Technology+Terms+and+Resources

· Explore a variety of the website links below. · Post your comments on the Discussion Tab on this WIKI. · Share other findings from your explorations today. · Offer your suggestions and recommendations. **Blogs** · Website maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material. · Combine text, images, and links. · Readers can leave comments. · Recommended sites: [|www.blogsites.com] [|www.blogger.com] (Google-based) [|http://wordpress.org] [|www.21publish.com] [|http://bloglines.com] [|www.blogster.com] [|www.edmodo.com] (Specifically for education) [|http://edublogs.org] [|www.edu.glogster.com] (Graphics-oriented blogs) [|http://presently.app.com]

**Aggregators** · A web application that aggregates web content. · Reduce time and effort needed to regularly check websites for updates. · If you subscribe to an aggregator, you choose how frequently new content is retrieved. · Recommended sites: [|www.google.com/reader] [|http://individurls.com] [|www.bloglines.com]

**Wikis** · A wiki is a website that allows easy creation and editing of interlinked web pages. · Some have firm rules about content, while others do not. · Recommended sites: www.wikispaces.com [|http://pbworks.com] [|www.wetpaint.com] [|www.wikidot.com] [|www.wikimatrix.org]

**PodCasts/VodCasts** · Podcasts are series of digital media files (episodes) that are published on the web. · Vodcasts are podcasts in a video format. · Recommended sites for downloading podcasts: [|www.podomatic.com] [|www.podbean.com] [|www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts] [|www.learnoutloud.com] [|http://edtechtalk.com] [|www.learninginhand.com] [] [|www.gcast.com] [] [|www.mypodcast.com] [|www.podcast411.com] [|www.podcastalley.com] [|http://podcastpickle.com] [|www.podcastingnews.com] [|www.solidcasts.com]

**Social Networking Sites** · Focus on building and reflecting social networks or relationships among people who share interests or activities. · Consists of a profile, social links, and other services like email and instant messaging. · Recommended sites: [|www.twitter.com] [|www.edmodo.com] (Specifically for education) [|www.facebook.com] [|www.myspace.com] [|http://tinychat.com] [|www.ning.com] [|www.chatzy.com] [|http://todaysmeet.com] [|www.linkedin.com] [|www.classroom20.com] [|www.naymz.com]

**Social Bookmarking Sites** · Method to share, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web resources. · The resources are not shared, only the bookmarks that reference them. · Include descriptions such as “folksonomy” (or social tagging). This is the use of collaborative keywords to identify useful content. · Bookmarks are saved using these tags rather than by folders. · By saving to the website, your bookmarks (favorites) are accessible from any computer to you or to those with whom you choose to share. · Recommended sites: [|http://delicious.com] [|www.diigo.com] (Also allows collaborative research) [|http://vi.sualize.us] [|www.sitemark.com]

**Organization** · Ways to organize your life and your classroom. · Recommended sites [|www.43things.com] (for organizing goals) [|www.rememberthemilk.com] (for organizing tasks – can be used on a cell phone) [|http://tadalist.com] (turns your to-dos into ta-das!) [|http://tinyurl.com] (condenses obnoxiously long web addresses into short easy-to-type address) [|www.evernote.com]

**Customized Websites or Start Pages** · Homepage – a local file that automatically loads when a web browser starts or when the browser’s “home buttom” is pressed. · Start Page – a website or page meant to organize links or information for a user (e.g., news, weather, games, etc…) · Recommended sites [|www.google.com/ig] [|www.weebly.com] [|www.pageflakes.com] [|www.wix.com] [|www.classnotesonline.com] [|www.wirenode.com]

**Images** [|http://flickr.com] [|www.gimp.org] [|www.mixbook.com] [|www.picnik.com] [|www.wix.com] [|www.wordle.net] [|http://bighugelabs.com] [|www.life.com] (Time-Life Photo Archive) [|www.timelifepictures.com] [|www.pics4learning.com] [|www.signgenerator.org] [|http://cooltext.com] [|www.pixisnap.com] (mosaic generator) [] [|www.toondoo.com] (create a comic strip) [|www.makebeliefscomix.com] (create a comic strip) [|http://pixton.com] (create a comic strip) [|www.kerpoof.com] [|www.pixlr.com] [|www.sumopaint.com] [|http://blabberize.com] (upload a photo and add voice) [|www.reszr.com] [|www.pimpampun.net/bookr] [] [] [|www.addletters.com] []

**Audio** [|http://audacity.sourceforge.net] [|www.flashkit.com/soundfx] [|www.fourbees.com] [|www.naturalreaders.com] (text-to-speech download) [|http://bumpermusic.blogspot.com] [|http://podsafeaudio.com] [|www.readplease.com] (text-to-speech download) [|www.simplyaudiobooks.com] (download novels from CD/internet) [|www.soundsnap.com] [|www.freesound.org] [|www.jamstudio.com] (create your own music online) [|www.findsounds.com] [|www.vocaroo.com] (record and send voicemails) [|www.gabcast.com] (record voice through a cellphone) [|www.blogtalkradio.com] (host a live internet Talk Radio show) [|www.http://yodio.com] (add voice to photos using phone)

**Video** [|www.teachertube.com] (share instructional video) [|www.mathatube.com] (helps students/parents with math) [|www.graspr.com] (how-to videos) [|http://voicethread.com] (allows conversations around media) [|www.mapwing.com] (virtual tours online) [|www.jingproject.com] (record any action on computer and send) [|www.screencastomatic.com] (record action on computer and send) [|http://sketchcast.com] (record a sketch and send) [|www.safarimontage.com] (educational video on demand) [|www.discoveryeducation.com] (formerly united streaming) [|www.youtube.com]

**Media Converters** [|www.youconvertit.com] [|www.handbrake.com] [|http://media-convert.com] [|www.zamzar.com] [|www.any-video-converter.com] [|www.downloadmytube.com]

**Presentations and Slideshows** [|www.rockyou.com] [|http://280slides.com] [|http://animoto.com] [|http://prezentit.com] [|www.vuvox.com] [|http://photopeach.com] [|www.slideboom.com]

**Survey Tools** [|www.surveymonkey.com] [|http://polldaddy.com] [|www.polleverywhere.com] [|www.kwiksurveys.com] [|www.response-o-matic.com]

**Collaboration Tools** [|http://docs.google.com] [|http://zoho.com] [|www.virtual-whiteboard.co.uk/home.asp] [|www.thinkature.com] [|http://imagination3.com] [] [|www.mystickies.com] [|http://bookgoo.com] [|www.mindmeister.com] [|www.slideshare.com]

**Test Review and Preparation** [] (Battleship review game) [] (Powerpoint based review game) [|www.eslactivities.com/bing] (Text or picture bingo card creator) [|www.bingocardcreator.com] [] [] [|www.contentgenerator.net] [|www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing] [|http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com] [|www.eclipsecrossword.com] [|www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp] [] [|www.gamequarium.com/evocabulary.html] [|http://hotpot.uvic.ca] [|http://bit.ly.IF7yC] [|www.wolfescience.com/byojeopardy] [] [|http://onlytypinggames.com] [|www.proprofs.com/quiz-school] [|www.qedoc.com/products.php?p=author] [] [] (Random number generator) [|www.studystack.com] (Flashcard creator) [] [|www.superteachertools.com] [|www.mystudiyo.com] (Online quiz with immediate feedback)

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