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Disclaimer: This is an information-only site. It is a list of tools that might be used for designing engaging schoolwork. The Schlechty Center has no business connection with these sites. Any decision to use these sites lies exclusively with the user. The Schlechty Center urges the practice of ethical media literacy. Educators should always check website terms of service. Many sites are restricted to ages thirteen and older.

Content and Substance Many of these will also connect with other Design Qualities. For example, a Khan Academy video will contain content. But one could also consider that the delivery model of an explanatory video also addresses Organization of Knowledge as an instructional strategy.

GENERAL Wonderopolis - where the wonders of learning just never cease. With a hook like that, who can resist! Check it out. iBooks - Apples e-book site. Keep an eye on the emergence of digital textbooks. Wolfram/Alpha - Billed as a computational knowledge engine, this site is loaded with content. Click examples and explore. MATH Math Train - Math videos covering many topics created BY STUDENTS. Khan Academy - Greenboard videos on many math topics. Math TV - A mix of tutorials by adults and students. Mathalicious - Provides teachers with real-world lessons. TenMarks - Comprehensive practice exercise math programs Career Films - iPad app that connects math to real world applications. Pricey, but well worth it. Greg Tang Math - home of the very popular math game: KaKooma. SOCIAL STUDIES What Was There - Matches historical photos with world maps. Click on a city and see photos from the past. Show My Street - a very neat site that works smiler to Google earth only faster and more efficient. Type in you address and see what happens! The Revolution - strong interactive e-book on the American Revolution. EDSITEment - a treasure chest of history content. ELA - READING Scholastic BookFlix: Fictional Video Storybooks Paired Nonfiction eBooks-Online! Grades PreK-3 - the introductory video explains this site. This is a for-profit offering. We Give Books - Read a book. Give a book. - Free online books with a twist. Every book read results in a book donated to a needy child. Storyline Online - Stories read by famous personalities.

Product Focus Sites: a buffet of sites to create digital products Most of these sites have free use options. Most have an upgrade option for a cost. Glogster - Create digital posters. Mixbook - Create online books with text and pictures. Different from Storybird in that the composer chooses the pictures. Storybird - Collaborative storytelling. Match stories with artwork. Students can join a class without divulging personal info. iBooks Creator - iPad app. Costs $4.99 but well worth it. Very usable at all grade levels. Imagine your students on a field trip with their iPads taking photos and using them to create a book about the experience. Story Buddy - the lite version is free. We like this story creator because you can save the final product as a PDF book and send it anywhere!! Bookemon - create online books. Demibooks - book writing app for your iPad. Little Bird Tales - create books for the very young. Uses student voice. Doesn't require writing. Great site for early childhood. GoAnimate - Animation site. Create stories with animation characters. DomoGoAnimate - A school friendlly version of GoAnimate which all inappropriate content is filtered out. You can create animations that can be embedded onto blogs, wikis, etc. Animoto - Create multi-media projects. Merge music, video, pictures, etc.

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Voki - Create talking avatars. Sock Puppets - great i-Pad site that lets students create digital puppet shows. Does not require writing. Toontastic - hot off the presses from USA Today as a top five app for creativity. Puppet Pals - like Sock Puppets only you can create characters from your own pictures. Roxio Photoshow - Create multi-media projects. Merge music, video, pictures, etc. Powtoon - a very unique and different kind of presentation technology. Prezi - Create digital presentations. Slide Rocket - Touted as PowerPoint on steroids. Digital presentations. Livebinders - Create virtual three-ring binders. Kidblog - a really safe place for young kids to blog. Kid Blocks - a neat app that lets kids build with Legos in 3D. This link is to a web site for more info. You get it in your app store. Kid Timber - a neat app that lets kids build with Lincoln Logs in 3D. This link is to a web site for more info. You get it in your app store. ShowMe - a drawing app that allows students to create work. Link is to web site with info. Museum Box - This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person, or historical period, by placing items in a virtual box. VuVox - a media creation site. You can make videos, photo shows, or combine both here. Easel.ly - a unique site to create visual products. Thinglink - A very cool site for interactive images - one of the hot digital tools out there. Spicynodes - Organize websites, pictures, and video in a unique graphic organizer. Photovisi - Create photo collages here. Sort of an online Pic Collage. You do not need to join anything to use this one. WeVideo - WeVideo is a very useable online video creation site. If you can't use Windows Movie Maker or iMovie, try WeVideo. Peanut Gallery - allows you to create old-time silent films using your voice. Meograph - Create multi-media projects online. Be sure to use the educator version. Lego Movie Maker for iPad - create sets with Legos and then convert them to movies. Watch this video.

