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PowToon

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From www.powtoon.com - August 17, 2012 4:35 PM

PowToon is a brand new presentation tool that allows you to create animated presentations and cartoon style videos just by dragging and dropping.

 

An ideal tool for learners to develop visual communication skills.

 

The possibilities are endless, Learners can use PowToon to...
- share ideas;
- explain complex concepts;
- reflect on their learning;
- teach peers;
- explain processes;
- present their research.

...and they will will come up with hundreds of other creative uses.

 

Practitioners will find PowToon a great way to create animations for learners; presenting new information and/or ideas.

 

Note: Take time to work through the PowToon Interactive Tour and How to Create series before creating any animations.

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Educational Apps | Facebook

Educational Apps | Facebook | technologies | Scoop.it
From www.facebook.com - October 3, 2016 5:12 AM

Educational Apps. FiTES (Find Try Evaluate & Share) - You are the experts in your field of work

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Sharing new posts about apps and extensions I've found, tried and evaluated for the world of Education are now on my Facebook Page; posting to this ScoopIt Free Account Page would now involve deleting earlier posts, which defeats the point of my posts. The whole aim is to share so that others can discover useful tools to enhance their current practice..
So learners, practitioners, and other stakeholders...
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Draw.Chat - Virtual Classroom/Real-time collaboration

Draw.Chat - Virtual Classroom/Real-time collaboration | technologies | Scoop.it
From draw.chat - March 25, 1:18 PM
Draw.Chat is a free, anonymous, online drawing board. You can create your chat room with one click - without any registration. Every whiteboard has a unique, randomly generated URL which you can send to other people to start draw online.
John Dalziel's insight:
Looking for ways to hold remote, on-line...
  - tutoring? and/or
  - meetings to plan presentations? and/or
  - meetings to edit project outlines etc.? 
Today's post may provide a solution... 
Draw Chat is a "free" service that allows anyone to create a video chat over a whiteboard, PDF, image, or map. 
To use Draw Chat just...
  - visit the site and
  - click "Start New Whiteboard." Once the whiteboard launches users will have the option to enable access to their webcam and microphone. 
  - Send the link, assigned to the whiteboard, to have others join the whiteboard video conference. 
Draw Chat allows users to...
  - draw or type on a shared whiteboard.
  - upload a PDF or an image to annotate on the whiteboard. 
A fourth option for drawing on Draw Chat is to import the URL for a Google Map and draw on that map. 
NOTE: Users are randomly assigned a username in the video and text chat which is an odd thing and can be a source of confusion unless you're using the video conferencing aspect of Draw Chat. 
It's FREE so give it a go!
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Student e-Planner - One for learners from the Chrome Web Store

Student e-Planner - One for learners from the Chrome Web Store | technologies | Scoop.it
From chrome.google.com - March 21, 11:20 AM
An electronic planner that allows students to track assignments and due dates.
John Dalziel's insight:
Coursework needs its own routine and habits. 
For assignments, reminders, and a helpful calendar, learners should check out Student e-Planner a Chrome extension that helps learners organise every class and assignment. 
Student e-Planner enables learners to...
  - add their courses,
  - enter their assignments,
  - schedule due dates and times, and
  - mark off items as they complete them.
Extra Student e-Planner features include...
  - a calendar view of all coursework,
  - a tab to see their completed items,
  - the ability to add notes,
  - editable colours per class, an overall theme colour, and
  - desktop notifications for reminders. 
Student e-Planner is an impressive Chrome extension that helps learners stay on course.
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Ivette Torres-Vera's curator insight, March 21, 10:56 PM
Coursework needs its own routine and habits. 
For assignments, reminders, and a helpful calendar, learners should check out Student e-Planner a Chrome extension that helps learners organise every class and assignment. 
Student e-Planner enables learners to...
  - add their courses,
  - enter their assignments,
  - schedule due dates and times, and
  - mark off items as they complete them.
Extra Student e-Planner features include...
  - a calendar view of all coursework,
  - a tab to see their completed items,
  - the ability to add notes,
  - editable colours per class, an overall theme colour, and
  - desktop notifications for reminders. 
Student e-Planner is an impressive Chrome extension that helps learners stay on course.
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Timelinely : include pictures as well as annotations on video clips

