Share address with your students Integration with iStudyToGo for studying cards on the iPod – Application $14.99-$19.99 http://www.istudytogo.com/istudytogo/default.aspx http://www.istudytogo.com/istudytogo/default.aspx Database of cards already created Can add photos to cards Free

28. Wallwisher http://www.wallwisher.com/faqs Like a wall of sticky notes that can be used privately or openly. Messages, links, video, etc.

29. Typing Web http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/

30. Making your life easier You forgot your flash drive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkfOYtaumew&fea ture=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkfOYtaumew&fea ture=player_embedded + =

31. Live Binders/My school log http://livebinders.com/# for Internet information storage http://livebinders.com/# http://www.myschoolog.com/ for documents, etc. http://www.myschoolog.com/ More places for students to store documents, etc. online Both are free – on the cloud

32. Chat http://www.chatzy.com/ Free and Upgrades http://www.chatzy.com/

33. Photo Sharing Picasa - http://picasa.google.com/http://picasa.google.com/ Embed on websites Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/http://www.flickr.com/

34. Big Huge Labs – Free! http://bighugelabs.com/ http://bighugelabs.com/ Fun stuff to do with your photos Badge Maker Motivational Posters Magazine Covers Jigsaw Puzzles Calendars Trading cards Much more

35. Poster Generator – Free! http://wigflip.com/automotivator/ http://wigflip.com/automotivator/ Order printed posters Or save as jpg and print yourself

36. Survey Monkey http://www.surveymonkey.com/

37. Interactive white boards http://marysilgals.tripod.com/smartboardwebsites2.xls How to find more teacher created notebook files…….. Search using.notebook

38. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html Oldie but goodie

39. Harvey Math http://harveyshomepage.com/Harveys_Homepage/W elcome.html http://harveyshomepage.com/Harveys_Homepage/W elcome.html

40. Reading and writing tools Adobe reader for read out loud function for all pdf files or scan and convert Free download Great for students who need text read out loud

41. Open Office Free! http://www.openoffice.org/http://www.openoffice.org/ Own versions: Write (Word), Database and Calc (Excel), Math, Draw, Impress (PPT)

42. Storybird http://storybird.com/ Students can create their own stories; artwork is provided Easy to use.

43. Wordle http://www.wordle.net/ http://www.wordle.net/

44. Tagxedo http://www.tagxedo.com/ (Wordle in shapes)

45. Visuwords Visuwords - http://www.visuwords.com/http://www.visuwords.com/

46. Newspaper Article Generator – Free! http://www.fodey.com/ generators/newspaper/ snippet.asp http://www.fodey.com/ generators/newspaper/ snippet.asp

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

48. Google Docs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_hJ3R8jEZM&feat ure=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_hJ3R8jEZM&feat ure=player_embedded Training center: http://edutraining.googleapps.com/http://edutraining.googleapps.com/ Great for students who do not have Microsoft Word/Excel on their laptops.

49. Storage/Organization Pageflakes http://www.pageflakes.com/http://www.pageflakes.com/ iGoogle http://www.google.com/ighttp://www.google.com/ig

50. Audacity – Free Download http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Free download/simple to use and edit Can be used with Photostory or Movie Maker3

51. WatchKnow Video search engine – Kid safe! http://www.watchknow.org/

52. Wayback Machine Internet Video Archive - http://www.archive.org/index.phphttp://www.archive.org/index.php Also archived books, websites, audio, and images

53. Animoto Video maker Upload photos Select music Caption photos/Add text Program animates the photos itself Play from website or receive an email of video http://animoto.com

54. Voice Thread http://voicethread.com/#home.b409.i848804

55. BrainPop – Subscription based http://www.brainpop.com/ http://www.brainpop.com/ Calendar - http://www.brainpop.com/educators/blog/curriculum-calendar- august-2009/?month=aug&yr=2009 http://www.brainpop.com/educators/blog/curriculum-calendar- august-2009/?month=aug&yr=2009 Short videos that explain basic math, science, English, and more concepts BrainPop Jr. BrainPop Espanol Activities and Quizzes

56. Epals Learning Space https://learningspace.epals.com/ One year free subscription Email Blogs Wikis Forums Cloud storage Global ePals projects

57. Quia – Subscription based http://www.quia.com/web http://www.quia.com/web Flashcards Multiple choice tests Surveys Shared Activities Create your own activities Match games Concentration Word Search Many more

58. Just for fun.

59. Bubblesnaps http://www.bubblesnaps.com/ http://www.bubblesnaps.com/

60. Make Believe Comix.com http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ Teachers’ Resources and Writers’ Prompts

61. Where I keep my stuff http://marysilgals.tripod.com/mystuff/id2.html http://marysilgals.tripod.com/smartboardwebsites2.xls Contains many more links to excellent websites/tools Smartboard links Excel sheet See other presentation handouts on Reluctant Readers and Assistive technology Contact information: Mary M. Silgals Trident Academy msilgals@tridentacademy.com 843-884-7046 ext 25