Technology

Adobe training
www.lynda.com www.adobe.com/education

Animoto
http://manheimcentralcff.wikispaces.com/Animoto []

Blogs/Chats
Embed a live blog in your wikispace: [] Cover it live lets anyone chat by just being on your wiki. You embed the chat. People do not need an account, they just click on the embedded chat, enter their name, and start typing away. It¹s really great! I've embedded coveritlive.com into wikis before. The only 'downside' is that you have to approve comments if you have more than 10 people chatting at a time. [] - great math blogs see Jimbo Lamb: [] []

It's not embeddable, but it's easy to use __http://todaysmeet.com __. You could create a room and post the link into a wikispace page, and have them open the todaysmeet in a new tab. Super easy!

I have teachers that keep several blogs for several different periods of the day, but it is the same content - they just prefer to have each period have its own page. I've been looking for a way to easily clone the blog posting from the first period into the second and third, etc, without the teacher needing to individually cut and paste the content into each blog every day. Found the solution!__ http://writetomyblog.com/ __ lets you write a post and send it to multiple blogs at once....

If you are going to go the non-embeddable way you might also want to try __www.chatmaker.net __It's excessively easy and you can have a chat going in about 1 minute. (blocked at EYHS) If you are using pbwiki, there is a chat in the built-in widgets. Wikispaces also offers embeddable chat widgets. Gabbly does not require individual accounts; students can create user names when they visit the page. Videos how how to use 21classes.com: http://brhs.wikispaces.com/21Classes teachers on TiGed. Registration instructions are posted on the CFF Moodle__ http://www.cffcoach.org __ Registration is very easy. I did use Tiged very successfully with CFF Teachers in my district. TiGed has several components for example it is a social network that allows students and teachers to collaborate globally with other teachers and students. *In addtion TIGed offers:* - A database of educators interested in partnering with other classrooms around the world, the collaboration registry facilitates international learning partnerships. - The educator discussion forum connects teachers to each other, allowing them to share successes, challenges, strategies, and ideas with respect to integrating technology and global perspectives into the classroom. - Regularly produced TIGed blogs and newsletters help teachers stay up to date on developments and events related to the TIGed community. *TiGed Resources* are: - Created by teachers for teachers, the activities database allows educators to search, add, adapt, and rate a growing number of standards-linked activities, lessons, and games developed for a wide range of subject areas and levels. - Thematic classrooms are multi-lesson, multimedia resources developed in partnership with content-area experts to provide innovative ways of teaching about specific global issues. - A guide to best practices in global education and collaborative technologies showcases how teachers around the world are utilizing TIGed to enhance both media literacy skills and global citizenship. - A wealth of other resources, such as guides to action and teacher toolkits, are available to support globally-minded, action-oriented educators. *Virtual Classrooms* -Recognizing both the power and the danger inherent in social and collaborative uses of online technology, TIGed offers teachers the ability to create and manage private virtual classrooms, through which students can take advantage of the benefits of web 2.0 tools without sacrificing security. eachers choose which tools to integrate into their online classrooms, based on what is most appropriate for their students and projects. Available tools include: blogs, podcasts, maps, digital image galleries, discussion boards, live video chat, online file space, and more. __Tips on using chats/blog in the classroom:__ [] [] []
 * Taking it Global**: [] We provide opportunities for learning, capacity-building, cross-cultural awareness, and self-development through the use of Information and Communication Technologies. As part of Classrooms For The Future, each school district can register 15

Copyright
http://copyrightconfusion.wikispaces.com/

Crosswords
Create a crossword and embed in your wiki: [|http://justcrosswords.com]

Cyber Smart
Internet safety: http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/lessonsbygrade/

Draw program
Here is a wonderful draw program currently in Beta-- and from the makers of ComicLife __http://plasq.com/skitch __

10 minute email
great for creating student accounts!: http://10minutemail.com

File Information
Find out what kind of file the extension means: []

Games - students create games:
4teachers.org only a 30 day free trial: Quia

Glogster
What is it? http://integratedacademics.wikispaces.com/Technology+Connections

Google Docs
Help with Google Docs: []

Group work
[] Moodle http://manheimcentralcff.wikispaces.com/Moodle

Internet History
Here's the history of the internet timeline: __http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/ __and a history of internet video__ http://www.commoncraft.com/video-history-internet-picol __.

Media Converters - free
[|www.mediaconverter.org] (5 free per day) [] Convert to midi: __[] __ [] http://www.mymusictools.com/articles/how-do-i-convert-mp3-to-midi.htm____

Movie/ Video making
www.onetruemedia.com [] You can use Audacity <__http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ __> (open source) to mix the sound track. - then the partner program LAME <__http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/lame __> to export as an mp3. If using still pictures, I have partnered those with Windows Movie-Maker. Examples here: __http://activegeneralmusic.wikispaces.com/Exemplary+Project+Page! __at our General Music class wiki. If you are PC I would use MovieMaker.____

