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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................3
I want my students to be able to create web based timelines...........................................................................................................4
I want my students to create web based mind maps / graphic organizers .......................................................................................5
I want my students to publish their writing online for others to read..............................................................................................6
I want real-time, online discussion with my students.............................................................................................................................7
I want my students to search and evaluate Web sites........................................................................................................................8
I want to create guided research activities for my students...........................................................................................................10
I want to connect my students to other students around the world..............................................................................................11
I want my students to create online portfolios....................................................................................................................................12
I want my students to create books, magazines, posters, or newsletters online....................................................................15
I want my students to record or edit audio........................................................................................................................................17
I want to use an interactive whiteboard effectively with my students....................................................................................19
I want my students to create and edit maps....................................................................................................................................21
I want my students to draw or create comics on the Web............................................................................................................22
I want to create tests, quizzes, and games online..........................................................................................................................23
I want my students to organize, bookmark and edit their research online..........................................................................24
I want to find or create rubrics for multimedia projects..................................................................................................................25
I want to connect to other teachers to share ideas and resources..........................................................................................26
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INTRODUCTION
Used wisely, technology empowers students to take responsibility for their own learning. In Leonardo’s Laptop, Ben
Shneiderman provides teachers with a powerful framework, Collect-Relate- Create-Donate (CRCD), for designing student-centered
learning opportunities using computers. Shneiderman developed his model by applying new insights from
creativity researchers like Mihaly Csikszentimihaly and Howard Gardner to establish creative problem solving methods.
In particular, Shneiderman’s CRCD framework emphasizes the importance of the social aspects of learning in generating
creative work. In CRCD projects, students research information, work collaboratively to create a meaningful product
that demonstrates their learning, and contribute that project to a larger learning community. Shneiderman designed
the Collect-Relate-Create-Donate framework as a vehicle for preparing young people for a 21st century world where
innovation, creativity, and collaboration will be more highly prized than retention and repetition.

I want my students to be able to create web based timelines
Website / Tool URL Description Useful Rating
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Timetoast http://www.timetoast.com Free tool that allows text and images in each timeline
entry. Also provides an embed code for each timeline.
Example: Moon Landings
http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/21152
3 easy
Ourstory http://www.ourstory.com/ Free: Students can create a personal timeline, invite
others to collaborate, share & embed the final
product. Intended for individual timeline, but students
could create one for a historical figure.
3 medium
Timeglider http://timeglider.com/ Free & Beta: Great tool, yet still in beta. Images & links
for each event, timelines can be embedded. Unique
feature: new events can be added to multiple timelines
& timelines are printable. Outstanding interface,
visually appealing to use.
Example: New York Times
http://timeglider.com/app/nytimes_explorer.php
3 medium
Readwritethink Timeline http://www.readwritethink.
org/files/resources/
interactives/timeline/
No sign in or account needed.
Extremely easy to navigate and enter events. Timelines
can be printed when finished & timelines can be edited
while working, but work is not saved.
3 easy
Xtimeline http://www.xtimeline.com Free & Beta: A permanent URL is created for each
timeline. There are three privacy settings and
discussion below each timeline. Unique features:
events can be tagged and a source url can be provided.
Example: History of Cell Phones
http://www.xtimeline.com/timeline/History-of-
Mobile-Phones--Cell-Phones-
3 medium
Capzles http://www.capzles.com/ Visually appealing, image based timeline cre-ator.
Unique Feature: Video, images, mp3, word, excel,
powerpoint & pdf can be uploaded. Events can be
“stacked” on the timeline. Timelines can be edited and
shared. The most visually appealing timeline tool.
Example: Battle of Shiloh
http://www.capzles.com/#/DB6C22C0-69EF-4303-
A9AC-33F93E026817
4 medium

I want my students to create web based mind maps / graphic organizer
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Glinker www.glinkr.net Free mindmapping tool. Ideas can include expandable
details & links to URLs. Ideas can be linked together,
edited and final product includes embed code. Unique
Feature: select the license type for your mindmap.
Example: Oil Supply Crisis
http://www.glinkr.net/examples/
3 medium
Bubble.us bubbl.us Intuative mindmapping tool. Students can start
creating right away without creating an account. Maps
can be printed & saved with a free account. Embed
code, sharing, collaboration included.
*Bubbl.us 2.0 Beta is now available with cleaner
appearance.
ideas for Bubbl.us
http://teacheng.us/?p=3
4 easy
mindmeister http://www.mindmeister.
com/
Free account available. Visually appealing interface
with extra features. Maps can be shared for
collaboration, published, printed/exported as a pdf and
embedded.
Example: How to Win Friends
http://www.mindmeister.com/40950677/how-to-win-
friends-influence-people
3 medium
mindomo http://www.mindomo.com Free acount with 7 mindmaps. 4 medium
Maps can be public or private and password pro-tected.
Number of features include: multimedia
(image, audio, youtube video), formatting & topic
relationships editing & unique mindmap URL.
Example: Mindomo Tutorial
http://www.mindomo.com/mindmap/mindomo-tutorial-
learn-by-doing-57885d9859e13b331edfd-fac56e1b859
text2mindmap http://www.text2mindmap.
com/
Completely stripped down mindmapping tool with
no frills. Begin with a list and then tab in ideas from
the list to indicate new nodes & subnodes on the
mindmap. Maps can’t be saved using this tool
Example: Months of the Year
http://www.text2mindmap.com/
4 easy
wisemapping http://www.wisemapping.
com
Free mindmapping tool that allows for collaborative
mindmapping. Finished mindmaps are printable
and exportable as pdf or image files.
Key Features:
1. Publish & share mindmap
2. Insert a link into any map node & view a tiny
screenshot of the website.
3 medium
exploratree http://www.exploratree.
org.uk/
Free account provides pre-made, web based
“Thinking Guides.” Use the categorized templates to
organize ideas. All templates can be customized or
an original template can be created. Projects can be
shared and edited by other users.
Example: Appraisal SWOT
http://www.exploratree.org.uk/app/?document_
id=22050&permission_id=template
4 medium /
high

