Online Software
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What does it do?
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Links for more info
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Allows you to search the internet ... everyone knows that ... but Google are constantly innovating with some excellent 'twists' on the traditional search that are well worth exploring - see links to the right
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http://fastflip.googlelabs.com/
http://scholar.google.co.uk/
http://www.google.com/squared/
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Allows you to create dynamic, non-linear presentations that look great
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Geography Example - Ocean Currents
Prezi in the Classroom
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"Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps,
terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean.
You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with
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"A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too". |
Use Voicethread in the Classroom
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Wall wisher is a free, online notice board maker. It’s ideal for making
announcements, posting notes and responding to questions. Wall wisher
is an online bulletin board that can be collaborative and interactive.
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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.
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Use Wordle in the Classroom
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Online poster designer - posters can contain rich, dynamic content such as sudio, youtubeclips, scrollable text. Note that teachers should sign up for edu accounts.
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Example - What Is Geography
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Alternative:
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Can be used to create a rich multimedia timeline (or other sequential narrative, such as a storyboard)
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The fastest way to create stylish real-time experiences for events using mobile devices.
Poll Everywhere replaces expensive proprietary audience response hardware with standard web technology. It's the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, tv, print — anywhere
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A wiki is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages ... Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used to create collaborative wiki websites, to power community websites, for personal note taking, in corporate intranets, and in knowledge management systems. [source: wikipedia]
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Use a Wiki in the Classroom
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Micro-Blogging in 140 characters or less ...
Twitter is a real-time information network powered by people all around the world that lets you share and discover what’s happening now. Whether it’s breaking news, a local traffic jam, a deal at your favorite shop or a funny pick-me-up from a friend, Twitter keeps you informed with what matters most to you today and helps you discover what might matter to you most tomorrow.
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Use Twitter in the Classroom
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Make and share comic strips for free a ... click-n-drag comic creator
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Tap Into The World Of Comics
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Free, online podcasting (record audio that can be imported into a podcast feed as on itunes for example
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Use Audio in Your Classroom
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Record your activity on screen together with audio (using a mike) to create simple instructional videos. Great for students to explain aspects of their learning. Designed for twitter, but you can use ity in its own right without twitter. Thanks Matt.
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