Timelinely : include pictures as well as annotations on video clips | technologies | Scoop.it
From www.timeline.ly - March 17, 5:09 PM
Create interactive video stories on Timelinely
John Dalziel's insight:
The option to include pictures as well as annotations on video clips, would be a bonus for Educators and/or Learners.  A relatively new tool for annotating videos that are hosted on YouTube, allows users to do just that. 
Timelinely makes it easy to get started. 
Users just have to...
  - copy a YouTube URL into the Timelinely homepage
  - click get started
...a new screen appears that allows users to add tags or annotations to the timeline of the video. 
NOTE: users can do this while the video plays or they can simply jump to a place on the video to add annotations. 
Annotations can include...
  - text or
  - images. 
NOTE: users will have to create an account in order to save and share their work. 
They can create an account by using their Google or Facebook account, or by signing up with any email address. 
Educators and/or Learners can share their annotated version of a video via email and social media. 
Timelinely is working on a feature that will hopefully enable Educators and/or Learners to embed their annotated versions of the clips. 
Well worth trying and, with embedding arriving in the future, a tool to enhance the use of video clips.
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Clipomatic - Record and Add live captions to videos

Clipomatic - Record and Add live captions to videos | technologies | Scoop.it
From itunes.apple.com - March 13, 9:49 AM
Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Clipomatic - Text on videos. Download Clipomatic - Text on videos and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
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Cliptomatic is an iPhone/iPad app that allows users to add live captions to their recorded videos. 
Cliptomatic is currently free. 
I've had a play and feel that Educators, especially those teaching languages, can use it for a wide variety of educational purposes; in particular when teaching pronunciation, writing, vocabulary and even reading. 
Cliptomatic could also be used in digital storytelling projects and video journals. 
To use Cliptomatic just...
  - install it
  - permit it to access your iPhone/iPad’s camera and microphone, 
  - click on the record button and start recording your video. 
Everything the user says will be displayed as captions accompanying their video. 
NOTE: Cliptomatic supports over 40 languages and users can select the speech recognition language right from within the app. 
Cliptomatic also offer various text styles and artistic filters to customise and enhance the videos. 
Once a videos is ready users can then share them...
  - via social media websites,
  - through email,
  - save them to their camera roll, or
  - upload them to their iCloud account. 
Cliptomatic users can record in Square or Full format and captions editing is easy: just tap any caption to change the text.
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ClassPulse: Actionable Learner Feedback in Real Time.

ClassPulse: Actionable Learner Feedback in Real Time. | technologies | Scoop.it
From www.classpulse.org - March 9, 3:42 PM
Actionable Student Feedback in Real Time.
John Dalziel's insight:
Feedback tools/apps have been around for years and educators find they're useful for getting some feedback from learners about...
  - how a lesson is going for them,
  - their understanding of a topic, or
  - what they would like you, their educator, to review with them. 
If you haven't tried a classroom feedback/ polling tool or you're looking to try a new one, then ClassPulse could be for you. 
Users can create classrooms that their learners join through an assigned join code. 
Once learners have joined the classroom users can...
  - start posting messages for them to read and/or
  - post poll questions for them to vote on. 
Like most other classroom feedback tools, ClassPulse gives users the option to let learners post anonymous feedback. 
Take a look at the video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/ftRKzY-gYBI ;
ClassPulse is available for...
ClassPulse is free, helping educators to increase classroom transparency, communication and involvement. 
NOTE: A premium version is available that Learning Providers can purchase for all their Educators. 
That version includes analytics reports that help Educators interpret the data they gather by highlighting key areas of improvement, engagement trends and effective teaching strategies. 
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Feedback tools/apps have been around for years and educators find they're useful for getting some feedback from learners about...
  - how a lesson is going for them,
  - their understanding of a topic, or
  - what they would like you, their educator, to review with them. 
If you haven't tried a classroom feedback/ polling tool or you're looking to try a new one, then ClassPulse could be for you. 
Users can create classrooms that their learners join through an assigned join code. 
Once learners have joined the classroom users can...
  - start posting messages for them to read and/or
  - post poll questions for them to vote on. 
Like most other classroom feedback tools, ClassPulse gives users the option to let learners post anonymous feedback. 
Take a look at the video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/ftRKzY-gYBI ;
ClassPulse is available for...
ClassPulse is free, helping educators to increase classroom transparency, communication and involvement. 
NOTE: A premium version is available that Learning Providers can purchase for all their Educators. 
That version includes analytics reports that help Educators interpret the data they gather by highlighting key areas of improvement, engagement trends and effective teaching strategies. 
Worth Considering.
T@T lab's curator insight, March 12, 4:22 PM
Feedback tools/apps have been around for years and educators find they're useful for getting some feedback from learners about...
  - how a lesson is going for them,
  - their understanding of a topic, or
  - what they would like you, their educator, to review with them. 
If you haven't tried a classroom feedback/ polling tool or you're looking to try a new one, then ClassPulse could be for you. 
Users can create classrooms that their learners join through an assigned join code. 
Once learners have joined the classroom users can...
  - start posting messages for them to read and/or
  - post poll questions for them to vote on. 
Like most other classroom feedback tools, ClassPulse gives users the option to let learners post anonymous feedback. 
Take a look at the video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/ftRKzY-gYBI ;
ClassPulse is available for...
ClassPulse is free, helping educators to increase classroom transparency, communication and involvement. 
NOTE: A premium version is available that Learning Providers can purchase for all their Educators. 
That version includes analytics reports that help Educators interpret the data they gather by highlighting key areas of improvement, engagement trends and effective teaching strategies. 
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First News - UK’s newspaper for young people