I want my students to publish their writing online
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Google Docs http://www.docs.google.
com
Free google account. Create documents, presentations,
spreadsheets, form or drawing. Organize into folders,
publish to the web and share documents with other
users. Supports existing document upload (word &
powerpoint).
Example: Interesting Ways to Use an Ipod Touch in the
Classroom
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AclS3lrlF
kCIZGhuMnZjdjVfNDMyZDhiOG4yd24&hl=en
5 easy
Issuu http://www.issuu.com/ Free account allows for document uploads that can
be embedded. Embed presentation is in a flipbook
style where documents pages can be flipped and
read easily.
Example: Emmett Till Lesson Plan
http://issuu.com/gkulowiec/docs/from_kanye_to_
dylan
4 easy
yudu http://www.yudu.com Free account allows for pdf uploads that can be
embedded. Very similar to issuu.
Example: How to do 11 Techy Things in the New
School Year
http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1oryg/Howtodo-
11TechyThings/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=ht
tp%3A%2F%2Fwww.yudu.com%2Fitem%2Fdetails
%2F204517%2FHow-to-do-11-Techy-Things-in-the-
New-School-Year
3 easy
Scribd www.scribd.com Free account allows pdf upload. New feature al-lows
Google Documents to be directly uploaded
within your scribd account. Scribd files can then be
embedded.
Example: 10,000 Rule Lesson
http://www.scribd.com/doc/34389948/10000-Hour-
Rule-Lesson
4 easy
Calameo http://en.calameo.com Free account. Similar to issuu and scribd, but allows
word as well as pdf upload. Embed code provided
for uploaded documents.
3 easy
Docstoc www.docstoc.com Free account allows pdf, word, spreadsheet and
powerpoint uploads. Uploaded documents are
given embed code.
4 easy
Live, online & collabora-tive
writing.
http://piratepad.net/
http://typewith.me/
http://ietherpad.com/
All of these tools are clones of Etherpad (bought
by Google) and offer the same functionality. There
is no sign up required; simply click to create a new
pad, add multiple users through invite or by sharing
the pad URL. Pads can then be downloaded as vari-ous
file formats.
1. Publish & share mindmap
2. Insert a link into any map node & view a tiny
screenshot of the website.
4 ea
exploratree http://www.exploratree.
org.uk/
Free account provides pre-made, web based
“Thinking Guides.” Use the categorized templates to
organize ideas. All templates can be customized or
an original template can be created. Projects can be
shared and edited by other users.
Example: Appraisal SWOT
4 medium /
high

I want real-time, online discussion with my students
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Todaysmeet www.todaysmeet.com Free tool allows chat rooms to be created instantly.
Rooms can be:
• named
• given specific time frame
• include twitter # discussions
Quick and easy set up, but rooms are public. Try
Chatzy if you need privacy
4 easy
chatzy www.chatzy.com Free tool allows chat rooms to be created quickly.
Features Include:
• Quick chat: invite people to join via email
• Virtual Rooms: password protected
3 medium
Google Moderator www.google.com/mod-erator
Students can post questions or comments to the
moderated discussion. Once comments are posted,
students can “vote” for the idea, or comment on a
post. Comments can then be sorted based on the
number of votes it received.
Comments can be posted anonymously or require a
google account.
Example: What did you do this summer?
http://www.google.com/moderator/#16/e=263c3
4 easy
Google Docs www.docs.google.com Google Documents allows synchronous editing by
multiple users on one document.
By default google doc is private
Change by clicking “Share”
Make the document public
Allow anyone to edit
Distribute the URL
Example: Halloween Story - https://docs.google.
com/View?docid=ddtffvtd_1c98gc2d4
Tutorial: Google Docs in Plain English - http://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA
4 easy

