Jib Jab 2
You can create fun holiday cards on this site. Here my husband created these on a paid account. This movie consists of employes of Duckwall. He recorded several cards that he created on his camera and we imported them into iMovie and created a short quick time movie. Enjoy. It is so funny!!
Internet Safety
Teaching Online Safety
Interenet Safety - Safe Surfing Tips for Teens
Internet Safety - pdf
Social Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Tweens and Teens
Safety on the Internet
Child Safety - Age Appropriate Tips
SafeKids
Online Safety Education - NetSmartz Safety
http://websafety4kids.pbworks.com/
Interenet Safety - Safe Surfing Tips for Teens
Internet Safety - pdf
Social Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Tweens and Teens
Safety on the Internet
Child Safety - Age Appropriate Tips
SafeKids
Online Safety Education - NetSmartz Safety
http://websafety4kids.pbworks.com/
20 Things I Learned About Browsers and Web
http://www.20thingsilearned.com/
What is a cookie? How do I protect myself on the web? And most importantly: What happens if a truck runs over my laptop? For things you have always wanted to know about the web - please click here!
What is a cookie? How do I protect myself on the web? And most importantly: What happens if a truck runs over my laptop? For things you have always wanted to know about the web - please click here!
CalendarHub, Toodledo, KuKu Klok
CalendarHub is a very useful and functional calendar application. It is completely free and has many enhancements to allow you to manage appointments and events on multiple calendars. It also includes a to-do list and easily integrates collaboration with other CalendarHub Users’ calendars.
http://www.calendarhub.com/
Toodledo is a simple but useful to-do list management tool. You can create folders, assign due-dates for tasks, add tags, goals, notes, and more.
Toodledo is completely free and very functional. However they offer additional features in their Pro and Pro-Plus packages which require a yearly fee.
http://www.toodledo.com/
The Kuku Klok is an easy-to-use online alarm clock. If your computer is in your bedroom, you can use it to wake you up in the mornings. It even works if the internet goes down after setting it.
But if your computer isn’t in the bedroom, you can find other uses for it, such as to remind you when your TV show, etc.
Kuku Klok can come in handy quite often!
http://kukuklok.com/
http://www.calendarhub.com/
Toodledo is a simple but useful to-do list management tool. You can create folders, assign due-dates for tasks, add tags, goals, notes, and more.
Toodledo is completely free and very functional. However they offer additional features in their Pro and Pro-Plus packages which require a yearly fee.
http://www.toodledo.com/
The Kuku Klok is an easy-to-use online alarm clock. If your computer is in your bedroom, you can use it to wake you up in the mornings. It even works if the internet goes down after setting it.
But if your computer isn’t in the bedroom, you can find other uses for it, such as to remind you when your TV show, etc.
Kuku Klok can come in handy quite often!
http://kukuklok.com/
ZipCode, Calcoolate, ABC Phone Number
ZipeCode - Start entering a 5-digit zip code and the map highlights the area it represents — one digit at a time.
Calcoolate - The best online calculator (as they call it).
Alphabetic Phone number - Enter your phone number and if possible, a word or phrase will be generated that represents your number. I.e. (975)-the-best
Calcoolate - The best online calculator (as they call it).
Alphabetic Phone number - Enter your phone number and if possible, a word or phrase will be generated that represents your number. I.e. (975)-the-best
Earth Album
Earth Album - Earth Album is a simpler, slicker Flickr mash-up that allows you to explore some of the most stunning photos in the world courtesy of Google maps and Flickr. Just click on the map and you’ll be shown photos taken in that area. You can zoom in all the way to your street and see what photos were taken.
JibJab
Create holiday ecards!! Add that someone special's picture to various animated holiday items! Create a rock band of several peoples pictures!To create your holiday fun e-card click here!
Networked Blogs
Share your blog with the world! Utilize NetworkedBlogs to share your posts on Facebook.
Click here to get started!
Kerpoof Studio
The Kerpoof website is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company.
What is Kerpoof? The answer to that is not so simple. Kerpoof is all about having fun, discovering things, and being creative. Here are just a few ways that you can use Kerpoof:
- Make artwork (even if you aren't good at drawing!)
- Make an animated movie (really! it's easy!)
