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"Feel like something's missing from your YouTube viewing experience -- like some good 'ol multiple-choice questions? The chronic learners among us will be happy to hear that the site is testing an interactive -- and potentially educational -- feature that lets users add quizzes to their clips. A new page on the YouTube site describes a "Video Questions Editor Beta," which lets channel owners display multiple-choice questions on top of their videos as they play. The page is pretty blank at the moment, but the beta is up and running for those who opt in. Don't get too excited, though: YouTube's disclaimer states the feature "represents work in progress," and "there is no plan for long-term support of the feature." TechCrunch 29 Leave A Comment "

Vicki Davis 13 Apr 13 03:02:04 Rumbletalk bills itself as a "boutique" backchannel chat tool for live events, Facebook events. etc. They are marketing themselves for integration into Facebook pages and events but it can be put in other places. Lots of backchannel capabilities are emerging as many educators and event planners see the value of providing, managing and leading in the backchannel chats that WILL and DO occur whether you wish they did or not. 

Study Buddies is one of the features I like so much about this website. Students can search for and find other people with whom they can work, collaborate and interact online. They can add enough buddies to create a study group. There is also the possibility that students create a class or enroll into one to study a topic at their own pace. Some features of QuizMeOnline Here is a set of the features that QuizMeOnline offers to its users: It is free It is easy to use It has a user friendly interface It helps students study for a quiz Teachers can use it to create their own quizzes It also lets users create and share flashcards It also allows students to take notes and create study groups It provides study guides for students to learn about a certain process. These study groups can include images, links and YouTube videos.

Witty Comics is a cool website. It allows its users to create two characters dialogues. This is a great learning tool for students. They love cartoons and comics and are much more inclined to learn via dialogues and interactive  play roles. Teachers can use Witty Comics to create dialogues underlining the target structures they want to teach  and let students act them out. Students can on their part use Witty Comics to create thier own  dialogues and rehearse them in front of their peers. Witty Comics is a good tool to foster students communicative skills and enhance their creative powers. Witty Comics is free of charge and is very easy to use. It has a simple platform that any one can handle , the only thing you need to do is to register with them and start making comics straight away. Pre-drawn background scenes and characters are already provided and students will only select the ones they want to feature in their comics.   You might also like: 8 Reasons Why you should Create A Blog for your Class 10 Must Have Resources to Teach about Copyright and Fair Use Snip.ly :Snip and Share Your Favorite Parts of Webpages A Great List of 70+ iPad Apps for Teachers and Students LinkWithin   

It is free It is easy and simple to use It has a user friendly interface It supports several languages including English, French, German, Italian, Portugues and  Latin It provides pre drawn characters and dialogue boxes Users  have a huge flexibility when editing their strips They can change the size of each character or dialogue bubble, bring elements forward within each box or even change the sequence of each box It offers some writing prompts

"Store, organize, and share your education and research for free."

I've been reading lately about the novelty effect for increased attention spans in education. I believe "iFake Text" is a great example of  a simple tool that can allow your students to show what they know in a unique or novel way by emulating a text message conversation on an iPhone.

"Timeline: Classroom technology from papyrus to iPads "

How can we keep students focused on schoolwork with all the electronic temptations surrounding them? By engaging the students completely with our lessons, keeping students actively involved in their learning, and reflecting on our practice to avoid blaming the technology or kids' short attention spans, in my opinion.

"Resources to Replace Textbooks " A listing of various online physics resources for teachers trying to get away from textbooks.

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"The internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators & parents. Over 20,000 relevant links personally selected by an educator/author with over 30 years of experience. "

"This is a collection of resources that can be used by educators or students regarding the issue of digital citizenship. Note: the questions used here are targeted primarily at high school students, but many of these questions apply to anyone new to the topic."

Using SMART Recorder, you can record the actions you take on the interactive screen. If you connect a microphone to your computer, you can record your narration. After you create a recording, you can play the recording on any computer using SMART Video Player or Windows Media Player, or you can share the recording with others."

"collection is intended to provide copyright friendly images for use by students and teachers in an educational setting. Lesson plans also included."

Some features of Cartoonatic Here is a list of the main features that Cartoonatic offers to its users It is free It is simple to sue It is easy and quick It offers intuitive navigation It allows its uses to turn their videos into cartoons It offers 9 cool video effects created by cartoon artists It also offers real time preview of all these effects It lets you add music and create animated masterpieces out of your videos You can use the speeding up option to turn your videos into a real fun Instantly share via YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or E-mail  

Some features of GrossOut Here is a list of the main features that GrossOut offers to its users: It is free It is easy to use It does not require any sign up or registration It lets you add scary and heinous effects to your images You can upload your own picture or capture one using your webcam You can also download your scary photo to your computer

A wealth of free resources that can help you jazz up those tired old (or new) lesson slides and presentations.

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