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[] Convert your photos to magnificent artwork, sketch or water color, completely similar freehand.
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[|http://www.wordle.net] Mentioned by Jenny on Monday morning Use this for creating word collages. The word entered most appears largest. Kaen mentioned that the school used it to collect feedback.

Seen Great Stuff Online for FREE?Share it along with a brief description of what you use it for. This one's a Beauty []. It lets you uplod text and it formats it like an old newpaper clipping.

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 * Task:** Create a fake identity for yourself. Using the two applications above, create a newspaper article and picture that can be used to convince someone that you have reached the top of your field...Whatever that may be....

50+ Web 2.0 tools to tell a story
http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools //A collection of over 50 Web 2.0 tools that allow you to produce multimedia digital stories//

Links to hundreds of Web 2.0 tools

=EtherPad= =Really real-time collaboration= Etherpad lets multiple people work on the same text __simultaneously__ Really great for collaborative storywriting

The [|etherpad.com] web site is a free service. You can create your own pad and share with up to 8 people, with some minimal security through a randomized URL. There's no account required (or even available). This makes it easy to use the product, but also means you can't keep track of a list of your pads online. There's also no access control to your pads, and the only way to keep them private is to safeguard the URL. For more features and better security, you can pay for either the [|Private Network Edition] (which you can download and run on your own servers) or the [|On-Demand Edition] (which they will host for you).

=[|Sketchcast]=

**Then embed the sketch player in your blog** or point people to your sketch channel. Great for use on Interactive Whiteboards or students with Tablet PC access.
=** Prezi **= - Try this as a replacement for Powerpoint..... Kids will love it.

[|Bio-Cube] is a useful summarizing tool that helps students identify and list key elements about a person whose biography or autobiography they have just read. It can also be used as a prewriting activity for student autobiographies. [|Comic Creator] invites students to compose their own comic strips for a variety of contexts (prewriting, pre- and postreading activities, response to literature, and so on). [|Create a] [|bookcover] allows users to type and illustrate front and back covers, and full dust jackets. Children can use the tool to create new covers for books that they read as well as to create covers for books they write on their own or with family and friends. __ [|Create a graph] __ has four different graphs and charts for you to consider. Maybe it will help explain what you are trying to show. Use homework problems, things you have a special interest in, or use some of the numbers you find elsewhere on this site. [|Fractured fairy tales] are traditional fairy tales with a twist  for example, telling the story of Jack and the Beanstalk from the giants perspective. The Fractured Fairy Tale tool encourages students to create their own fractured fairy tales. [|LetterPop] allows you to create eye-popping newsletters, actionable presentations, irresistible invitations, beautiful product features, sizzling event summaries, informative club updates, lovely picture collages, and a whole lot more. __ [|Timeline Maker] __ enables the creation of timelines to demonstrate historical or ordering of events.
 * Creating Information Products **

[|Discovery School] [|Puzzlemaker] is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, criss -cross, math puzzles, and more using your own word lists. [|Jigzone] enables you to upload your photos and make them into jigsaw puzzles that you can share with others.
 * Creating Puzzles **

** Creating Mindmaps ** [|Bubbl.us] is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online. [|Gliffy] makes it simple to organize your thoughts and share them with family, colleagues, and organizations. When you take your ideas and organize them visually, it's easier for you and others to really understand them. Plus, you can move things around on paper, test different options, and find the right solution. [|Mindomo] is a versatile Web-based mind mapping tool, delivering the capabilities of desktop mind mapping software in a Web browser - with no complex software to install or maintain.

[|Bibme] is a fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It's the easiest way to build a works cited page. And it's free. [|Web Note] is a tool for taking notes on your computer. It allows you to quickly write something down during a meeting, class, or any other time that you have a web browser available. [|Skrbl] is a simple and easy online multi user whiteboard, start skrbl, give out your URL & start working together. Sketch, text, share files, upload pictures all in one common shared space.
 * Creating Research Notes **

More free stuff on Gary's page
Here are some of the sites i have used over time.....

General Use
[|Open Office] - Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access equivalents that are free and just as user friendly [|IrfanView]- Photo editor and manipulation, simple to use and able to batch rename and resize photos, create slideshows screensavers [|Gimp] An advanced image manipulation program which can be used to create a great number of changes to pictures [|Audacity]- Sound editor software, simple to use and easy to convert into different formats - plus why not record student oral presentations and play them back to the class / or use it as part of their digital portfolio [|VLC Media Player] - for playing (nearly) any audiovisual format available [|Prism]- Video conversion tool, saving a great deal of time (batch conversions) [|HotPotatoes] free puzzle making software - great for theme words [|WordWeb] a great little dictionary at your fingertips [|Sage] an alternative to WordWeb with some great info. about people and places [|Komposer] a no fuss easy to use web authoring tool - create web pages simply - get students to as well [|Google Sketchup] a great free 3d planning tool that can be used to create real scale models

Some Great online resource sites (Geoff Derry)
[] (Check out scratch and gamemaker) [] [] [] A great use of you tube videos to understand why we need pi (3.14) [] You tube video on how to make stop motion animation [] []

Cyber Safety Resources
[|www.cybersmartkids.com.au] [|www.cyberquoll.com.au] [|www.nettysworld.com.au] [|www.cybernetrix.com.au] [|www.wiseuptoit.com.au] [|www.acma.gov.au/libraries] [] [|www.hectorsworld.com] [|www.netalert.gov.au] [] []

Teach your children about [|phishing] - []

There are lots of videos available on you-tube cyber bullying talent show, cyber bullying bulletin board, cyber bullying kitchen, think before you post, klick safe [] [] [] [] []

Free Easy-to-Use Software to create Adventure Games []

=Interactive Whiteboard Resources=
 * ====Promethean **ActivInspire** - **Personal version** now available as free download for any IWB, or use with a projector only. Imports Smart Notebook files and Powerpoint files. Full functionality available for current ActivStudio users. Download at w [|Promethean Planet] . You will need to be registered on the Planet to download, but this is also free. This document explains how to upgrade (free) to ActivInspire Professional if you already have ActivStudio or ActivPrimary [[file:ActivStudio to ActivInspire How To.doc]]====
 * ====This word document contains web links to education resources for use with/without interactive whiteboards. It is a very large list, so be selective.[[file:Training Resources.doc]]====
 * ====If you are just starting out with ActivInspire or migrating from Powerpoint or Smart, then this tutorial will get you started.[[file:IWB Training Manual.pdf]]====

Senior Science
Try the [|PHeT] site for science simulations, especially good for electricity & magnetism.