- Earn Koins which you can trade for fun things in the Kerpoof Store
- Make a printed card, t-shirt, or mug
- Tell a story
- Make a drawing
- Vote on the movies, stories, and drawings that other people have made
Check out our What's New and How-To pages to learn more about what you can do with Kerpoof. Kerpoof doesn't come with a manual or a directory or a map. If we've done our job right, then finding your way to the various nooks and crannies of Kerpoof will be half the fun.
In addition to being a lot of fun, Kerpoof has many educational uses. Visit our educator page (with ideas and lesson plans for how to use Kerpoof) or read our flyer for educators if you are in a hurry but want to learn more.
Doodletoo
http://doodletoo.com/#/lobby
DoodleToo is a simple chat website :-). Every time you’re drawing you can press ENTER or click "Say it" and enter any message you want to share with the others. Continue drawing with your message appearing at the top of your pen. Click "Snap it" and you’ll get a screenshot! Save it, send it or post it to Facebook for all your friends to see.
What is DoodleToo about?
Doodletoo.com is an online drawing tool and chat room in one. Enter one of their rooms and draw your messages, ideas, moods, express yourself or post pictures to share with others! Everyone sees your pen and can join you, help you, challenge you or maybe become your friend. The whole world can now see your paintings as they are being created. It's a lot of fun – check for yourself! Register your nickname, choose your default color, start drawing and enjoy yourself! Welcome Doodler!DoodleToo is a simple chat website :-). Every time you’re drawing you can press ENTER or click "Say it" and enter any message you want to share with the others. Continue drawing with your message appearing at the top of your pen. Click "Snap it" and you’ll get a screenshot! Save it, send it or post it to Facebook for all your friends to see.
DoodleToo on my website
Room Embed API
DoodleToo on your website? It’s easy! Use our DoodleToo Room Embed API and get fully customizable rooms for your website, brand, chat or your private social platform. Our API will use your DoodleToo nickname automatically.
Nota
Nota is casual collaboration.
Mash your ideas and media together with friends in a dynamic whiteboard wiki. Using photos, videos, and other web content you can instantly create brainstorms, presentations, scrapbooks, and collaborate with others on a project (chat with up to 50 people at a time).
Nota is a unique, cutting-edge collaborative web platform that allows users to create, share and collaborate on presentations and virtually any other form of online material. Using Nota’s proprietary toolset, users can instantly integrate text, video, maps, clip art, photos from web album or on the local computer, or license-free images from Flickr, and material from an ever-expanding array of sources. Users can then instantly embed their work in Facebook or blogs, and can share and collaborate with friends.http://notaland.com/
This is an AWESOME website!!!! You can add your own pictures, text - collaborate with others. LOVE LOVE THIS TOOL!!
Glogster
Glogster - Interactive Poster for you to express your creativity, knowledge, ideas and skills
Two versions: Glogster EDU and Glogster
Glog is a kind of poster - fully designed by yourself! Glog is a fancy creation from text, images, music and video. Your Glog will stand out. It gives you a perfect tool to express yourself.
Click here to see a blog I created for Business Law - Topic Fingerprinting!
Text
Two versions: Glogster EDU and Glogster
Glog is a kind of poster - fully designed by yourself! Glog is a fancy creation from text, images, music and video. Your Glog will stand out. It gives you a perfect tool to express yourself.
Click here to see a blog I created for Business Law - Topic Fingerprinting!
Text
Tell the others what you think about yourself, about love, friends, school or about the world. Simply write what you have in your mind! Just choose the design you like and write a poem, joke, greeting, a letter or create a presentation.
Images
Don’t forget to add images! Choose the best of your own pictures or the pics you got from the Internet. Cool celebrities, cartoons, characters, glitters or art. Just add them to your Glog and make it fancy.Music
Words and pictures isn’t enough? Pump it up with some audio! Show the others what kind of music you are into. Pop, rock, hiphop, electronic, jazz or techno. Just upload your favorite mp3 or listen to the music on other Glogs.Video
Have your own video? Watch your favorite band’s clips every day? Upload it to your Glog. It is easy: you can use videos from your fav video sites. Make your Glog rock and add a video or even a movie.
Comix
http://avenscorner.com/flashgames/comic/comic.html
the free online comic strip maker!
