Computers+In+the+Classroom

Here is an ongoing list of websites that have Web 2.0 Tools and Applications that can be used in your classroom.
**Collaboration Tools** @http://www.mentormob.com/-Great tool to create step by step Learning Playlist for both students and teachers to use, share, and learn from on any topic. Mark Up - Great tool for marking up websites with text and graphics. Museum Box - Create virtual museums for free! Bounce - This is a great tool for creating webpage snapshots that you can mark up and email. Diigo - One of the best tools out there. Students can use this to highlight and annotate webpages. Teachers can create student accounts for free here.
 * //Training videos for some of these tools can be found at: Training Videos//**

TypeWithMe A collaboration tool where students can work on a document at the same time on different computers.
Story Bird Create online stories VocarooRecord your student's voice easily! Shelfari - Have your students share books with each other! **Bogus Websites and Internet Comprehension Tools** Critical Website Evaluation Lessons Readability - Use this bookmarklet to eliminate any unnecessary ads, images, banners, etc. from a webpage. Many Fake Websites Here! More Here **Presentation Tools** Prezi - A really cool alternative to Power Point xtranormal - Animation Page Vuvox - Linear presentation tool. Very Cool!

Acrostic Poem Maker - Read-Write-Think site for creating Poems. (Flash)
Ittzi - A great place for reading passages with built-in extended response questions. School Tube - Like Youtube but it's monitored and has only student-created materials. Lulu.com - Students can create their own books and can have them professionally printed! Kid-Friendly Search Engines - Students can use these types of search engines in school in order to find appropriate material. Infinite Stories - Students can read AND write "Choose Your Own Adventure Stories" Go2Web2.0 - This is a great site with over 65 pages of useful links and resources. Google Lit Trip - If you've ever used Google Earth, this page has some great 'tours' you can use for some popular literature. You'll need to download Google Earth (free) but it's worth it! Literary Works - Great site for various non-fiction stories with interactive vocabulary and comprehension activities. Classroom 2.0 - Great spot to find information on integrating technology into your classroom.

Vocabulary Wall-Wisher - A great tool for collaboration where users can post sticky notes on a 'wall' Webspiration - A great (free) online Inspiration-Type product Visual Thesaurus - Downloadble tool similar to Visuwords but with more options. Trial is limited but cheap monthly fee. Free Rice - A synonym learning resource sponsored by the United Nation Food Programme that allows users to test their synonym knowledge while earning grains of rice the UN Food Programme actually distributes to countries in need.
 * Visuwords -** Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary **—** Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate.

WebQuests Design Patterns - One of the best sites for developing WebQuests. Many of these can be easily modified to fit your content.

Website Navigation Diggo - I //love// this tool!! Students can use this to highlight and mark-up pages with stickies as well as bookmark sites. Simply copy the bookmark button to your browser and have students create a log-in to save their info.

Other Resources Center for Implementing Technology in Education - This is a great resource for teachers, administrators and tech coordinators. There are many topics including how to provide training, curriculum development and differentiated instruction. You Tube in School? - This site will allow you to use You Tube in school and create 'montages' of multiple videos. Dragon Tape!

Blogging and Wikis Wikispaces
 * Create a student blog or wiki page for them to submit responses to. Post homework assignments, feedback, instructions and links: **
 * Blogger **