JAG Stacks » neat sites http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org Blue Valley West High School Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:38:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Search Everything http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/2009/11/03/search-everything/ http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/2009/11/03/search-everything/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:31:57 +0000 bvwlibrary http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/?p=116

Give it a try – search everything!

Interested in how we create the above video?

Xtranormal.

Type in text and it will create a movie.  Super easy.

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Simple way to post everything—articles, files, videos, photos— to one site.

Email post@posterous.com and they push your information to a website/blog.

Now sure what to think?  Click here for an example.

Need more information?  Click the FAQ here.

—Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times

“Posterous makes blogging easier than ever.”  Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times

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Archive of over 10,000 images. “It includes photos that have become icons, by some of the leading names in the profession.”

Creating Characters

Slideshow providing how-to and links to create online characters (avatars)

Screenjelly – What’s on your screen?

Record your computer screen along with audio to upload to your website, email, or twitter.

100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School

TIME Magazine Archives

ONLINE GRAPHS AND CHARTS

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]]> http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/2009/10/07/did-you-know/feed/ 0 Neat Sites http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/2009/10/06/neat-sites-10/ http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/2009/10/06/neat-sites-10/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:43:08 +0000 bvwlibrary http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/?p=98 Free Documentaries
Watch free documentaries online.

UUorld
Explain the world with Maps:  A map-making and data-visualization tool.

10 Sites to Learning Something New in 10 Minutes at Day
Links to neat things.

Chirbit
Share audio clips

SafeShare.Tv
Not only does SafeShare.TV remove distracting and offensive elements around YouTube videos, but it also allows you to crop videos before sharing them.

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Examples:

Culture & Food of China http://libguides.bvwlmc.com/culinary_arts

Systems/Utopia http://libguides.bvwlmc.com/utopia

AP U.S. History http://libguides.bvwlmc.com/orlowski

For more libguides that the librarians created, go to libguides.bvwlmc.com.  Please send us an email or stop by to let us know if you would like a libguide created for your classes.

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Sign Up Sheets http://www.signappnow.com/ A simple, online way to create and distribute a sign up sheet.

Flashcards http://www.cobocards.com/ Create online flashcards that you can share and print.

]]> http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/2009/09/15/neat-sites-9/feed/ 0 Neat Sites http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/2009/04/13/neat-sites-8/ http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/2009/04/13/neat-sites-8/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:36:30 +0000 bvwlibrary http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/?p=85 http://splashurl.net/ – Want your students to be able to view the web page address from the projector?  Type in the web page address & it will show up in bigger font.

http://www.tinychat.com/  or http://todaysmeet.com/  Create a chat room for your students to communicate. 

http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/ Word Mosaic

http://www.mediacloud.org/ Analyze and visualize data from a variety of news sources.

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Pixton http://pixton.com/  Make your own comics.

Jeopardy Template  http://jeopardylabs.com/build  Build a Jeopardy template online.

Viddler http://www.viddler.com/ Another place to find and post videos.

Mashups, Remixes, and Web 2.0: Playing Fast and Loose with Shakespeare

 

 

]]> http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/2009/03/09/neat-sites-7/feed/ 0 Attend a Conference – Virtually http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/2009/02/18/attend-a-conference-virtually/ http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/2009/02/18/attend-a-conference-virtually/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:35:33 +0000 bvwlibrary http://bvwlibrary.edublogs.org/?p=79 Attend conferences without leaving your classroom or home. 

Many conferences are developing virtually so participants can interact online at a specific time or view the archive at their convenience.  Great presentations can be forwarded or posted on a blog for others to enjoy.  Check out some of the following links. 

K12 Online Conference begins in October.  You can view the archives here from the past year to 2006.  Sessions can be downloaded to your iPod or to your computer including Student Creation of Digital Documentaries, Asking Bigger Questions about Assessment, and presentations by David Warlick.

Smithsonian Education Online Conference Series

7th Annual Online Conference Illinois Teaching & Learning

Below is an example of an online presentation (although lengthy) about effective use of Powerpoint.  (It was rated as one of the best visual presentations given – but you decide…)


How to Create a Great PowerPoint - Take 2.0 from Alvin Trusty on Vimeo.

 

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