Create an online comic strip using Comix! You can upload your own images or use images/objects that Comix offers. You can add backgrounds and borders as well. Save, publish or print your comic strip! More than three pages can be created.
the free online comic strip maker!
Create an online comic strip using Comix! You can upload your own images or use images/objects that Comix offers. You can add backgrounds and borders as well. Save, publish or print your comic strip! More than three pages can be created.
Imagination Cubed
Imagination Cubed - click here!
With Imagination Cubed you can email a friend to have them draw with you! FUN!!!! And chat at the same time. You can create a design and email the design to a friend. Once your drawing is complete click replay and it will "replay" your drawing!
Yodio
Yodio.com allows users to record, create, and share pictures, presentations, etc. Yodio users upload pictures or a presentation and add narration from their computer or by phone. The number users call to record their Yodio is toll free. However, the number the user calls from must be registered with the account being called. Yodio was also very easy to set up and use.
Google Talk
Google Talk - you can only video chat with one person at a time. You can chat with video or just your voice. Chat within Gmail, iGoogle, and orkut
Podcasting
Podcasting!
Students will utilize Vocaroo to create a message utilizing this free podcasting website! Students will embed the code in a post or as a gadget!
You do not have to create an account to create a podcast. However, if you want to save all of your message you must do so. It takes no time at all to create an account.
With this website - students can record a message. It starts recording rather quickly after you hit allow. However, just click the record again button and record the message again. Students can send the message in an email, embed the html code on to their website or add the link to their website.
Gabcast offers two free options for recording and sharing your vocal podcasts. You can record by calling in to a phone number. The other way to record is by using a VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) service.
You must create an account on Gabcast. To start utilizing the recording service, you must create a channel. You may have your recording private or public. Once you have your channel you may dial one of the access numbers. Dial the access number, and you will be prompted to enter your channel number followed by the pound key. Then your password. You then record your message. You can publish right from your cell phone. If you have subscribers, they will be notified of the new recording. The message will be saved on to your gabcast account.
Your message will be saved under your episodes.
To add to your blog!
Once you are logged into your account click on "edit channel" and select "Custom" from the "Add new blog" drop-down box. Provide the username and password that you use to log on to your WordPress blog to post. Enter your server in the blog server field and provide the app path (e.g. /wordpress/xmlrpc.php). Important: Leave the "blog ID" field blank! Optionally embed the Flash player (recommended). Click "Submit".
http://www.voxopop.com
Voxopop aims to bring people together in an environment of constructive communication.They realize that the world needs more communication between people of differing social, political and religious contexts - and Voxopop aims to provide that kind of bridge to bring about social change. So lets talking!
Voxopop talkgroups let you discuss your interests and passions with people from all over the world, using your real voice. It's a whole new way to talk online. Find talkgroups to join, or start your own and spread the word. Great for families & friends, interest groups, website owners, bloggers, podcasters and teachers. Start talking, it's FREE!
Created a talkgroup!
Social Media 3o
Students will utilize Vocaroo to create a message utilizing this free podcasting website! Students will embed the code in a post or as a gadget!
You do not have to create an account to create a podcast. However, if you want to save all of your message you must do so. It takes no time at all to create an account.
With this website - students can record a message. It starts recording rather quickly after you hit allow. However, just click the record again button and record the message again. Students can send the message in an email, embed the html code on to their website or add the link to their website.
Gabcast offers two free options for recording and sharing your vocal podcasts. You can record by calling in to a phone number. The other way to record is by using a VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) service.You must create an account on Gabcast. To start utilizing the recording service, you must create a channel. You may have your recording private or public. Once you have your channel you may dial one of the access numbers. Dial the access number, and you will be prompted to enter your channel number followed by the pound key. Then your password. You then record your message. You can publish right from your cell phone. If you have subscribers, they will be notified of the new recording. The message will be saved on to your gabcast account.
Your message will be saved under your episodes.
To add to your blog!
Once you are logged into your account click on "edit channel" and select "Custom" from the "Add new blog" drop-down box. Provide the username and password that you use to log on to your WordPress blog to post. Enter your server in the blog server field and provide the app path (e.g. /wordpress/xmlrpc.php). Important: Leave the "blog ID" field blank! Optionally embed the Flash player (recommended). Click "Submit".
http://www.voxopop.com
Voxopop aims to bring people together in an environment of constructive communication.They realize that the world needs more communication between people of differing social, political and religious contexts - and Voxopop aims to provide that kind of bridge to bring about social change. So lets talking!
