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__**[|Wordle]**__
This tool allows users to create word clouds. The site creates images that display the words from a text with the words displayed using larger type if they appear more frequently. This can be used to highlight the main themes running through a text. Teachers could use it to help students understand a text, start a conversation or as a way of showing the results of a qualitative survey. This was found through [|Discovery Education's Web 2.0 tools page]. Submitted by Brandon

[|Google Fusion Tables]
This tool from Google allows users to convert a table into a wide range of visualizations. Among the most unique possibilities is the ability to share data in the form of a map. Higher level students could use the tool to create their own content, but it would be too complex for young learners. Teachers could use it to easily create attractive visuals to display data. Submitted by Brandon

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Bubbl.us is a web 2.0 tool that allows users to create colorful mind maps for any subject they want. These mind maps can be printed or shared with others and be edited to best fit your needs. Start by brainstorming and minutes later you have a colorful and easy to read mind map. This cool tool is a great tool for use in the classroom because it encourages students to be creative. This web tool can be used for a variety of ages. For younger students, the teacher could make a blank mind map for them and have them fill in the bubbles. For the older students, it will be easier for them to create their own mind maps from scratch. ===== By: Rachel Berkowitz

[|Learn Zillion]
LearnZillion makes life easier by putting high quality instruction and assessment items at your fingertips. Use LearnZillion to get practical teaching resources, to create playlists for your class, to track homework effortlessly, and to give your students the right lesson at the right time. Learn Zillion is a platform that combines video lessons, assessment, and progress reporting. Each lesson highlights a Common Core Standard. Currently the platform supports grades 3-9. (T.Core)

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==== Glogster is a web 2.0 tool that allows you to make presentations incorporating photos, videos and text. This tool can be used in a K-12 setting in all different subject areas. Younger students could create an about me message board. Older students could work collaboratively to make an online presentation. The options are endless using glogster to create interactive poster boards. It's a great way to let students be creative! ==== By: Rachel Berkowitz

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Automatically make your own free slideshows in seconds. You may use music, photos, add captions, and more. This web 2.0 tool is being used in K-12 for many different ways. I noticed it is being used to deliver content such as a slideshow about solar system. I also noticed that it can be used as a way for students to generate and make their own slideshow to demonstrate their understanding and learning of the content. ===== Submitted by: Kelly Lannon

Prezi
==== Prezi allows users to create exciting, out of the box presentations in a cloud-based presentation software program. Prezi can be viewed online or offline and is very user friendly with easy to create slides. Viewers of the shows are intrigued and enter a world of discovery as the watch the connections be made from slide to slide. Prezi can be used as a presentation tool for teachers as well as students creating content and showing their understanding through creating their own show. ==== Submitted by: Kelly Lannon

Dipity [[image:jhu-e-learningcourse-summer2012/images.jpg width="144" height="72"]]
Dipity allows users to view timelines created by others as well as create their own timelines. This tool has great potential to be used for student-created timelines. However, most examples I have seen were cases in which teachers create timelines or present timelines created by another user to preview, review, or summarize. This tools helps students to organize events chronologically and also offers opportunities for analysis of point-of-view. (Shannan Senftle Fratto)

__** Viddix **__

VIDDIX is a new, exciting video platform that allows you to connect all kinds of web content to your videos. This way you can really interact with your audience and deliver your messages more effectively. It is a video publishing application tool. It allows users to create interactive video clips, lectures, and seminars. This tool enables users to attach notes, slides, images, and more to their videos. It can serve as an assessment tool because students can take a poll based on what they understand. The teacher will know instantly if the students understand the content or not.(Dina Manevich) http://www.viddix.com/

__** Yola **__ Yola is an online tool that helps you create a website instantly. The website can create pages from business to education to food related websites. This can be used in the classroom as well as a webpage for a teacher. It is easy to use, and helps one create a webpage in simple steps. You are also able to publish work instantly and use a variety of templates and formats. Finally, Yola is flexible, free, and the customer service is very helpful.(Dina Manevich) []