I want my students to search and evaluate Web sites
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Google Advanced Search Click on “advanced” next to
google search bar
or
http://www.google.com/
advanced_search?hl=en
Narrow down a search by:
• exact words or phrase
• including additional terms
• excluding terms
• choosing the file type (pdf, ppt)
• search within a specific domain
• choose where search terms are located within a
website
• and other parameters
EdTechTeacher Tutorial: Google Advanced Search
http://vimeo.com/14031084
5 medium
Google Wonder Wheel Located in the left hand
column after a google
search has been con-ducted.
Search term will become a visualized wheel. Won-der
Wheel allows students to find related search
terms quickly.
Chosen search appears at the center of the wheel,
with related search terms branching off. Related
terms can then be chosen to expand search.
Example: Jackie Robinson Wheel
http://www.google.com/#q=Jackie+Robinson&hl=e
n&prmd=inbo&source=lnt&tbs=ww:1&sa=X&ei=be
FuTOKtBcT58Abu4NTiDA&ved=0CBAQpwU&fp=1&
bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&cad=b
Note: Update browser and Adobe Flash Player if
WonderWheel does not appear.
5 easy
Google Timeline Located in the left hand
column after a google
search has been con-ducted.
Search visualized into a timeline based on the dates
related to the search term. Timeline is interactive
and the search term can be explored down to a spe-cific
year. Timeline is great for understanding where
a topic fits into a bigger historical picture.
Example: Jackie Robinson Timeline
http://www.google.com/#q=Jackie+Robinson&hl=e
n&prmd=inbo&source=lnt&tbs=tl:1&sa=X&ei=quFu
TMG2FsP78AaD3c2xCg&ved=0CBEQpwU&fp=1&ba
v=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&cad=b
5 easy
RefSeek www.refseek.com Academic search engine that makes academic
information easier to access than typical search
engines. Refseek cuts down on the overload of non-academic
search results by eliminating sponsored
links and commercial search results.
Features include:
• search web
• search documents
• related search terms provided
• search within a site for more detailed search
results
Example: Flowers Search (free of advertisements)
http://www.refseek.com/search?q=Flowers
5 easy

Sweet Search www.sweetsearch.com Search engine for students that only uses 35,000
sites. Spam sites and sites lacking academic rigor
are excluded. Also, older sites that are still relevant
will not be buried in the search results.
Key Feature: Yo Link
• http://www.yolink.com/yolink/
• Search terms can be further explored with Yo
Link by searching for a specific term within a
search. Specific search results can be shared
directly to google docs.
• Sweet Search 4 Me: search engine designed
specifically for younger students. http://4me.
sweetsearch.com/
Example: World War Two
http://www.sweetsearch.com/search?q=World+War
+Two&scope=e&mode=as_q&num=20&offset=0&cl
ient=pub-7766248740629108&forid=1&channel=92
67762669&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&safe=ac
tive&cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3B
DIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%
3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3A3366
99%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT%
3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000
FF%3BFORID%3A11&hl=en
5 easy
Wolfram Alpha www.wolframalpha.com WolframAlpha is a unique, web based computation
engine. The results differ in that the search results
will be data driven. Whereas a google search will
provide links to endless information, this search
engine will provide data. This search tools is an
outstanding resource for math and science research.
Key Feature
• Provides “Examples by Topic” with tips on how to
use the search engine across disciplines.
Example: United States vs. Russia - Population
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Population
+United+States+and+Russia
5 medium
Wayback Machine www.archive.org A unique search tool that allows students to search
the history of the internet. By searching a specific
website or URL, students can view the changes
over time and how the website has progress and
changed.
This tool is helpful with identifying the validity of a
site in question.
Example: Boston Globe
http://replay.web.archive.org/20000510112924/
http://www.boston.com/
3 easy
Kathy Schrock’s Critical
Evaluation Surveys
http://school.discovery-education.
com/schrock-guide/
eval.html
Kathy Schrock provides a series of helpful website
evaluation questions designed for different grade
levels: Elementary School, Middle School, Second-ary
School. These were last updated in February
2009
Example: Secondary School Level
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrock-guide/
evalhigh.html
4 easy
Noodle Tools “Choose the Best Search
For Your Information
Need”
Noodle Tools provides a range of free and sub-scription-
based web search and annotation tools.
The free “Choose the Best Search for Your Informa-tion
Need” tool helps students define topics, select
search tools, and search effectively.
4 eas

I want to create guided research activities for my students
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Google Customized Search
Engine (CSE)
www.google.com/cse Requires a google account to make a customized
search engine. Create a specific and narrowed down
search engine and control what websites will be
included in the search results.
Key Features:
• CSE is saved and can be edited later.
• CSE generates a link that students can visit to
conduct a custome search.
• CSE generates an embed code for a blog or
website.
Example: Expanding Your Horizons
http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=0059243648
87099665360%3Avbxf-mzrv4i
5 medium
Webquests http://www.webquest.
org/
http://www.questgarden.
com/
WebQuests are structured Internet research exer-cises
that lead students to create an educational
product. A WebQuest provides simple structure for
student inquiry on the Web, guiding them towards
important questions and the most useful Web sites.
There are tens of thousands of WebQuests to adapt
and template to create your own.
Note: Check that WebQuest links are not broken.
View EdTechTeacher
video tutorials on WebQuests
http://www.edtechteacher.org/webquests.html
4 easy
Trackstar http://trackstar.4teachers.
org/trackstar/index.jsp
Simply collect websites, enter them into TrackStar,
add annotations for your students, and you have
an interactive, online lesson called a “Track.” Create
your own Track or use one already made by other
educators. , the instructions are clear and well illus-trated
and by all accounts the system is stable, well
designed, and easy-to-use. You can search or create
Tracks by subject, grade level, standards, etc .
Slideshow: Introduction to Trackstar
http://www.slideshare.net/tigerjenn11/track-star-presentation-
slideshare
Note: Update browser and Adobe Flash Player if
WonderWheel does not appear.
4 easy