Voxopop talkgroups let you discuss your interests and passions with people from all over the world, using your real voice. It's a whole new way to talk online. Find talkgroups to join, or start your own and spread the word. Great for families & friends, interest groups, website owners, bloggers, podcasters and teachers. Start talking, it's FREE!
Created a talkgroup!
Social Media 3o
Thanksgiving Fun!
Thanksgiving Animated Postcard
Thanksgiving Day Games!
Thanksgiving Webquest
Hangman 2
Animated Games
Picture Match Game
Turkey Surprise Story
Turkey Anagram Game
http://akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/thgame.htm
Hangman
DLTK's Thanksgiving Games
LilFingers Thanksgiving Fun!
Games
Thanksgiving - coloring pages, games, etc.
Thanksgiving History Flash Cards
All About Thanksgiving, Misc. Items
Thanksgiving Webquest
Thanksgiving Fun!
Animated Jigsaw Puzzle - Thanksgiving
Animated Jigsaw Puzzle - Turkey
Animated Desktop Critters/Pilgrims - Downloads
Play the Turkey Dance (like Simon)
Tic Tac Toe
Thanksgivingfun.doc
Thanksgiving Puzzle
Find the Turkey
Etc. Turkey
Kids Domain - Thanksgiving
Games
Poems
Turkey Unit
Thanksgiving Day Games!
Thanksgiving Webquest
Hangman 2
Animated Games
Picture Match Game
Turkey Surprise Story
Turkey Anagram Game
http://akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/thgame.htm
Hangman
DLTK's Thanksgiving Games
LilFingers Thanksgiving Fun!
Games
Thanksgiving - coloring pages, games, etc.
Thanksgiving History Flash Cards
All About Thanksgiving, Misc. Items
Thanksgiving Webquest
Thanksgiving Fun!
Animated Jigsaw Puzzle - Thanksgiving
Animated Jigsaw Puzzle - Turkey
Animated Desktop Critters/Pilgrims - Downloads
Play the Turkey Dance (like Simon)
Tic Tac Toe
Thanksgivingfun.doc
Thanksgiving Puzzle
Find the Turkey
Etc. Turkey
Kids Domain - Thanksgiving
Games
Poems
Turkey Unit
Docs Online
Discover, create and share documents with your friends, coworkers, and classmates on Facebook. docs.com
Links to Explore
Math Tool Chest
Math Tool Chest is a site containing some fun math-oriented games and activities.
Virtual Worlds Almanac
This is a project to create a free, complete, up-to-date, and reliable guide to virtual worlds with educational value.
Create A Graph
Graphs and charts are great because they communicate information visually. For this reason, graphs are often used in newspapers, magazines and businesses around the world. This site from NCES provides you with five different graph and chart makers.
Global Education Conference 2010
The Global Education Conference, an entirely free, online conference, is being held from November 15 - 19. The conference is a collaborative and world-wide community effort to significantly increase opportunities for globally-connecting education activities. The goal is to help you make connections with other educators and students, and for this reason the conference is very inclusive and also provides broad opportunities for participating and presenting. There is an amazing list of expert presenters and keynote speakers. There is no formal registration required for the conference, as all the sessions will be open and public, broadcast live using the Elluminate platform, and available in recorded formats afterwards. There is a limit of 500 live attendees for any given session. Check the Schedule and Sessions pages for specifics.
YoYo Games
Do you want to develop computer games without spending countless hours learning how to become a programmer? Then you've come to the right place. Game Maker allows you to make exciting computer games, without the need to write a single line of code.
Wordoholic
This cross-platform language learning tools helps you understand words in foreign languages. A quiz mode is available to test you on your knowledge of foreign words.
Wink
Wink is a tutorial and presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software applications. Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles, etc., and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users.
Musopen
Musopen is a collection of public domain music, primarily classical, in both MP3 and sheet music format. Music sheets range from simple instrumental pieces to symphonic arrangements.
Symbaloo
Abilene has their own Symbaloo site! Utilize this social bookmarking website to keep all of your favorite websites organized! Access your bookmarks from any computer utilizing Symbaloo!!
