Some+Favorite+Sites

** Favorite Web Tools **
ImaginationCubed is a multi user drawing tool. You can use a pen, stamp,shapes, line or you can type. You can also change the color of the background. I loved this one, it’s cool! You can paste a text to JustPasteit and you can get a link to share it with others. You can also upload pictures, save your document as a PDF file.

LinkBlip lets you monitor when the links you’ve sent to others has been clicked. You get a special URL and send it to other. When someone clicks the URL, you’re notified with an email with the time the link was clicked as well as the city which they were in

GoodWidgets is a way to create photo widgets for your blog or websites. It has different displays of photos. You can check the gallery [|here]. This is sure to be my favourite photo presentation widget!

Prezi is a unique way to create presentations without any slides but zooming sketches on a blank canvas. You can create your own group, collaborate on ideas and create your prezi presentation together. You realize that powerpoint is dead after using this tool, rest is your imagination.If you like it, you should also check Ahead.

StoryBird allows you to create their own stories from scratch using their own text and pictures. It’s also collaborating so you can start a story at home and you can finish it when you come back to school.

PhotoPeach is a quick way to create slideshows using pictures and music. It also lets you create quizzes on your slideshow

Ten free online sites for science teachers – @http://mashable.com/2010/12/16/science-teacher-resources/ = @http://www.classmarker.com/ = = Quiz maker for professional online testing = The ClassMarker online testing website is a professional, easy to use, online quiz maker that marks your tests and quizzes for you. ClassMarker saves you time normally spent marking test papers.

Never struggle with lesson planning again. Your plans are available anywhere and are simple to create.
@http://www.readwriteweb.com/biz/2010/11/hate-powerpoint-here-are-5-web-based-alternatives.php
 * Hate PowerPoint? Here Are 5 Web-based Alternatives **

** 24 Ways to Use the iPad in the Classroom ** @http://docs.google.com/a/d11.org/present/edit?id=0AV4irIYB_hT-ZGNyMm5yanJfNjE5ZGttamN4ZGc&hl=en Trail Me [] Trail Me is a new kind of Web publishing that you can use to create a trail of content on a specific topic that’s interesting to you. You can also read other peoples’ trails and walk them to keep up with any updates they make

__ Leadership Sites __
National Board Certification for Administrators @http://www.nbpts.org/products_and_services/national_board_certifica

Education Leaders Network @http://www.edleadersnetwork.org/ @http://www.tagxedo.com/ Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning tag cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text. @http://livebinders.com/ LiveBinders is your 3-ring binder for the Web ** Edmodo ** Edmodo is a free, secure, social learning platform for teachers, students, schools and districts. Edmodo provides teachers and students with a secure and easy way to post classroom materials, share links and videos, and access homework, grades and school notices. Teachers and students can store and share all forms of digital content – blogs, links, pictures, video, documents, presentations, and more. There are also special institutional features for schools and districts that can be accessed for free by administrators @http://www.edmodo.com/ @http://help.edmodo.com/2010/12/20/edmodo-in-the-classroom-prezi-pitch-to-teachers/ * Take the tour - @http://www.edmodo.com/home?tour=1 * Read the new user guide - @http://www.edmodo.com/guide * Check out the latest Edmodo news - @http://blog.edmodo.com/ * Questions? Ask our support group - @http://www.edmodo.com/home?support=1 Teachers Guide - @http://help.edmodo.com/userguide/
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