WORD MOSAIC

Write a comment or poem in the shape of hearts or other symbols.
Send a greeting or post to MySpace or your blog.

http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/

BOMOMO

Create art work that is as mesmerizing as beautiful with Bomomo.

http://bomomo.com/

GOOGLE SEARCH STORIES VIDEO CREATOR

What will Google think of next? What about a video creator for Google searches? What can you do with it? "Now you and your students can create your very own Google Search story with Google Search Stories Video Creator. There are three steps to creating your own Google Story: 1. Write the story, 2. Add Music, 3. Preview and Upload. As you write your story, you can choose to search by web, blog, images, maps, news, product search, and books."

Check out this website to see how to create your first video - http://www.youtube.com/searchstories

Check the one out that I did below.

GOOGLE VOICE

Why do teachers need Google Voice?

• Google voicemail: voicemail like email
• Voicemail transcription: read what your voicemail says
• Custom greetings: vary voicemail greetings by caller
• International calling: low cost calls to the world
• Notifications: read voicemail messages via email or SMS
• Share voicemails: forward, embed, or download voicemails

http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html

OPEN CULTURE ON YOUTUBE

All of the videos from Open Culture can be found on this YouTube channel.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=oculture#g/f

OPEN CULTURE

The best free cultural and educational media on the web.

http://www.openculture.com/

CSI: THE EXPERIENCE

Learn forensic science and apply your knowledge.

http://forensics.rice.edu/index.html

POETRY WRITING ENGINE

April is national poetry month, the Poetry Idea Machine is sure to help you infuse your classroom with some inspired poetry writing. Students learn about different kinds of poetry by selecting from Haiku, Limerick, Cinquain, or Free Verse. The Poetry Idea Machine takes students through the steps of making each type of poetry. The Poetry Idea Machine makes an excellent introduction to types of poetry and will have your students writing their own in no time.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/flash_pie.htm

FUZZWICH

Here's short video I made in a matter of minutes. Regrettfully, there are not too many directions but it is fun to play with though.

http://www.fuzzwich.com/

DVOLVER

Dvolver creates creativity tools. Have you ever wanted to direct your own movie? No problem. Our MovieMaker helps you make a movie in a few simple steps. When your opus is complete send it to a friend. Or, post it to your website or myspace page.

http://www.dvolver.com/live/home.html

MEMOOV

Memoov is an open online platform that enables you to create and share videos from scratch. Our goal is to enable web users to create their own original animated video content for Free.
Memoov is developing a simple, fast and intuitive online Animation tools, supported by advanced server-side applications.
This way we enable video creation flexibility like never before.
We are constantly working to improve our services, the quality of our web site, and the user experience.

http://memoov.com/

WE TRANSFER

This site allows you to transfer up to 2 GB of information at a time.


https://www.wetransfer.com/

PSYKOPAINT

Psykopaint is a photo painting tool that lets you convert photos into amazing paintings.
It is easy to use, fast and can produce amazing results.
Unlike photo editing filters which give the same result every time you apply it, Psykopaint gives different results with every user.

http://www.psykopaint.com/

TAGUL

Tagul is a free word cloud generator that offers one clear difference compared to other word cloud generators like Wordle. The difference between Wordle and Tagul is when you create a word cloud with Tagul, every word in your word cloud is linked to a Google search. Click on any word in your word cloud to be taken directly to a Google search results page for that word. Tagul creates a word cloud from text you copy into your Tagul account. Tagul will also generate a word cloud from any url you specify. Just as you can with other word cloud generators, Tagul allows you to specify words to ignore in creating your word clouds. Once your word cloud is created Tagul provides you with an embed code to put your cloud on your blog or website.

http://tagul.com/

VIRTUAL FIELDTRIPS

http://www.simplek12.com/thank-you-here-are-all-tools-you-need-get-your-teachers-and-running

THE TOP 50 EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY BLOGS

http://bestonlinemastersdegrees.com/2010/top-50-education-technology-blogs/

WORDSIFT

This is an interesting site. It is similar to Wordle, where a tag cloud is created from text which you paste in. However, this site then provides research options for the popular words in the text. Students can select words and research them further.

This is a great way to dissect a piece of text or to analyze their own work and look for words they commonly use.

The site also provides Word Lists relating to different subject areas.

http://www.wordsift.com/

TRIPTICO

There are so many different things on this site that can be used in the classroom, especially elementary. Just go to the site and see for yourself such things as timers, calculators and spinners.

http://www.triptico.co.uk/

THE ART ZONE

Interactive art that you can make.


http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/

YUDU

Welcome to YUDU

Explore the YUDU library to read online magazines, free eBooks and other digital content. Browse thousands of free digital magazines or buy your favourite titles in the YUDU Store. Self publish your own digital magazines, eBooks, digital brochures and more with our free publisher software.

