Useful+Sites

Please use this page to share information and ideas. If you have a great website that you would like to share, please do. If you have a project you would like to share, this is the place for that. As I find useful sites, I will post them here. If we go over them at a tech session, I will move them over to the "Tech Session Info." page.

 Bitstrips Comic Builder  This is a free site to build comics. You will however need to set up an account. === ToonDoo Cartoon Strip Creator  Another free site to build cartoon and comics. Again, you will need to set up an account. ===

**I would suggest creating a generic login and password for your students. They will then be able to use the site without having to create their own login and password. Have them save their work to your folders to prevent other students from changing or deleting the work they have completed.**

** GoAnimate  **

 Xtranormal movie creator site  This is a movie creator site. You can type in dialogue, select your characters, ACTION...You have just created an online movie! The basic site use is free, you will just need to set up a login name and password.

 Newspaper Front Pages  This is a site that allows you to see the front page of newspapers from around the world!  Interactive Websites  This site is a standards based site that lists interactive websites based on subject area.

 DoodleBuzz  This site is a great conversation starter. Just select your topic and doodle for the results! Give it a try!

​ Wordle  &  Tagxedo  These sites will convert your text into word clouds and in the case of Tagxedo, shapes and art. The more times you use a word the larger that word will appear. Great tools for writing!

 Glogster  This is a nice digital poster creator.

 Student Glog Examples

 Jog the Web  ﻿A web-based tool that allows the creator to guide users in a step-by-step fashion through a series of websites. Give the ability for the author to ask engaging and guiding questions about each page.

 Diigo  A bookmarking site. This site allows you to create an online "favorites" and share them with others. Use this site to share useful sites with your students.

 Prezi  Go beyond the slideshow! Try Prezi, the zooming presentation creator. ​

 Study Stack This is a nice site for creating flash cards to study and to paly learning games.

Debategraph An online debate tool.

Document Widget


 * The following are photo editing/manipulation tools**

Pixlr
 * Picnik Free online photo editing tool**
 * Aviary **
 * Blabberize Make you photos talk.**
 * Thinglink Make your images interactive!**
 * Magic Studio Make your pictures interactive!**


 * Sketch sites..They operate like whiteboards. Some you can record what you are doing and saying, others you can sketch with others.**

Sketchcast Very nice, free online "whiteboard" site. You can record what you are writing and saying!

CoSketch

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Activity Analysis
 * Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Checklist **


 * Google has partnered with LIFE to bring you MILLIONS of images, some of them never published!!**
 * Google and LIFE images **


 * Freerice Learning and feeding the hungry all at the same time!!**



Did you ever want to try **Geocaching?** Here are some great resources to get you started.

Geocaching Ideas

Below is a **great blog**, take a look, there are some GREAT ideas shared!! Find, Fix, Share


 * Bloom's meets Google!****

Take some time and explore this site to see how so many Google tools can help you reach a new level in Bloom's Taxonomy

Kathy Schrock's Bloomin' Google

Education World

Mrs. O's House Website