First News - UK’s newspaper for young people | technologies | Scoop.it
From live.firstnews.co.uk - March 6, 12:15 PM
The weekly newspaper for young people
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News reading is an important literacy practice that, among other things...
  - helps learners become responsible citizens,
  - raises their critical media awareness, and
  - connects them to the global world. 
As educators, we need to make sure our learners have the tools and know-how that can enable them to critically evaluate news sources and determine their credibility. 
It's important to provide learners with news sources that are age-appropriate and learner-friendly. Sources that provide news stories curated specifically for a young audience. 
First News is the UK’s only newspaper for young people. First News, started in 2006 by Sarah and Steve Thomson with editor Nicky Cox, has always been independently owned and has no political affiliations. 
First News aims to inform and engage younger learners but ultimately fuel their curiosity and encourage them to form their own opinions. 
NOTE: To find out more about subscriptions...
  - Learning providers should visit https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/ and
  - Parents/individuals should visit https://subscribe.firstnews.co.uk/ ;
"THE WORLD’S FIRST ONLINE NEWS CHANNEL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE..."
...has to be worth a closer look.
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Word Counter - on-line tool for counting characters, words, sentences, paragraphs and pages in real time.

Word Counter - on-line tool for counting characters, words, sentences, paragraphs and pages in real time. | technologies | Scoop.it
From wordcounter.io - March 4, 12:44 PM
Quickly check word count and writing mistakes by pasting your text into our free online word counter. Get keyword density and reading level, along with word, character and page count. It's the perfect tool for honing short texts like tweets and Facebook posts, or editing longer work like high school or college essays.
John Dalziel's insight:
Another EdTech tool worth a closer look is Word Counter an easy to use on-line tool for counting...
  - characters,
  - words,
  - sentences,
  - paragraphs and
  - pages in real time. 
To begin...
  - start typing directly into the text area or paste in text from another source.
  - the sidebar on the right will update in real-time with the current character and word counts, and most frequently used keywords.
  - Select Top, 1x, 2x or 3x to toggle between keyword word groups. 
Again, Word Counter is "Simple but effective" and worth a closer look.
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Claro - Create compelling eLearning content

Claro - Create compelling eLearning content | technologies | Scoop.it
From www.dominknow.com - March 1, 1:57 PM
"transform your eLearning course into a user-friendly, interactive and engaging mobile learning experience"
John Dalziel's insight:
As you'll be aware, there are a lot of mobile eLearning tools available; I've posted about many of them, that I've tried out. They are handy, easy to operate and come with numerous features and options to provide users with the best content developing experience and to meet their on-line course requirements. Another tool, worth a closer look, to transform your eLearning course into a user-friendly, interactive and engaging mobile learning experience is Claro. 
Claro - https://elogiclearning.com/claro-lms-elearning-authoring/ - or - https://www.dominknow.com/platformtours/claro/index.html - will help educators to create an on-line course with the use of mobile-compliant HTML5. 
Claro provides excellent features and options to incorporate into a users learning course. 
The options that come with Claro include pre-designed mobile themes along with a wide variety of assessment functionality, which is commonly available in desktop courses. 
Whether educators wish to develop...
  - responsive content,
  - software stimulation or
  - a conventional eLearning course, 
...Claro provides all the features that educators need. 
Some of the features include...
  - Adaptive and responsive output
  - HTML, full-featured authoring
  - Reuse and sharing of content
  - Real-time collaboration
  - Publishing options for apps, LMS, LRS, print 
The content created, with the help of Claro tool, can easily be re-used to fulfill both formal and informal requirements; eliminating the need to develop multiple versions. 
As I said in the introduction, "...Another tool, worth a closer look"
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Math in Real Life -Lessons Worth Sharing | TED-Ed

