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PUBLIC MARKS from knann with tags tools & msvt

2009

Museum Box Homepage

Welcome to 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. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie.

2008

CAST: Learning Tools

UDL Editions by CAST are classic texts from world literature presented in a flexible online interface that provides just-in-time, individualized supports for struggling readers, and added-value features that engage novice and expert readers alike. Learning features include leveled supports to build reading strategies and help readers understand the elements of the author's craft; a Texthelp Toolbar for accessibility and language features; context-specific multimedia glossaries and enrichment activities; and multimedia background resources. Cast Strategy Tutor A free online tool to support students and teachers doing reading and research on the Internet, ages 10 and up. Strategy Tutor helps students read, research, collect and understand information better and more efficiently. For teachers, Strategy Tutor provides a way to easily create web-based lessons embedded with research-based, highly effective learning strategy and vocabulary supports. Cast UDL Book Builder Free online tool enables educators to develop their own digital books to support reading instruction for children aged 3& up. Teachers create, edit, and save resource-rich texts. Terry, an animated character, guides educators as they write text, choose images, and develop scripts for the prompts, hints, and models that will help build young readers' skills. Copyright 2006-2008, CAST. Please send comments or suggestions to

2007

ResizR - Easy online image resize

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Resize images on the web or from your computer.

Johnnie's Math Page Interactive Math Applets

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On this page you will find links to interactive math tools and activities for teaching and learning. It is intended for students and their teachers grades Kindergarten through 8th grade.

Tech Dossier: Wikis as Collaborative Tools

Short slide show highlighting the use of wikis in terms of participation, teacher redirection, student created help centers, and authenticity.

Online Tools For Schools

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The Office of School Services in the College of Education operates as a clearinghouse for Web-based and other educational technology projects. Online Tools for Schools provides an entry to our Internet-based materials for K-16 education.

2006

Learner Blogs | Free Blogs for Schools

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Create your own ad free fully featured WordPress blog at learnerblogs.org. Choose from over 50 themes to create your own powerful website.

Hipcast

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Audio and video podcasting service. Create audio over the phone. Record video online. Post to blog automatically.

Gcast. Make your voice heard.

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We'll store all your audio and automatically generate your podcast channel. We offer many ways to add to your podcast channel: Record messages by phone (never touch a computer!) Upload MP3 files from your computer Add "podsafe" songs from GarageBand.com Mix all the above with our online playlist manager Whether you're podcasting a 30-sec phone message or a 30-min radio show, you can publish it with Gcast for FREE. We'll store your media and automatically generate the "RSS feed" that enables listeners to "tune in" to your podcast channel.

Record by phone with Gabcast.com

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Gabcast.com is a podcasting and audioblogging platform that offers an easy way to create and distribute audio content. Most people will use a touch-tone telephone to make their recordings but we also provide worldwide access to the service through VoIP. Once you have made a recording and have published it, a newsfeed is immediately and automatically updated to alert subscribers to your channel.

Vodcaster

Software program for publishing audio and video podcasts for Mac OSX

Welcome to PrimaryAccess

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The connected world of the internet offers unprecedented opportunities for students and teachers to access an impressive archive of primary source historical documents from the convenience of their web-browser. It is widely agreed among educators that students who effectively use primary source documents will develop better historical thinking skills than they would using another author's interpretation. The primaryAccess Initiative offers students and teachers the opportunity to use primary source documents to create digital movies (historical narratives) that provide a compelling and meaningful learning experience.

2005

Math Tools

In one click, locate outstanding resources for math from the best educational site. Search by grade level, math topic and subtopic. Select Tools and then any activity where the technology type is java applet, flash, sketchpad, or shockwave. Hover over resource name for a brief description.