Technology Tools
**Sites not currently open to students.
Red text=on all KPBSD school computers
Green text=can be loaded on district computers.
Web
- iGoogle This is a way to personalize your homepage for quicker access to the things that you use regularly. Tutorial
Bookmarking
- Google Bookmarks This is a way to make lists of bookmarks.
- Diigo This is a social bookmarking site that allows you to share lists with people and follow what other people are bookmarking. Tutorial
- Delicious Same as above. Tutorial
Searching
- Google Custom Search This is a specialized search engine that only searches the sites that you tell it to. This can be embedded in Google Sites. Tutorial
- Google Scholar This is a specializes search engine that searches scholarly articles and journals. Tutorial
Mobile
Media
Video
Audio
- Audacity Guide
- iTunes Tutorials
- UJam This allows music creation (really good for musicians). Tutorial
- FreePlayMusic This allows music creation (excellent but less choices).
- Podcastomatic This is a resource for finding and publishing podcasts. Tutorial
Videosharing
Photo
- Paint.Net
Photosharing
Geo
- Google Earth Tutorials
- Google Maps Tutorial
Productivity & Presentations
Website Creation
Documents
- Google Docs Tutorials
- Microsoft Office products
- Fakebook This allows you to create a fake facebook page. Tutorial
- Wordle This makes a word cloud from text that is input into the site. (Most repeated words are largest.) Tutorial
- Tagxedo** This is a word cloud maker that forms shapes. Tutorial
- Tagul This a a word cloud tool that allows for shapes and linking in the text.
- JotForm This is a form creator.
Presentations
- Prezi This is a zoomable presentation format. Tutorial
- SMART Notebook This is an interactive presentation format. Tutorials
- Glogster This is an interactive poster maker. Tutorial
- Voicethread This is a digital storytelling medium with interactive commentary. How-To & Guides
- Blabberize This creates talking pictures. Tutorial
- Tiki-Toki This builds interactive timelines. Tutorial
- Sketchcast This makes video from narrated sketches. Tutorial
- Kerpoof This has interative activities for k-5 students. FAQ
- VoiceThread This creates a narrated video/slideshow that allows commentary. Tutorials
- Voki This creates talking avatars. Tutorial
Infographics
Social & Communication
- WordPress Blog Use this link to a document for personalizing your blog.
- Gmail
- Moodle Tutorials
- Edmodo (Do a search in this blog for Edmodo resources)
- Collaborize Classroom Tutorial
- Calendar (access through School Gmail)
- Translate
- Skype User guides
- Google Groups**
- Pinterest** Articles
- Twitter** (Do a search in this blog for Twitter resources)
Collaboration
- Linoit This is an online corkboard. Tutorial
- Wallwisher Same as above. Tutorial
- Titan Pad This allows for collaborative notetaking and chatting. Tutorial
- Dabbleboard This is a collaborative whiteboard. Site Tour
- TypeWith This is a collaborative notetaking site.
- Twiddla This is a web based meeting tool.
Screen Casting
- Screencast-O-Matic This makes videos from recording what is happening on your computer screen.
- Screenr Same as above.
Online Storage
- Evernote This is a place to share and store online resources. Tutorial
- LiveBinders** Same as above but in notebook system with tabs. Tutorials
- Ge.tt This site allows file storage and sharing (really nice for files that are too big to email.)
QR Code Generators
Internet Safety & Copyright
- iSafe**
- Creative Commons You can get Creative Commons licenses here.
- BibMe This is a bibliography creator.
- Pen.io This is a place to record resources.
Other
URL Shorteners
Mrs. B · April 11, 2012 at 3:49 pm
UMG – How to keep updated?
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Amanda Adams Reply:
April 11th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
Hey Mrs. B, This is just a list of possibilities! 🙂 There is no need to use all of these but you may want to share the list with your students when you want to give them options. Consider subscribing to the RSS for my blog for updates. Thanks!
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The List of Tools just keeps growing and growing… · Tech Integration · April 12, 2012 at 10:36 am
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