Posted on February 11th, 2011 by
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Posted on January 24th, 2011 by
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Many people know of Wordle as a way to give words & ideas special visual impact. (See earlier post.) Here are some other word cloud generators that offer different ways to analyze & present what’s happening in a piece of text. And they’re fun!
http://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/waiting-for-wordle-free-word-cloud-options-to-use-now/
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Posted on December 17th, 2010 by
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Issuu.com lets students and teachers turn their multi-page documents (instructions, poetry portfolios, even research papers with lots of graphics) into professional looking on-line publications. Here’s what I did with Denise Jaffe’s edublog instructions. http://issuu.com/klarnet/docs/whps_edublog_campus_instructions
What a nice way to show off student work.
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Posted on December 16th, 2010 by
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Figment is a community where students can share their writing, connect with other readers, and discover new stories and authors. A great place for the already motivated student to publish… and for the un-motivated to get motivated! The New York Times call it “a kind of literary Facebook for teens.”
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Posted on June 7th, 2010 by
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Ms. Vranich’s 10th grade English classes are our pioneers in trying out Conard’s new VoiceThread website. Listen to some of their great book reviews. It’s the perfect place to find some helpful summer reading suggestions. (Scroll to the right – past the first page of instructional videos – to get to our collection.) http://conard.ed.voicethread.com/#q
What’s a VoiceThread you say? Here’s your answer: http://conard.ed.voicethread.com/share/409/
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Posted on June 1st, 2010 by
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you can make “cool stuff” with digital photos - motivational posters, jigzaw images, mosaics and more. My favorite is the magazine cover option – where you can add pictures, titles and graphics to make yourself or a friend a cover star. (Teachers take note – a magazine cover might be an excellent way to communicate understanding and perspective on a complex topic.)
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Filed under: English, Math, Science, Show/tell/publish work, Social Studies, Teacher Resources, Tech tips & tricks, Web 2.0, World Language
Posted on May 13th, 2010 by
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These sites – some old, some new – let students and teachers communicate is creative ways.
www.glogster.com
Glog is a kind of poster – fully designed by yourself! Glog is a fancy creation from text, images, music and video – a perfect tool to express yourself.
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Make your own music video with Animoto
for example…
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and don’t forget our old friend- Wordle
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Posted on May 13th, 2010 by
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These links lead to resources students and teachers can use to enhance multi-media and Web 2.0 interactive projects (Wikis, Blogs, PhotoStories, etc.) Just a sampling – there are many more out there; such sites appear (and disappear) all the time.
Free (or cheap) music for educational use:
www.podsafeaudio.com/
www.beatpick.com/
http://magnatune.com/genres/
www.ccmixter.org
http://freeplaymusic.com/ – Instrumental Music
http://ccmixter.org – All kinds of music
www.findsounds.com/ – Sound Effects
www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/tools.htm – Tools for digital storytelling
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/04/30/30-creative-commons-sources/ Creative Commons Media – music, images, video and more
Free Images for educational use:
www.fotogenika.net/modifica/igallery.asp
www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/home.html
www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/tools.htm – Tools for digital storytelling
Remember – no matter where you get your media, you must cite your sources!
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Posted on January 5th, 2010 by
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Each weekday, http://tweentribune.com scours the Web for age-appropriate news stories that will interest tweens…and invites them to comment. All comments are moderated before publishing, so it’s Web-safe. The wide choice of topics and the “for kids, by kids” approach can help motivate students to read and respond thoughtfully.
And the site can be customized for your class.
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Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by
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The Connecticut Young Writers Competition for high school students is designed to encourage young writers and poets in Connecticut. Now in it’s 13th year, the competition provides young poets and writers in each of Connecticut’s eight counties an opportunity to win cash prizes, and proceed to represent their county in a statewide competition.
There are poetry and prose categories. And since it’s only open to students between the ages of 13 and 18 in Connecticut, the odds of being noticed and recognized are greater than with others such programs. Last year’s winners were from Glastonbury, Torrington, Old Saybrook, Rockville, Simsbury…all over. There are plenty of talented students here at Conard who deserve similar recognition.
More information, entry forms and promotional posters are available at:
http://www.ctstateu.edu/community/ctyoungwriters.htm
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