Teacher+Resources

(Click image to go to website) || Description || Comments/Examples || http://plainteachertech.wikispaces.com/
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 * [[image:eagel.png link="@plainteachertech/home"]] || Plain Teacher Tech

A Wiki I started that includes many Technology Resources and Smart Board Lessons for Elementary Grades. Many daily Smart Board lessons for Everyday Math as well as Reading Streets can be downloaded from this sight. || Feel free to add your own ideas, projects, links, and lessons to this wiki for Plain Local Teachers. || http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Home
 * [[image:cool tools.jpg link="@cooltoolsforschools/Home"]] || Cool Tools for schools

Dozens and dozens of exciting technology tools organized neatly by category can be found on this website! Many of these are Web 2.0 tools. ||  || http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/home
 * [[image:Best wiki site.png width="180" height="180" link="@ictmagic/home"]] || ICT Magic

This is an award winning Wiki with many technology resources as well as other resources for teachers. ||  || http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/features/
 * [[image:seslogobg.gif link="@http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/features/"]] || Search Engine Showdown

This website highlight features of search engines, so you can choose which search engine is best for you or your students. This user's guide to web searching also includes helpful reviews. ||  || http://www.sliderocket.com/
 * [[image:sliderocket-logo.png link="@http://www.sliderocket.com"]] || SlideRocket

SlideRocket is a Web 2.0 tool which allows you to create online presentation to share and manage. This has similarities to PowerPoint except that it online and students and teachers can work together on presentations. || media type="custom" key="20272542" align="center" ||  || http://www.toondoo.com/
 * [[image:mrsh1stgradefun/toondoo.jpg link="@http://www.toondoo.com/"]] || ToonDoo

A fast way to create your own comics! Students can use their creativity to create cartoon characters as they think of a story line or recall a story they have read or heard. ||  || http://www.prezi.com
 * [[image:prezi.108120056_std.jpg width="240" height="104" link="@http://www.prezi.com"]] || Prezi

This exciting online presentation tool that lets users in different locations work on the same page at the same time. It allow for a much more powerful way to present than PowerPoint! YouTube videos are easily downloaded into the Prezi. || A Group Project made on Prezi: || http://www.pixton.com/ Design characters and setting to create your own comics! This is a fun way for students to become better writers as they engage in a fun, creative way making comics. They also learn story elements as they create. || Click to see a tutorial all about Pixton: || http://www.infohio.org/ Infohio provides 21st century tools and electronic resources for teachers, students, and parents. Other features include: Core collection by grade level and content standards, digital video collection with hundreds of full length videos and video segments, media catalog search, research database, and webinars was for classroom teachers, librarians, curriculum coordinators, guidance counselors. || [] [] site map
 * [[image:pixton.jpg width="198" height="88" link="@http://www.pixton.com"]] || Pixton
 * [[image:infohio.jpg width="249" height="76" link="@http://www.infohio.org/"]] || Info Ohio

http://infohio.org/Educator/21stcenturyvideo.html ||
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Wordle is used to generate “word clouds” from text that you provide. It is a tool for creating a text cloud that uses the size of the text to represent the frequency of each word in the source sample. The more you type a word, the larger it becomes in your Wordle. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. In order to save a Wordle, you will need to take a screen shot of it. To keep words together, use the tilda (~) between words. For example: Happy~Birthday http://animoto.com Kids can easily create presentations with music, images, and transitions. See the sample I made to right. This Web 2.0 tool allows you or your students to easily uploaded and imported set of images and creates a "professional" looking video. You can also upload your own music and photos or choose from the selection they provide. The end result features video effects not even possible with most desktop editing software. The free version allows you to create 30 second videos. Paid accounts have advanced capabilities. || media type="custom" key="20391480" ||
 * Wordle is a great assessment tool
 * create a Wordle for a different word family
 * create a Wordle to show as many ways you can make 10 using addition
 * create synonym Wordles
 * create an all about me Wordle
 * practice spelling words by creating a Wordle with them || [[image:WORDLE_crop.jpg width="360" height="206" link="http://www.wordle.com"]] ||
 * [[image:Animoto.jpg width="275" height="39" link="@http://www.animoto.com"]] || Animoto
 * [[image:glogster.jpg width="301" height="60" link="@http://edu.glogster.com/"]] || Glogster

http://edu.glogster.com/ Glogster allows you to create interactive posters that include text, video, hyperlinks, and images. ||  || http://gws.ala.org/ This website is created by the American Library Association. //These librarians //evaluate websites to find the best for kids. There is great variety in the types of websites presented. Some include educational games while others offer more information. Direct links to websites are provided as well as descriptions of the website. A website of the week is also featured. ||  || http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home
 * [[image:best websites.png align="center"]] || Great Websites for Kids
 * [[image:world book.jpg width="208" height="104" link="@http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home"]] || World Book Kids

This resource can be easily navigated by young students. It is colorful and inviting. There are many videos, illustrations, pictures, “quick facts”, easy to read articles, games, maps, and activities on numerous topics. Searches can be done by typing in words or using the pictures icons, making it simple for young students. ||  || http://www.thinkfinity.org/
 * [[image:thinkfinity.jpg link="@http://www.thinkfinity.org/"]] || Thinkfinity

 Thinkfinity offers thousands of free lesson plans on almost any subject. Some of the lesson plans are specifically for encouraging 21st century skills. They also offer free homework help, online learning interactive games, and even a state standard. There are also parent resources ||  || http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
 * [[image:smithsonian.jpg link="@mrsh1stgradefun/Teacher Resources"]] || Smithsonian for Educators

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