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1 | Tool | Link | Which Device is it suitable? | Online or Download? | Age Group | Ways to Use in the Classroom | Level of Difficulty (Tchr) | Level of Difficulty (Student) | Sharing (Ease, how etc) | Comment Capable | Free or Paid | Any other relevant comments | |||||||||
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3 | Google Sites | www.google.com | computer | online | Middle School, could be HS and some ES | Create Web Site - Individual and/or Group | Not too difficult | Not too difficult | easy | YES | Free | Works well for individuals and groups | |||||||||
4 | Prezi | prezi.com/ | pc/mac/ipad app | online | grade 5ish and up, teachers | present to class or students | can be difficult | can be difficult | easy | yes | free | can be wonderful way to present but also can be problematic | |||||||||
5 | Wordpress | www.wordpress.com | online | K-1 do with teacher/ 2 and up could have their own | create blog | not too difficult | easy | yes | free | the kids love writing the blog and the parents love reading it | |||||||||||
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7 | My Story | https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-story-book-maker-for-kids/id449232368?mt=8 | ipad,mac | download | lower school | digital storytelling | Easy | Easy | cannot put on the blog | paid $1.99 | |||||||||||
8 | Animoto | animoto.com | any | online | student tutorials | easy | easy | Free | |||||||||||||
9 | Newsmaker | http://www.aboutnewsmaker.com/ | computer | download | 2nd and up - kids need to be able to read their notes | present information students have researched, poetry | not too difficult | fairly easy once taught | makes it into a movie and then can upload it to the blog | on blog | 30 day free trial | my kids LOVED it! | |||||||||
10 | padlet | http://www.padlet.com | any | online | K up | brainstorming, sharing students ideas | little difficult | not too easy, need to be taught how to use it | uploading has problems | yes | free | can't change colour of text, hard to workout resizing text | |||||||||
11 | CorelVideo Studio | http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4900075&cid=catalog20038&segid=8100022&storeKey=us&languageCode=en | computer | download | 3rd and up | presentations | moderate | have not done with students yet but will next year and once all the media is in, it is very simple to manipulate | makes into a movie so would have to put onto youtube and then upload to a blog if you want to | no | paid by you or hopefully your school | I really enjoyed it because it allowed my to make my presentation accessible to others online | |||||||||
12 | Images | Link | Which Device is it suitable? | Online or Download? | Age Group | Ways to Use in the Classroom | Level of Difficulty (Tchr) | Level of Difficulty (Student) | Sharing (Ease, how etc) | Comment Capable | Free or Paid | Any other relevant comments | |||||||||
13 | Fotobabble | http://www.fotobabble.com/ | Ipad, computer | online | any | using a photo, students have 1 minute to narrate their photo reflection, teach others | easy, need to create an account | easy, they just log into your account and can all do at same time | simple embed code so very easy to post online | once posted on the blog, anyone can comment | Free or Paid | would definitely use again! | |||||||||
14 | Skitch | http://evernote.com/skitch/ | Ipad, computer | both | any | Students can take photos or draw images and label it, write on it etc. | Easy, allows for differnetiation. Used it in early childhood classroom successfully | Easy, beginning instructions and support requested. | Saves as png file, need to convert it to jpg for ease of use in blogs etc. | Only when uploaded on some other platform | Most likely free | My early childhood students loved using it. | |||||||||
15 | Picasa | computer | Download | any | to organize photos, and access them with ease, can batch edit | easy | depends, I teach KA so I mostly use it to upload photos to my blog and students benefit from seeing the photos | easy | never used it, not sure | free, its a google product | It's a great tool, but can be annoying sometimes. Easy to edit, and add text to it. | ||||||||||
16 | Photopeach | http://photopeach.com/home | computer | online | any | presentation of learning | easy, especially if you have pictures already, need account | easy, can be challenging to young wones if needing to bring photos in off of the internet | easy to e-mail. Facebook, Twitter and others | yes | free, paid options for educators for class account | ||||||||||
17 | Audio | Link | Which Device is it suitable? | Online or Download? | Age Group | Ways to Use in the Classroom | Level of Difficulty (Tchr) | Level of Difficulty (Student) | Sharing (Ease, how etc) | Comment Capable | Free or Paid | Any other relevant comments | |||||||||
18 | Audioboo | http://audioboo.fm/ | Ipad, computer | online | any | to record audio | Easy | Easy | easy to e-mail. | ? | Yes | ||||||||||
19 | Audacity | http://audacity.com/ | computer | Download | any | to record audio, edit/change audio | Medium | Difficult | export as wav file | no | Free | ||||||||||
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21 | Storytelling | Link | Which Device is it suitable? | Online or Download? | Age Group | Ways to Use in the Classroom | Level of Difficulty (Tchr) | Level of Difficulty (Student) | Sharing (Ease, how etc) | Comment Capable | Free or Paid | Any other relevant comments | |||||||||
22 | Photopeach | http://photopeach.com/home | computer | online | any | presentation of learning | easy, especially if you have pictures already, need account | easy, can be challenging to young wones if needing to bring photos in off of the internet | easy to e-mail. Facebook, Twitter and others | yes | free, paid options for educators for class account | ||||||||||
23 | My Story | Mac, Ipad | downlaod | any | Photos; Video, audio recording, music add, editting, add text | easy, helpful tutorials online to show you how | easy, helpful tutorials online to show you how | can have options to save size for different products;-Mac, Ipad, iphone | Don't know | Free | |||||||||||
24 | Photostory 3 | http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=11132 | PC | downoad | any | Photos;audio recording, music add, editting, add text | easy and intuitive | easy and intuitive | Easily uploads to youtube then can link to a blog or other website | Easily uploads to youtube then can link to a blog or other website | Free | ||||||||||