Organization of Knowledge Sites Save You Tube - Download YouTube video. KeepVid - Alternate site to download YouTube video. Savevideo.me - Video download site that will do Vimeo Convert YouTube to Mp3 - Rip audio from YouTube videos. Collaborize Classroom - Set up discussion threads for students. This is a free site for educators. [CC] Classtools.net - Create interactive flash cards, games, etc. Interactive Graphic Organizer - Create online graphic organizers. Wix - Free website builder. Could also be used for Product Focus. Weebly - Free website builder. Could also be used for Product Focus. Webs.com - Free website builder. Could also be used for Product Focus. Yola - Free website builder. Could also be used for Product Focus. Kindle Notes - Print your notes and highlights from your Kindle books. Tumblr - Blog site. Very easy to set up and use. Could also be used for Product Focus. Tubalr - YouTube video without the junk. Try it. Very cool. SC Pull Center - Design Team resources from the Schlechty Center. Edmodo - Classroom organization tool. Social media format. Designed for educators. Manage your whole classroom from Edmodo. [CC] PrimaryPad - Project PP to a screen and anyone who logs on can add comments. Can be unstable. TodaysMeet - Same as TWM. More stable. The difference between TWM and TM is really just graphics. Dipity - Create digital timelines. Scribble Maps - lets you draw on a Google map! Vimeo - online video storage similar to YouTube but far less commercial. Zamzar - online video conversion/download site. This is where you can convert video to match the format of your video creation program. For example: you can convert a .mov [apple friendly] to a .wmv [windows friendly]. TEDEd - an amazing site that publishes incredible educational video on a variety of topics. Watch the intro and then scroll down for the specific videos. Socrative - Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets. A Periodic Table of Visualization - A fascinating page that shows most every way imaginable to represent something visually.A Blooms Taxonomy Pyramid of Web 2.0 Tools using Bloom's Taxonomy Seussville - tons of stuff from the immortal Dr. Seuss Pete's Powerpoint Station - a treasure chest of ready to go PowerPoints organized by subjects. WatchKnowLearn - this is a great repository of video. You can also create a "classroom" for you own video links. Technology Integration Matrix - this site will make you think about different ways to integrate technology. If considered with Design Qualities, it can be powerful. Natural Reader - this is a free download as opposed to a web-based tool. Allows you to cut and paste text and then the reader will "read" it to you. This technology has come a long way. You can choose from multiple voices. Note: The free download is functional. They make money by getting you to download the premium version with the best voices! Aurasma - actually a cell phone or tablet app, Aurasma merges the virtual world with the real world. The link opens a video to get you started. It is unreal. Google URL Shortener - Very easy to use site for shortening a URL. When that google doc you want to share has a mile long URL, paste it here and get a short version. Google Forms - Part of the Google Drive suite of tools. You can create engagement feedback surveys, assessments, etc. Start at Google, log in, and click create in Google Drive. Board Cam - IPad app that turns your iPad into a document cam. simplemind - graphic organizing for your iPhone or iPad. ReadThinkWrite - A treasure chest of lessons, activities, games from IRA and NCTE.

