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· 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. [|www.voki.com] Speaking Avatars – Students can type in about 3 sentences and customize their Avatar. It can be published, saved with a name. This creates a code. Copy the code (Myspace) and it can be placed in a Google Earth placemark and pasted into the description box. Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3 D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others. [|www.photopeach.com] Create slideshows with the drawing program Pixi. You can export any of your images as a jpeg. You have to create an account. You are able to create a new slideshow – upload photos – select – create order – next – title – select music – click on pencil – can be embedded in a blog – code – copy – paste in google earth (top code) [|www.slideboom.com] Create web-ready presentation from your powerpoint files. You can embed presentations into your blog & website. Collect feedback from your presentation viewers. Explore presentations already created. [|www.timetoast.com] Create your own timeline of events. You can insert pictures and adjust the intervals. There are already created timelines or you can create your own. Add an event or add a time span. You can adjust the intervals by dragging the slide. When finished, click complete draft. Get a code and paste it wherever you need. [|www.mystudiyo.com] Create a quiz that can be embedded wherever you want. You do need to create a teacher account. You can create any type of quiz you want, choose background, name it, categorize it to find it easily. Add a question. Be sure to add the correct answer. Preview. Click on the bottom – spread the word. It can be embedded, the code can be copied and pasted into a placemark. [|www.yodio.com] Your voice is unique and personal…just like your stories. Use Yodio to add your stories to your photos or presentations, and share these narrated photos with your friends and colleagues. Uses your cell phone to record the voices. You need to register your phone and it gives you a number. You can upload images by dragging pictures over. You can choose the audio, so each picture will have a different voice recording. [|www.allaboutexplorers.com] This is a website that has fake explorers to students the importance of being critical about what you read. [|www.editme.com] A wiki website that is free to use to create your own wiki. [|www.gcast.com] Create your own podcast for free. Y our own audio broadcast, where you can easily record voice messages, mix in your favorite music, and share it all for the world to hear. It doesn’t offer animation variety. This is excellent for students who are absent. [|www.discoveryeducation.com] Science [|www.CNN.com] Social Studies [|www.jingproject.com] Screen capture tool. Students love the message board. [|www.thepaperlessclassroom.com] 3 semester hour course available to help make your classroom paperless [|http://pbworks.com] free wiki website [|www.donorchoose.com] This is an on-line charity that allows teachers to get what they need for their classrooms. [] A teacher can type in a keyword/author/title search and get [|www.edu.glogster.com] (Graphics-oriented blogs) @http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress @http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html
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