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Wordle.com word cloud creater

Tagxedo.com same as wordle but better brings in text from a web page customizable has more shapes, colors, fonts cool stuff free right now- some features will be charged eventually allows to save as JPG or PNG can upload own shape

Voki talking avatars kids love and easy to make

Vocaroo.com voice only click to record, click to stop can be saved, linked, or embedded they have students use cartoon characters instead of real names of the web widgits displayed.

slideboom.com can view power point presentation without having it lets students review linking and embedding possible again

Pics4learning.com morguefile.com allows you to crop and post, embed, etc

sketchcast.com glogster.com

edu.glogster.com protected approve content by teachers, creates student accounts (50 free) with logins and passwords cork board, sticky notes, bulletin board type with sound students can do book reports, foreign language, teacher intro lessons, fun and easy to use

photopeach.com pics, with captions, and sound quiz slides, scrolling, book reports- story mode spiral mode- display images spiraling - cool way of presenting images can add text by making a jpeg out of power point presentation can be embedded in blog requires registration

titanpad.com left over from etherpad allows real time collaboration with text time slider- allows to see everything that was typed has a chat area also has private space, public space good for brainstorming activity

quizlet.com allows you to make flashcards, has audio too! create account, has some definitions and pics, you pick what you want. learning tests, scatter items - attach the answer and they disappear. space race- kids have to type the answers before it gets to the end of the page, if they miss it gives answer and they have to type to answer too can link or embed on page interfaces with some ipod and ipad apps type in quizlet link on them

studystack.com similar to quizlet crosswords, hangman, flashcards

tinyurl.com paste in and it will make a short one or you can make a custom one COOL

dropmocks.com if you need to post images on the web quickly drag and drop easy way to share images with people can share url with pics super easy

non educational sites- slydial.com 267 slydial by passes their ringer and goes directly to voice mail so you don't have to talk to them

dialmycalls.com can send one message a week. 25 people. call them have phone ring at a particular time!!

authors Web 2.0 and Divisions booth has lesson plans and activities