A+Few+of+My+Favorite+(Techy)+Things

=Tools to Get Your Students Creating without Tablets= ([|Check out all my links tagged "Web2.0"])

[|Kidblog] - Safe, easy to use student blogging platform

 * [|Example from my 5th grade class]

[|MyBrainshark] - Create slideshows, record podcasts, host videos
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[|Animoto] - Easily create videos of your pictures set to music
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[|Create-a-Graph] - Easy to use graph creator

 * Student graphs from Pasta Mining lesson (see bottom of page)

[|Blabberize] - Make your pictures talk
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[|Glogster] - Digital Poster Maker
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A Digital Camera (or two, or three...)

 * Take pictures of notes for students' future reference, students that were absent, etc. and post online
 * Students use to shoot video, create content for slideshows, take pictures for blog posts, document science experiments, and a thousand other uses
 * Share non-tech student learning with parents, etc.
 * Example of student digital camera use in math class

[|Advanced Google Image Search]

 * Copyright released images for student projects/blogs
 * Find pictures with the attributes you need (color, size, etc.)

[|GeoGebra] - Free math software - comparable to Geometer's Sketchpad

 * 5th Grade illustrated geometry definitions using GeoGebra

Wikispaces - Create a wiki for your class

 * My Class Wikispace
 * Example of Literature Circle using a wiki

[|Timetoast] - Online Timeline Creator
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[|Storybird] - Make, read, and share digital stories.
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[|Tagxedo] - Word cloud generator ([|Wordle] on 'roids)
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[|ToonDoo] - Cartoon Strip Creator
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[|Screencast-O-Matic] - Create screencasts (videos of your computer screen and your voice)
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[|Symbaloo] - Great way to compile and share links
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[|Shelfari] - Keep track of your classroom bookshelf
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