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A Short Guide to Using Google Books for Research. Fotor - Free Online Photo Editing & Creatives. Tools for Creating Creating Screen Capture Images and Videos. This evening I received a question from a reader who was wondering what I use to create the annotated screen capture images that you see in the guides that I produce.

Tools for Creating Creating Screen Capture Images and Videos

I create those images by using Jing which I have installed on my Mac and Windows computers. There are other services that I have tried from time to time. Those services along with Jing are described below. Vessenger, producers of a group messaging system, offers a free program for capturing and annotating images on your computer screen. The free program, called Snaplr, is available for Windows and Mac. Using the print screen key on your PC or "command+shift+4" on your Mac are easy ways to create a screen capture. Monosnap is a free screen capture tool for Mac and Windows. Recite. Best Apps for Teaching & Learning 2013. Science 360 by the National Science Foundation Level: ALL (grades K-12)Platform: iOS Website Science 360 is a science and engineering news app designed to engage the user in visual explorations through photos, videos, and text.

Best Apps for Teaching & Learning 2013

There is new content added weekly by scientists, engineers, and the National Science Foundation. 9 Word Cloud Generators That Aren't Wordle. The use of word clouds in the classroom is a powerful way to really get through to visual learners.

9 Word Cloud Generators That Aren't Wordle

The details about the following nine word cloud generators will give you a fair idea how, as an educator, you can get the best out of them. A quick note: Wordle is quite easily the most popular word cloud generator out there. It’s free and easy to use. It does require Java though so Chrome users might have some trouble. The 9 Best Web Tools Teachers Will Use This Year. Clear communication with students and their parents is one of the primary goals of every teacher. Start this year with just that by using a variety of tools to share your plans and expectations for the coming academic year. In past years I have used a number of these assets but I have not as clearly organized them as I have this year.

For this year’s bunch I have gathered the most important items into one single web page of my classroom website, New Students 2013-2014. I’m hoping that by conveniently placing this information in one place my students and parents are more likely to use the provided references. Best of the web june 2013 copy. 13 Free Web Tools Students and Teachers Should Know About. PowToon : Online business presentation software to create free, cool, animated, powerpoint video alternatives. SideVibe. DOGO News - Kids news articles! Kids current events; plus kids news on science, sports, and more! Popcorn Maker. Everystockphoto - searching free photos. 40 Sites and Apps for Creating Presentations. CloudConvert - convert anything to anything. Presentation/Slideshow.

50 Education Technology Tools You Can Start Using Today. 6 Time-Saving Writing Apps For Students 8.22K Views 0 Likes For anyone who has ever had to write a paper, you know that getting the ideas down when they come to you is important. These mobile apps will get you started and keep you going. Digital Storytelling Apps & Sites. Best of the Web 2013. Create Animation - Sketch Star. How to Use Online Video in Your Classroom. It's one thing to talk about Mount St.

How to Use Online Video in Your Classroom

Helens erupting in science class. It's another thing altogether to watch a video of the mountain's summit exploding into dust. Teachers all across the country are finding that judiciously chosen videos help students engage more deeply with the subject matter, and recall the information they've learned longer. "A lot of students these days expect information to be presented in a flashy, entertaining way, so videos can help draw them in," says Larry Sanger, executive director of WatchKnowLearn, a site that collects education-related videos. High school student Patrick Greaney still remembers a photosynthesis video he watched in class at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, that featured a catchy tune.

3 Free (But Powerful) Presentation Tools For Teachers. Teachers are presenters. Let’s be frank. They get up in front of a room of people and present. They then encourage the students to work together and continue the presentation through other methods. in other words, teachers need to know how to present and create slideshows. 70 Tools 70 Minutes. SummarizeThis™ WebTools4u2use - home. My Best of series. Four Seriously Cool Information Resources. As a librarian, researcher and frequent blogger, I’m constantly coming across incredibly useful online information resources that are most effectively searched using their own site search tools, rather than relying on general-purpose engines to surface their valuable content.

Four Seriously Cool Information Resources

I plan to start writing about these on a regular, ongoing basis, using a bullet-point format that highlights the most useful features of each resource, rather than doing in-depth reviews. Without further ado, here are the first four (of many more to come).

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How Educators Use Pinterest for Curation

Adam Glenn The phenomenal growth of Pinterest has sparked interest among millions of users. 50sites ver3. » Top 100 Tools 2011 C4LPT. Web 2.0 Tools. World Wide Web sites that use technology beyond the static pages of earlier Web sites A tag cloud (a typical Web 2.0 phenomenon in itself) presenting Web 2.0 themes Web 2.0 (also known as participative (or participatory)[1] web and social web)[2] refers to websites that emphasize user-generated content, ease of use, participatory culture and interoperability (i.e., compatible with other products, systems, and devices) for end users.

Web 2.0 Tools

The term was coined by Darcy DiNucci in 1999[3] and later popularized by Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty at the first O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 Conference in late 2004.[4][5][6] Although the term mimics the numbering of software versions, it does not denote a formal change in the nature of the World Wide Web, but merely describes a general change that occurred during this period as interactive websites proliferated and came to overshadow the older, more static websites of the original Web.[7] History[edit] Web 1.0[edit] Characteristics[edit] 10 Internet Technologies Educators Should Be Informed About – 2011 Update. These Technologies Are Changing Education.

10 Internet Technologies Educators Should Be Informed About – 2011 Update

Are You Familiar With Them? It’s been nearly two and half years since the publication of the first “10 internet technologies that educators should be informed about” article on this site and given the fast paced evolution of technology it’s time for an update. The start of new school year is the perfect time to refresh this list! Below you will find updated information for 5 of the technologies from the original posting, and 5 new technologies that have earned their rightful place in the list (displacing 5 other types of tech, that while still worthy, are not quite as relevant today, IMHO).

This is not intended to be a definitive listing, but rather an informed resource that provides insights and raises awareness. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.