Cool+Tools

There are so many cool tools available on the Web today. There are PRODUCTIVITY tools, PRESENTATION tools, VIDEO, AUDIO, CALENDAR, WEBSITES, DOCUMENTS, POLLS,

on and on... This page contains not only individual sites but sites where you will find collections of favorite sites.

tumblr blogger edublog wordpress posterous
 * Blogs **

wikispaces wikispot pbworks wetpaint
 * Wikis **

jing screentoaster phone.io issuu docstoc slideshare SlideSix Google Docs screenr [|Knowmia] Explain Everything app (design of lessons or projects are made on the iPad) ShowMe app (design of lessons or projects are made on the iPad). Can be viewed at ShowMe.com
 * Information Dissemination ** (podcasting, screencasting, publishing)

**Information Collection** (quizzes, surveys, homework) drop.io (filesharing, podcasting, web conferencing) Google Forms (quizzes) [|MyStudiyo, multimedia online quizzes] - [|Example in action]. [|ProProfs] - [|Online Quizzes, Flashcards, and Polls]. [|Obsurvey, Custom Online Surveys]. - [|How-to Video]. [|Survey Monkey] [|Poll Daddy] [|Skribit for Gathering Suggestions] - [|How to]. [|Google Moderator]

=Google Tools, Tips and Tricks= Google has become the standard for finding online information. But Google isn’t just about finding stuff! Google offers so much more. Word processing, photo management, geography tools and web page creation are just a few of the things you can do with Google. Join Glenn as he helps you explores some of the free goodies Google has to offer including: Search Engine Hacks and Tips, Google Docs and Spreadsheets, Google Earth, Picasa, Google Sites and iGoogle

**51 Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in a Classroom** Slide presentation. Something for everyone in these 51 ways.

**The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators** Another digital book by Richard Byrne. Excellent resource. Sections delineated for Administrators, Elementary, Middle School, High School, etc. Many tools appear in multiple sections and there are several tools that would work for middle school that are listed either elementary or high school. (See other digital books by the same author on the page, Resources - Teachers.

** 77 Web Resources for Teachers to Try This Summer** Digital book by Richard Byrne. Similar to the entry above. This book is divided by resources to use across the curriculum and by individual curriculum areas.

**[|35 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools Chosen By You]** We scoured hundreds of responses and have come up with the following list. The following tools have not been verified and are simply based on the number of times each was mentioned on Twitter during this hashtag discussion.

The links are categorized to help you find Web 2.0 tools that might be of use to the K-12 classroom teacher.
 * An Internet Hotlist **

Need I say more...
 * [|Kathy Schrock] **

ePub is an open ebook standard produced by the [|International Digital Publishing Forum]. Pages ’09 lets you export your documents in ePub format for reading with [|iBooks] on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. iBooks supports both ePub and PDF file formats, and you can export both from Pages.
 * [|Creating ePub files with Pages] **

**Photo Ops: 10 Innovative Ways to Use Visual Media** If you’re lucky enough to have digital cameras at your disposal, here are a few picture-perfect ways to use them.

**Developing an Authentic ePortfolio** Interesting that //Lisa Nielsen// is writing about an eFolio for a teacher/adult but suggests using the same format and app that PVMS is using for students to create their own e-folio. Cool tool: Google Site

** Feudalism Glog **

This is an example of Team 6, Period 6, 2010-2011. Nice Job, Maddie!!

**Blogging for Students**

**Free iPad Apps for Education**