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Every so often a tool is created that is so different and so unbelievably useful that it actually changes the way society functions. First came the spork – it scooped and punctured at the same time. Then came the remote control – you could watch TV and maneuver drones with a single click. Next was …
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PowToon allows learners to create animations...and they recently released a new version, Simple Mode, that makes it easier to use. Click through to the post to learn all the details. You may also be able to get a free account with PowToon if you are an educator. They are giving away $10 million dolllars worth of free accounts. For information on this go to this link. 
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"Screencasting, or capturing what you do on your computer (or tablet) in a video format while you narrate your actions, is one of the most powerful functions that modern computer technology has delivered to today’s educators."
Beth Dichter's insight:
EmergingEdTech has been running a Try-a-Tool-a-Week Challenge and this week Screencast-O-Matic is the tool of the week. If you have not used this tool and are interested in doing screencasting (also known as screen capture) take the time to review this video. The free version allows you to record up to 15 minutes, but you cannot edit the film. There is a paid version for $15 per year, which allows for editing and unlimited length! Screencast-O-Matic may be used as a web app, or you can download it (PC and Mac).
Tony Guzman's curator insight,
April 24, 2015 9:39 AM
This article includes a video tutorial on Screencast-o-matic, a video capture tool that can help you create videos for your students to help them in their learning.
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"Sixty seconds seems like an insignificant amount of time, but when you look at it in terms of how much data is created, there’s a whole lot going on. Almost two years ago, we created an infographic to highlight just how much digital data was generated every minute. The numbers were staggering. Recently, we decided …"
Beth Dichter's insight:
Check out this new infographic (published April 23, 2014) and learn what happens in one minute online. You can also see an infographic from a year ago (link in the post) and consider having students compare and contrast the two to find out what has changed.
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Buncee is fun and easy web tool for educators and students to create and share engaging multimedia presentations, interactive lessons, digital stories, and more
Beth Dichter's insight:
Buncee is a new tool that allows you (or your students) to create presentations...think of it is a digital canvas. There is a free version and it allows you to create a 2 slide presentation. There is also an edu version available for a cost. To read a post that provides additional information check out http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=5230
Mayra.Loves.Books's curator insight,
February 16, 2014 1:32 PM
Looks like a great presentation tool with plenty of possibilities for classroom and school library use. However, the free educators' account only offers two slides... Not so great!
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Check out this slideshow on ways to use ThingLink in your classroom AND create your account or upgrade your existing account to the new Premium account for educators! ThingLink allows you to take an image or create an image and tag it with links to videos, music, text, images and more. Take the time to create an account or upgrade your existing account before the end of this year. For additional resources on ThingLink from Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners you might want to check out this post: http://d97cooltools.blogspot.com/2013/12/grab-your-free-thinglink-edu-upgrade.html
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Here's another wonderful, easy to use app that makes it easy for teachers to create content for digital learning or let students create content! In the last
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Movenote is a cross platform app that allows you to combine presentations with speech. Working with Google apps, Android, iPads and more you can upload images, video, and documents and create a presentation where you also record your voice. This post includes a short video that explains the program and interviews with a number of teachers whom use this in their classrooms with students.
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Literably "allows students to read a text and have it automatically assessed for accuracy and words-per-minute speed. Plus, and this is what was most surprising to me, it also provides a fairly accurate indentification of student errors — in other words, what word they said instead of the word in the text. You’re able to provide the student or parent a link to the recording. And it’s free."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Thanks for Larry Ferlazzo for sharing this website that allows teachers to choose reading and levels for students to read and saves their reading so you can come back and access it via a dashboard. You will need to register and set-up your student list. Ferlazzo also discusses the cons of this. There is value in having one-on-one time with students when they read so you determine if they are "racing through words" or having other issues that may not be apparent through a recording. None the less this may be a great tool for some of your students. Students do have the option of re-recording.
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Beth Dichter's insight:
What happens in one minute on the web? This information is from 2013 according to the post.
Viljenka Savli (http://www2.arnes.si/~sopvsavl/)'s curator insight,
April 15, 2014 9:58 AM
This is what life today looks like :). The statistic is incredible and the distances ar 
José Antônio Carlos - O Professor Pepe's curator insight,
April 15, 2014 11:28 AM
A velocidade de nossos dias em um simples gráfico.