Math in Real Life -Lessons Worth Sharing | TED-Ed | technologies | Scoop.it
From ed.ted.com - February 25, 3:48 PM
Use engaging videos on TED-Ed to create customized lessons. You can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch
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Math in Real Life is a series of TED-Ed lessons (79) and TED Talks. 
The "real life" context found in the videos, in the Math in Real Life series, is broad in nature and like most TED-Ed videos, could make nice extensions to an educators learning environment instruction. e.g. educators will find lessons about how maths is used to guide ships and calculating rates of travel in space. 
Well worth a closer look by STEM/STEAM Educators.
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Quick Capture - a great Chrome extension that educators, and/or learners, can use to take screenshots of their current page(s) - Chrome Web Store

Quick Capture - a great Chrome extension that educators, and/or learners, can use to take screenshots of their current page(s) - Chrome Web Store | technologies | Scoop.it
From chrome.google.com - February 17, 7:18 AM
Quick capture your current page screen.
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Quick Capture is a great Chrome extension that educators, and/or learners, can use to take screenshots of their current page(s). 
Quick Capture offers users 4 screenshot options...
  - capture a visible part of the page,
  - capture the entire page,
  - delayed capture which gives you 3 seconds before the capture takes place and
  - capture a local image 
The way this Quick Capture works is straight forward.
  - First it needs to be installed it on the Chrome browser; Next once users are on a web page they want to take a screenshot of
  - click on the tool’s icon on the top right hand corner and choose which screen capture mode they want. They will be directed to a page where they can...
  - edit and work on the screenshot. 
One particular feature I like about this app is full-page screen capture. With a single click, Quick Capture generates a screenshot of the whole page, not just what can be seen. 
Quick Capture also offers a wide variety of tools to annotate and edit your screenshots. Users can
  - add... text, shapes, arrows,
  - edit using a pencil or brush,
  - crop specific parts,
  - add emojis 
...and much more. 
Once the screenshot is ready users can save it to their...
  - Google Drive,
  - local hard drive, 
or...
  - send it to Slack or
  - save it to Quick Capture. 
NOTE: Users can save their captures to Quick Capture either as a guest without having to sign up in which case their captures are stored for 10 days only or they can sign in with Facebook or Google and save their screenshots with a free storage for 30 days. 
I download my captures straight to my computer’s local drive. Ideal for Chromebooks and well worth a closer look!
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Apple Teacher Learning Centre - Apple Education's CPD Resource

Apple Teacher Learning Centre - Apple Education's CPD Resource | technologies | Scoop.it
From appleteacher.apple.com - February 13, 5:30 AM
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Apple Teacher Learning Centre is a free educational resource from, no surprise, Apple. 
Apple Teacher Learning Centre...
  - is an on-line platform designed specifically for educators implementing Apple products in their instruction.
  - provides a wide variety of resources, materials, lesson ideas and projects to help educators make the best of Apple technology in education. 
NOTE: Individuals can...
   1: find out more about Apple Teacher, before signing up, at https://www.apple.com/education/apple-teacher/
   2: benefit from this on-line platform, even though they are not an Apple user, because several of the learning activities, lesson tips and project ideas can be applied through the use of apps that are not necessarily Apple’s. 
To use Apple Teacher Learning Centre educators need to
   - sign up using your Apple login credentials.
   - fill in their information including the subject they teach and 
   - click the ‘Sign up’ button 
Once logged in, educators select the collection, iPad or iMac, that they want to browse. 
Each selection features a number of...
   - resources,
   - guides, and
   - study materials
...for using iPads, Macs or Apple apps in their learning environments. 
As well as the iPad and Mac collections, educators can also access a number of other interesting resource pages such as...
   - ‘Learning Resources for Teacher’,
   - ‘Bring Apple Teacher to your School’,
   - ‘Earning Swift Playgrounds Badges’,
   - ‘Inspiration for Teachers’ 
...and many more. 
 Go on head over to Apple Teacher learning centre and give it a try.
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KeepVid On-line Video Converter - Free, Easy and Fast!

KeepVid On-line Video Converter - Free, Easy and Fast! | technologies | Scoop.it
From www.keepvid.cc - February 11, 5:01 AM
100% free online video converter – convert videos to MP4, MP3, MOV, AVI, 3GP, MKV and more online without installing any software.
John Dalziel's insight:
KeepVid Video Converter allows educators and learners to convert media files from and to different formats. 
The process is straight forward. 
Educators, and/or learners, can...
  - use the on-line converter directly from the website or
  - download the software onto their Windows or Mac computer (trial version is free) then register and start working on their videos. 
KeepVid also provides a number of editing tools to...
   - trim,
   - crop,
   - add watermarks,
   - add subtitles, and
   - apply effects to a video prior to its conversion. 
KeepVid Converter allows users to convert the following...
   - any video to MP4 files,
   - any audio to MP3 files,
   - any video to AVI files, and
   - any video to MOV files. 
KeepVid also offers guides - https://www.keepvid.cc/guide/get-started.html - to help users learn how to use each of these features. 
NOTE: - KeepVid Convert works in almost all the popular web browsers including Chrome, Firefox and Safari. 
Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/yZkJXnRmKKk to learn more about how the KeepVid Converter works. 
As you can see, KeepVid Video Converter is easy and simple to use and no advanced video editing experience is required.
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KeepVid Video Converter allows educators and learners to convert media files from and to different formats. 
The process is straight forward. 
Educators, and/or learners, can...
  - use the on-line converter directly from the website or
  - download the software onto their Windows or Mac computer (trial version is free) then register and start working on their videos. 
KeepVid also provides a number of editing tools to...
   - trim,
   - crop,
   - add watermarks,
   - add subtitles, and
   - apply effects to a video prior to its conversion. 
KeepVid Converter allows users to convert the following...
   - any video to MP4 files,
   - any audio to MP3 files,
   - any video to AVI files, and
   - any video to MOV files. 
KeepVid also offers guides - https://www.keepvid.cc/guide/get-started.html - to help users learn how to use each of these features. 
NOTE: - KeepVid Convert works in almost all the popular web browsers including Chrome, Firefox and Safari. 
Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/yZkJXnRmKKk to learn more about how the KeepVid Converter works. 
As you can see, KeepVid Video Converter is easy and simple to use and no advanced video editing experience is required.
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Scratchwork - on-line whiteboard and video conferencing tool designed with STEM/STEAM learners in mind

Scratchwork - on-line whiteboard and video conferencing tool designed with STEM/STEAM learners in mind | technologies | Scoop.it
From app.scratchwork.io - March 27, 6:30 AM
John Dalziel's insight:
Scratchwork is a relatively new on-line whiteboard and video conferencing tool designed with STEM/STEAM learners in mind. 
Scratchwork's platform works like many similar services as it provides users with a whiteboard on which they can...
  - draw,
  - type, and
  - import images to annotate. 
BONUS: Scratchwork is a little different than other services because it includes a Latex editor for writing equations. 
Scratchwork also offers an option to draw on a tablet and import those drawings. 
The collaboration element comes into effect when users activate the video conferencing component built into Scratchwork. 
NOTE: Scratchwork's free plan has a limit of four boards and three collaborators. 
Pricing can be viewed at https://app.scratchwork.io/pricing ;
Has to be worth trying out at least one of the four free boards!
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Science Dictionary - Biology, Physics, & More - One for STEM/STEAM Educators and Learners

Science Dictionary - Biology, Physics, & More - One for STEM/STEAM Educators and Learners | technologies | Scoop.it
From itunes.apple.com - March 22, 2:09 PM
Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Science Dictionary - Biology, Physics, & More. Download Science Dictionary - Biology, Physics, & More and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
John Dalziel's insight:
Science Dictionary, as its name suggests, provides definitions of more than 1,000,000 scientific terms across different scientific fields including biology, physics, chemistry, geology, oceanography, astronomy, environmental science and many more. 
Science Dictionary also provides visual illustrations in the forms of diagrams and images. 
Some of the scientific terms come with audio pronunciation in both American and British accents so students can learn how to say them. 
Other features provided by Science Dictionary include...
  - the ability to bookmark and save unlimited pages so users can easily access them later on,
  - the use of native voice search to audio search terms,
  - viewing search suggestions as users type in their queries,
  - users seeing their recent searches,
  - access to advanced settings to refine searches and
  - being able to share definitions with others through social media platforms , email or text. 
Science Dictionary is worth a closer look!
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Insert icons for Slides - Google Slides add-on

Insert icons for Slides - Google Slides add-on | technologies | Scoop.it
From chrome.google.com - March 19, 10:55 AM
Browse 1800+ icons from Font Awesome and Google Material Design, available in every colors and insert them in your slides
John Dalziel's insight:
There are many great Google Slide Add-Ons that educators and/or learners can use to enhance their presentations. 
To install Add-Ons for Google Slides, just...
  - click on the Add-Ons Menu
  - choose Get Add-Ons
  - find the Add-On that you would like (in this case Insert Icons for slides) and install 
Insert Icons (for Slides) has over 1800 icons to choose from. 
Once users have selected an icon and added it into their slide, they can...
  - right-click
  - select "Format options" 
...to add a drop a shadow, add a reflection and much more. 
Insert Icons gives users the ability to insert and edit simple icons.  
The editing tools enables users to change the colour and resize icons. 
There are many ways that users can use this "Simple but effective" Add-on.
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Photos for Class: The quick and safe way to find and cite images for class!

Photos for Class: The quick and safe way to find and cite images for class! | technologies | Scoop.it
From www.photosforclass.com - March 16, 11:56 AM
The World’s easist way to search for safe, creative commons images and cite them.
John Dalziel's insight:
Learners can spend a great deal of time searching for images to use in their projects/coursework/etc. 
It's important that they are made aware that...
  - not all images they find can be used and/or
  - they're also supposed to give credit where credit is due if the images can be used (Attribution). 
Photos for Class is an ideal site for learners to use to find free images they can use and a huge bonus is that Photos for Class automatically adds the required attribution information to the footer of the images that they download. 
Photos for Class has, until recently relied on Flickr's library of Creative Commons and public domain images, however Photos for Class has started to include public domain images from Pixabay's safe search. 
Richard Byrne's video - https://www.youtube.com/embed/WNkroByAw8U - demonstrates how anyone can use Photos for Class to find and download free images. 
Yes it's "Simple but Effective!"
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I'm always looking for more resources for great ways to legally add images to student projects. My fav. is Flickr Creative Commons!
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Ptable - a Dynamic Periodic Table

Ptable - a Dynamic Periodic Table | technologies | Scoop.it
From ptable.com - March 12, 10:42 AM
Interactive periodic table with dynamic layouts showing names, electrons, oxidation, trend visualization, orbitals, isotopes, and compound search. Full descriptions from write-up sources.
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Looking for a Periodic Table that makes academic information more accessible, for learners, than in the past? 
Ptable is an interactive display of the Periodic Table of Elements. 
Users just...
  - place their mouse pointer over an element to access the basic information about it.
  - click on any element to open a Wikipedia article about that element. 
The article opens within a dialogue box within Ptable so users don't have to leave the site and then come back to use the table again. 
Learners can access information from any of their Internet-connected devices and no longer need to lug around a big chemistry text book. 
Watch a Ptable demo at https://www.youtube.com/embed/EX56SP-lTHc to see how much more there is on offer to educators and their learners.
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Looking for a Periodic Table that makes academic information more accessible, for learners, than in the past? 
Ptable is an interactive display of the Periodic Table of Elements. 
Users just...
  - place their mouse pointer over an element to access the basic information about it.
  - click on any element to open a Wikipedia article about that element. 
The article opens within a dialogue box within Ptable so users don't have to leave the site and then come back to use the table again. 
Learners can access information from any of their Internet-connected devices and no longer need to lug around a big chemistry text book. 
Watch a Ptable demo at https://www.youtube.com/embed/EX56SP-lTHc to see how much more there is on offer to educators and their learners.
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Webjets – The new way to collect, organise and share anything

Webjets – The new way to collect, organise and share anything | technologies | Scoop.it
From webjets.io - March 8, 12:49 PM
Seamless productivity for connecting the dots.
John Dalziel's insight:
Webjets is an information management tool. 
Webjets provides educators & learners with an intuitive platform where they can...
  - collect,
  - save and
  - organise 
...digital content. 
Educators & learners can also use Webjets to...
  - record their notes,
  - set goals,
  - remember tasks,
  - create mind maps, and
  - share their digital libraries with others. 
Educators & learners can also use it to collaborate with others in creating digital boards. 
Users can share anything with their friends or peers, and all changes are instantly synchronised between users. 
Using Webjets’ bookmarklet users can instantly drag and drop content (or copy and paste web URLs) from any window or tab into interactive visual cards. 
Users can also create empty cards to record...
  - notes,
  - to-do lists,
  - reminders,
  - tasks…etc. 
Webjets provides users with multiple organisational features to help them structure their content into...
  - canvases,
  - collections,
  - diagrams
  - grids,
  - mind maps and
  - tables 
To sum-up... 
Webjets has a huge potential for everyone within education...
  - Researchers can use it to bookmark and annotate content they come across on-line.
  - Educators can use it to create public digital libraries containing curated content and educational resources to help their learners and drawing on Webjets collaborative features.
  - learners can work in teams to browse the web, collect relevant materials for their research project and organise them into editable mind maps or tables to share with their peers and educator. 
To learn more about Webjets, watch the video clip at https://www.youtube.com/embed/Si82X8B0Ovc ;
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Webjets is an information management tool. 
Webjets provides educators & learners with an intuitive platform where they can...
  - collect,
  - save and
  - organise 
...digital content. 
Educators & learners can also use Webjets to...
  - record their notes,
  - set goals,
  - remember tasks,
  - create mind maps, and
  - share their digital libraries with others. 
Educators & learners can also use it to collaborate with others in creating digital boards. 
Users can share anything with their friends or peers, and all changes are instantly synchronised between users. 
Using Webjets’ bookmarklet users can instantly drag and drop content (or copy and paste web URLs) from any window or tab into interactive visual cards. 
Users can also create empty cards to record...
  - notes,
  - to-do lists,
  - reminders,
  - tasks…etc. 
Webjets provides users with multiple organisational features to help them structure their content into...
  - canvases,
  - collections,
  - diagrams
  - grids,
  - mind maps and
  - tables 
To sum-up... 
Webjets has a huge potential for everyone within education...
  - Researchers can use it to bookmark and annotate content they come across on-line.
  - Educators can use it to create public digital libraries containing curated content and educational resources to help their learners and drawing on Webjets collaborative features.
  - learners can work in teams to browse the web, collect relevant materials for their research project and organise them into editable mind maps or tables to share with their peers and educator. 
To learn more about Webjets, watch the video clip at https://www.youtube.com/embed/Si82X8B0Ovc ;
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The Noun Project - Icons for Everything

The Noun Project - Icons for Everything | technologies | Scoop.it
From thenounproject.com - March 5, 10:26 AM
Creating, Sharing and Celebrating the World’s Visual Language.
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If learners need simple images for...
  - diagrams,
  - illustrations, or
  - multimedia projects, 
...the Noun Project - https://thenounproject.com/ or https://thenounproject.com/for-edu/ - is a good resource for them to browse through. 
The Noun Project collections include thousands of public domain, Creative Commons, and royalty-free icons. 
Find out more about the Noun Project by watching the short video at https://vimeo.com/48846655 ;
The Noun Project also offers Add-ons for...
NOTE: Like other image search Add-ons, the Noun Project's Google Docs and Google Slides Add-ons let you search for images and insert them into your projects without having to open a new tab or browser window.
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Witeboard - draw, write, brainstorm and share ideas with others

Witeboard - draw, write, brainstorm and share ideas with others | technologies | Scoop.it
From www.witeboard.com - March 2, 3:59 PM
Witeboard is the fastest way to collaborate real-time with your team anywhere.
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I've been evaluating and using New & Emerging Technologies (uNETs), that can potentially add value to an educator's teaching and professional development for some time. 
Today I'm giving a heads up to Witeboard. As its name indicates, Witeboard is a whiteboard tool that allows users to...
  - draw,
  - write 
  - brainstorm and
  - share ideas with others. 
Witeboard...
  - supports real-time collaboration and
  - works across different platforms.
  - doesn’t require a sign up or software download. 
Let me know what you think by visiting my witeboard for this post (called Heads Up...) at https://witeboard.com/1112d3a0-13f2-11e8-8b8c-9f9f4335cf0a ;
Simple but effective
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Pixorize: Image Annotation Made Easy

Pixorize: Image Annotation Made Easy | technologies | Scoop.it
From pixorize.com - February 26, 3:03 PM
Pixorize is the online image-annotation platform where users can upload, annotate, and share images online. For images, we’re the best solution for studying, giving feedback, explaining, and more. Create an account and start sharing smarter images in minutes.
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Pixorize has great potential as an alternative to Thinglink. Educators, and/or learners, can use Pixorize to annotate...
  - diagrams,
  - maps, or
  - images. 
Pixorize is a free tool for adding interactive annotations to images. 
Pixorize is a fairly straight-forward process, just...
  - upload any picture (After your image is uploaded you may need to resize it to make it fit into your browser). 
Once the image is uploaded users can...
  - add circles, points, stars, and squares as annotation markers on their image. After adding an annotation marker users can
  - write text to explain the element of the image to which you are calling attention. 
To save and or share their work on Pixorize users must create an account. 
After saving their image on Pixorize they can share a link to it or embed it in a blog post. 
Educators and learners should harness the "Power of Interactive Images" by giving Pixorize a try!
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Louvre HD - Popular Paintings and Works of Art

