Tech+Tool+of+the+Week!

====Every week I will attempt to post a new tech tool or resource for the classroom on this page. Let me know if you know of one that should be on this list. ====

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 * DATE || WEBSITE || DESCRIPTION ||

-goto iTunes>iTunesU>Universities-University of South Florida || Not really new to some of you as it was shown to us at a Apple Workshop last year. Literature teachers should check out University of South Florida Lit2Go site for an awesome collection of classical audio books for FREE! Great collection of mostly free resources. ||
 * 7/6/2011 || [|Wolframalpha] || Wow, great site for research. To fully appreciate it you will need to browse. ||
 * 7/5/2011 || I[|nteractive Games/Quiz] || Great Site for Elem. students. ||
 * 5/9/2011 || iPad Tutorials [|A] ||  ||
 * 5/9/2011 || [|Google Education Tutorials] || With the plan to integrate Google Apps/Tools into the Exeter-Milligan Schools it would be beneficial for some of you to explore how to use these tools. You will be given an account before the end of the school year so you can explore over break! ||
 * 4/24/2011 || [|Free Documentary Videos] || Great site with great selection of Documentary Videos..Excellent Science and Social Science videos. ||
 * 4/17/2011 || [|Anatomy Arcade] || Interesting site with Videos/Games/Flashcards for the Human Body.. ||
 * 4/2/2011 || [|Great Science Activities] || Instructions for various Science labs ||
 * 3/27/2011 || [|Cool Text] || Cool Text Generator(for Websites, Images, Documents, Keynotes,...) ||
 * 3/27/2011 || [|JFK's Virtual Desk] || Great Interactive Site with videos/speeches/documents from JFK's Presidency. ||
 * 3/14/2011 || [|Amazing Before/After Pictures] || Amazing before/after images of Japanese landmarks. ||
 * 3/14/2011 || [|Japanese Earthquake Interactive] || New York Times link showing the cause of the devastating earthquake. ||
 * 3/14/2011 || [|Economics of Seinfeld] || Economics concepts explained in various Seinfeld episodes. ||
 * 3/7/2011 || [|Dabbleboard] || Great Educational tool for collaboration. "Dabbleboard is an online collaboration application that’s centered around the whiteboard. With a new type of drawing interface that's actually easy and fun to use, Dabbleboard gets out of your way and just lets you draw. Finally the whiteboard enters the digital age!" Promising tool for 1:1 Schools. ||
 * 2/27/2011 || [|Seussville] || Happy Birthday(in a few days) Dr. Seuss! Site that has everything Seuss related! ||
 * 2/27/2011 || [|Study Jams] || Short Tutorials on major Science and Math concepts from Scholastic. ||
 * 2/20/2011 || [|What2Learn] || Free site that allows you to create review games for different grade levels. ||
 * 2/20/2011 || [|Dare to Compare] || Dept. of Education site quiz for various subjects/grade levels to compare your scores with others. ||
 * 2/13/2011 || [|Knoword] || Fun, Addicting Vocabulary/Spelling Game. ||
 * 2/7/2011 || [|Type with Me] || Allow you to share a document with 16 other people to have online collaboration. I think it would be a great tool to interact with people around the world or use in class to help some of the soft spoken students have a chance to chime in. ||
 * 2/7/2011 || [|Qwiki] || The future of research will be similar to this. Basically, a multimedia version of Wiki. Yes some information may be dated and some pronunciation errors. ||
 * 1/31/2011 || [|Hippocampus] || Great Video tutorial on a variety of Math, Science, and Social Science class. Definitely something that could enhance instruction on topics. ||
 * 1/30/2011 || [|Armored Penguin] || Great puzzle making site. Crossword, Wordfinds and much more.. ||
 * 1/22/2011 || [|Civil War Photography] || Sure a great history site, but I thought the photos would be excellent ideas for story generators. ||
 * 1/16/2011 || [|Interactive Science Smartboard] || Pretty cool interactive science displays for smartboard ||
 * 1/16/2011 || [|Story Starter] || Interesting Elementary tool. Generate fun and creative story ideas from Scholastic.com. Smartboard compatible. ||
 * 1/9/2011 || [|Algebra Help] || Step by Step instruction for help with Algebra ||