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While there are hundreds of tools and devices available, we have found 10 creative ways to use Google tools and services to help improve learning.
Beth Dichter's insight:
Check out 10 tools from Google including: * Voice Comments * Research Tools * WriteSpace * VideoNot.es * Read & Write Plus five more! Many of these tools require that you use Chrome as your browser. Each is described in detail in the post and links are provided.
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If you’ve got a story to tell, there’s never been a better time to find ways in which to enrich your work with digital storytelling.
Beth Dichter's insight:
After starting with a brief history of storytelling this post provides great resources as it explores digital storytelling in primary and secondary education, for higher education, for business and creative professionals, and storytelling for a new generation. In the section for primary and secondary education you will find links to great resources at the University of Houston which has a site dedicated to "educational uses of digital storytelling" as well as a site from the National Writing Project that provides many resources. A number of resources are also available in the section on higher education as well as as the section for business and creative professionals, which also suggests several Web 2.0 tools you might use to tell your story.
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"I believe that creativity is necessary in today’s classroom. In fact, creativity is one of the important 4 C’s (Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity) that make up part of the foundation of a 21st century education. The remaining foundation is of course another C (Significant Content). I believe that when you put all of these C’s together you get two more C’s which make up the 'Common Core'."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This post is the first in series and discusses free resources that may be stored on a local computer or a network. The list includes Scratch, Sketc-Up, Gimp, 3 free office suites, Alice, a variety of tools that will help you make movies and more. Most are described in some detail and there are links to additional resources to help you learn the tool. Additional posts will discuss Web 2.0 apps that may be used on the Internet (and across platforms), web apps and sites that promote literacy and student publication and web sites that promote student creativity.
Randy D. Nichols's curator insight,
January 15, 2013 9:30 AM
A good list to help you start (or continue) bulding a "digital toolbox" for multimodal compositions. (I will steal some of these ideas for my delicious links!)
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The latest update to my Best of the Web presentation for teachers. According to his blog only seven or eight of the items shown have been shared in previous presentations. If you are looking for some new tools for your classroom (or for you) then chances are good you will find them in this presentation!
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A list of the top 100 learning tools for 2012 from the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies. The post defines a learning tool as "a tool to create or deliver learning content/solutions for other, or a tool for you own personal or professional learning." Five hundred eighty-two "learning professionals" weighed in the list. You can view the list on this page, or link to Slideshare. You may also see a short analysis of the list, a best of breed (categorized) and a Winners and Losers 2012.
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How can educators decide which tech to use in the classroom? There are specialists who can help with that.
Beth Dichter's insight:
Finding great tools for your subject area is often time consuming. This post provides links and descriptions of 30 tools. Most are free (but not all). Although geared to social studies most tools would be useful to all teachers and learners. Below is a list of five tools, including several that were new to me. * Draggo, a free tool that helps you organize websites and is shareable. * Explee, an easy online video maker. This tool provides a free trial and then requires payment. There is an education plan available.. * Flipsnack allows you to create an online flipbook. You can create a book up to 15 pages in length for free. * CK-12 Flexbooks allows you to create your own online textbook, or modify ones that exist. * Kahoot allows you to create interactive quizzes that have a game show quality. There are many more great tools in this post. Take a few minutes to peruse it and you may find one or two tools to add to your toolbox next year.
Nick Urban's curator insight,
July 16, 2015 3:02 PM
These tech tools offer the teacher a wide array of options that can serve a multitude of purposes. In this article you can find a list of technologies this teacher has utilized and the tasks that they offer. From video creation, to word sharing, to primary sources this article offers an abundance of great information for any teacher, but really plays to the success of the social studies teacher. 
Jennifer McGuff's curator insight,
August 1, 2015 4:29 PM
I am supporting a social studies teacher integrate technology in her classroom
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"Give any Image a Talking Mouth and Make it an Engaging Learning Opportunity! There are quite a few web 2.0 tools that provide easy and exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom. One of them is Blabberize, a free online tool that allows you to quickly create talking images, providing some great opportunities to foster student engagement and collaboration."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Have you used Blabberize in your classroom? It is a free tool that allows you to upload an image and then create a talking picture. This post provides may suggestions on how to use it across disciplines as well as a video playlist that will showcase many examples of student work. Below are a few ideas. * Research a historical figure and use Blabberize to have them talk about their lives. * Find a favorite quote from a fictional character and have the character say the quote (and explain it if necessary). * Think about science and how you could use a talking image to explain an experiment, a change of phase, etc. * Research an animal and have the animal talk about their habitat, what they eat, etc. There are many ideas in this post and I suspect you can come up with more. Students need to able to create their own image (or find one that copyright free) and upload the image. It would be best if they wrote out what the image would say and practice it prior to recording using a computer. The post also discusses how students could collaborate on projects, and notes that if you cannot record with a computer you can record using a phone. Find more information as well as a link to a video tutorial in the post.