GAMING Dungeon Geometry - A math video game for grades four through seven. This is a phone or tablet app. The website explains. Sokikom - A safe, math social learning game. Motion Math - Creates fun mobile learning games that let kids play with numbers. SumDog - may be the coolest game site I have seen. Arcademics - very similar to SumDog. dy/dan - great math site with lots of ides. Has a blog with it. Gamestar Mechanic - a superb site that allows students to create video games.

Clear and Compelling Product Standards Rubistar - Create online rubrics to deliver clear product standards to your students.

Jump-Off Sites Jump-off sites are websites that serve as gateways to other sites. This site is a jump-off site. A+ Technology - Roland Rios, Ft Sam Houston ISD, excellent site designed for educators. A cool thing about Roland's site is he categorizes web tools by grade level. Cool Tools for Schools - An award-winning site featuring Web 2.0 applications. ILoveMath.org - Jump-off site for math. Illuminations - NCTM's site with jump-off links for lessons and activities. EdTech Market Map - Jump-off site categorized by data, curricula, talent management, and instructional systems. Enchanted Learning - A massive site for a wide variety of curriculum materials. Web 2.0 Practical Applications for Instruction - Ms. Salena Rabidoux's excellent jump-off sites to a treasure chest of Web 2.0 applications. Web 2.0 Practical Applications for K-6 Classrooms - Ms. Rabidoux's sites follow a technostuff trait of including a description of every site. Web 2.0 Practical Applications for 6-12 Classrooms - Ms. Rabidoux is a professor at UNC Wilmington. Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything - A variety of Apps aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy. Covers Google, iPad, Android, Web 2.0 Tech Transformation - Maggie Hos McGrane's great combination blog/jump-off site. Education Technology and Mobile Learning - I put this here, but it is quite unique. It is a jump-off site for teacher guides to using technology. Try it. Ultimate Web 2.0 Toolbox - Quite a claim! You decide if it lives up to it. Technology Tailgate - This site reviews apps for the classroom.

JUMP-OFF SITES FOR iPad APPS Apps in Education - A great jump-off site for i-Pad apps you can use in the classroom. iPad Apps & Resources for People With Autism : Reviews, Links, Prices - This site also includes some good general education resources. iPads4Education - This site includes discussion forums. iPad Academy - A comprehensive site with app recommendations and tutorials. Appitic - This may be the mac-daddy of all jump-off sites for iPad users. iPads in the Classroom - Kathy Schrock's jump-off site for iPad. inClass - a really neat app that amounts to a digital notebook students can use to take notes, record audio, save links, pictures, and video. Link is to web site for info. 50 Resources for IPad - A great jump-off site. Created by Charlie Osborne for iGeneration column. iPads in Schools Livebinder - a very, very comprehensive site that shares iPad apps in the Livebinder format. iOS Education App Reviews and Websites - a jump-off site from Digital Directions.

Tutorial Sites Prezi Tutorial Mixbook Tutorial 1 Mixbook Tutorial 2 Jing screencasting tutorial

Miscellaneous ThinkQuest - Too big to really categorize. There is a Product Focus component in that the library houses a vast number of student-generated products and lessons that are well worth a look by schoolwork designers. There is a project design component where designers can collaborate. Edutopia - Too big to categorize. Edutopia is the George Lucas Foundation's site for Project Learning. Lots to be gleaned here from ideas for Product Focus to thoughtful articles.

Digital Design Tools Lino - Lino is a site that allows you to create bulletin boards with Post It notes. Very useful for storyboarding and general design. Stixy - another Post It note site similar to Lino. This program allows more collaboration options than Lino. Zunal - Create webquests.

Chromebook Livebinder Site with many Chromebook apps and info

Collaboration for Professional Development Cyber Cafe - Roland Rios excellent blog site. Scoop-It Favorite Tweets - A collection of technology tweets. Scoop-It Mobile Learning with BYOD - A Scoop-It collection on using BYOD in the classroom.