Teacher+Resources

**  [|Google docs]    **

 Online documents--word processing, spreadsheets, presentations. Students can edit these from ANYWHERE they can access the internet. They can work on projects outside of class. Up to ten students can edit the same document simultaneously so students can work collaboratively on projects.         <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> [|Jog the Web]    **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(27, 16, 137);"><span style="color: rgb(27, 16, 137); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">t<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">his website will allow you to put together tracks that lead students from one webpage to another. You can include page descriptions, or instructions for tasks you want students to complete while on the page. You can also use tracks put together by others. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> [|Try mine]

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<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> [|Voice Thread]    **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(27, 16, 137);"><span style="color: rgb(27, 16, 137); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">a free online program that allows you to voice record and annotate (draw) over an image. This can be used to record directions or have students explain a process they are using in class. Check out an example [|here]. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> [|Curriki] ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> This website is a place where teachers can share, search, and review currcilum. There are lesson plans, unit plans, activities, simulations, multimedia presentations, labs, assessments, etc. There are also groups where you can connect with other teachers (or start your own groups).

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[|Rubistar] ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">You can use this website quickly and easily create rubrics. Use default catagories and criteria, or edit and modify as you go. Rubrics can be made available online and/or printed for students. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Free Sound Effects] ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Here's a list of 55 websites where you or your students can download free sound effects. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Wikispaces ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This is the site used to create this wiki. Wikis have lots of classroom uses, including dynamic classroom discussions, student web publishing in a safe and controlled (and private and restricted) environment, and the ability for teachers to post assignments and URLs. Students can also post their work (so they don't have to worry about not being able to email it). For more info on what a wiki is, check out  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">  **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|PDF Undo] ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Convert PDFs into Word documents online--no registration.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> [|Web Quest] ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Search for resources, existing web quests, or even create your own. This site includes of [|short videos] explaining concepts and definitions and a [|webinar]on using web quests and web 2.0 tools. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 90%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Zunal] ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Another great resource for web quests.

<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">       ** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Zotero]  **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(27, 16, 137);"><span style="color: rgb(27, 16, 137); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is a firefox browser extension that allows students to document and take notes on internet resources right on their computers. It can only be used with [|firefox.]   <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">    <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(27, 16, 137);"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Check out the online<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">     <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|tutorial].


 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|SendUIt] **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(27, 16, 137);"><span style="color: rgb(27, 16, 137); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Easily share your files online. Simply select a file, decide when it will expire (online only--your original file will stay on your computer/jump drive, etc.) click upload, and share the URL with anyone you want.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> ** <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|SendItHome] **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(27, 16, 137);"><span style="color: rgb(27, 16, 137); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This easy to use, four line process, allows students to send a file directly to their home email--allowing them to work on a school project from home when they don't have access to email or a jump drive. However, you will still need to figure out a way for the student to get the file back to school if there is not access to portable media at home (but SendUIt might be an option here).


 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Survey Monkey] **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(27, 16, 137);"><span style="color: rgb(27, 16, 137); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A site that allows you to create surveys--that can be used for quizzes, test, feedback, or anything else. The free account limits each survey to ten questions. There are 15 types of questions to chose from including multiple choice, matrix, scale ranking, and free response (long or short).

__**<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Contest Machine] **__

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(27, 16, 137);"><span style="color: rgb(27, 16, 137); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Widget that you can put on a blog or wiki or other class sites. Students can use this as a comment board. It will then select a winner--randomly or you can select based on specific criteria. You can set the prize yourself. Use this to encourage online studen participation with prizes such as extra credit points, homework passes, etc. You get two contests a month for free.

**//__[|* CircaVie]__//**
This is a great site for creating timelines. Here you can create your own timelines to share with students or have students create their own timelines. Can include pictures, text, and give them dates. Timelines are easily created, edited, and saved to the site. To access service you will need to create an AIM account. In my classroom, will use this technology to create a timeline for the Cold War decades project. Timelines will have important political people, events, inventions, sports teams, famous people, and music. Additionally, can be used as a visual blog, diary, or even digital portfolio showcasing the students progress through the class/school. Many possiblities for this site, explore the site itself to see how other people are using the service.

**//__[|* Discovery Streaming]__//**
( Formerly UnitedStreaming) - This is a great resource for finding and using discovery channel videos. Aside from being able to show videos, you can create assignments where your students can view assigned videos from either home or in the classroom. For my classroom, I've used the videos to debunk the history textbook, expand my cirriculum, introducing a unit/lesson topic, etc...