Great+Links!

- This is an online newsletter for middle and high school on collaborative projects.

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Children's Digital Library

- 21 Classes is a free blog site for teachers and students. Easy to use!

[|www.inspiration.com] - Links to the home page of this wonderful mapping software. [|www.epals.com] - links to international "pen pal" site with language translator for 8 different languages

=ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS= [|iGoogle] - if you haven't opened up an iGoogle account, you should do this first! Too many cool things to list. Just click iGoogle in right corner. [|Google Notebook] - take classroom notes & store them on Google's website. [|Google Reader] - get instant downloads of page updates, news articles, latest blogs, etc. from your favorite websites. [|Bloglines] - another news/feed reader. Similar to Google Reader. [|Google Calendar] - keep a calendar of important due dates online, accessible from any computer with internet [|del.icio.us] - bookmark favorite websites & articles online; search them by keyword tags, access them from any computer online [|iKeepBookmarks.com] - also allows you to bookmark & easily access favorite websites online. Also lets you organize bookmarks into folders. [|Yahoo Bookmarks] - also lets you save in folders. See which one you like best. [|Furl] - lets you bookmark pages & access online. Takes a picture of the page as it appears at time of bookmark. Useful for sites that freq. change. [|Flickr] - lets you store digital photos & use for creating presentations like those below. [|Persuasion Map]On this page are websites for interactive tools that you may find helpful in your research and assessments.

=PRESENTATION TOOLS= [|Spresent.com] - online alternative to PowerPoint; lets you upload pictures, graphics, & use flash animation. [|circaVie] - very cool interactive timeline maker that lets you upload audio, video, & photographs for each date on your timeline. [|SplashCast] - mulitimedia player that joins audio, video, & text into a great presentation tool. [|VoiceThread] - add text and spoken words to your pictures in a great slideshow. Much cooler than ordinary powerpoint slide shows. [|Viddler] - add comments & tags within the videos you upload. Check out their demonstration video. [|SnapGenie] - upload photos into a slideshow & narrate from a cell phone. Post & share! [|Jing] - capture screenshots, record videos, & instantly share with others. Great collaborative tool. [|Voki] - create your own avatar for this wiki, or your other online accounts. [|AbiRing] - create your own illustrated likeness. [|Swivel] - upload your data & statistics into all kinds of cool graphs & charts. [|CreateAGraph] - use your stats to create pie charts & bar graphs [|XTimeLine] - make your own online timeline & add pictures & text [|Motivator] - best poster maker ever!