I want to connect my students to other students around the world
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Epals www.epals.com Connect your classroom & students to other students
around the world through collaborative projects. eP-als
allows interaction from class to class, student to
student or group to group. Free service.
Unique Feature: Teachers can batch create accounts
for students in their class and ePals provides a
Parental Consent and Privacy form.
Tip: Join an ongoing ePals project for instant con-nections
http://www.epals.com/projects/info.
aspx?DivID=index
4 medium
iEarn www.iearn.org The International Education and Resource Network
allows classrooms to connect on international
projects with other students from around the
world. There are 30,000 schools from 130 countries
involved.
Unique Feature: With over 150 projects in action,
iEarn Country Coordinators will help in the process
of getting your class involved in a project.
https://media.iearn.org/projects
Note: Several excellent iEarn projects, but service is
not free.
3 medium
Global Education Col-laborative
http://globaleducation.
ning.com/
The Global Education Collaborative (GEC) is a com-munity
for teachers interested in global education
to share resources, discuss topics around global
education, and engage in collaborative projects in
their classrooms.
Note: Does not specifically connect classrooms, but
provides access to individuals and organizations
interested in collaborative projects.
4 easy
TakingitGlobal www.tigweb.org TakingitGlobal is a social network for teachers and
students that allows them to get involved in or
create projects from a range of issues. View projects
that are in planning or in progress and get involved.
Unique Feature: Search & create new projects with a
worldwide audience.
3 medium
Skype www.skype.com Download Skype for free and connect your
classroom to any other Skype classroom in the
world. Skype doesn’t provide the connections or
projects, but it allows experts in a field, authors,
classrooms & students to connect quickly and easily.
Unique Feature: new Skype in the Classroom direc-tory
http://education.skype.com/
Education Resources:
EdTechTeacher Tutorials http://edtechteacher.org/
skypetutorial.html
Classroom2.0 Discussion http://www.classroom20.
com/forum/topics/skype-in-education
5 medium

I want my students to create online portfolios
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.
com/
The Basic account allows for unliminted users and 2GB
storage. The Plus account ($50/yr) allows for great
customization, ad-free & increased privacy.
Teachers can be upgraded to the Plus account for
free by certifying that the wiki will be used for edu-cational
purposes.
Key Feature: Create student accounts, customize
privacy / security & upgrade to Plus account for free.
EdTechTeacher video tutorial: Wikis and Collabora-tive
Learning Part I
http://vimeo.com/9328397
5 medium
PBworks http://pbworks.com/ Free Wiki platform allows for 100 users and 2GB
storage.
$99/yr Classroom edition allows for increased edit-ing
control.
Educators and students can create collaborative
projects, share notes, publish work & portfolios
online.
Example: Teaching Thoughtful Learners
https://teachingthoughtfullearners.pbworks.
com/w/page/19949446/FrontPage
4 medium
Blogs:
Blogger www.blogger.com Free blogging platform, part of a google ac-count.
(Potentially becoming part of Google Apps
for Education) Create multiple blogs within one
account, easily change the layout, choose from a
number of widgets and easily change comment set-tings
to moderate reader comments.
Unique Feature: New layout tool allows blog layout
to be changed without adjusting HTML Code.
New Unique Feature: Blogger in Draft now allows
blogs to be made mobile friendly.
EdTechTeacher video tutorials on Blogger:
http://edtechteacher.org/blogger.html
4 medium
Edublogs www.edublogs.org Edublogs is a free blogging platform designed spe-cifically
for schools, teachers and students.
Unique Feature: Upgrade to a Pro account ($3.33 /
month) and manage 50 blogs without advertising.
Video Introduction to Edublogs
http://edublogs.org/videos/
5 medium
Kidblog www.kidblog.org Kidblog is a free blogging platform designed for
elementary and middle school students. Teachers
can monitor and control all activity within the plat-form.
Student blogs are private and only viewable
by the teacher and class.
5 easy
Wordpress www.wordpress.org Free blogging platform, not designed specifically for
students or teachers, but it provides more options,
settings, and custom design options than many
other platforms.
Beginner WordPress video tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvcITIgP1lQ
4 medium

Google Sites www.sites.google.com Build a site for free as part of a google account. Mul-tiple
sites can be created within each google ac-count
& sites can be easily edited.
Unique Feature: Insert any tool from a google ac-count:
document, map, presentation & video. There
is also an extensive list of widgets that can be
embedded within the site.
Example: Mrs. Richau’s English Classroom -https://
sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.org/mrs-richau/
Home
Video: Intro to Google Sites - https://sites.google.
com/site/mflynchsites/video-tutorials/intro-to-google-
sites
4 medium
Google Documents www.docs.google.com Google Documents is a free feature with a google
account.
Create documents, spreadsheets, presentations &
drawings that can be easily published and shared to
the web.
Unique Feature: Documents can be easily shared
with other google accounts, allowing for online col-laboration
and editing.
Also, multiple users can edit a document at once,
with or without signing into their google account.
Video introduction to Google Docs
http://services.google.com/apps/resources/over-views_
breeze/DocsSpreadsheets/index.html
5 easy
Wix www.wix.com Free Flash based website builder. Extremely profes-sional
product can be created from the long list of
wix templates. Many tools, widgets and embed-dable
multi-media options to choose from. There
are so many options within Wix when creating a
website, but they provide outstanding video tutori-als
to help with your project.
Example: The Sound and the Fury
http://www.wix.com/bassclarinetlive/the-sound-and-
the-fury
4 medium
Posterous www.posterous.com A unique blogging platform that is based on quickly
and easily posting. Just email anything you want to
post to: post@posterous.com and the content will
be instantly posted on your blog.
Unique Feature: Nearly every file format can be
emailed and posted to your blog, documents, pic-ture
files, pdf, audio and movie files.
SMS / Text messaging is also supported in poster-ous.
Text the content to 41411.
4 medium
Weebly www.education.weebly.
com
With Weebly, students can easily create a website
& blog. The website offers many standard features
with a simple drag and drop interface. Weebly for
education is a free account that allows teachers to
create classes & student accounts. Teachers can eas-ily
manage classes & individual student accounts.
Unique Feature: Students can create website & blog
that can be private (viewable by teacher) or view-able
on the Web.
Example: Immaculate Conception: First Grade
http://icfirstgrade.weebly.com/educational-web-sites.
html
4 medium