__** Diigo **__ Diigo is a social bookmarking website that allows users to save, categorize, search for, and share websites/information in a personal library. Since all information is stored in the cloud, your resources are accessible from anywhere. Diigo also allows you to highlight and add sticky notes as annotations to a text when you store them to your library. For the classroom, teachers can create student accounts and share websites and information within the group/class. Students are then also able to add their own resources, with annotations as desired. Diigo is an especially helpful tool for research-based assignments. (Karalee Nagel) []

MindMeister is a cloud application that allows users to create mind maps (diagrams that allow connection of words and ideas around a central topic). It can be used as a teaching aid to show relationship of ideas or used by students independently or collaboratively for brainstorming, note taking, or presenting. MindMeister can be used for free, but has limitations on the number of mind maps the user can create. A premium plan to receive full access and features costs $59 per year. (Karalee Nagel) []
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Study Ladder
Study Ladder is a very large educational website, which has an extensive collection of existing "lessons" and practice exercises in a wide range of subjects for elementary and middle school students. It was developed collaboratively by teachers in several countries including the U.S., and it continues to grow in both membership and contributed content. Study Ladder is free to teachers in schools who have registered, and is also available at a cost ($88/yr) to individual families (whether homeschooling or not). Study Ladder allows teachers to make specific activity assignments to students and review their performance in those activities, and it also allows teachers to create lessons for their students. It could be used in an elementary school setting to provide individualized practice sets and content review for homework; because it has "whiteboard" mode, teachers could also review the activities with the entire class in f2f sessions before or after the homework assignments. [Beware: I tried out one of the exercises--duck shooting multiplication tables--and couldn't make the incredibly annoying music stop, even when I logged out and closed the window. I actually had to shut it down with Task Manager But younger children would probably love it!] (JCurrotto)

CodeAcademy
CodeAcademy is a website which provides a variety of free, interactive web/java programming courses. Its courses are structured into sections which can be tracked for completion, and contain as well as a variety of "real" programming exercises to further develop skills. The self-correcting nature of the course sequences provides students with instant feedback and gives them additional hints until the proper responses (code bits) are supplied. CodeAcademy is also an open source type site, and welcomes development of additional courses by its members. It is also the home of the Code Year project, which was opened to any individual who would commit a year to learning programming by taking one lesson a week for a year. CodeAcademy could provide either primary or secondary content for a high school programming class for in-class or at-home study, as well as practice programming exercises for homework assignments. (JCurrotto)

=**__Penzu__**= Penzu is a simple online tool for creating a personal journal. Entries are automatically dated and students and teachers can add titles and text as well as images which appear in the margin ofthe page. They need to register to save their entries but this is quick and simple and onlyrequires an email address. The journal entries can be shared by email or can be printed upand brought into class. If you email an entry to someone they receive the text in an email and a link to the journalpage you sent. The journal page can only be edited and changed by the author not by theperson who receives it. submitted by **Tashana Johnson** **[|www.penzu.com]**

=__ **Voxopop** __= Vo xopop is a web based audio tool that enables users to record their speaking for others to listen and respond to. It allows teachers and students to build up threaded audiodiscussions online similar to those on a text based bulletin board. submitted by **Tashana Johnson**

Kerpoof.com
Kerpoof is a very sophisticated, engaging and colorful tool that can be used for making movies, drawings, pictures, cards, tell a story and many other things that can be used in a classroom setup. It provides downloadable lesson plans that can be used either electronically or through printed scenes and coloring sheets. These lesson plans have been created for a wide range of grades (pre-K and up) and fulfill state and national standards. This can be a very useful tool for teachers. - Meera

Wix.Com
This is a free tool to create websites. Teachers and schools can use it to create their websites. It's also ideal for the small business for imparting information about their product. There are readymade templates and images. seems simple to use. Create and publish website with minimum effort. - Meera

Suggestions submitted from Spring 2012 course.

