Screen Captures
8:23 AMLOVE this one! I use it all the time- no sign up needed, just click "create" and go!
I make photoshop tutorials and demo how to use programs and stuff for the students to go back and review- or get if they were absent. I love that you can share it strait to you tube and get it out to everyone immediately!
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
Fun Stuff
11:54 AMbomomo.com
All kinds of possibilities with this! http://glogster.com/www.zefrank.com/scribbler/scribblertoo/
Graphic Organizers, Activity Design
6:30 AMlots of timeline sites :) http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-make-a-timeline
Make tools, texts, digital worksheets kubbu.com
Digital Storytelling
6:15 AM
Storybird.com easy, find tons of free pictures to use and add your own stories. Print/order or save- free to use. Fun!
Create avitars, customize, add voice and/or text xtranormal.com
Super easy! voki.com create a character make them speak your words or a set of text in any voice. Use with historical figures, term definitions...
blabberize.com put up any picture and make it speak!
fotobabble.com makes photos speak too but just associates audio/words and text (blabberize lets you make the mouth move)
Word Clouds
9:32 PM
Paste in a url, poem, document, any set of text.
Change shapes... tagxedo.com
Paste in a url, poem, document, any set of text.
Wordle is super easy- http://www.wordle.net/create
Real time collaboration/discussion sites...
9:14 PM
http://wiffiti.com/
Really cool! titanpad.com
Super fast and easy, no account set ups...
also fast/easy, no accounts needed- live chat
use for bell ringers, anonymous questions... moderation possible!
try this one too... todaysmeet.com
Twitter Stuff
8:50 PMNow that you are on Twitter...
Wanna know where to find people to follow and get more followers...
check out listorious.com
tweetreach.com
How do you stay on top of all these social applications?
How do you make time to keep up on everything and find new stuff?
try tweetdeck.com...or...
I use this one, it's pretty much the same... hootsuite.com