Live Binder

From Free Technology for Teachers: "Live Binder is a free online service that allows you to create online binders of webpages, images, and documents. Live Binders displays your collected content in a tabbed, book-like format. You can create binders for as many topics as you like. Adding content to your Live Binder can be done by manually typing in the url of a webpage, upload files from your computer to your Live Binder, or add content through the Live Binders browser add-ons for Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer." This site is a great way to  group resources for a class research project or for a department.


Example: Tools for World Languages

Chronicle of the Revolution

The Chronicle of Revolution: A site created by PBS.org for their Liberty! series. On the site, students can explore timelines, read newspaper accounts (within each newspaper account are links to further reading about important people and places mentioned in the articles), and play the trivia game. 

Prezi

Prezi: Tired of Power Point? Prezi is a great alternative presentation tool that 'zooms'! Great for teaching a lesson or for collaborative students projects (Prezis can be co-edited).

Library Orientation Prezi:

RJ Library Orientation 2011 on Prezi

Wikispaces

Wikispaces - Start a Wiki for your class or for a specific project. What is a wiki? A wiki is a website created by one person, but where many people can add content and collaborate. For example, a teacher can post a discussion question to their Wiki and students can log on in class or from home to add to the discussion. Students can create Wikis for group projects, students can create Wikis to do lab reports, history classes can create a Wiki around one historic event or time period, and more!

Jeopardy Lab

Jeopardy Lab: Create Jeopardy games online within minutes. This program is totally free and really easy to use.

Current Events - Do Now

Current Event 'Do Now' Exercises - KQED Public Media's website has a small section of its Ed Space pages dedicated to short current events-based Do Now activities that teachers can use in their classrooms. Activities present a current events topic, some background information (both text and video), and a couple of discussion prompts.

Voki Avatars

Voki Avatars - A free service that allows your students to create personalized speaking avatars and embed them on a blog or wiki or send them via e-mail. This service provides numerous features to help students personalize their speaking avatar's voice, appearance, hair color, background, clothing, and more.


Example: George Washington Voki

American History Videos

American History Videos – A collection of history videos created by McGraw-Hill. Topics range from the Civil War to modern times.

Timeline Tools

One great activity to do with students in all subject is to have them create timelines. This project involves research, analysis, critical thinking, and summarizing key points and events. Have students create a timeline for a history or science project, or even one for an IRP book!


Online timeline tools:

• Timetoast
• Dipity
• Capzles

Timetoast: 

Newseum

Newseum - a series of nine maps that display the current front page of major newspapers around the world. Little orange colored dots on each map correspond to the publishing location of each newspaper. Placing your mouse pointer on one of the dots generates a preview of that newspaper's current front page.

World Mapper

WorldMapper - Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. View maps based on total population, income, age-of-death, and more. 

Total Population

Newspaper Map

Newspaper Map - Map tool for locating and reading newspapers from locations all around the world. To find a newspaper you can browse the map then click on a placemark to open the link within to read a newspaper.

TripLine

TripLine – A map creation service that is designed to enable anyone to record a trip they've taken or to design a trip itinerary. Allows you to add details to each stop on your itinerary, add images, and add music to the presentation of your trip. When completed your map essentially becomes a slideshow tour. 


Ideas for TripLine

• Mapping an exploration route 
• Mapping a character's journey for an IRP Project
• Mapping a campaign trail for Social Studies
• Mapping the path of a hurricane

Below is an example TripLine of the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: