Classroom+Uses

Research Projects Teacher Websites CollaborativeWriting projects (Ron McFarland's) [|Info on blogs] Author Study Hispanic Artitists Dale Downing's Wiki (great example)
 * __Wiki Websites__ **What is a wiki?** A wiki is a collaborative writing space that allows users to read, add, and edit text and files of any kind including sound, movies, and links to other websites. Very little tech. expertise is required to contribute to a wiki, and only a web browser and an internet connection is needed. All wikis contain two vital commands: “edit” and “save.”
 * Need more?** Add graphics and flourishes that match your wiki design (they're free from [|Paint Splatters])

A **blog** is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning //to maintain or add content to a blog//. Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs
 * __[|Blog Sites]__ (edublogs.org)
 * [|Cog for blogs] (Add tools to your blogs)

[|Delicious] [|Digg] [|iKeepBookmarks]
 * __Social Bookmarking__ (Get to your bookmarks from any computer, anytime, anywhere.)

Education News DPS RSS Feed [|New York Times] [|9 news]
 * __RSS Reader__ (Professional reader, as a professional I want to know what's going on...)

[|Zoho] [|Slides 280]
 * __Presentation__
 * 1) Access, import, edit and share presentations from anywhere and anytime
 * 2) No more emailing around of presentation files. Share your presentations with your friends/colleagues and the shared presentations can be viewed/edited with just a browser.
 * 3) Give a presentation to a student or teacher who is not in your classroom. Do your demos while at your seat.
 * 4) Make your presentations public.
 * 5) Video can be added

[|Slide Rocket] [|Vocaroo] - Simple online podacsting tool. [|Voicethread] - Combines podacsting and slideshow into one.
 * __Podcasting__

professional/educational uses oral reports book reviews story tellling school announcements, ie. Pledge of Allegiance, daily announcements, lunch menu

[|Animoto] - a simple and automated way to turn your images into a music video. Composed from your pictures and professionals layouts, Animoto creates high production quality presentations. Classroom uses: student presentations staff development [|Collagr] - a site where collages can be created using digital photos. (Warning: only supports flickr and photobucket) Classroom uses: photo club field trips story telling [|Blabberize] - a site where pictures come alive and talk! Classroom uses: reports story telling presentations [|Tikatok] - a site where students write, illustrate and publish their own books!
 * __Misc.__