25 | Voicethread | http://voicethread.com/ | Mac, PC | online | any | presentation of learning. for collaboration. for tutorial. Can put pictures, powerpoint, word file, etc into it. Author and views can write comments along the side, doodle on slide, make audio or video comments. | easy | easy | easy, though you need an account | YES | free and paid versions, has free extended teacher account. | Good for getting feedback, and then being able to update and improve. However viewers need a login | |||||||||
26 | GoAnimate | http://www.goanimate.com/ | computer | online | 2nd and up | storytelling, word work, teaching tool | easy | easy | has an embed address, you need to create an account and students access using your account | yes, on the site or if posted on blog then other can comment directly on blog | free | voices are a little funny - but my students figured out how to manipulate their words to make it more interesting and humorous | |||||||||
27 | Screencapture/casting | Link | Which Device is it suitable? | Online or Download? | Age Group | Ways to Use in the Classroom | Level of Difficulty (Tchr) | Level of Difficulty (Student) | Sharing (Ease, how etc) | Comment Capable | Free or Paid | Any other relevant comments | |||||||||
28 | Snagit | http://www.techsmith.com/download/snagit/ | Computer & app | Download | All | Capture Screenshots and edit | Medium | Medium | Not sure | ||||||||||||
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32 | Video | Link | Which Device is it suitable? | Online or Download? | Age Group | Ways to Use in the Classroom | Level of Difficulty (Tchr) | Level of Difficulty (Student) | Sharing (Ease, how etc) | Comment Capable | Free or Paid | Any other relevant comments | |||||||||
33 | GoAnimate | www.goanimate.com | Computer | Online | All | Show learning, a review tool, collaboration, storytelling | Easy | Easy | |||||||||||||
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35 | iMovie | https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8 | ipad | Download | All | Movies, tutorials, and more | Easy | Easy | Easy to publish | Paid $4.99 | |||||||||||
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38 | Paper Alternatives | Link | Which Device is it suitable? | Online or Download? | Age Group | Ways to Use in the Classroom | Level of Difficulty (Tchr) | Level of Difficulty (Student) | Sharing (Ease, how etc) | Comment Capable | Free or Paid | Any other relevant comments | |||||||||
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40 | Show Me | www.showme.com | ipad | online for publishing | any | multiple | easy | medium ( for early childhood) | Easy | once uploaded | free | can download the showmes. | |||||||||
41 | Padlet | www.padlet.com | both | online for publishing | any..depends on goal | to inform | easy | hard for early childhood | easy | yes | free | I used to to post ongoing unit of inquiry on my blog and share ongoing learning | |||||||||
42 | Flippity | http://www.flippity.net/ | both | online | any | flashcards for blog | |||||||||||||||
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44 | Interactive Timelines | Link | Which Device is it suitable? | Online or Download? | Age Group | Ways to Use in the Classroom | Level of Difficulty (Tchr) | Level of Difficulty (Student) | Sharing (Ease, how etc) | Comment Capable | Free or Paid | Any other relevant comments | |||||||||
45 | Timeliner | http://www.tomsnyder.com/timelinerxe/ | PC or MAC? | online | 9 and up | History study | easy | easy | |||||||||||||
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48 | MindMapping | Link | Which Device is it suitable? | Online or Download? | Age Group | Ways to Use in the Classroom | Level of Difficulty (Tchr) | Level of Difficulty (Student) | Sharing (Ease, how etc) | Comment Capable | Free or Paid | Any other relevant comments | |||||||||
49 | Coggle | https://coggle.it/ | computer pc/mac | online, but can download pdf/png of completed mindmap | any | as review tool | super easy and intuitive. just need gmail account | super easy and intuitive. just need gmail account. | produce pdf/png when finished | can share with others (like googledoc) | free | the have facebook page, and will take on recommendations | |||||||||
50 | xmind | www.xmind.net | pc/mac | download | any | easy | easy | easy | free | ||||||||||||
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53 | Wordle | http://www.wordle.net/ | any | online, but can printscreen to download it after | any | summarize keywords in a passage | easy | easy | N/A | free | can input a block of text or url as source of the words | ||||||||||
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56 | Educational Social Networks | Link | Which Device is it suitable? | Online or Download? | Age Group | Ways to Use in the Classroom | Level of Difficulty (Tchr) | Level of Difficulty (Student) | Sharing (Ease, how etc) | Comment Capable | Free or Paid | Any other relevant comments | |||||||||
57 | https://twitter.com/ | any | Online | middle school and above | share ideas, share links to projects | easy | easy | easy | completly | ||||||||||||
58 | Diigo | https://www.diigo.com | PC/MAc | online | upper elementary and higher | social bookmarking site - good for creating class resources - for teachers - bookmark all your favorite articles, tools and sites - share with peers. Also takes screenshots and you can annotate docs and add stickies. | easy | easy | easy | free | |||||||||||
59 | ePals Global Community | http://www.epals.com/ | Computer | online | All age groups | Global involvement with ongoing projects, create new projects and get involvement from schools worldwide, student accounts for emailing | easy | easy | |||||||||||||
60 | Edmodo | www.edmodo.com | desktop/mobile dvc | online | G2 and up | Classroom based social media platform | easy | easy | easy | free | |||||||||||
61 | Rubic Maker | http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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64 | Dojo | http://www.classdojo.com/ | any | online | all age groups | track good and bad behavior and parents can track | easy | easy | easy | ||||||||||||
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67 | Know my world | http://knowmyworld.org/exchange-in-action/ | any | online | all age groups | get connected with other classrooms | |||||||||||||||
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71 | HIS Wiki page | http://hisresources.wikispaces.com/ASSESSMENT+resources | any | online | all | tons of resourses and links | |||||||||||||||
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