Web+Resources

Here's a list of recommended sites. Please add sites to this list that you have found useful.

__ Tech Learning - Funding __
 * Grants**

__ Teachers Network - Technology Grants for Teachers __

__ Donors Choose __

__ SMARTBoard Activities __
 * Curricular Resources/Activities**

__ Junior High Interactives __

__ National Library of Virtual Manipulatives __

__ Teacher Tube __

__ @http://www.watchknow.org/ __ Videos for teachers.

__ @http://www.webquest.org/index.php __

__ @http://jeopardylabs.com/ __

 @http://think-bank.com/iwb/flash/halloweenpairs.html

__ @http://classtools.net/ __

__ @http://www.edutecher.net/links.php __


 * Multimedia Tools**

__ www.ViewLetCam.com __ record all elements of presentation including animations, transitions, voice narration, and video.

__ www.Prezi.com __ create animated presentations including text, image and video.

__ @http://voicethread.com/ __ Web application that allows to post presentations and have people comment on them in all four formats:audio, image, video and text. Great for students interactions. Here is a __ Voicethread __ on how to build a Voicethread.

__ @http://www.wix.com/ __ One of the easiest ways to build your own simple free website that can be used for variety of purposes.

__ Glogster __ **Glogster, a multimedia collage making site**

__ Voki __ Make animated character and use your own voice

__ Animoto __ Make photo or video collage

__ Bitstrips __ Make your own comic strip

__ Sync.in __ Neat wiki site -- free, no account needed -- students can edit page in real time, and you can see all of the revisions. This is ideal for a small group of students, as it got too confusing when all of my students used it

Jing This is the website to download jing. You can make videos of your screen with sound if you have a microphone and upload them to the web for free.


 * IPads/Mobile Devices**

__ @http://www.apple.com/education/apps/ __ provides Apple applications per content area

__ @http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/ __ provides resources for IPad use (IPad can be borrowed for free for one quarter from IT services).


 * General Resources**

__ Top 100 Tools for Teachers __ from The Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies. This list is based on the contributions of learning professionals worldwide.


 * Communication /Classroom Connection Sites**

__ EPals __

__ The GLOBE Program __

__ NASA Quests __

__ MonsterExchange __

__ Author Yellowpages __

__ ISafe.org __
 * Internet Safety**

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 * UC Libraries **