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2011 Teaching and Technology Conference
= Web 2.0....Unleashed = Presenter: Kim Thomas == For the next 2 hours we are going to be looking at Web 2.0 resources that you can use in your teaching. Not every site is going to "hit the mark" for you, so, be picky. We will look at one site in each category together, going over the basics, then you will have about 15 minutes to explore and ask questions. Now, you need to know I am not an expert when it comes to all the sites. I will do my best to answer your questions, but we may end up learning together at times. :)
 * Get your laptops ready....on your mark, get set, GO! **

An overview with one of my favorite Web 2.0 tools - Storyjumper [] Bear with me on this one. I had way too much fun putting this together. Once you start working with StoryJumper you will understand. (Consider that your warning....) Time to dive in!
 * Getting started **

//**Caution**….I have noted sites that would be better to use for developing lessons but not necessarily in front of students, at least when it comes to exploring. Part of the joy of Web 2.0 is there is so much out there, but, sadly, not everything is appropriate for students. Look for caution symbol.// = ** C **


 * Search Engines**
 * Spezify ** C **
 * []
 * Spezify is a search tool visually presenting results from a large number of websites…no more blue text…moves towards a more intuitive experience
 * Mixed media of all types…blogs, videos, real time messages, sound or images..gives a bigger picture
 * Uses may relevant, free (as many as possible) and open content
 * Redz ** C **
 * []
 * Again, not the traditional search engine in that the results are not blue text but the front of the web pages of the search
 * Tag Galaxy ** C **
 * []
 * Flickr – a new type of search engine for pictures posted in Flickr, search by tag


 * Digital Storytelling**
 * StoryJumper
 * []
 * I love this site!!!
 * Basic Plan free to educators
 * StoryJumper is a site that gives parents, kids, and authors a fun set of intuitive tools for writing and illustrating kids stories. Our goal is to inspire anyone that's ever wanted to write a kids story to get started!
 * Our StoryCreator is free to use, and gives everyone access to our basic art libraries for story creation, online sharing, and book publishing. You can order your books as professionally published hardbound volumes starting from $24.95.
 * No advertising
 * Able to load your own photos
 * Use your own graphics? No, only those available in their collection
 * Who owns the copyright to the stories?
 * The user owns the copyright any original story text created or photos added on the site, while StoryJumper retains full ownership of our proprietary art libraries and collateral. Additionally, the user grants StoryJumper a royalty-free, perpetual license to disseminate any publicly shared stories through our website and associated promotional materials (e.g. site widgets and players on third party websites.)
 * Voki ** C **
 *  []
 * Voki is a free service that allows you to [|create]personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages.
 * Fun example of work done by Kindergarten students....http://candycanes2010.wikispaces.com/
 * Small Voices
 * []
 * Small Voices podcast is produced by Kathy Shields, a Georgia certified teacher, in order to encourage literacy skills by providing a wider audience for students. I support public education!


 * Word Clouds**
 * Tagxedo ** C **
 * []
 * Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning tag cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.
 * Able to save
 * Wordle ** C **
 * []
 * Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.
 * Using Wordle Effectivel article - great resource
 * []
 * Tagul ** C **
 * []
 * In beta so not sure how much longer it will be free
 * Pictures and Graphics**
 * The Committed Sardine
 * []
 * Ian Jukes very cool website – cautionary note, you will get lost looking at the pictures! Have a little info on Ian Jukes
 * Various collections of pictures
 * Newspaper clippings (117)
 * Great photos (478)
 * Funny pictures (568)
 * More funny pictures (609)
 * Reflections (9) (ho-hum)
 * Vehicles (122)
 * Animals (542)
 * Babies (29)
 * Education (78)
 * Pics4Learning
 * []
 * Safe for children
 * Citations provided
 * Edupic
 * http://edupic.net/index.html
 * Organization not the best
 * For educational use only
 * Google Image Site
 * [|http://images.google.com]
 * Advanced Search - search better, not harder
 * utilize filtering for usage rights
 * Saysit
 * []
 * Says-It.com image makers allow you to create your own funny photos and graphics - simply type in some text and choose from a few simple options. You can create your own church sign, make an official seal, have your own fire or police badge, and more. Once you've picked your options and created your image, you can use it for whatever you like - save it on your computer, upload it to ImageShack image hosting for use in blog or forum posting, or have it applied to a variety of high-quality merchandise from Zazzle.com, including stickers, mugs, keychains, and magnets.
 * Newspaper Clipping
 * []
 * Generate a short newspaper clippings, lots of fun!
 * Photofunia ** C **
 * []
 * You will definitely want to have some fun with this one.
 * Jackson Pollock – Random Pollock - make your own pictures and graphics!
 * []
 * Make your own Jackson Pollock style art
 * Sumo Paint - your own pictures and graphics!
 * []
 * Fairly detailed paint program

