This document provides an overview and instructions for using various educational technology tools, including Diigo for online bookmarking, ThingLink for creating interactive images, Voicethread for multimedia discussions, Scoop.it for curating topics, and Weebly for building websites. It discusses signing up and joining groups for Diigo, how to tag bookmarks, and video tutorials. For ThingLink, it mentions using interactive pictures in blogs and classrooms. Voicethread is described as allowing 50 voicethreads with a $60/year educator account. Weebly is presented as a way to create free student websites.

1. EDU614/630 Session four
Diigo, Thinglink, Voicethread, Scoop-It, Weebly

3. Agenda
Diigo
Thinglink
Voicethread
Scoop-It
Weebly

4. Diigo
Online bookmarking
Let’s get everyone in
First go to diigo.com & sign up
Add Diigolet to your toolbar - my recommendation
Then go to EDU614 group to join if you haven’t
tags - it is very important to tag each site you bookmark in Diigo
Use Diigo Help to see all that it offers. There are some video
tutorials as well.

5. Scoop-It
A visual bookmarking - blog like site
curate topics
newest listed first
tags are important
Scoop-It knowledge base - everything you need to know to get
started & more!

6. Scoop-It
A blog post:
Why Scoop-It is becoming an Indispensable Learning Tool
Example Scoop-It sites
Darren Burris - Common Core Online
Mine: Gordon Graduate Education
Technology in the Classroom

7. ThingLink
Interactive pictures
can be embedded in blogs, Edmodo, Facebook
in Education
Blog
26 ways to use in classroom
Create a Thinglink using a copyright friendly photograph

8. Podcasts & videos
a few in the Diigo group
ELA + : ReadWriteThink.org
The best source for free educational videos:
WatchKnowLearn
Podcasts: Search iTunes for educational
podcasts

9. Voice Thread
Voice Thread
VT (voicethread) educator account
50 voicethreads
Class Subscriptions
$60 per year

10. Voice Thread
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Gordon.voicethread.com
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Register with your gordon email and password
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yours to access always
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Check out some tutorials
Step 1Step 2

11. Voice Thread•
Browse some Voicethreads
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Search for
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First Grade Beach Trip
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3 Little Pigs
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Jack’s Monster Cards
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Make a mini voicethread
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Upload photos from one of the copyright friendly sites

12. Weebly
Create a free website
Multimedia & blogging features
Drag & drop elements
education.weebly.com
student websites in classes you create
can be password protected

13. Weebly
5 Awesome Ways to use Weebly in Schools
great, real examples in five areas
Weebly Teacher Sites
a Weebly site that showcases teacher Weebly
sites in every grade