Mr. Smart's History Wiki- This history teacher uses a Wikispace as a space for students to discuss topics in history, collaborate on the development of webpages, and provide reviews for tests. (schnupp)

Google Sites- Review the lesson plan: Google Sites for States Research appropriate for grades 4-6. (Johnson)

Moodle - See a list of how Moodle can be used to differentiate instruction(Johnson).

==== Wikijunior:Big Cats This is on the WikiBooks site and is a collaborative effort by educators to write a book on "Big Cats" (i.e. Lions, Tigers, Jaguars, Leopards etc..) This is a book that is targeted to the k-12 audience with different levels of data appropriate for different ages. (Mark Drummeter) ====

Hot Potatoes is a downloadable internet based application that includes six applications, letting you create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Hot Potatoes is freeware. Here is an example of a Hot Potatoes quiz: Hot Potatoes-Little Red Riding Hood quiz (Mark Drummeter)

==== **[|Weebly]**- Using Weebly for Educators, teachers can easily create a classroom website & blog, manage your students' accounts, accept homework assignments online, & keep your parents up to date. (Haber) ====

==== **[|Vialogues]** - Create conversations around a video - Each comment is time-stamped and clicking on this will take you to that point in the video so you can see the comment in the context it was made. (Haber) ====

[|Renzulli Learning] - This site provides the opportunity for students to create a profile based on their interests and learning styles, and allows teachers to access a variety of learning activities related both to state standards, ability level, and modality preferences. (Estes)

[|Teacher Tube] - This site, similar to You Tube, allows teachers to access shared videos and upload original videos to deliver content presentations. (Estes)

[|EduCreations] This site could be used in both categories, student generated content or teacher delivered content. Educreations is an App that can be downloaded to an Ipad. It allows the user to use the Ipad as a recordable whiteboard. There is audio, handwriting, picture upload, and video recording that can be done on this App. Once the lesson has been created it can be uploaded and shown on any browser. Scroll down to view several teacher created lessons. (Cross)

[|Screencast-O-Matic] This is a free downloadable software site where screen capture created videos can be uploaded to Youtube or GoogleDocs. This would be great for both student generated content or teacher delivered content. Screencast-O-Matic allows the user to download free screen capture software. The screen capture software supports voice recording so students or teachers can explain what they are showing step by step. It makes it easy to for the viewer to follow along! There are many student created videos and teacher lessons examples. (Cross)

Blabberize- Blabberize could be used to create teacher-generated content or student-generated content. You upload a picture and create a "mouth" on the picture. It could be realistic or not (you could make a talking pineapple, for example). Then you record audio. Here's an example of how one teacher used this tool with her 5th grade students. They researched different planets and made a recording, pretending to be the planets. Teachers could use this to present information in a humorous, more engaging way than simply speaking to the class. (Michelle K)

Timetoast - Timetoast could be used to create teacher-generated content or student-generated content. It is a timeline visualization tool. You create popup boxes filled with images and text that appear when the viewer moves the mouse over a specific point in time. This could be used in a variety of ways. A teacher could create a timeline to introduce significant historical events. A student could create a timeline to highlight important events throughout his/her life. (Michelle K)


 * UStream This is a free web application that allows you to stream yourself all around the world LIVE (audio & video). Many educators use it to deliver lectures/content synchronously, and even to hold "office hours" for homework, etc. This can be very interactive through the additional use of Google Chat or Google Docs! It also has loads of educational resource live-streaming videos.... (Binnert) **


 * Socrative This little gem of a tool serves as a sort-of "clicker device" in conjunction with a tablet (such as the iPad or Samsung Galaxy), smart phone (iPhone, android), regular laptop, or even iPod touch. The teacher logs in, is assigned a "room" number, and gives students the room number to enter with him/her. From that point, there are interactive games, voting tools, text entry, and more formative assessment tools for the teacher to interact with and engage students. Records are kept and updated on the teacher's screen. (Binnert) **

[|Twurdy] This is a search engine that provides results with readability color coded. This is great for differentiation and providing content information at appropriate instructional or independent reading levels. (Renner)