Louvre HD - Popular Paintings and Works of Art | technologies | Scoop.it
From itunes.apple.com - February 22, 7:48 AM
Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Louvre HD. Download Louvre HD and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
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The Louvre HD app provides access to a huge library of some of the most popular works of art and paintings stored in the Louvre museum. 
Louvre HD will take users on a virtual tour to explore over 2300 paintings featured in its collections. 
Users will get to discover popular master pieces by...
  - Canaletto (The Rialto Bridge)
  - Da Vinci (Mona Lisa),
  - Jean Auguste Dominique ( La Grand Odalisque),
  - Lucas Van Valckenborch (The Tower of Babel),
  - Vermeer (The Lacemaker), 
...and many more. 
What’s more, Louvre HD provides you access to HD versions of paintings. 
Collections are organised by century, genre, or by name. 
You can also use the app’s internal search functionality to locate specific works of art. 
Louvre HD allows learners, and/or educators, to download paintings so that they can access and view them offline. 
Louvre HD also enables them to add them to ‘My Favourites’ and view them in slideshow mode. 
Educators, and/or learners, can share the ones they like on social media or by email. 
Try it out, if you love modern art, this app is definitely for you.
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ClassHook | Educational Clips from Popular Media

ClassHook | Educational Clips from Popular Media | technologies | Scoop.it
From www.classhook.com - February 16, 12:14 PM
Teach your students using their favorite TV shows and movies.
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ClassHookuses YouTube as a source of videos and can...
  - save Educators time when searching for a video clip to support a point in their lesson plan.
  - also be helpful in finding a video to build a flipped lesson upon. 
ClassHook enables educators to search for video clips according to subject and topic. 
Most of the video clips found on ClassHook come from television shows and movies. 
ClassHook has also introduced a new feature that filters profanity from videos. This new feature is called "profanity skipping" and it does what the name implies. As a video plays back, any profanity in the clip is skipped. Profanity skipping was developed by ClassHook in response to educators who said they had found a clip that would be useful in a lesson except for one or two swear words. ClassHook's profanity skipping feature will let those educators use such clips. 
Learn more about ClassHook by watching the video clip at https://www.youtube.com/embed/nfJr3DW1cYE ;
Go on, it must be worth while creating a YouTube playlist to organise the clips found via ClassHook.
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Form Scheduler - Google Forms add-on

Form Scheduler - Google Forms add-on | technologies | Scoop.it
From chrome.google.com - February 12, 10:19 AM

Lets you limit responses and schedule the form based on the google calendar events.

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If Educators use Google Forms, then they might want to check out this Add-On called Form Scheduler. 
The free version enables users to close their Form at a maximum number of responses and/or a specific date. There is also a feature to open a form during specific events. e.g. let's say an educator has a course session from 9 am to 11 am on their Google Calendar. They can use Form Scheduler to open during that time slot.
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DesignCap - Free On-line Poster Maker, Create Your Own Stunning Posters 

DesignCap - Free On-line Poster Maker, Create Your Own Stunning Posters  | technologies | Scoop.it
From www.designcap.com - February 9, 9:00 AM
DesignCap's poster maker allows anyone to create custom posters with lots of templates, clipart, and fonts, etc. in minutes, no advanced graphic skills needed. Try it for free now!
John Dalziel's insight:
Educators can use DesignCap to create educational posters to use in learning environments and/or to share with their learners. 
There are three easy steps... 
  - choose a poster template from the gallery, find the one you like then click on it. 
  - customise the layout and content of the selected poster. Users can change things such as...
   ... poster background,
   ... text fonts,
   ... add clip arts,
   ... upload their own photos ...and many more. 
When the poster is ready users can 
  - share it with others in social media websites, save it to their computer, or print a copy. 
DesignCap is free and doesn't require any software download but users need to sign up if they want to save and share their posters. 
Registration is free. 
Go on, give DesignCap a try and see if you like it.
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