Carbonmade www.carbonmade.com Create an online portfolio with carbonmade. Best
for use with visual arts students as carbonmade
portfolios are visual arts based. Suggest use with
upper level / high school students, as some of
the viewable portfolios may be inappropriate for
younger students.
Example: Carbonmade Favorites
http://carbonmade.com/examples/
3 medium
Webnode www.webnode.com Extremely easy to setup and build a website. Simple
drag and drop feature to add elements to the
website. A blog is easily integrated as well as multi-media
content. Similar to Weebly but does not have
an education component that allows for teacher
moderation of student websites.
Example: Educator Websites
http://directory.webnode.com/c/arts/education/
educators/
3 medium
Viewbook www.viewbook.com Great option for visual arts students & teachers. Cre-ate
a stunning online portfolio of your art. Images
are stored in albums and galleries with outstanding
clarity. Images are easily uploaded and reorganized.
Unique Feature:
Viewbook galleries are viewable on an iphone.
Galleries can be easily shared through blogs and
social networks.
Basic account starts at $4/month.
Example: Viewbook Examples
http://www.viewbook.com/portfolio-examples
4 medium
Dropbox www.dropbox.com Download the Dropbox application to all of your
computers & mobile devices to have access to all of
your documents & media, anywhere. When a docu-ment
is added to dropbox on one device, it will be
accessible on all devices.
Unique Feature: This option is similar to Google
Documents, as students have access to their docu-ments
in any location.
3 medium

I want my students to create books, magazines, posters, or newsletters online
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Bookr http://www.pimpampum.
net/bookr/
Create and share your own photobook using images
from Flickr. Easily create a cover, add pages, insert im-ages
& text.
This is a great option for creating online books with
a shorter amount of text with image backgrounds.
Example: Snow Creatures
http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/index.
php?id=12946
3 Easy
Glogster http://edu.glogster.com/ Create multimedia posters and reports infused with
animations, audio, and video. (No more 2D poster-board
and coloring pens!) Impressive product with
strong educational outreach program. Free Basic
and Premium account options. Can set up a class
account.
Example: Vertebrates and Reptiles - http://leoni-das75.
edu.glogster.com/science5unit2reptiles/?w1
Glogster Overview - http://edu.glogster.com/what-is-
glogster-edu/#one
5 easy
Wix www.wix.com See previous entry.
Letterpop www.letterpop.com Free web based tool to create, publish and share
newsletters.
Choose from multiple templates, import pictures,
edit text & click share to publish your newsletter.
Example: Letterpop Examples - http://letterpop.
com/examples.php
4 medium
Mixbook www.mixbook.com Create free photobooks online.
Create a photobook, upload pictures & invite friends
to collaborate online on the project.
Unique Feature: Upload pictures from multiple
online image sharing services, add text and zoom &
rotate images.
Example: Mixbook Gallery - http://www.mixbook.
com/gallery/
3 medium
Bookrix www.bookrix.com Bookrix is a free combination of social media and
web based publishing that allows students to pub-lish
and share their work socially. Within Bookrix,
authors can create a profile & blog that can be
shared with social media websites.
Example: Bookrix Popular Books - http://www.
bookrix.com/library.html?show=&user=&page=1&c
ategory=kurzgeschichte
4 medium
Penzu www.penzu.com Free web based journal tool. Journals are private
by default, pictures can be included in entries, and
journal entries can be shared via email.
Unique Feature: Penzu has the closest “feel” of paper
available & mobile (Iphone & Droid) phones can ac-cess,
edit and write to your Penzu journal.
5 easy

Tikatok www.tikatok.com Publish a children’s book with Tikatok. Great option
for primary grade teachers. Free teacher account
allows teachers to create student accounts, create
writing prompts & publish student work in tradi-tional
paper books.
Unique Feature: Student created storybooks can
be saved as a pdf file that can be used on many
e-readers.
Example: TikTok Story Sparks
http://www.tikatok.com/storysparks
4 medium
Simplebooklet http://simplebooklet.com/ No signup required (free account also available to
save booklets). Click CREATE and begin to in-sert
text, image, url, upload files, embed codes &
music. Add multiple pages to the booklet & click
PUBLISH when complete.
Booklets can be shared via URL, twitter or
email. Booklets can also be made public or private.
3 medium