Simply upload your PDFs and other documents to create search engine friendly page-turning publications that can be added to your website or sent out on email. Create your own personalised library to store and share your digital magazines and other content.

http://www.yudu.com/explore

JAYCUT

Your Video Editor – Online

Engage your audience with the world's premier online video editor seamlessly integrated on your website, or edit your own videos on JayCut's community.

http://jaycut.com/

APTURE

Add Multimedia to Your Website With One Click

Key Benefits:

• Integrate text, images, video, maps, music and more from 50+ sources.
• Embed media with a single click — no more urls or codes.
• Keep visitors on your site, instead of sending them away.

http://www.apture.com/

CRAZYTALK

This is an incredible program and is very lowly priced. I have used it in several of my classes all with great success. Take photos of people or portraits done in any medium and actually make them appear to talk. The eyes and mouths move and there is a voice. It can be recorded or created with a text to voice element which is part of the program. Boring reports about artists have become an enjoyable technological experience for all involved.

http://www.reallusion.com/crazytalk

TEXT THE MOB

Engage Your Audience

The easiest and most entertaining way to collect feedback from your audience:
Project polls or message boards on a large screen, have everyone send their input via their cell phones and see results instantly!

http://textthemob.com/

POLLDADDY

Set up a survey in under 5 minutes and start collecting responses in real-time!

The best way to find out what an important group of people think is to ask them. Survey your users, your customers, or your staff to get a better handle on how well you're serving them. Our robust survey tools feed the data you collect into powerful reporting systems to help you make the most informed decisions you can.

http://polldaddy.com/

EDUBLOGS

Choose the education blogging service that’s right for you...

Edublogs lets you easily create & manage student & teacher blogs, quickly customize designs
and include videos, photos & podcasts - it's safe, easy and secure so try out an Edublog today!

http://edublogs.org/

WEEBLY

What can I do with Weebly?

• Easily create a classroom website & blog
• Manage your students' accounts
• Accept homework assignments online
• Keep your parents up to date

http://education.weebly.com

AVIARY

Creation on the Fly

Photo editing, logos, web templates, filters, color palettes, screen capture and more at Aviary. This one site contains the following: image editor, effects editor, color editor, vector editor, image markup, audio editor, screen capture and more. What an amazing online tool this is.

http://aviary.com/

FOTOFLEXER

The world's most advanced online image editor. Create dazzling photo effects for free.

http://fotoflexer.com/

CAPTIONER

Captioner: Add comic book style captions to your photos!

Now with Captioner you can add comic book style captions to your digital photographs! Put words in someone else's mouth. Make an entire comic based on your photos. Tell a story. Have fun!

http://bighugelabs.com/captioner.php

HOCKNEYIZER

Big Huge Lab's Hockneyizer: Create a unique photo collage ala David Hockney. Create a unique collage from a single photograph. Choose one of two styles: a joiner style image without frames or an image created from simulated Polaroids. Every generated image is unique. This toy was inspired by the photo collages of the artist David Hockney.

http://bighugelabs.com/hockney.php

VOKI

Create your own speaking Avatar. *Fully customizable *Text to speech or recorded speech *Email messaging *For your blog or social profile

Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages.

http://www.voki.com/

SKYPE

http://www.skype.com/

Download and get free calls with Skype. You get Skype. Your friends get Skype. You all talk, chat and video call for free. Get up and go with Skype mobile. Enter your number and we'll do the magic.

POSTEROUS

This has to be the easiest way to create a blog that I've ever seen. I created one and made two posts in a matter of minutes. Wow! This might be a good way for my Arts and Technology students to store their artwork.

Posterous is the dead simple place to post everything. Just email us!
Email anything to us. Attach photos, videos, MP3s and files. It's that simple. Email photos from any phone, anytime, anywhere. We think e-mailing is such a natural way to share information, there can be no better way to publish something on the internet. So go for it, send us something else! We'll add it to the blog you have already created.

http://posterous.com/

PODOMATIC

This is a wonderful website with a directory of all kinds of podcasts including educational. Click on the Podcasts tab and then go down the directory to find the subject you're interested in such as Art, Education, Society/Culture, Technology, etc. Then listen to the informative podcasts.

http://www.podomatic.com/directory/Educational+Technology#

PICASA

Free photo editing software from Google, now with name tags.

Download Picasa 3.6 free and go to Picasa Web Albums to share and explore photos.