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These Fun, Free Web Applications Make it Quick and Easy to Create Cool Learning Content (Watch out Though, Other Teachers Will be Banging Down Your Door Looking
Beth Dichter's insight:
Five resources are shared in this post, with explanations about how to use them in your classroom. All have free versions available. * LessonPaths (http://www.lessonpaths.com/) allows you to put together groups of web resources and other digital resources in one location. (This was called MentorMob.) * Blendspace (https://www.blendspace.com/schools) is similar to LessonPaths but with a different look to it. Check them both out to see which fits your needs. * Geddit (http://letsgeddit.com/) provides a space where you can ask questions and students can respond using most any digital device that can access the Internet. * TED-Ed (http://letsgeddit.com/) is a resource that provides lessons that include a video, questions, resources and a discussion forum and allow you to flip any lesson you find. Additional videos are added frequently. * Powtoon (http://www.powtoon.com) allows you to create videos using templates. It is a little more complex to learn and you will be limited to five minute videos unless you subscribe. There is an educational version available. Have fun exploring these tools and creating content to engage your students!
Lori Wilk's curator insight,
March 23, 2014 11:14 PM
This list of webistes offers suggestions for sites with tools to help teachers to create interactive learning environment from surveys, to lessons, to making short videos. Super helpful escpecially since there's both free and paid versions available. You can have teaching tools on a zero or low budget.#education#technology.
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Drumroll, please! The final S’Cool Tools countdown, based entirely on your clicks!
Beth Dichter's insight:
Here is the list of the top ten "S'cool Tools" for 2013 from EdSurge. Last week I scooped the tools from 11 - 20. Once again there is a range of tools and they are all free. Three are detailed below but you may view information on all ten in the post. Have fun exploring! * Mathigon is an amazing math resource with videos, slideshows, e-books, apps and more. Resources are available for primary and secondary students. * Google Treks - Are you looking for lesson plans based on Google Maps? If so check out Google Treks. Lesson plans are across the curriculum and all use Google Maps so the concept of geographic location is involved. If you want to create your own Trek there is a tutorial and a rubric to help you out. * NuSkool uses "popular culture to enhance learning both inside and outside the classroom." Geared to students in grades 6 - 12 you may search for by grade, subject and genre. Genres include music, film, television, video games, sports, social networking and popular culture. Select your grade level, subject and genre and you will find a choice of lesson plans that include the media, a description of the lesson, procedures and assessments.
niftyjock's curator insight,
January 8, 2014 4:22 PM
I've used some of them. How many have you used?
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"Over the years, many of us have personally experienced the growth of technology in today’s classrooms. Instead of taking notes, students are now occupied by surfing the Internet, scrolling through Facebook, and messaging their friends on their smart phones, tablets, and laptops. Instead of focusing on the instruction, teachers are constantly required to interrupt class in order to remind those students again and again, that class time is for learning, not texting. However, as today’s students are using more technological devices, it is imperative that teachers have access to the resources to keep pace with the growing tech culture."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This post provides 25 teaching tools which are split into five categories: * Organization * Project Based Learning * Classroom Management * Presentations * Assessments This wide assortment of tools may include a few that are new to you. Each is described in the post.
Heather MacDonald's curator insight,
December 19, 2013 2:32 PM
Teaching tools in a "tech culture" - even in the classroom...maybe especially in the classroom our teaching tools adapt in order to teach children best practices in organization and learning skills. 
Erica Strain's curator insight,
August 24, 2018 8:55 PM
Technology tools to help you get organized in the classroom
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Use Presenter to create free professional interactive HTML5 Presentations, animations, banners, Splash pages and more.
