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

2. Discus: www.scdiscus.orgwww.scdiscus.org

3. Free! Yes, independent schools are eligible Username: Password: are available once you register with discus http://scdiscus.org/brochures-and-handouts/view-category

4. ETV Streamline – Free!: http://www.scetv.org/ http://www.scetv.org/

5. 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 Graphic organizers - http://www.brainpop.com/educators/graphic_organizers/ http://www.brainpop.com/educators/graphic_organizers/ Short videos that explain basic math, science, English, and more concepts BrainPop Jr. BrainPop Espanol Activities and Quizzes

6. BrainPop, Brainpop, Jr., Espanol

7. 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

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

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

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

11. Home of Superman Metropolis, IL

12. 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

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

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

15. Newspaper Article Generator – Free! http://www.fodey.com/ generators/newspape r/snippet.asphttp://www.fodey.com/ generators/newspape r/snippet.asp

16. Big John

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

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

19. 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

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

21. 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

22. Whitehaven – 1860 – My old KY home

23. Imagination Cubed http://www.imaginationcubed.com/ Use on Smartboard Records Steps Can Email Can save file

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

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

26. Chat http://www.chatzy.com/ Free and Upgradeshttp://www.chatzy.com/

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

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

29. Organization SpringPad - http://www.springpadit.com/http://www.springpadit.com/ EverNotes - http://www.evernote.com/about/what_is_en/video/ http://www.evernote.com/about/what_is_en/video/

30. Social Bookmarks http://delicious.com/ - Delicioushttp://delicious.com/ http://delicious.com/MarySilgals/?page=1

31. 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.)

32. WebNotes http://webnotes.net http://webnotes.net 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 email/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

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

34. Blogging sites – Free! Possibilities for creating student/teacher blogs –Edublogs http://edublogs.org/http://edublogs.org/ –Blogster http://www.blogster.com/http://www.blogster.com/ –Ning http://www.ning.com/main/createyourown http://www.ning.com/main/createyourown –Tumblr http://www.tumblr.com/http://www.tumblr.com/

35. English Companion Ning http://englishcompanion.ning.com/ Conversations with other English professionals via Ninging Topics vary from literature to technology to classroom instructional tips, etc.

36. ZinePal.com Use www.zinepal.comwww.zinepal.com –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. –e-mail it to your friends or just let them subscribe to your zine feed on zinepal.com.

37. Where are blogs of interest? http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/ Google Blog Search www.google.comwww.google.com – Drop Down menu

38. Bookshare.org – Free with application http://www.bookshare.org http://www.bookshare.org Downloadable books which come with free text reading software – Don Johnson Must apply with a reading based learning disability

39. Many Eyes http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/ http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/ 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

40. 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

41. Guitar Website http://www.chordbook.com/guitarchords.php http://www.chordbook.com/guitarchords.php Chordbook.com –Guitar Scales –Guitar Tuner –Guitar Chords Jam session

42. JamStudio.com – Free! http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm

43. 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

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

45. Pulse Pens – Not free, but a great assistive technology tool Software downloadable Pen 1G = $149.00 at Target Great for students entering college

46. 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! http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/

47. Where do I keep my stuff? Many more links to excellent websites/tools: http://marysilgals.tripod.com/mystuff/id2.html See other presentation handouts on Reluctant Readers and Assistive technology at this URL Smartboard links Excel sheet: http://marysilgals.tripod.com/smartboardwebsites2.xls Library Website with links: http://marysilgals.tripod.com/libraryhomepage.htm http://marysilgals.tripod.com/libraryhomepage.htm

48. Need help? Contact information: –Mary M. Silgals –Trident Academy –msilgals@tridentacademy.commsilgals@tridentacademy.com –843-884-7046 ext 25

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