Picasa is free photo editing software from Google that makes your pictures look great.
Sharing your best photos with friends and family is as easy as pressing a button!

http://picasa.google.com/

ZAMZAR

Have you ever wanted to
convert files without the need
to download software ?

1 Select files or URL to convert
2 Choose the format to convert to:
3 Enter your email address to receive converted files:
4 Convert

http://www.zamzar.com/

YOU PUBLISHER

Your website visitors will love it! Make your pdf documents flippable and quickly loading. It is like touching a real document.

It is 100% free

1. Free Creation
2. Free Hosting
3. Free Support

3 easy steps

1. Upload Pdf
2. We do the rest
3. Add the link to your website

http://www.youblisher.com/

ISSUU

YOU PUBLISH. Explore a world of publications by people and publishers alike. Collect, share and publish in a format designed to make your documents look their very best.

The final product looks like a magazine or book with turning pages. They really look great!

http://issuu.com/#whatIsIssuu

VOKLE

BE VOCAL. Host your own online video events. Broadcast your passion. Build an audience. Be heard. Vokle is a great place to have online events, host shows, or teach a class.

http://vokle.com/

CROCODOC

Mark up, fill out, and collaborate on PDFs, Word documents,
PowerPoint slides, and web pages... for free!

http://crocodoc.com/

100 VIDEO SITES EVERY EDUCATOR SHOULD BOOKMARK

It doesn’t matter if you’re a veteran teacher or a newbie just now taking college courses — finding new ways to get students engaged in the classroom is always a great thing. One way many teachers are reaching out is with the multitude of material found on the web, allowing them to turn everyday lessons into a multimedia experience. You can find a great amount of helpful material on these sites, including videos to augment your lessons, lectures to inspire students, documentaries to show them how things work, and loads of additional videos to help you become a better, smarter teacher.

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/02/100-video-sites-every-educator-should.html

GOOGLE ALERTS

Welcome to Google Alerts

Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.

Some handy uses of Google Alerts include:

• monitoring a developing news story
• keeping current on a competitor or industry
• getting the latest on a celebrity or event
• keeping tabs on your favorite sports teams

http://www.google.com/alerts?hl=en&gl=us

COVER IT LIVE

Live Is Better

Whether it's Live Blogging, hosting a weekly Question & Answer session or simply reporting on Breaking News, all readers agree: Live is Better.

CoveritLive is already being used by thousands of bloggers and large media companies to engage millions of readers each month. Reviewers and some of the largest sites of the web agree no other software delivers ease of use, scale and reliability like CoveritLive.

With this free website, you'RE no longer blogging, you're taking part in a live event in real time.

http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php

BLABBERIZE

This is a unique online generator that allows you to make photos actually appear to talk with a moving mouth and a voice. What are the possibilities with this in the classroom?

http://blabberize.com/

21 CLASSES

Get your students blogging. Create a virtual classroom and BlogPortal. Instant use, hosted, free.

• Host and manage blogs for your students
• Use a Class Homepage to communicate with students
• Reviewing capabilities of entries
• Advanced privacy
• Fully featured blogs to upload text, photos, or insert videos
• Fun learning experience
• Customizable visibility and comment settings
• No e-mail address required

http://www.21classes.com/

LET THEM SING IT FOR YOU

What an interesting online generator! Type your text in the box. Then magically your poem, paragraph, etc. is sung word by word to you. You'll have to try it in order to understand what I mean. I thought this might be an exciting way to have students write short paragraphs or poems. If a particular word is not in their directory, just choose another one meaning the same thing. Great way to teach synonyms. Send it to your family, friends or students.

http://sverigesradio.se/p1/src/sing/index.htm

THE AMAZING 2.0 PROJECTS BOOK

"This is one of the best collaborative resources I've seen on Web 2.0. It covers everything from wikis, blogs, to digital storytelling and podcasting.

Terry Freedman the creator does a masterful job of organizing the content which has been included from such high esteemed educators from around the world, such as: Kim Cofino, Silvia Tolisano, and Shelly Terrell.

What fascinates me so much is how easy it is to use this great resource. The content is organized in such a clean/precise way."

http://www.terry-freedman.org.uk/web2_2010/Amazing%20Web%202%20Projects.pdf

JAMENDO

On Jamendo, artists allow anyone to download and share their music. It's free, legal and unlimited.

http://www.jamendo.com/en/

THE WEEK IN RAP

I'll admit that I hate rap but the youth of today absolutely love it. This is a very interesting site in which a week's worth of news is rapped every Friday. When it comes to keeping the kids informed about current affairs, I guess we might join them instead of fighting them by way of Rap!!!! LOL!!!

http://theweekinrap.com/