Cool+Tools

Cool Tools for Schools

Cool_Web_Tools http://bhaeffner.wikispaces.com/Cool_Web_Tools

Blabberize [|http://blabberize.com]

media type="custom" key="7113021" Widgetbox [] Flisti  @http://flisti.com/media type="custom" key="7119885" **Kerpoof (currently blocked for students, but allowed for our teachers)**  [|http://www.kerpoof.com] Wordle [] http://bhaeffner.wikispaces.com/Wordle

Other Online Applications to Try

Glogster.edu []

Glogster.edu is a web 2.0 platform that easily allows users to upload photos, videos, text, audio and more to create a unique online, interactive poster.

Wordle []

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.

[|http://Bubbl.us] Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online.

[] Webspiration™ is the new online visual thinking tool that helps you capture ideas, organize information, diagram processes and create clear, concise written documents whether working individually or collaboratively.

Twiddla [] Mark up websites, graphics, and photos, or start brainstorming on a blank canvas. Browse the web with your friends or make that conference call more productive than ever. No plug-ins, downloads, or firewall voodoo - it's all here, ready to go when you are. Browser-agnostic, user-friendly.

Lunapic [] Web based image editor. Great effecs and animations.

Shutterfly Classroom Share Site

@http://www.shutterfly.com/classroom-connectionschallenge/?cid=SHARE3SMEXT
Slideshare [] Upload and share your presentations and documents on SlideShare. Share publicly or privately. Add audio to make a webinar.

Animoto [] Create your own music video, simply by uploading your own images and selecting music. Limit of 30 seconds

Google Earth []

Voki [|http://voki.com]

Diigo []

Fodey- Newspaper clipping generator [|http://www.fodey.com]

Flisti- Create free online polls [|http://www.flisti.com]

delicious Social Bookmarking []
 * Keep track of bookmarks for yourself
 * Create lists of relevant links for your students (and share them!)
 * See what other people are bookmarking

Online Photo Sharing Websites:  Flickr []  Animoto []  Shutterfly []  Webshots []  Photobucket []  Picasa Web Albums []  The Library of Congress' Flickr Site []

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<span style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 12pt 0in 3pt;">Zoho Show 2.0 []
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