Tammy+Worcester-+Tech+Tips+for+Teachers

@http://www.tammyworcester.com

Everything is on her website. Go to Session Tab > TCEA 2010 Can grab links to handouts fo all of her presentations at TCEA.

Session: Tammy's Favorite FREE Web Tools

We don't have to buy a lot of software these days.

Links to all her favorite FREE web tools.

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Todays Meet: @http://todaysmeet.com
 * This is currently blocked by the filter for students but you can authenticate just like you do for You Tube and see how it works. If we see some value in it, I will see what can be done about getting it unblocked.
 * Allows a chat room without any log ins or accounts at all. Can decide how long you want it to remain active.
 * Could add a twitter has tag.
 * Can use this as a "back channel" discussion. You can ask questions of other people as some one is presenting.
 * Can feed hyperlinks into the message.
 * Students can use this to ask questions during a guest speaker.
 * Students can answer questions.

JamStudio - @http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm The onlinemusic factory
 * Allows you to create your own songs. Has really deep rich sounding instruments.
 * Can render this out as a song and use it in iMovie.
 * Offering a grant which allows teachers a grant for free for the remainder of the school year. Will get an access code back which will allow you full access to be able to create music and download their creations.

vozMe
 * Have students copy and paste the information in and let it read it to them. Great for ELL students to be able to listen to something in English.
 * Can download and put into other media.
 * Use as a proofreading tool. Have student copy/paste and have them listen to it. They may hear mistakes that they may not see.

Blogger - best free tool that there is

Imaginationcubed.com - drawing tool
 * Can draw freehand
 * Use text tool to write or label
 * Click replay button to see instant replay of the drawing and labeling.
 * Can email the drawing to someone.
 * Can invite other people to join in on your drawing. Two crayons for both people to draw.

Odosketch
 * sketchodopod.com
 * look at featured sketches
 * create your own sketch - choose color pencils at the bottom and draw
 * slideshow will randomly put up different drawings
 * Some things are weird but never anything objectionable

Skitch - Mac only jingproject.com - Mac and Windows My Avatar Editor - myyavatareditor.com
 * Skitch.com - must be downloaded; allows you to take screen shots of what you wnat and then eidt - add arrow, add text, resize, crop. Can drag and drop into an email message.
 * Will allow you to capture from your computers camera and then edit that photo.
 * Snap a picture of your screen
 * **Record video of onscreen action**
 * Can edit the image, upload or send
 * Share instantly over the web, IM or email
 * Gives you online storage space @screencast.com for your videos. Grab URL and send to your blog.
 * Alllows you to create an avatar like a Wii does.
 * No log ins and no accounts requried.
 * Can save and go back in and edit later. Will save as a .nae file.
 * Can export in varied formats.
 * Students can use to create an avatar to use in their blog.
 * Ping export will allow you to turn off the background. This will allow you to do some green screen type of things. Can put your avatar into other images ( on the moon, in the grand canyon.) Students would have to describe where they are.
 * Student create a new character and write a story about the character.
 * Students create a character and write instructions for how to create. Other students have to recreate the avatar.
 * High School biology - genetics - male/female avatar and then avatar of their possible offspring
 * Write all about Me Poems - created the Avatar of themselves to put with it.

Classtools.net -
 * Timeline creator, ven diagram creator, games
 * One of the tools:random name generator
 * Create cooperative teams
 * Put math facts in - students have to answer
 * Vocabulary Words
 * Can embed the tools into your blog

Worditout.com
 * Create a a word cloud. When you paste in text the more often a work appears in a text, the larger that word will appear. You an change the text settings and other settings.
 * Use to pick the main idea out of a story.
 * Presidential Inauguration speech - see what words appear most often.
 * Six traits writing - copy paper in and make a Word cloud to see if they have used words too often.

fablevision.com
 * Free posters that you can print. Patriotic, character education, positive thoughts. 8.5 x 11 size

Storybird.com
 * Tools for students doing their own writing on-line. This gives them animated images that they can use for free. They just drag and drop the image in by the text. Students can save it and other students can go on-line and see it.