 * 1/9/2011 || [|60 Second Recap] || Mrs. Wahl uses this. Excellent site for English teachers with recaps of over 30 books. ||
 * 1/9/2011 || [|Congressional Bill Simulation] || Taken from Indiana University. Interactive process on how member decides to vote. ||
 * 1/9/2011 || [|Kinetic City] || Another interesting site for Science teachers. Wide variety of basic science activities. ||
 * 1/9/2011 || [|Game for Science] || Interesting Interactive Science game for Elementary Students. ||
 * 1/9/2011 || [|Math Live] || Video Lessons with Activities and Assessments on a variety of Math skills. ||
 * 12/19/2010 || [|60 Seconds Civics] || Daily Podcast to help increase knowledge of U.S. Government! ||
 * 12/12/2010 || [|Distance Learning Cart] || Visit Henry Doorly Zoo, Homestead, Badlands, National Archives and many more from the Distance Learning Room in Exeter. You could also set up connection with other schools using the this. Let me know if you are interested and I will assist in the setting it up for you. ||
 * 12/5/2010 || [|Discovery Education] || Great site for variety of classrooms from videos to activities. ||
 * 11/28/2010 || Typing Game [|A], [|B], [|C], || Excellent [|Free Typing Games](C is a Typing Test) ||
 * 11/28/2010 || [|Sharendipity-Education] || Site to make your own review games or use previously created. ||
 * 11/14/2010 || [|Free Documentaries] || Some great videos over many topics....for free!! ||
 * 11/7/2010 || Various Elem. SmartBoard Tools || Found this wiki full of SmartBoard tools for Elem. classrooms. ||
 * 11/7/2010 || [|Tubechop] || Ever want students to watch part of a video, but can't remember what part of the video it is? Tubechop is your cure! Take part of youtube video and chop away to the part you want to utilize! ||
 * 10/31/2010 || [|P.E. Tech Integration] || Site with ideas for technology integration into Physical Education ||
 * 10/25/2010 || [|Vocabahead] || Great tool for all students, but especially useful for SPED. Check it out! ||
 * 10/17/2010 || [|FillAnyPdf.com] || Yes, I know I'm a week ahead but this tool must be shared! Wow, just the link I was looking for. Mr. Wilbeck sent me this link. For teachers who use Angel and place pdf worksheets for students to complete..this is the solution we have been waiting for. Try it out and let me know what you think. I am quite impressed considering it's free! ||
 * 10/10/2010 || [|SnappyWords.com] || Visual Dictionary that allows you to see word associations. You can see the meaning of words by moving your mouse cursor over it. Pretty neat tool. ||
 * 10/3/2010 || iTunes U
 * 9/27/2010 || [[file:shortcuts.pdf]] || This link is to a PDF that features the most common shortcuts. ||
 * 9/20/2010 || [|EduClips] || Free clips to use without worrying about copyright! ||
 * 9/20/2010 || [|More Math] || Just in case you didn't get enough Math resources last week..ENJOY! ||
 * 9/13/2010 || [|Math Manipulatives] || Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Math. Math resources for grades K-12. Great interaction tools! ||
 * 9/6/2010 || [|Science sites] || Website lists many cool science sites to try. From Periodic Table to Science Games..Check it out Science buffs.. ||
 * 8/28/2010 || [|SweetSites] || Excellent list of sites for teachers at all levels. Check it out! ||
 * 8/23/2010 || [|WallWisher] || Ok, so I know I already have one tool of the week....but I see great potential for this tool in most classroom. Think of Wallwisher like a corkboard and push pins. Basically you go in, choose a title, background color and custom URL and you are set up. You then give users the URL and they post digital stickies on the board. The catch is they only have 140 characters. ||
 * 8/23/2010 || [|FreePrompter] || Imagine students doing a news story from the Civil War using Photobooth. FreePrompter will allow student to read their story from their screen without having to look at a paper. Cool tool that can be utilized in a variety of classes with a combination of Photobooth or iMovie. ||
 * 8/16/2010 || [|TAGXEDO] || Turns words, speeches, articles, names or slogans into a tag cloud. You may insert your own images or use pre-made ones. Great idea for book reports or specific top reviews. Similar to Wordle but with picture option ||