New Tools

 

Word Clouds

www.wordle.net

Create one for Father's Day by typing in words that describe your feelings about or memories of your father.

Copy and paste text from other documents to create a quick review of important words or topics.

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 Free Online Polls

Use cell phones to  conduct a poll.

www.polleverywhere.com


BlogSpot

Blogger hosts and publishes blogs for free. Create your own blog, or explore a new or notable blog.

www.blogger.com

http://2010workshops.blogspot.com/

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Logic Puzzles:

http://www.puzzles.com/projects/LogicProblemsArchive.html

You can work these online (on your Board) or download and print them. 


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VoiceThread

http://voicethread.com

http://voicethread.com/share/1192593/

 http://voicethread.com/#q.b1192593.i6431563

Click on the link above to add your comments about the gulf oil spill. You can type them or record them.


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Teleprompter: Scroll script so students making videa don't have to look down at a paper to read.  Real big time stuff!

http://www.cueprompter.com/


 

PowerPoints and Interactive Games

http://www.pppst.com/

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WallWisher: A Virtual Bulletin Board

A place to blog by letting students (or others) comment on an idea or subject that you post, using 160 characters or less.  No need for students to register.  You can monitor comments before they show up on your board.

www.wallwisher.com

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/vbsworkshops


 

Create Timelines

TimeToast that uses both pictures and text at www.timetoast.com

www.TimeGlider.com is a data-driven interactive timeline application built on the (Adobe) Flash platform. You can "grab" the timeline and drag it left and right, and zoom in and out to view centuries at a time or just hours. TimeGlider allows you to create event-spans so that you can see durations and how they overlap.

 


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Newspaper Clip Generator

http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

Create what looks like a real newspaper from your own information.


Click the coffee cup to see a card I prepared for my daughter.  You could attach card links to kids' pictures on your webpages.

VBS Bubble Joy greeting to my daughter: 

http://www.bubblejoy.com/card.php?id=wyimo

 

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www.storybird.com  has wonderful art by real artists to use as kids create a story they can save.

On the SignUp page scroll to the bottom and click on Teacher.  That creates an account all your classes can use.


www.myavatareditor.com

Students can create their own avatar for use in other projects.