Cool Tools

Slide 1: Cool Tools Superintendent’s Conference Day Workshop Linda Brandon

Slide 2: QuickTimeﾪ and a mpeg4 decompressor are needed to see this picture.

Slide 4: zamzar.com Convert files without downloading software Find youtube videos and convert to .mov or .flv, .wmv etc.

Slide 5: Twitter What are you doing now? 140 characters or less Economical with words Many voices project http://twitter.com/manyvoices?page=7

Slide 6: Tiny URL Shortens any url Useful for students transcribing url’s Useful for sending links http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&countryid=250&addtohistory=&ad Becomes http://tinyurl.com/37ggx

Slide 7: iTunes Podcasts are free iTunes U

Slide 8: Slideshare Collaborate on slideshows Share slideshows Find slideshows No need to save on thumbdrive, CD Lives on the web

Slide 9: Flickr.com Writing prompts Presentations, digital storytelling Virtual fieldtrips Literature and flickr Teach about social software (how to tag, comment) Flickr “Toys”

Slide 10: FlickrStorm Select images for students in advance Saves class time Purposeful use of images (writing prompts, etc.) Safety

Slide 11: Woophy Find photos geographically Log in lets you comment

Slide 12: Google Docs Need a google account Shared documents for collaboration – Calendar – Spreadsheets – Slideshows – Documents – Notebooks

Slide 13: Del.icio.us Social bookmarking site Share Access anywhere Tagging: folksonomy Toolbar can be embedded

Slide 14: VoiceThread Create “slideshows” which include narration Tutorial Users can comment

Slide 15: Blabberize Just for fun! Sample George Washington FDR