Beth Dichter's insight:
Are you looking for a tool that will allow you to create interactive presentations, animations, infographics, and more? If so check out EWC Presenter. This is a cloud based tool that is easy to use. When you go to the website you will see a number of presentations that others have created. You can also access a number of videos that discuss the various features of Presenter at https://vimeo.com/user15791939/videos Because this tool uses HTML5 any presentations you create should also run on mobile devices. Students could use this tool to animate presentations and infographics and work on them from a computer in any location.
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This interactive ThingLink provides links to ten websites that are great tools to use in your classroom. Many of the links provide ideas for ways to use the tool with your students. Tools include: * Wikispaces Classroom * Padlet * MentorMob * SAMR
Sue Alexander's comment,
August 11, 2013 10:54 PM
Another great Scoop, Beth! I've learned so much from your topics this summer. Thanks!
Sue Alexander's curator insight,
August 11, 2013 10:58 PM
Fun interactive format, and the tools are good ones to explore.
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Know about iTalc? Bubbl.us? Ribbon Hero? You should! Discover the latest in free software that's making a splash in classrooms.
Beth Dichter's insight:
Here are ten free tech tools you may want to check out for your classroom. They range from iTalc,which is a free lab management system, allowing you to see what students are viewing and limit access to sites to Storytelling Aice, a program that allows students to learn to program to Ribbon Hero 2, put out by Microsoft this is a game that helps you learn to navigate the ribbon. An additional seven tools are also shared.
Jennifer Kleiner's curator insight,
March 3, 2015 12:53 PM
Bubbl.us made this list and I think it can be a great educational tool! Mind mapping helps learners to organize information more clearly, and clearly organized content is essential to retaining information. There are other interesting tools here as well.
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You can use custom timelines in book reports, projects, and just about every other piece of coursework in K-12. These tools will help.
Beth Dichter's insight:
Five timeline tools are discussed in this post. Learn more about: * Meograph * Capzles * Dipity * XTimeline There is a small description of each timeline as well as a screenshot.
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I hope you enjoyed the past post and welcome you to a series of posts of series dedicated to Creativity in digital classroom. I have some reflection, ideas, and some amazing resources to share. ...
Beth Dichter's insight:
Once again Michael Gorman has put together a great list of Web 2.0 tools that you might want to use in your classroom. In this post he provided information on 15 tools, and each tool has a variety of resources, ranging from tutorials to blog postings that discuss the tool to ways you might use the tool in your classroom and much more. A few of the tools mentioned include: * Glogster * Voki * Storybird * Answer Garden Check the post to learn more about these plus 11 additional tools!
douglas brassard's curator insight,
March 11, 2015 10:54 AM
This scoop is good because it shows the creativity in the digital classroom. 
alena sanchez's curator insight,
March 12, 2015 12:05 PM
This gives you reflection on the things you have been working on, scoop it is a very easy way to find things that you need
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Beth Dichter's insight:
This post from Mark Gleeson provides a great overview of Meograph, a fairly new Web 2.0 tool that allows you tell stories using images/videos, text, maps and a timeline, or as Gleeson states the "who/what, when, and where." In addition Gleeson takes the time to describe how to use the tool in words as well as a video, and also discusses some of the issues that he experienced. The Meograph website is geared to journalism and education. The education section states that the benefits of the site include "making learning fun with interactive content, easy for students to create their own projects, and perfect for history, literature and more." To go directly to the education site click http://www.meograph.com/education.
Noelia Sarabia's curator insight,
January 14, 2013 12:06 PM
aún en fase beta y con algunos detallitos, pero una herramienta interesante para quienes gustan de acompañar sus clases con narraciones 
Carol Thomson's comment,
March 22, 2013 9:34 AM
sadly doesnt work with ie which we have to use in school
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How do we prepare out students for Web 3.0 learning? This slide show by Judy O'Connell provides us an opportunity to look back in time, from what we might refer to as Web 0 and the journey to where we are today and where we are heading. Many define Web 2.0 as the social web. Web 3.0 will be defined by data, and the ability to link data in new ways. Many excellent resources are embedded within this slide show, so find some time to pull up your chair and learn more about what the future may hold.
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PowToon allows learners to create animations...and they recently released a new version, Simple Mode, that makes it easier to use. Click through to the post to learn all the details.
You may also be able to get a free account with PowToon if you are an educator. They are giving away $10 million dolllars worth of free accounts. For information on this go to this link.
I want to learn more about this!