[|Qwiki] This is a search engine/encyclopedia that presents content in the form of narrated presentations. The topics are general, but they are good for helping to build context and background knowledge. That narration will help students who learn better with visual and audio. (Renner)

Jing Jing is type of screenshot/screencast software that allows you to capture and deliver images or video of what you are doing on the computer. Educators can use it to record a math lesson on an interactive white board and then post it for review or to demonstrate how to use a particular Web 2.0 tool such as Google docs for publishing a project. (Sherwood)

[|SmartKiddies] (Studyladder) is a highly effective and well organized Mathematics and Literacy program. It has been developed by experienced educators to inspire and motivate learning. It is suitable for Elementary and Junior High School students and is user-friendly to gain access to the materials. (Michelle S)

[|Voice Thread] has a bunch of great projects done by students. When browsing, type in some key words such as "elementary" or "education' and see what comes up. My daughter had a snow day when she was in Kindergarten, so I had her make a digital story. Her teacher was also the HS girls basketball coach, so she wanted to create a story about the pep rally and game we attended. She chose the pictures, scripted her story herself, and put it all together, with very little assistance from me. Check out the [|Girls Basketball Game] digital story. Another example is [|4th Grade Reflections] where students used Voice Thread to reflect upon classroom experiences. (Schnupp)

Blogging--Watch these powerful videos on Langwitches Blog of 2nd grade students discussing how they use blogging in their curriculum. They also helped develop videos on how to make appropriate posts! (Johnson)

StoryKit iPad App--This article describes how 5th grade students used the StoryKit iPad app for storytelling. They also describe some of the struggles the students had using the app. Here's a StoryKit tutorial on how to use it! (Johnson)

Podcasts - There is a site on the internet called "Our City" podcast at: http://learninginhand.com/OurCity/ which allows students from around the world to post information and stories about their home town. Most are by elementary school children. (Mark Drummeter)

Voki - Voki lets users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character (Avatar that they create). they can customize the Voki to look like them or take on the identity of lots of other types of characters… animals, monsters, anime etc. Voki can speak with in the student's own voice which is added via microphone, upload, or phone. Voki can be added to a blog, social network profile and instant messaging platforms. It can also be able to download it to most video supported phones. Here is a video example of students using Voki to help with their writing. Voki helps writing (Mark Drummeter)

**[|Little Write Brain]** - is a publishing and education company that aims to instill a passion for reading, writing and storytelling in children through the use of online book creation tools. Children can create unlimited free books while working on character development and story building skills. (Haber)

**[|Primary Pad]** - A web-based word processor designed for schools that allows students and teachers to work together in real-time. Offers additional features such as chat, time slider (to see how your project has evolved) and speech-to-text capability. (Haber)

[|Museum Box Creator] - This site allows students to create a virtual "museum box" that includes images, text, audio, and video to present different aspects of an area of study. Check out this [|link]to an example box created by a student from the Baltimore Metro area. Click on the box to get started and see all sides of the cube. (Estes)

[|LiveBinders Blogging] -This blog site shows how an entire class uses student created blogs to report about projects that are done during each quarter throughout the year. Students can also comment on each others blogs to provide feedback. (Cross)

Crocodoc- Crocodoc enables students to annotate documents. After uploading a document, collaborators can highlight and strikeout text, draw, insert text boxes, and leave comments. The annotated document can then be shared with others. Students can use this for peer editing, or responding to assigned readings. Teachers can use this to give feedback on student work. This is a FREE product. Try the demo to experiment with the various tools. (Michelle K)

Wallwisher - Wallwisher is a graphical notice board maker. Students can create a shared wall where they can add text, images, links, videos, and files. Items can be rearranged on the wall. This could be used as a way for groups to organize information and communicate easily. View a demo here. (Michelle K)


 * ToonDoo This is a web applet that allows students, teachers, or anyone else to create little electronic cartoons. You can select from thousands of different options, and even use an image of yourself or a friend to create a similar-looking tool through the TRAITR feature. This is a great tool for story boarding and helping students make their writing more clear and concise. (Binnert) **

