Monday, June 28, 2010

DOWNLOADING VIDEOS FOR THE CLASSROOM

Here are three online sites that allow you to convert and download YouTube videos so that you can be able to show them in your classroom.

http://www.catchyoutube.com/



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



 http://www.getmiro.com/

CITRIFY

Free online photo editor.

http://www.citrify.com/

PIZAP

Free online photo editor.

http://www.pizap.com/

RUBRICS 4 TEACHERS


http://rubrics4teachers.com/

EPUB BUD

You or your students can publish a children's book for Ipads with this easy online service....and it's FREE.

http://www.epubbud.com/

FIVE CARD FLICKR

Write a story with the five photos that you've been dealt.

http://web.nmc.org/5cardstory/play.php?suit=5card

YOUTUBE AUDIO SWAP

AudioSwap is a new feature that allows you to automatically and easily add music to your YouTube videos.

http://www.youtube.com/audioswap_main

TOKBOX

It's free to video chat with up to 20 people. Sign up now.
 
http://www.tokbox.com/

THE 23 THINGS WEB 2.0 PROJECT

To join this workspace, create an account.
The 23 Things Web 2.0 Project is designed to introduce you to the tools that can transform your classroom, school or district. Activities can be completed independently, as a small learning community or as a large staff. This project will take you through 23 activities that will introduce you to the tools of the new Internet: Web 2.0 tools that are bringing our kids in touch with the entire world through social networking, wikis, video, podcasting, and gaming sites.

http://the23thingsproject.pbworks.com/FrontPage

TEACHER TRAINING VIDEOS

All the videos provide loads of great sites and tips on how to use them.

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/

YOUTUBE VIDEO EDITOR

Without installing any software, it allows you to:
  • Combine multiple videos you’ve uploaded to create a new longer video
  • Trim the beginning and/or ending of your videos 
  • Add soundtracks from our AudioSwap library of tens of thousands of songs
  • Create new videos without worrying about file formats and publish them to YouTube with one click -- no upload necessary  
  •  http://www.youtube.com/editor

YODIO

Grab some photos and call us on the phone to record their stories.  It's free.  Voice can be emailed or embedded onto a website or blog.

http://www.yodio.com/

EDTE.CH

The Interesting Ways to Use series has been really successful. measure their success in how useful they are to teachers and other educators in helping with professional development.
Find presentations on such topics as "Use Wordle in the Classroom," "Use Google Docs in the Classroom," "Use a Wiki in the Classroom", etc.

http://edte.ch/blog/interesting-ways/

SAVE VIDEO.ME

 Download videos from numerous sources including YouTube.

http://savevideo.me/

VOICETHREADS FOR EDUCATION

See what can be done with VoiceThreads in education.

http://thinkingmachine.pbworks.com/Think+VoiceThreads

CONVERT PDF TO POWERPOINT

Turn hard to use PDF into editable PowerPoint documents free and easy.

http://www.convertpdftopowerpoint.com/

FILL ANY PDF

FillAnyPDF.com is a website where you upload your PDF form and link to it so other people can fill it out and sign it online. No software is needed. Any PDF form can be used, even if it's not "interactive", so you can get started right away. You can even invite a group to fill out your forms and track the results. Anyone that collects signatures or filled out forms will find FillAnyPDF.com to be a valuable time-saving resource.

https://www.fillanypdf.com/

Sunday, June 27, 2010

SUMOPAINT


http://www.sumopaint.com/app/

SAFE SHARE TV

Not only does SafeShare.TV remove distracting and offensive elements around YouTube videos, but it also allows you to crop videos before sharing them.

 

http://www.safeshare.tv/

TUBE CHOP

TubeChop allows you to easily chop a funny or interesting section from any YouTube video and share it.

http://www.tubechop.com/

EDUCATIONAL CHANGE CHALLENGE

Who seriously believes that locking 25 students in a small room with one adult for
several hours each day is the best way for them to be "educated"?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEHNhcdyMtc

IPADIO


Talk to your world.  Ipadio allows you to broadcast from any phone to the Internet live.  Phone blog, collect audio data, record and update the world, or simply let your mates know what you're doing - ipadio is integrated with Social Media & Blogging platforms.
http://www.ipadio.com/

ONE WORD

Don't think, just write.

http://oneword.com/

ONLINE LOGO GENERATOR


http://www.txt2jpg.com/

FAKE MAGAZINE COVER


http://www.fakemagazinecover.com/

PDF TO WORD

Using our PDF-to-Word conversion technology, you can quickly and easily create editable DOC/RTF files, making it a cinch to re-use PDF content in applications like Microsoft Word, Excel, OpenOffice, and WordPerfect. Best of all, it's entirely free!

http://www.pdftoword.com/

FLIPBOOK TV

Draw, Play, Share

http://www.flipbook.tv/

ANIMASHER

Make animations.  No downloads, all free!

http://www.animasher.com/

XTRANORMAL

If you can type, you can make movies.

http://www.xtranormal.com/