**Free sound resources**
 * PD Sounds
 * []
 * The mission is to record and share recordings of everything that we can hear. This will only be limited by what personally struck us to record it, and by common sense.
 * Let's capture acoustical images, enviroments, things, do fieldrecordings, effects, and collages. Let's put the recordings in the public domain and offer them for download so everyone can make use of them how they wish.
 * pdsounds;
 * is a non-commercial, non-profit and ad-free project
 * donates its recordings to the public domain
 * powered by volunteers
 * pds maintains a loose and open structure
 * welcomes all volunteers from across the globe
 * Freesound Project
 * []
 * The Freesound Project aims to create a huge collaborative database of audio snippets, samples, recordings, bleeps, ... released under the [|Creative Commons Sampling Plus License] . The Freesound Project provides new and interesting ways of accessing these samples, allowing users to browse the sounds in new ways using keywords, a "sounds-like" type of browsing and more up and download sounds to and from the database, under the same creative commons license interact with fellow sound-artists.
 * Brainy Betty
 * []
 * Sound files are perfect to insert into __PowerPoint__ for many uses. Note: To play midi files, we suggest you download the [|Windows Media Player] here. You can insert midi files (very small size) into PowerPoint presentations for great music effects for opening slides.
 * Preview sound then, if you want it, right click and save

There are so many interactive math websites our there it really is hard to find ones that are truly useful. Keeping that in mind, I will offer a few that will, hopefully, prove to be useful for you.
 * Math**
 * Visual Fractions
 * []
 * The purpose of Visual Fractions is to picture fractions and the operations on them.
 * 10 categories
 * Page author, Richard E. Rand, Middle School Mathematics teacher for 28 years. Adjunct instructor in mathematics at the University of Maine at Presque Isle in Presque Isle, Maine for 16 years. Now retired. Philosophy -Rational Numbers are better understood when seen.
 * Shodor
 * [|http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/]
 * We will focus on the math interactive
 * Learners & Instructors – mouse over for an explanation
 * Can also use Jump T0 and Browse
 * No AZ standards….but there are Common Core
 * [|Algebra]
 * [|Eighth Grade]
 * [|Fifth Grade]
 * [|Fourth Grade]
 * [|Functions]
 * [|Geometry]
 * [|Number and Quantity]
 * [|Seventh Grade]
 * [|Sixth Grade]
 * [|Statistics and Probability]
 * [|Third Grade]




 * Science**
 * Bugscope (I came across this one and got lost just exploring!)
 * []
 * The Bugscope project provides free interactive access to a [|scanning electron microscope (SEM)] so that students anywhere in the world can explore the m [|Beckman Institute's] [|Imaging Technology Group] at the [|University of Illinois] supports K-16 classrooms worldwide
 * Bugscope allows teachers [|everywhere] to provide students with the opportunity to become microscopists themselves—the kids propose experiments, explore insect specimens at high-magnification, and discuss what they see with our scientists—all from a regular web browser over a standard broadband internet connection.
 * You sign up, ask your students to find some bugs, and mail them to us. We accept your application, schedule your session, and prepare the bugs for insertion into the electron microscope. When your session time arrives, we put the bug(s) into the microscope and set it up for your classroom. Then you and your students login over the web and control the microscope. We'll be there via chat to guide you and answer the kids' questions.
 * Before each session, teachers and students can prepare by reading through our [|tutorials] and [|FAQs] . We can also schedule a test session so you can try it out first if you want. After your session, you can forever return to our website to view every chat line, image, and sample you—and every other classroom—has collected. Bugscope has been active since 1999 and has supported [|roughly 300 sessions with more than 200 different schools].
 * Why //BUG//scope? Insects are the right size and work well in the microscope. They're easy to find on nearly every playground or backyard. They have great detail at high magnification that most people have never seen. They fit into most schools' science curriculums. And finally, because kids are fascinated by bugs!
 * Tutorial - []
 * Training - []
 * Edheads
 * []
 * Edheads helps students learn through educational games and activities designed to meet state and national standards. We partner with various school systems in the United States, which help us research, design and test our activities every step of the way!

**Google Earth** >>> **This new format traces historical developments across time, touching down on locations vital to our nation's heritage and development. Points of interest in each tour launch primary and multimedia sources.**
 * Google Earth Mashups
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 * **US History Tours by Google Earth **
 * Free resources for pictures and graphics


 * Just for Fun....and maybe a little learning too!**
 * VozMe
 * []
 * Text to speech – might us for proof reading/clarification
 * Let Me Google That For You
 * []
 * Down for everyone or just me?
 * []
 * Speechable
 * []
 * Tiny url….with a twist….moourl.com
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 * Fable Vision Place
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 * FableVision Place is a town for kids and grown-ups of all ages, filled with stories, games and fun places to visit. Wander around, stop by the café and have fun!
 * TeleFable Library
 * Fable Arcade
 * FVTV
 * FableVision School
 * Fable Radio
 * Fable Café
 * Info Booth
 * Additional links
 * Super Thinkers
 * The North Star Website