Music/Sounds
[] Have to sign up for an account, then wait to be approved.Have to have an edu or org website.  [] ---find music to add to power points or photostory; MY FAVORITE, Super easy to use, tons of music! Read "Terms of Use" 2d:Educational purposes to know what you can and can't do. http://theconnectedclassroom.wikispaces.com/Digital_Audio Here is all of the sites diigo users tagged creativecommons and music __http://www.diigo.com/tag/music%20creativecommons?tab=151 __sound clips [] will let you download 5 a month http://www.findsounds.com/ Free Music- Creative Commons__ http://cff4bahs.wikispaces.com/Free+Music+Creative+Commons __ [] Tags for shareable musicMusopen: __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">[] __Great website! Need email to start an account, mp3 files! - PodSafe Audio__ <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://www.podsafeaudio.com __ www.archive.org - Kaplaa __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://kaplaa.com __ - Shambles: Sound Effects and Music __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">[] __- Educational CyberPlayGround: Get Music Downloads__ <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">[] __ - Open Source Audio __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_audio __- Incompetech Royalty Free Music__ <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ __ - Mutopia (public domain sheet music) __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://www.ibiblio.org/mutopia/ __- Opsound Copyright friendly sound__ <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://www.opsound.org/index.php __ - Find Sounds __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://www.findsounds.com/ __- Partners in Rhyme: Free Sound Effects__ <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">[] __ - Partners in Rhyme: Free Music Loops __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">[] __- Partners in Rhyme: Free Midi Files__ <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">[] __ - Partners in Rhyme: Free Weather Sound Effects __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">[] __- Soundzabound Music Library__ <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">[] __ ; need to make account with email, but free - ccMixter __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://ccmixter.org/ __- Classic Cat (classical music)__ <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://www.classiccat.net/#black __

Painting
like Kidpix, it's a free download: []

Pictures
Free media: __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://digitalcommons.psu.edu/freemedia __pics4learning http://digitalmediaresources.wikispaces.com/ Power Library -- AP images www.flickr.com www.creativecommons.org/images

Library of Congress:__ <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://www.loc.gov/index.html __ Library of Congress/ American Memory Project: __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">[] __National Archives__ <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://www.archives.gov/ __ Prints & Photographs Reading Room: <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];"> http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html Babelgum: <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://www.babelgum.com/index.php?category=history Excellent video resource! wikimedia commons __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page __Encyclopedia of Life__ <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://www.eol.org/ __ Life Photos __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://images.google.com/hosted/life __Life historical photos- hosted by Google.____

Podcasts- creating them
www.podomatic.com [|www.podbean.com] [|http://www.gcast.com] http://www.fliggo.com/ Podcast tips: http://integratedacademics.wikispaces.com/Podcasting+Links%2C+Tools%2C+%26+Tips Podcasting help videos: http://integratedacademics.wikispaces.com/Podcasting+Help+Videos

Polls
pollauthority.com allows for unlimited responses for free.

Read about ideas from other teachers who use technology: [] Collaborate with other teachers about integrating technology and collaborating with other classes: http://eduwikius.wikispaces.com/2.0+Collaboration

Resumes online
very step by step: [] resources: http://creatingeportfolios.wikispaces.com/

Screen casts
Animoto has added the ability to put text into the videos. Nice feature. Here is the URL to sign up for classroom accounts: [] [|www.flowgram.com] Create and embed screen casts. Do do a polyvision video: make a screen cast, using jing or iShowU

Screen Shots
<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">[] Free screen capture tool called MWsnap that I love. It's better than print screen because you can capture a region instead of a whole screen And save as a jpg. Then the image can be uploaded, rather than just pasted into word, ppt. Saves the steps of cropping and saving ppt slides as jpg's. (works with Wordle Word cloud) Download for MWSnap: [] (you can save as a jpg) MWSnap Tutorial: http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/09/26/how-to-take-great-screenshots-in-windows/

Surveys/Polls
make multiply choice, rating systems, drop downs...[] [] read about creativity: http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/01/10/harry-potter-whiteboard-wands-responders-and-the-palm-pre/ [|http://www.polldaddy.com] has a ranking option to a survey question. Students also do not need to verify an email address to use it. www.surveymonkey.com - survey tool (needs a computer)

Technology Standards
For Students [] For Teachers []

Technology Tips
__<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">[] __a free digital learning platform where teachers and/or students can register to begin learning more about computing, gmail, digital enterprise, identity theft, and even Microsoft Aps only 2003. This online tool might be helpful for people who are looking for a nonthreatening self-paced environment to learn. There are some nice modules in Alison that could help that tech. beginner or even someone in search of tips.____

Teleconferencing & Videoconferencing:
[|http://www.cilc.org] and [] Great article re: interactive videoconferencing : [] another solid interactive videoconferencing resource: [] This site provides great suggestions as to how to insure a successful IVC in the K-12 environment.

Webquests

 * Make your own webquests: []**

Webpages - free, no ads
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Wikispaces
To create a wikispace: http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers wikispace help: http://gettingtrickywithwikis.wikispaces.com/ Changing the background color: <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">__https://gettingtrickywithwikis.wikispaces.com/background__ Directions: http://umwikiworkshop.wikispaces.com/Wiki_basics, http://www.wikispaces.com/help+Teachers <span style="color: #000000; __styledocument: [object];"> , Student webpages: [] <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];"> Ideas and ways to wiki: http://waystowiki.wikispaces.com/ Help with wikis: __<span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">[] __Link youtube videos and slideshare presentations to your wiki: http://3006.wikispaces.com/Wikispaces+Tutorials Make Templates in wikispaces too: http://help.wikispaces.com/Help.Templates____

Wiki Widgets
http://cffwikiwidgets.wikispaces.com/ - WavList.com <span style="color: #0000ff; __styledocument: [object];">http://new.wavlist.com/