Visit at: http://abilene.symbaloo.com/
Visit at: http://abilene.symbaloo.com/
Common Craft
I LOVE COMMON CRAFT VIDEOS!!!! When teaching Social Media!
Common Craft is a website where you can find videos on certain subjects - "In Plain English". The cool thing about this website is that the videos use paper cut-outs. The explanation of these videos are great to supplement any lesson!
"Common Craft Covers Subjects That Matter in the 21st Century"
3 Minute Videos
The have created over 30 videos that have been viewed over 20 million times online. Their current focus is building a library of educational videos that can be licensed for use in classrooms, on Learning Management Systems, Intranets and on websites. You can also hire them to create a video for you!!!
These videos can be viewed for Free, Purchase for Professional Use
You can watch their complete library of videos, in-full, on this site. If you'd like to take a video with you for professional use, they offer multiple licenses, depending on how you'd like to use the videos. They are:
- Web License: Embed a Common Craft video on your website (monthly subscription service)
- Individual License: Download videos to your computer, for use in presentations, classrooms, etc. (for a single person's use)
- Site License: Download videos for use across an organization via an Intranet, LMS, Extranet, DVDs, etc.
They are very flexible and happy to work with you, even if your situation doesn't appear to fit into our licenses. We also offer an educational/non-profit discount. Just contact us.
If you'd like to find out how people use the videos, take a look at the testimonials or learn more about licensing options.
fur.ly
fur.ly
Shorten multiple URL's into one.
Have a set of websites that you want to share with your students? You can type them into Fur.ly - see pictures. Copy and paste or key in URL's. Click go and fur.ly will give you one URL.
Here is an example: http://fur.ly/3bwq of a fur.ly I made for Keyboarding.
Shorten multiple URL's into one.
Have a set of websites that you want to share with your students? You can type them into Fur.ly - see pictures. Copy and paste or key in URL's. Click go and fur.ly will give you one URL.
Here is an example: http://fur.ly/3bwq of a fur.ly I made for Keyboarding.
Here is what will appear when you go to the url. There is a left and right arrow at the top of the webpage to move through each website. Pretty COOL!!
Yoowalk
Click here to explore Yoowalk!
Yoowalk vitural world - chat room - enter various stores, etc.
YOOWALK is a representation of the worldwide web a 3D world where you can :
Yoowalk vitural world - chat room - enter various stores, etc.
YOOWALK is a representation of the worldwide web a 3D world where you can :
- Browse the web in 3D with your avatar
- Build a 3D version of your website
- Have your personal room in 3D
- Meet people and hang around with them
Firefox Addons
There are several Firefox add on categories - see photo on right.
Have fun! There are so many neat add on's to make your life easier!!!
TimeRime.com - introduction
TimeRime.com
TimeRime lets you search, compare and make free timeline. The time lines can be filled with audio and video fragments, as well.
Symbaloo | Access your bookmarks anywhere
Symbaloo | Access your bookmarks anywhere: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
The Ultimate Research Assistant is a combination search engine and summarization tool for writers, students, educators, and researchers. It uses a combination of traditional search engine technology and text mining techniques to facilitate online research of complex topics. Think of the Ultimate Research Assistant as "Google meets Wikipedia" - you type in your search query and get back a dynamically-generated Wikipedia-style article for your search results rather than the typical list of document links.
BurningWell
BurningWell is a repository for public domain (free for any use) images. You are free to download, copy and use the photos you find here for any purpose. These free images were donated by photographers from around the world.
MorgueFile
MorgueFile contains a large collection of free images. This public image archive lets you use all the images for commercial or non-commercial purposes.
UpToTen
A games and activities search engine. Educational games are sorted in categories to make it easier for you to find what you want.
Blog Background
Have fun changing your blog background to correspond with the holidays!!
Here is one of many websites: The Cutest Blog on The Block
You can also add banners and accessories from this website to your blog! HAVE FUN!!
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You can also add banners and accessories from this website to your blog! HAVE FUN!!
BabelWith.Me - Create a Conversation
BabelWith.Me - Create a Conversation: "Communicate with anyone, anywhere in up to 45 languages. BabelWith.me is a simple, free group chat that automatically translates your conversation as you type."
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