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Deborah Hargroves

FREE TOOLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOM

Why Project-Based Learning?
Great resources to help educators   understand how and why project-based learning is important for our students.

86 GREAT TECH TOOLS FOR TEACHERS -
In order to help educators integrate technology effectively, this Web site features a list of technology tools focused on specific learning goals. Unlike other lists that simply promote “cool tools,” yet leave teachers wondering about purposeful educational integration, this list is driven by specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and community-mindedness. For example, if this is your learning goal: "I want my students to publish their writing online for others to read."then simply go to this site, click on that goal, and it will take you directly to tools you can use to accomplish your goal.

General Tools-
  • Kathy Schrock Guide to Everything  -  http://www.schrockguide.net/
  • Bernajean Porter's StoryKeeper's Digital  Storytelling Resources -  http://storykeepers.wikispaces.com/home
  • Canva - drag-and-drop, design software - canva.com
  • File conversion tool - http://www.filewiggler.com/
  • Worldwide Telescope- a Virtual Observatory - http://www.worldwidetelescope.org
  • Record screenshots - www.owely.com
  • Edmodo - Social network for education - edmodo.com
  • Edutopia's Top Ten Tips for Teaching with New Media
  • Diigo - http://www.diigo.com (sign up for educator account)
  • Google Docs - available with GMail (lots of cool programs - forms, spreadsheets, drawings, presentations, etc.) https://docs.google.com
  • Free Technology Teacher's Guides - http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/
  • Windows Live - http://download.live.com/
  • Public Library Free Audiobooks Download - http://www.liveoakpl.org/about/download-audio-books.php
  • Free Ebooks & Audiobooks - Gutenberg Project - http://www.gutenberg.org
  • Convert webpages to pdf - http://pdfcrowd.com/
  • Save online videos to MPEG - http://www.savevid.com/
  • PC Timer - http://dan.hersam.com/software/snaptimer
  • LiveBinders -www.livebinders.com
  • Doodle.com - find a time for everyone to meet

Website & Blogs
  • Blogger - Google’s popular and free blogging tool, is one of the quickest and easiest to use. In workshops we often have teachers blogging in less than ten minutes!
  • Edublogs - Focused on creating a blogging platform for students and teachers, Edublogs offers free WordPress blogs as well as the option to purchase expanded services.
  • Google Sites - Google Sites (free with any Google account) has blogging-type functionality as well as other great features. (this site is an example)
  • Kidblog - Kidblog is a free blogging platform designed for elementary and middle school students. Teachers can monitor and control all activity within the platform. Student blogs are private and only viewable by the teacher and class.
  • WordPress - www.wordpress.org
  • Web Matrix - http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/
  • WebPlus Starter Edition - www.serif.com 
  • Weebly - http://www.weebly.com/
  • Banner Maker - http://www.bannersnack.com/

Interesting Projects
  • Voicethread- voicethread.com
  • Glogster for Education - http://edu.glogster.com/
  • Foldplay - kaleidocycle - http://foldplay.com/kaleidocycle.action
  • Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/
  • Tagxedo -   http://www.tagxedo.com/
  • EPals - http://www.epals.com/
  • JibJab - www.jibjab.com
  • Record your own video greeting cards - http://jalapenyo.com
  • Survey Monkey - http://www.surveymonkey.com/
  • Big Huge Labs - http://www.bighugelabs.com/
  • Google Earth - http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
  • Google Earth Lit Trips - http://www.googlelittrips.org/
  • Blogger - http://www.blogger.com/home
  • Shutterfly – http://www.shutterfly.com/
  • Discovery Education - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/

Audio-

  • Windows Media Player – rip music- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/
  • Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
  • Efficient WMA Converter - http://www.wmamp3-converter.com/
  • Create Your Own Music Track - http://www.soundjunction.org
  • Simple music maker - lab.andre-michelle.com
  • Songsmith - 6 hours of use freehttp://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/songsmith/download.html
  • PowerPoint sound tips
  • Copyright Free Music  
  •     http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-resources.html
  •   http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
  •    www.incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free
  •   http://www.funsounds.com/
  • Incompetech Creative Industries
  • http://creativecommons.org/audio [Very SAFE Public Domain Searches]
  • FreeSound
  • FreeSoundEffects
  • Sound Effects
  • Soundbible
  • CCMixster ~ great loops - creative commons friendly
  • http://www.ibaudio.com/
  • free multimedia links
  • http://www.jamendo.com/en/
  • http://podsafeaudio.com/
  • http://www.setoncchs.com/library/music-online.htm
  • http://music.download.com/
  • http://youtubehive.com/

Imaging-
  • Free Royalty-Free Images - https://unsplash.com/
  • Photo Tips & Tricks- 17 Essential Photography Tips:  http://blog.kagoo.com/photography-tips/
  • http://www.betterphoto.com/exploring/tips.asp
  • http://www.thedesignwork.com/basic-photography-tips-from-national-geographic/
  • Artweaver - (free version) http://www.artweaver.de/download-en/
  • Pixlr - http://pixlr.com/editor/
  • Zoner Photo Studio - http://free.zoner.com/
  • Gimp - http://www.gimp.org/
  • Paint.net - http://www.getpaint.net/
  • Picasa - www.picasa.google.com
  • Photo Gallery (Windows Live) - http://download.live.com/photogallery?wa=wsignin1.0
  • Microsoft's Pro Photo Tools 2- www.microsoft.com/prophoto/
Slide Shows & Video-
  • Free video tools - http://www.movietools.info/
  • Vimeo - free video sharing site - www.vimeo.com
  • Vimeo Video Production Lessons - http://vimeo.com/videoschool
  • Free PowerPoint to Video Converter - http://www.ispringfree.com/download.html
  • Video format converter & DVD burner - http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/
  • Video converter - http://www.downloadwindows7software.com/software/winfx-video-converter.html
  • Video Editing - Jaycut - http://jaycut.com/
  • Smilebox - www.smilebox.com
  • Prezi -The Zooming Presentation Editor - www.prezi.com (free educator account)
  • Trip Wow! -http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow
  • Movie Maker - http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/windows_movie_maker.aspx?WT.mc_id=moviemakerguide_google
  • Animoto - http://animoto.com/education
Mobile Apps (IPad & Android Apps)
  • Screen Chomp - http://www.techsmith.com/screenchomp.html - screen recorder
  • Adobe Voice

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