Web+2.0+Cool+Tools

Resources and tools you can use when creating wiki pages and multimedia products to embed in your wiki


 * Resources for Content, Graphics & Video**


 * [|YouTube for Education]
 * [|BBC News Video]
 * [|CNN News Video]
 * Flickr
 * [| Digital Ethics] and Copyright Information


 * Cool Tools to embed into your wiki**


 * [|Bubbl.us__] – With this tool you can create a brainstorming mind map and embed it on your wiki. To keep from having students needing accounts to login, this would be a perfect tool to have one teacher account and use the interactive white board to create as a whole class then embed on the class wiki. The embed code is located under the ** Menu button ** in the bottom right corner.
 * [|Wordle__] – The use of Wordle has become very popular in the past year and with the ability to easily embed them, why not use them on your class webpage? The embed code is found directly beneath the generated Wordle.
 * __[|Animoto__] __ –Animoto is a wonderful tool to make photo music videos that can be easily embedded on a wiki or blog. This is an example Animoto created by an Andover High School Social Studies teacher as an introduction to the 1950s. The embed code is found with the ** Thumbtack Icon **.
 * [|aMap__] is an excellent tool for social studies projects. This tool provides a visual tool over debatable issues. When it is embedded on your site, students can take positions and fill out the map online. The embed code is located under ** share your aMap **.
 * [|Glogster__] is quickly becoming one of my favorite Web 2.0 tools, and now that there is an educational side, I’m really excited. With Glogster teachers or students can create interactive posters or digital scrapbook pages that provide links out to other sites. It’s a great visual to kick off a unit or wiki. For an example, check out __Civil War Sallie__, which is an awesome Travel Buddy wiki created by a 6 th grade student. The embed code ** is provided when you save the glogster. **
 * [|Google Forms__] – You will need to have a Google Account to use these as the forms are part of the Google Docs area. What I really like about the use of Google Forms for projects is they can be used for many purposes. Gather data from project partners, create a parent survey, assess your students’ prior knowledge on a topic, or even design a test. The forms are easy to create and easy to embed. Start with one of the <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #002aff; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; visibility: visible;">[|__Google Form Templates__] or generate your own from scratch. To find the embed code click ** More Actions ** – ** Embed. **
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #002aff; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; visibility: visible;">[|VoiceThread__] – This is a wonderful tool that simply takes student collaboration to the next level. Here students can share in discussions over images or video in an amazing way. If a person is already logged into Voicethread website, he can comment on a voicethread directly from your class website. The embed code is found under ** embed. **
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #002aff; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; visibility: visible;">[|BubbleShare__] – is another slideshow creator except this tool uses fun frames like television sets or a theater stage. The embed code is ** listed above ** the slideshow.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #002aff; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; visibility: visible;">[|Google Maps__] – Do parents need directions to a field trip destination or to a track meet? Go into Google maps and look up the destination’s address. Once the map is generated, click <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Link to this page, copy the web address from the <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paste HTML to embed in website  field in your browser and paste it into the HTML code of your wiki.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> Interactive Graphic Organizers – <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #002aff; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; visibility: visible;">[|ClassTools_] You can create venn diagrams, timelines, and more to be embedded on your site. ** Click on the gear icon **to get the embed code.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> Polls – Interested in polling students as a discussion starter? <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #002aff; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; visibility: visible;">[|Poll Vault_] is an easy tool to use. Simply create a poll and click ** share ** to find the embed code. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #002aff; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; visibility: visible;">[|Poll Everywhere__] is another tool where students can either vote online or SMS text their responses in. The embed code is ** on the right under Publish. **
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> PowerPoints – There are several tools that will allow you to convert your PowerPoints into the embeddable slideshows. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #002aff; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; visibility: visible;">[|Google Docs__], <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #002aff; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; visibility: visible;">[|Slideshare_] , <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #002aff; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; visibility: visible;">[|MyPlic_] , and <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #002aff; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; visibility: visible;">[|Slideshow_] will allow you to upload your PowerPoint and provide you an embed code to put on your website.
 * Acapela
 * Animoto
 * Avatars
 * Big Huge Labs
 * Blabberize
 * Book List-Shelfari
 * Collaboration Tools
 * Cool Text
 * Digital Storytelling
 * Fotobabble
 * GeoGreetings
 * Gizmoz
 * Glogster
 * Google Docs, Forms and Presentations
 * Google Earth and Maps
 * ipadio
 * Issuu
 * Kerpoof
 * LetterPop
 * Mixbook
 * Organizational Tools
 * Polls and Survey Tools
 * Scriblink
 * Storybird
 * Vocaroo
 * Voicethread
 * Voki
 * Wallwisher
 * Wikis
 * Wordle
 * xtranormal
 * Zooburst

**Royalty Free Music Resources**

> > > See also resources at: > http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/copyrightfreemusic
 * [|Incomptech]
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Square Peach Music] (small fee associated with some downloads)
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|AudioMicro] (small fee associated with some downloads)
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 16px; padding-right: 10px;">[|http://connectedlibraries. pbwiki.com/Valenza's+ Copyright+Free+Multimedia+ Links]
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding-right: 10px;">[|http://creativecommons.org/ audio]
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 16px; padding-right: 10px;">[]
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 16px; padding-right: 10px;"> [|http://www.setoncchs.com/ library/music-online.htm]
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 16px; padding-right: 10px;"> []
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 16px; padding-right: 10px;"> [|http://www.kennedy-spaien.com/ looking-at-podsafe-music-and- the-public-domain-for-your- show]
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 16px; padding-right: 10px;"> [|http://www.freeplaymusic.com]
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 16px; padding-right: 10px;"> [|http://www.soundjunction.org/ default.aspa]
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 16px; padding-right: 10px;"> []
 * [|www.freeplaymusic.com]
 * [|http://www.incompetech.com/m/ c/royalty-free]
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 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[] Free Classical compositions
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 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[] - Creative Commons Acoustic Rock
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[] (Dano has some great free royalty free music which students will like and just asks for acknowledgement- see the conditions)
 * Also, search for Creative Commons audio through <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[] and selecting Jamendo