Tools for Everyone!
Life is a whole lot easier when you have the right tools to help you! The same goes for technology. It is a lot more fun when you know where to go and what to use to help you get the most out of the technology you are using! Some of the best places to find out about great websites, apps, web tools, software, games, and equipment are from friends, teachers, parents, magazines, newspapers, tech blogs and other websites. Take the time to talk to others and do some online reading. You may find some cool new discoveries!
I hope you enjoy the links below that we are compiling to help you get the most out of your technology experience:
I hope you enjoy the links below that we are compiling to help you get the most out of your technology experience:
Digital Resources for Information
PBSLearning Media 1000s of digital resources for student learning including lots of great videos. You can browse by topic or resources type as well
History Channel Watch videos, listen to speeches, and browse historical news.
Channel One News, a leading television news network for teens
nationwide brings relevant and engaging news for young people and helps with discussion of important issues impacting youth today. It is also a great resource for those students producing news videos or for those interested in a career in broadcast or journalism. Instagrok research a topic and it comes out in a concept map for you showing you relationships and giving you the opportunity to add to it and share it. Has built in quizzes and also a section to note take or journal.
Want to Be a Better Typer?Faster typing leads to better productivity. You will get projects and assignments done more quickly! Working with technology will become easier for you.
Recommended Typing Websites (for typing practice) Typing.com This is the typing program we use in class for 5th MK. It is suitable for all ages but students are given accounts in grade 5. The teacher can keep track of student progress throughout the cycle(s). Students can also set up their own free account! Typeracer This is a free and fun way to test your typing skills against other online players. You can race with or without signing into an account. Added bonus of typing famous lyrics and excerpts from novels and poems. Nimble Fingers Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced exercises http://www.nimblefingers.com Science Spot- Keyboarding Basics A variety of games and typing tests http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdztech.html Touch Typing Tutorials, tests and games http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/ Edu Typing A fantastic resource for typing practice!! You can sign on for a 30 day trial and then it requires payment for a subcription. Keeps track of typing progress. Includes lessons, games, timed tests. This is Mrs. Baylock's personal favorite! http://www.Edutyping.com Learn Typing Free site to help you learn your keys! http://www.learntyping.org/ Free Typing Games Cool typing games and great timed typing tests to perfect your skills. http://freetypinggame.net/ Create Great Storyboards or Digital Posters StoryBoardThat Create awesome looking (printable) colorful storyboards. Great for planning videos, making projects, showing comparisons, putting any topic into visuals and text. Free version, but some teachers may have student accounts for you that do more!
PBSLearningMedia Make an interactive storyboard or puzzle. Can use PBS media or upload your own.
Glogster create interactive posters for any topic.
Google Drawing (found in your Google Apps) is also a great app to use to create a great looking digital poster.
Piktochart Create amazing infographics using this web tool. Students just log in with their Google accounts and they are ready to roll. Choose from infographic, presentation, poster or report
ThingLink Create an awesome interactive image. Choose an image and add icon tags with text, images and multimedia to bring it to life! |
Creative Links: Want to Spice up Your Presentation? Want to Add Technology to Your Project?
Polldaddy.com allows you to create polls, surveys and quizzes for free.
voki.com will help you create an animated talking avatar to speak for you. You can customize it with the site's many settings. Free and easy to use!
Want to Have Fancy/Funky Text?Flash Vortex to create text that animates and glows.
glowtxt.com for cool glowing text effects cooltext.com for a creative text generator Want to Add a WebCounter to Your Website?Webcounters allow you to see how many people have visited your page or site. You can place a cool webcounter at the bottom of your web page using a special embed code. Type in FREE WEB COUNTERS in Google or visit one of the sites listed below:
http://www.simplehitcounter.com/ http://www.amazingcounters.com/ http://www.e-zeeinternet.com/ Want Some Cool Add-Ons for Your Website?Web add-ons are fun gadgets you can add to your page. There are plenty of add-ons, like web counters, horoscopes, clocks, games, calculators, etc. You can type FREE WEB ADD ONS in Google or try one of these:
Fun Games & Flash Toys Weather Reports Want to Edit Your Photos with Cool Effects?Want to Make Better Presentations?Google slides is a great presentation tool but should be used in conjunction with OTHER digital media (video, links, vokis, annotated images, etc)Nearpod allows you to make great interactive presentations where your audience can participate via their own device!
Prezi is an interactive/animated presentation maker. It can get a little busy but can be great when used properly.
Make a great video to present your ideas or use this online tool to create a video to ADD to your current presentation.
Animate your ideas with this great online tool.
Want to Code?Code.org
Coding develops your computational and critical thinking skills and prepares you for the 21st Century. There are tons of activities and courses to try on this free site MapsGoogle My Maps allows you to map out anything, place markers and even make your own virtual field trip. Or you may want to check out someone else's MyMap. There are tons of them to search out! You can even measure distances and show journeys.
Create a TimelineTimeline
StoryBoardThat Use this storyboard app by putting all the boxes side by side in one row and it will be a great, colorful, easy to use timeline!
Capzles is free, online software that allows you to create multimedia timelines for sharing online. The resulting timeline is almost like a blog-at-a-glance, documenting life experiences as they happen.
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