I want my students to record or edit audio
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Audacity Download:
http://download.cnet.
com/Audac
ity/3000-2140_4-
10062994.
html?tag=mncol
Audacity is a free download for windows or mac that
has all of the necessary features to create podcasts. Au-dio
can be recorded live, uploaded, mixed together, cut
and remixed easily.
Audacity Tutorials - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
manual-1.2/tutorials.html
4 medium
GarageBand Mac only GarageBand, part of Apple iLife suite of programs,
is a music studio in your mac, that can be used to
make professional, high quality podcast & audio
recordings. Use the built in mic to record & choose
from the built in Garage Band Apple Loops for
background music. This tool is easy to pick up and
comes with great built in help / support.
GarageBand Tutorial Part I - http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=tpUUKJeP7jE
EdTechTeacher example: A Day in the Life of a Hobo
- http://edtechteacher.org/hobopodcast.html
4 medium
Vocaroo http://www.vocaroo.com/ A truly unique and quick podcasting option. Audio
is recorded live on the website & then available to
email or embed in a website or blog. This is a great
option for a classroom without any podcasting
software. Recordings can also be downloaded for
future editing.
Unique Feature: Instant embed code is created for
any recording.
5 easy
Voicethread www.voicethread.com VoiceThread allows students to create narrated slide
shows & presentations. Upload images, record (or
upload) voice comments, and publish the project
online. Voicethread is great for group collabora-tion
that allows students to engage in an ongoing
discussion based on the images uploaded to the
presentation.
Unique Feature: Final products have a number of
privacy settings that will fit within most AUP. There
are also account options for educators.
Example: Russian Revolution Review - http://voice-thread.
com/#q.b124533.i0.k0
VoiceThread Project Library - http://voicethread.
com/about/library/
5 medium
Google Voice www.google.com/voice Google Voice is free with a google account. Cre-ate
a unique phone number through google that
students can call. Calls placed to a google voice ac-count
are stored in an email-like inbox that can then
be downloaded as an mp3 file, or embedded.
Unique Feature: Google Voice allows students to use
their cell phones to create audio files.
4 easy
Hi-Q Recorder PC Download:
http://download.cnet.
com/Free-Hi-Q-Record
er/3000-2168_4-
10411567.html
Download Hi-Q and begin recording podcast. Sim-ple
interface & easy to use.
Unique Feature: Hi-Q allows you to record stream-ing
audio or video that is playing on your computer.
3 easy

Ipod Recorder Products available:
Belkin Recorder
Turn an ipod into a recording device with any
number of ipod recorders. With just a few ipods
and recorders, many students can be recording and
creating podcasts simultaneously. Once recording
is complete, sync the ipod to extract the new voice
recording for later use.
Tip: Be sure to convert the extracted voice record-ing
to an mp3 file or upload the recording to an
editing program (garageband or audacity) to create
a polished podcast.
Belkin TuneTalk - http://www.belkin.com/IWCatPro-ductPage.
process?Product_Id=277661
4 medium
Gabcast Beta www.gabcast.com Gabcast is a phone to podcast option that elimi-nates
the need to download recording software or
having a computer to create podcasts. Students can
use their cell phones to call into a teacher / student
gabcast account.
4 medium
Chirbit www.chirbit.com Chirbit is a free web based recording option that
allows you to quickly share the recordings via face-book,
twitter & through short urls.
Unique Feature: Text to Chirbit option allows typed
comments to be quickly turned into audio that can
be shared on the web.
4 easy
AudioPal www.audiopal.com AudioPal is a free web based service that can create
recordings through phone, mic, upload or text.
Unique Feature: When recording is complete, enter
your email address to receive the embed code for
the recording.
4 easy
Yodio www.yodio.com Use your cell phone to narrate pictures. Create a
card (one picture & one recording) or a tour (many
pictures & multiple recordings). Create a free ac-count
and include your cell phone to quickly call &
record a yodio.
4 easy
MyBrainShark my.brainshark.com Brainshark is a free web based tool. Quickly add
audio to narrate a Powerpoint or document. Use a
phone to narrate the presentation and then grab
the embed code for a website or blog.
3 medium
Voxli https://voxli.com/ Create a free web based, group chat with Vox-li.
Quickly create an audio chat room & share the url
with up to 200 guests. This is a great option for a
synchronous meeting, interview or group project.
4 easy

I want to use an interactive whiteboard with my students
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Triptico www.triptico.co.uk Free download application that with multiple white-board
specific tools: Word Magnets, Choose 10, Order
Resource, Team Scorer & Student Selector. Tools can be
manipulated with an interactive whiteboard or mouse.
Key Feature:
• The application can be run offline once down-loaded.
5 medium
(must be
downloaded)
Flockdraw http://flockdraw.com/ Free web based tool to collaborate in real time
through a unique url. Anyone can begin working
on a canvas without registration, and there can be
an unlimited number of collaborators on a proj-ect.
Primarily used for visual arts, although it does
include a text feature.
Key Features:
• Embed Code Provided
• Chat Window
• Save work
3 easy
Cacoo http://cacoo.com/ Free online whiteboard with a tremendous amount
of stock images to use on projects. Whiteboards can
be exported, shared with other cacoo users or made
viewable publicly. This is a great tool for collabora-tive
design.
Key Features:
• Board can be kept private
• Multiple users at once
• Huge amount of existing image content.
4 medium
CoSketch http://cosketch.com/ Free web based platform that allows for multi-user
collaboration without an account. Simply share the
url and anyone can participate. You can save your
sketch image to embed, except when using Google
Maps as a background.
Key Feature:
• Use Google Maps as a background to any work-space.
3 easy
Nota notaland Free web based platform that also allows for
multi-user collaboration. Editors can be added to
any project, but new editors do not need a Nota
account, simply invite via email. Projects can be
public or private.
Key Features:
• Youtube, Wikipedia & Google Maps can be in-cluded
in a project.
• Images from flickr, picasa and facebook can be
imported into a project.
• Projects have embed code.
4 medium
Skrbl http://www.skrbl.com/ Quickly create a free online workspace for collabora-tion.
Simply share the url and begin work. Upload
images, text or files to work on in real time.
3 easy

