Cool Tools Duel - ICE 2011
jerk1 | http://www.sweetsearch.com - a search engine for students (Lucy Gray) |
jerk2 | Beth’s spreadsheet of student projects using Google Form/Spreadsheet (Beth Burke) |
1. | http://saveyoutube.com - download videos (Chris Sirriani) |
2. | http://www.wolframalpha.com -Use for finding lots of data (Trevor Maloch) |
3. | http://www.easybib.com - Notebook, make notes and drag into an outline (Miriam Rubinson) |
4. | iPad App - i Muscle: shows muscles for various muscles - FREE (Deb Root) |
5. | http://10-base-t.com - puts black hole on desktop and can drag from one machine to another (Karen Biel) |
6. | iPad - Puppet Pals: record show with puppets (digital storytelling) - (Linda Kwiecinski) |
7. | NoodleTools - http://noodletools.com (Sue Tindall) - EasyBib on Steroids) - Students can share with teachers; integrates with Google Docs; $0.50/student; teacher can monitor time students are online! |
8. | http://shsenglishrev.weebly.com - Common language for reading strategies classes; Embeded quizlet modules with 3 types of games; kids can take flashcards at home and practice. Best time always recorded. (Adam Babcock) |
9. | iPod/iPhone (with camera) App - Word Lens - Translates words from paper into Spanish (Judi Epcke) |
10. | http://doodle.com - Easy way to schedule an event - (Lori Abrahams) |
11. | http://carrotsticks.com - online multiplayer math game (Tiffany Bower) |
12. | iPod App - Scavenger: create scavenger hunt; can use (Amanda Walsh) |
13. | http://wolframalpha.com - resourses -> tools; can make own widget that you can embed in website (Sherry Azaria) |
14. | iPad App - Go Skywatch; Education version is FREE; click and provides info about constellations, including stories and wikipedia links. (Nancy Parra) |
15. | http://lifehacker.com - How to live life better; look at most popular posts - everything from how to make grilled cheese on ironing board to how to have a monitor on your fridge (Lisa Williams) |
16. | iPhone - Shop Savvy - scan any bar code to find it the cheapest! (Gail Stover) |
17. | http://voki.com - Allows you to create talking avatars of your own design and can type in what you want them to speak (or use own voice) (Jimmy Juliano) |
18. | http://m.gutenberg.org - FREE! - 33,000 ebooks online (Diana Woodhall) |
19. | http://www.prezi.com - Presentation tool - like a big canvas to put all your ideas and information onto it. FREE educator account. No slides...zoom in and zoom out in frames, great with videos (David Thurlby) |
20. | Cool Gadget -> Zagg Spark - Power anything USB and can charge them for 4 hours. (Anne Truger) |
21. | http://www.studentpublishing.com - students can publish books online; upload drawings, students pull in pictures or use built in draw tool (Cassie Mate) |