Other Useful Websites
Celly provides private communication groups that
work with any mobile phone or device. Teachers and students can join a group
instantly with one text and exchange group messages, polls, reminders, and web
alerts.
BubblUs is an easy to use mind mapping tool.
Bubbles with text are created and pinned together to show connections. This
tool can be used with any subject area.
Delicious is a service that allows users to save
and share bookmarks online. Users can share the most popular sites being
bookmarked by areas of interest. This service also allows users to tag and
search bookmarks that others have saved. Teachers may, for example, use this
service to create and save a list of websites on a particular subject for a
class research project.
Diigo is a web tool that combines social content
and community with a collaborative research tool. Users can bookmark sites,
highlight portions of a site, and attach digital sticky notes to site content.
When users return to the bookmarked page, the highlights and sticky notes
remain on the page. Diigo is web based and can be accessed from any computer or
smartphone.
Edmodo is a free, secure social network for
teachers, students, and educational administrators. It allows teachers and
students to post class materials, share links and multimedia, and post notices,
homework assignments, and grades. It is accessible online or through mobile
devices, such as cell phones or e-reader devices. Edmodo can be used to create
classroom sharing networks or a safe location for students to share posts.
iEARN is a network that encourages teachers and
students to be global citizens through online collaboration on projects
centered around this question: “How will this project improve the quality of
life on this planet?” iEARN is a nonprofit organization that is composed of
over 27,000 schools and over 125 countries.
Lino.It is an interactive brainstorming
tool/sticky board. No registration is needed for students to add to a board
created by teacher. It could also be used as a presentation tool by students
(they would need to register for this access).
LiveBinders allows you to create a virtual three
ring binder. It is a great way to collect, organize, and share resources. You
can create multiple binders to make your collection a knowledge hub.
LiveSift lets everyone participate in the
classroom using smartphones, tablets, or laptops to engage in a variety of
group activities. The collective contributions are immediately displayed
visually. Questions and activities can be shared on a main screen.
Online-ConVert.com is a free tool for converting
media formats quickly and easily. For example, the tool can convert audio to
MP3, video to PSP format, and video to MP4.
OpenOffice.org is a site that provides users with
office software for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, and
databases, free of charge. The software is available in many languages and
saves data in an open format. The site can read and write files from other
common office software.
Padlet allows you to build walls for posting
messages from one or more users. The notes can be organized and shared.
Remind101 allows teachers to easily send messages
to every student or parent in their entire class without disclosing a phone
number. The messages can be received by text or email.
Sqworl is a web application that provides a clean
and simple way to visually bookmark multiple URLs.
SymbalooEDU is helps teachers create a launch
page for students to access targeted websites. It can also be used to for
students to develop PLEs (Personal Learning Environments).
Twiducate is a social networking environment that
is educationally focused for teachers, schools, and home learners. Only
teachers and students may view classroom posts, which helps to create a private
network for and a safer online learning environment.
This Web tool can be used to create visual
content including infographics, interactives, and videos.
Vocaroo is a free, beta-version site that allows
users to record and send voice messages online. Its only requirement is a
microphone attached to the computer. Vocaroo is a simple interface for
recording and sharing spoken messages.
VoiceThread is a multimedia presentation tool
that incorporates images, documents,and videos that can be collaborated on,
saved, and shared without requiring usersto install software. Users can review
and collaborate on pages and can leave voice,text, audio file, or video
responses to the VoiceThread.
Wikispaces allows K–12 educators to create free,
ad-free, and private classroom wikis. It is an easy-to-use interface for
quickly creating class wikis and sharing information. Teachers can create bulk
accounts for students to log in and create, edit, and share wikis in a secure
environment.
WordPress is a website that hosts blogs created
by individuals or groups.
Zoho is a website that contains online
applications for businesses. All information contained on this site is
available through a web browser, so users can complete business more
effectively on the go, with no software purchase.
Glogster EDU provides an interactive digital
platform for users to create online multimedia posters, called glogs. Users can
drag and drop text, audio, video, images, graphics, drawings, and data to
create glogs. The completed glog can be shared in a variety of educational
settings, including blogs, wikis, web pages, or e-mail.
Piktochart can be used to easily create
infographics to present content. No design experience is required to use the
tool.
Popplet allows the user to collect graphics and
information for inspiration, create galleries, explore ideas, record thoughts,
and share and collaborate with others.
Powtoon provides animation tools to create
animated videos and presentations.
Prezi is an online tool for creating effective
and engaging online presentations that move beyond slideshows. Prezi enables
users to create detailed, interactive, nonlinear presentations and offers the
capability to embed external documents, video, animations, or graphics.
Slideshare is a free web tool for sharing
presentations, documents, and videos online.
This tool helps you to easily make an online
flyer or poster.
Tagxedo is a free website that turns a block of
text into word clouds, where individual words are tagged and sized depending on
the frequency of occurrence within the body of text. The word clouds can be
shaped, colored, and shared via web links. Tag clouds are a creative way to
share information such as speeches, papers, slogans, or even e-mails or tweets.
Wideo is an online video tool which allows you to
create animated videos and presentations.
Wordle is a free site that helps users create word
clouds. As users enter text to create the cloud, the words that are used most
often become larger to indicate how frequently they are used. Wordles can be
private or can be shared with others through the Wordle gallery.
Helpful
Common Craft Videos
Common Craft is a
website used to create Explainer Videos.
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