Resources

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ Maybe more than you ever wanted to know, lots of links to web 2.0 tools...
 * Cool Web 2.0 tools for schools**

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 * Skype** - Computer to computer calls; a Third Grade and a NASA astronaut in the Links, Best Practice Samples page of the link listed below:

[] Help and FAQ [|http://voicethread.com/help/faq/] MTPS Voicethread Website [] Sample MMS Voicethread from Mrs. Deraville's class (you need to be logged in to see it) [] Liz's Voicethread Site []
 * VoiceThread-** Multimedia, collaborative slide show

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 * Edublogs**

[] Wikispaces for Teachers []
 * Wikis** - A collaborative writing space; check out the PPt in the Links section of the Wyoming Home page listed below:

Create posters with images, links and graphics. Use the free educator's tool. Automatically creates a classroom sharing environment. [|edu.glogster.com] Great Glogster Tutorial [] Glog on Darfur [] Glog for Language Arts [] English Final Glog []
 * Glogster** - Education Version

[] Sign in to the Education Version [] Video created by Andrew Marcinek
 * Animoto** - Create short movies with text, quickly!

[] 38 Interesting Ways to use Wordie in the Classroom []
 * Wordle** - Create an image of frequently used text.

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Starter+Sheets
 * Educational Origami's Starter Sheets** Includes information on getting started with Google Forms, Animoto, Delicious...

[] Free Rice, Example of a Google Spreadsheet/Form []
 * Google Docs**- Sign up at Google for a Google Account

Save and organize your bookmarks online, access them anywhere, anytime. [] Diigo [] Presentation on Delicious and Diito [] Simply Box [] Can provide visuals as well as text, great for young students. Sign up with a classroom name, and give your students the user name and password.
 * Social Bookmarking** **Tools**

[] What is a twitter hashtag? A hashtag is an identifying word preceded by a pound sign that allows you to follow a twitter topic. So, if everyone places the same hashtag, such as #09StrawberryFestival in their tweets relating to the festival, anyone can search twitter for this hashtag, and see all the related tweets. [] Glenfield Middle School Twitter Stream [] Ideas for using Twitter in Education []
 * Twitter**

"Want to make exemplary rubrics in a short amount of time? Try RubiStar out! Registered users can save and edit rubrics online. You can access them from home, school, or on the road. Registration and use of this tool is free." []
 * Rubistar** - Use and edit teacher created rubrics in many areas. Create your own, design for print or web publication.

PicSearch- school friendly [] Flickr Creative Commons- Photosharing site, teachers only [|http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/] FlickrStorm- teachers only [] Tag Galaxy [] National Geographic Animals [] Liz's organized copyright free image sites for educators. Also information on fair-use and copyright. [] More Image Links on Delicious (more links, less organization) []
 * Finding Images**

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 * Top Ten For Young Learners**

[] Use Kerpoof to make an animated movie, tell a story, make a drawing and more. [] Ideas for using Kerpoof in the classroom
 * Kerpoof**

[]LiveBiders is a neat service that allows you to create online binders of webpages, images, and documents. [|Live Binders] displays your collected content in a tabbed, book-like format. You can create binders for as many topics as you like. Adding content to your Live Binder can be done by manually typing in the url of a webpage, upload files from your computer to your Live Binder, or add content through the [|Live Binders] bookmarklet for Firefox and Internet Explorer. [|Live Binders] has an excellent series of video tutorials to help you get started.
 * LiveBinders**

[] Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online.
 * Bubbl.us**

The Six Tenets of Digital Citizenship http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/the+digital+citizen Budd the Teacher's Sample Parent Letters [] Liz's Digital Footprints [] Common Sense Media, a leading non-partisan, non-profit resource that helps families and educators teach kids how to be safe and smart in today’s media driven world. Their new program, Common Sense Schools, provides materials to engage parents and teachers in an interactive dialogue about the media kids consume and create. The program takes a balanced approach by addressing both the opportunities and challenges of new media for parents and kids. It’s available for free online and is designed to give you the flexibility to target the media-related issues, like social networking or cyberbullying, that matter most to your community. [] Social Media Guidelines [] Think Before You Post, Youtube Movie media type="youtube" key="rvp-kZeoWW0" height="344" width="425"
 * Digital Footprints**, **Safety, Ethics**

Activism on Youtube []

Just because it is so much fun... SuperTimer []

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