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Assessment:
Rubric Creator(Rubistar) Survey Monkey Zoomerang

Class Organization:
Moodle

Collaboration:
Corkboard - online "post-it" Wallwisher - online "post-it" popplet - wallwisher on steroids Middlespot - "mash up" the web (embeddable!) Groupzap - can convert boards to PDF and drag and drop onto virtual "corkboard" Voicethread - resource for interactive/collaborative presenting, reading, constructing, etc. Options for video chatting, realtime editing, chat rooming, instant messaging, all in a presentation format __Google Docs__ - allows users to create and organize documents, presentations, spreadsheets, forms, etc. Docs includes collaboration options/opportunities with realtime editing and instant messaging

Converters:
PDF Forge

Flipped Classroom Resources:
edutopia article - 5 things necessary to consider flipping a classroom. Helpful information and insights.

Geography:
Scribble Maps - this site uses google maps and allows anyone to design maps/draw on existing maps, etc.

Handouts/Worksheets:
Shmoop - Study guides, teacher resources, etc. Worksheetworks - Create worksheets, use templates. Makebeliefscomics - use this to create simple, 3-frame comics with provided characters and dialogue boxes.

Image:
Pic Resizer Resizer - another pic re-sizer Screen Capture - MW Snap Imagechef - using templates or creating them to display more vibrant and expressive images Cloud Canvas - pic editing and creation website Psykopaint - creative pic editing tool that allows custom color palettes as well as "draw-on" features Image Embellisher - allows you to add simple and easy effects to an image GooEdit - for Google Chrome (extension), simple pic editing tool Flauntr - collection of editing tools Aviary - among the best online pic editing tools currently available! Jing (Download) - screencapture, editing, screencasting

CC (Creative Commons) Image Searches: Compfight Flickrstorm Unprofound Search.creativecommons

Pics4Learning Picture History EduPic NOAA Photo Library Library of Congress American Memory DK Clip Art Wikimedia Commons Stockvault morguefile FreeFoto FreeMediaGoo Microsoft Clipart Gallery WP Clipart Picture Sandbox Creative Commons Wiki Piclits - adding text to an image (scaffolding included) Picture of A... - this site is royalty-free! All images are open source.

Interactive:
@http://www.voki.com/ Chatterous Doppelme - creative avatars ABCmouse - this is an early elementary activity-based website that allows students to create an avatar and actually interact in a virtual classroom where they learn lessons and complete activities to earn tickets that will allow them to "purchase" various clothing items and other items. This costs money, but is free for public school teachers.

soundation.com - use pre-designed/recorded sounds, tracks, beats, rhythms, etc. to create original songs/tracks. Export as .wav unlimited for free. Must sign up, but operates for free, no software/downloads necessary. Can purchase full versions for up to 99.00/yr.
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Presentation:
Prezi - create dynamic, zooming, layered presentations. Especially appealing for its seemingly non-linear, web-based approach to presentations

**Reading****:**
Online Literature - resource for classical lit (full text and free!) Penguin Classics Teacher's Guides - comprehensive teacher's guides of all Penguin classics' novels. Offers discussion questions, reading guides, before/during/after reading activities, synopses, etc.

**Resources:**
K. Zwy. - Cornerstone Professor of Technology/educational tech. Popular Sites - Larry Ferlazzo's blog post regarding popular resources covering a multitude of topics/areas Multiple Intelligences Current Event Lesson Plans for EFL/ESL - English classroom lesson plans/ideas regarding current news Project Based Learning - Buck Institute for Education resource page for PBL Edutopia's PBL page - Project Based Learning on Edutopia PBL online - various resources for designing and collaborating via project based learning PBL for ELA (all grades) - grade-level specific PBL ideas/lessons/resources

ELL information - Larry Ferlazzo's blog post about sites for ELL students/teachers.
Graphic Organizers - Holt website with topical graphic organizers/worksheets Flocab - This site provides materials for purchase that integrate rap into core subject areas. It also broadcasts "the Week in Rap" videos Moblyng - creative, mobile games Sheppardsoftware - games and interactive options for all core subjects, especially helpful with math/science

Social/Creative:
Microsoft Office Live Weebly Wiki Spaces Wikidot Blogger Delicious.com (social bookmarking) Glogster - interactive, dynamic, online "poster" maker - embeddable!

Text/Language:
Wordle Tag Crowd OCLC Tag Cloud Builder A Word A Day - daily/weekly words based on weekly themes. Can subscribe.

Video:
xtranormal.com [|Blabberize] - create talking images (can connect multiple images in a series) Animoto - free expressive/creative slide show creator Editing Youtube - this link is to a blog post with references to different tools that allow cutting and mixing youtube videos. Jing (Download) - screencapture/editing, screencasting

**Writing:**
Howtosayitbetter - By Kelly Irish and Jen Haberling of Hudsonville Public - about the writing process. Student Models - all grade levels, most writing assignment types Thoughtquestions - Great prompts/discussion questions, journal starters, etc.