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 * Google Sketchup One of the most amazing (and still free for most functions; upgrade to Pro cheaply for all tools) design and 3D imaging softwares out there, this tool allows students to turn virtually any project into a 3D reality. I've included this video below for a direct example of its use in the classroom. Pair this with Google Earth for ideal use. (Binnert) **

[|Dabbleboard] This is an online whiteboard that students can use to collaborate and create representations of learned concepts. There are options to insert images for better visuals. Collaboration can also be fostered through the use of the cat feature. There is an option for a free account and you don't have to sign up to start using. (Renner)

[|Thinkport] Thinkport provides a variety of interactive tools. The "Annotate it" tool allows students to highlight and annotate the text in a meaningful way. They can categorize each color and add notes as they read a teacher created or imported text. This is an interactive way for students demonstrate during reading skills. (Renner)

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[|GoAnimate4Schools] GoAnimate4Schools is one of the greatest hands-on application for students to put learning into practice. They can create various eductional lessons and share their practices and experiences around the world. (Michelle S)

Jennifer Barnett's Class Wiki This wiki is about managing course content and providing information about text in technology driven ways. There are podcast links, interest polls and even video links to get students interested in their upcoming book, Hunger Games. Current projects, class calendar and course procedures are also available. This teacher is definitely on the ball.(Oren)

Brightstorm - This is an online learning network for high school students. Each of the courses covers the core topics commonly taught in high school subjects (e.g. Geometry, Algebra, Writing, etc) and are designed to support students in classes where they need additional help in order to reach their full potential. The courses are therefore intended to complement in-school learning. Each course is broken into 10- to 20- minute video lessons divided by topic. Each course also includes interactive quizzes, practice problems and study guides to help students gain a deeper understanding of the subject. (Cooke)

[|Kathy Shrock's Guide to Everything] - This page compiles most of the Google Apps and aligns them to Bloom's Taxomomy (see website by clicking the link). Each of the images has clickable hotspots and includes suggestions for Google, iPad, Android, and Web 2.0 applications to support each of the levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. This is a very useful site for teachers to use as they are planning engaging higher level thinking lessons. (Cooke)

__Podcasts__-Our superintendent would use podcasts to deliver important updates and annoucements to parents, staff, and anyone who views the county website. (S. Scott)

[|New Horizons For Learning EdTech Database] - This website is an initiative of New Horizons for Learning, a Johns Hopkins organization with the aim of aligning research and practice in education. The database reviews educational technology tools in real classrooms across the USA, and publishes resources as reviewed by teachers. Currently, they have reviews on resources like the [|Periodic Table of Videos], [|Blabberize], [|PollEverywhere], and so many more. For educators who are new to trying these tools in their classroom, the database is a great resource to see how other teachers and their students rated tools. (Rao)

[|PollEverywhere] - this website allows educators to create multiple-choice or open-ended polls, and embed them into PowerPoint. Then, students can submit their responses via SMS or online, and their responses are viewable in real-time on the PowerPoint. This tool is a great way to assess students quickly and in an engaging way that utilizes one of the main distractions I found in my classroom, cell-phones.

__“Storybirds” ( http://storybird.com/ )__
// Beside the websites for practicing and improving interactive reading and collaborative writing in the digital space, such as wiki and blogs, “Storybirds” are short and more visual stories to share. In the following example for the development of reading skills in Spanish, the stories are embedded and organized in a wiki collaborative page (wikispaces.com): http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com/Spanish+Storybirds. (D. Mizza) //

//__ "Flickr" ( http://www.flickr.com/ ) __// // Submitted stories can also be shared in a platform to store, sort, search and share images, photos and videos online - and entered into competition. (D. Mizza) //

[|Spell with Flickr] - This site allows students to enter a word into a search bar to spell out words using Flickr images. This could be used to help develop web-based acrostic poems on class Wikis or even in Word documents. (Estes)