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Tech Tools
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blogging | a way for students to share/post ideas, information, research, opinions, etc. online |
ClassTools.net | a site with a variety of tools and activities that teachers can create for their students |
Edmodo | "facebook for classrooms" - a closed online network for students and teachers to share info, create and grade assignments, etc. |
Education Planner | a site run by American Education Services and has several surveys, activities, and info geared toward preparing students for higher education |
Glogster | a site where people can create online multimedia posters, combining images, video, audio, & text |
iCivics | an interactive website that is great for educating students on how the U.S. government works, especially congress. |
Newspaper Map | a site where one can explore newspapers in foreign countries |
podcasts | recorded audio that is published online |
Microsoft Publisher | a computer program for graphic design - posters, brochures, websites, etc. |
ReadWriteThink Interactives | NCTE's site that provides a huge variety of interactive activities for students K-12 in all subject areas |
Voicethread | a site that allows users to create multimedia slideshows that other users can comment/collaborate on in a variety of ways |
Voki | a site that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on blogs, websites, profiles, email messages, etc. |
wikis | sites where multiple users can edit page content, share docs, and discuss in forums. |
Wallwisher | an online bulletin board where students can post brief notes on during computer lab time |
Wordle/Tagxedo | word-cloud generators, displaying words in an interesting shape, layout, color scheme, etc. |