Cool Tools and More
Social Bookmarking Tools
- Furl ~ Social bookmarking. Save URLs anywhere.
- del.icio.us ~ Social bookmarking with the ability to tag.
- Trailfire ~ Social bookmarking where you leave trails of webpages in order.
Embedded Tools
- PollDaddy ~ Polls for the web.
- Spresent ~ Presentations for the web.
- Slide ~ Make slide shows and share, including pictures within minutes and share on a website. Example
- Questionform ~ Embed surveys in your blog or webpage. Example
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Web 2.0 Portal ~ All the web 2.0 tools you could ever want.
Other Web 2.0 Tools I use
Flickr ~ Store, search, sort and share photos. ITSC Flickr.Odeo ~ Record and share audio. Podcasts.
SMS ~ Text Messaging. T9. Google SMS.
Docs Google ~ Web word processor, and spreadsheet that you can share.
Web 2.0 for Content areas
Fanfiction.net ~ Free online writing environment for students.Blogs in Education Info.
Moodle ~ Course Management System.
WriteSite ~ Online Writing Environment.
Wikipedia ~ The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Research on validity.
Give One Get One Write down a few cool tools or websites that you use. When the music plays you walk. When the music stops, you talk. Share your cool tool.
Reflect: Am I meeting the interests and needs of the students I serve? How could I integrate technologies that the students are already using, into my instruction?
Subliminal Tools
Mousepose' ~ Ability to spotlight on a computer ($14.95)
Sailing Clicker ~ Ability to use bluetooth on phone to control computer (ppt, music, etc.) ($23.95)
Minutes Widget ~ Minutes is a countdown timer application working on Mac OS X Dashboard (FREE)
