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Digital Tools For Digital Kids–

Free Software Programs for the 21st Century Classroom

Howie DiBlasi – Conference: 2008         howie@frontier.net         www.toolsfortheclassroom.com

 

Blog for comments = http://mytooltest.blogspot.com

Software list with links:

Jing Web site for the download:  = www.jingproject.com     

Zamzar- file converter      www.zamzar.com

Scratch  -  Download the software -  http://scratch.mit.edu/download

KeepVid   http://keepvid.com/

Audacity with Podcasting -   Audacity Demo   www.audacity.com

Audio Grabber  http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/

                                 or  Media Player 10 or   CD- Ripper or CD to MP3 Converter

Free Play Music   www.freepalymusic.com

Jamendo Free Music  http://www.jamendo.com/en/

Sketchup-Googel – 3D models    http://sketchup.google.com/

LetterPOP   Newsletter on the WEB  http://letterpop.com/

Gcast Podcast from you cell phone  http://www.gcast.com/

Keepvid – save YouTube Videos to playback  http://keepvid.com/

Delicious – Social bookmarking   http://delicious.com/

Writeboard     Writeboard   http://writeboard.com 

Pixamo Photo Store and Share- demo

Web site: http://www.pixamo.com/sys/login

Photo Story – sample  show “Let Them Be Little

http://www.toolsfortheclassroom.com/page6.html      

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92755126-a008-49b3-b3f4-6f33852af9c1&DisplayLang=en

STEP by STEP…For FIVE FRAME:   Show ONE SAMPLE

http://www.toolsfortheclassroom.com/page8.html

Google Docs –collaboration project   http://docs.google.com/

Memories on Web –Folder   http://www.codejam.com/

http://www.codejam.com/slideshow/mow.htm#tips

e-Pals   www.epals.org

Getting Started: Finding, Choosing and Collaborating via ePals

Brand New To ePals         Tips for Starting ePals         Our ePals Friend from Arlington

Choosing a project           Using ePals' Database, Germanys

Travel Buddy Exchange

i-Google   :   What is iGoogle?

http://www.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=20324

Comments from users of iGoogle

http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Top100Tools/igoogle.html

 

Wiki                http://toolsfortheclassroom.wikispaces.com/

Website for educators:   http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

Wikispace Conference; http://toolsfortheclassroom.wikispaces.com/

PB WIKI - PB WIKI for teachers – Opening Screen http://www.pbwiki.com

 

Blogs              Go to website blogger-blogspot   =   https://www.blogger.com/start

https://www.blogger.com/start      WorkShop Blog  http://toolsfortheclassroom.blogspot.com/

ustream    http://www.ustream.tv/

QuantumShift TV :    http://www.quantumshift.tv/

Voicethread  http://voicethread.com/#home

SKYPE   ……WEB Cameras - $19.95 - $89.95  www.skype.com

       Camera + Skype =IVC-WebCast ---Can be H323 compatible with plug-in software

Picasa – photo editing and storage  http://picasa.google.com/index-new2.html

Picnic – photo editing and storage    http://www.picnik.com/

 

Cooliris- photo storage – demo http://www.cooliris.com/


Pixamo Photo Store and Share- demo - Web site: http://www.pixamo.com/sys/login

ZOHO – Multiple documents site   http://www.zoho.com/

TeacherTube – Video teachers can upload   http://www.teachertube.com/

Student Social Network Site  www.imbee.com

Google Earth –

Think.com  Project site:    http://www.thinkquest.org/en/

My Hero project:  http://www.myhero.com/myhero/

JumpCut- Free Video Editing Site:   http://www.jumpcut.com/

Did You Know 5 – Download file:   http://www.toolsfortheclassroom.com/page12.html

Edutopia Magazine     http://www.edutopia.org/

Jamestown – Podcastas- Best Part of me  http://web.me.com/jamestownelementary/Favorite/Welcome.html

Jamestown Elementary – Kindergarten Blog- Mr. Turner

http://turnerkindergarten.blogspot.com/

Other Ideas and software

Brains Breaker  NEW! program version 4.9   http://www.brainsbreaker.com/download.htm

Book Publishing – Lintor Create A Book

Create-A-Book:  http://www.lintorpublishing.com

Journey North :   Journey North Project

Web Site: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/

Show VIDEO – LUCAS   Journey North for Kids:

Best Part of ME  - Best Part of Me – Lesson Plan  http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=218

Alice 2.0 3D Software designed for high school and college students. Storytelling Alice designed for middle-school students.  http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=downloads/download_alice

 

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