Skriblink http://www.scriblink.com/ Web based, multi-user workspace. Create a new
workspace without making an account & invite
others via email or URL. Workspaces can be saved
(email link will be sent later) or printed when com-plete.
Key Features:
• Math type supported & allows for equations to be
included.
• Chat feature included phone conferencing
feature.
4 easy
Vyew http://vyew.com/s/ Vyew is a web based, collaborative work space. A
free account allows for up to 10 collaborators on a
workspace.
Insert files, urls or images into the workspace.
Key Features:
1. Conference calling (number is auto generated)
2. Webcam
3. Chatroomm
4 medium /
high

I want my students to create and edit maps
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Google Maps http://www.google.com/
maps
Google Maps provides editing tools to create and per-sonalize
online map. Click the My Maps tab to create
a new map. Add placemarks, highlight locations, and
more.
Example: My Brother is Dead - http://maps.google.
com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=10
7420212148602668064.00044a37cf9951628b5a8&
ll=41.321976,-73.376741&spn=0.040932,0.090723
&z=14
Maps User Guide: Editing Maps - http://
maps.google.com/support/bin/topic.
py?hl=en&topic=15920
4 medium
Google Shared Spaces http://sharedspaces.
googlelabs.com/
Choose Map Gadget
A google account is required to create a shared
space. Students can edit a google map with this ap-plication
by placing markers, lines & filled in spaces
directly onto the google map.
Key Features:
1. Each map is given a unique URL that can be
shared for collaboration.
2. Each Marker added to the map can be given a
title and description.
4 medium /
high
Umapper http://www.umapper.
com/
Quickly create, edit and annote maps with this
web based tool. Mapping services to choose from
include: Bing, Google, Yahoo and Openstreet. Maps
can be tagged, routes created, and media embed-ded
within the map (audio & image). Once a map is
complete it can be shared or embedded.
3 medium
Woices http://woices.com/ Create location based audio maps with woices
in three simple steps. Pick a location, name the
map and record (or upload) audio. Woices allows
students to create an audio layer of information for
their community or geographic location of study.
Key Feature:
• Iphone and Droid applications allows for Woice
creation on mobiel phones.
3 medium
Open Street Map http://www.openstreet-map.
org/
Similar to Google Maps, but opensource. 3 medium
Quickmaps http://quikmaps.com/ Quickmaps allows you to “doodle on
google”. Choose your location, draw lines, scribble,
place markers and embed the final product.
3 easy
Scribble Maps http://scribblemaps.com/ Edit and make notations on Google Maps with this
web based mapping tool. Features include: text,
image & markers. Final product can be saved and
shared with an embe code.
3 medium

I want my students to draw or create comics on the Web
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Comic Brush (coming soon)
Sketchcast http://sketchcast.com/ Record a sketch live as it is being created & narrate
the recording.
This tool is useful for having students demon-strate
their understanding of math equations and
concepts. When finished, the audio sketch can be
embedded.
Example: Explore Sketcast - http://sketchcast.com/
explore/
3 easy
Sketchfu http://sketchfu.com/ Create drawings online & play them back instantly
to view the product as it was created. Finished
products can be shared online.
Unique Feature: Sketchfu captures art as it is being
created and allows others to see the process of
creating in action.
3 easy
Chogger http://www.chogger.com/ Create comics online by creating original art or
uploading pictures to your comic strip. Add speech
or thought bubbles and quickly publish a finished
product.
3 medium
Kerpoof http://www.kerpoof.com/
teach
Create fully animated comics onine with Ker-poof.
Choose from a library of scenes and charac-ters,
add animation, movement, music and speech
bubbles to bring a story idea to life. Extremely
intuitive menu bar and helpful video tutorials make
this tool quite useful.
Key Feature:
• Teacher Account allows teachers to register
students and create classes where students can
collaborate on creations.
Example: Kerpoof Classroom Ideas - http://www.
kerpoof.com/teach?c=ideas
4 medium
ToonDoo www.toondoo.com Free individual account, Premium educator account
is based on number of participants and length of
use, fees are reasonable.
Education account allows for greater privacy and
security. Completed projects can be shared or
embedded.
Example: ToonDoo Hall of Fame - http://www.toon-doo.
com/hallOfFame.toon
3 medium
ReadWriteThink - Comic
Creator
http://www.readwrite-think.
org/files/resources/
interactives/comic/index.
html
Extremely easy comic strip tool. The features are at
a minimum: import people, text and props.
Projects can be printed when complete.
4 easy
Scratch http://scratch.mit.edu/
ScratchED:
http://scratched.media.
mit.edu/
Scratch is a simplified programming language that
allows students to create their own multi-media,
interactive stories. There is a great deal of educa-tional
support material, including forums, ScratchED
online community, videos, reference guide and
ideas to get started. Scratch must be downloaded
for use.
Example: Featured Projects - http://scratch.mit.edu/
channel/featured
4 medium

I want to create tests, quizzes, and games online
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Quia http://www.quia.com/ Quia provides an online platform specifically for
teachers to create quizzes, games and assignments
online. The annual educator account is $49.
Unique Feature: Students receive instant feedback
on their quizzes and assignments. There are over 15
assignment types to choose from and teachers can
share and collaborate on created assignments.
Example: Quia Sample Activities - http://www.quia.
com/key.html
4 medium
Hot Potatoes http://hotpot.uvic.ca/
index.php
This is a program that can be downloaded (Win-dows
and Mac) to create assignments online. As-signment
options include: multiple choice, short
answer, jumbled sentence, crossword, matching,
and gap filled. This is not intended as a test genera-tor,
but instead as a language exercise generator.
Example: Example Exercises - http://hotpot.uvic.ca/
wintutor6/index.htm
3 medium
Easy Test Maker http://www.easytestmak-er.
com/
This tool is a free, onilne test generator that allows
you to create: multiple choice, fil in the blank,
matching, short answer & true and false questions.
Unique Feature: All question types can be included
on one creation & alternate versions of test can be
created instantly (with the Plus account, $14.95).
4 medium
Quiz Star http://quizstar.4teachers.
org/
Free web based testing manager that allows educa-tors
to create a class, quizzes, administer quizzes
and view results.
Unique Feature: Multimedia files can be included in
quizzes.
There is also a unique student log in page with a
tutorial.
4 medium

I want my students to organize, bookmark and edit their research online
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Evernote www.evernote.com Add notes, images, URL and clips from the web to
this online organizational tool. With a free account,
students can create folders for specific classes or
research projects. Each new note that is added can
be placed in a specific folder.
Key Features:
1. Tag notes with specific keywords. Keywords can
be searched later to find specific research notes.
2. Pictures taken with cell phone can be text mes-sages
or emailed to evernote account.
3. Iphone & Android application allows for research
and note taking away from computer.
Springpad http://springpadit.com/ Free online organization tool, similar to Ever-note.
Create new folders to store an organize notes,
bookmarks & urls.
Key Features:
1. Google Chrome Extension & iphone application.
2. Look up ideas within Springpad that you want
to add.
3. Tag notes with keywords
WebKlipper www.webklipper.com Find online content, website or document. Insert
the URL into Webklipper and the website can now
have notations placed onto the content. The nota-tions
made on the URL are saved via a unique URL
that can be shared with others. Users can dem-onstrate
how they read a document based on the
notations left behind.
Diigo http://www.diigo.com/ Social Bookmarking
Diigo is a great tool to create, share, and anno-tate
bookmarks. Create or join a group and share
bookmarks with colleagues, students, and others.
Annotation tools surpass Delicious
Note: Delicious is a popular alternative, but is no
longer supported by Yahoo. - http://www.delicious.
com/
EdTechTeacher video tutorial: Social Bookmark-ing
with Diigo - http://www1.teachertube.com/
viewVideo.php?video_id=88155&title=Social_Book-marking_
with_Diigo

I want to find or create rubrics for multimedia projects
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Rubistar
(Create)
http://rubistar.4teachers.
org/
Use their premade rubrics for various types of proj-ects,
or customize a rubric to fit your specific needs.
4 medium
Rubric Machine Beta
(Search from existing
rubrics)
http://landmark-project.
com/rubric_builder/index.
php
Type a topic into a search box, and choose from a
vast number of rubrics.
3 easy
University of Wisconsin-
Stout
http://www3.uwstout.
edu/soe/profdev/
Rubrics available for assessment of web and multi-media
projects. Topics include:
4 easy
Rubric Page http://rubrics.
cfm#cooperative
• Wikis
• Webpage
• Podcasts
• Writing
• Oral Presentations
• Research
Teach-Nology
Rubric Tools
http://www.teach-nology.
com/web_tools/rubrics/
This site provides an extensive list of rubric genera-tors
and collections to choose from.
3 easy

I want to connect to other teachers to share ideas and resources
(‘5’ best)
Learning
Curve Rating
Ning http://ning.com Ning allows anyone to create and customize their
own social networking site. Ning enables educators
to connect with each other to share materials, ideas,
teaching strategies, and more. The most popular
educator community Ning is Classroom 2.0.
Examples:
• Classroom 2.0 - http://www.classroom20.com/
• English Companion - http://englishcompanion.
ning.com/
• NCS Community Network - http://ncssnetwork.
ning.com/
• Global Education Collaborative - http://global-education.
ning.com/
• The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution - http://
iwbrevolution.ning.com/
4 easy
Twitter http://twitter.com Twitter is a free web tool that many educators use to
connect to others. Twitter asks the question: “What
are you doing?” Members respond in 140 characters
or lesst. The power of Twitter is learning from and
connecting with people on Twitter.
Tip: Find people with similar interests who you
respect and follow them. Tweet regularly so people
follow you.
EdTechTeacher
Twitter for Teachers video tutorial - http://www1.
teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=90290
list of teachers on Twitter - http://twitter4teachers.
pbworks.com/w/page/22554534/FrontPage
Other tools elsewhere mentioned;
1. blogs
2. wikis
3. ePals
4. social bookmarking
5. Skype
6. slideshare

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