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Group 1 (Bulfer, Sennett, Gourley, Carl) Category: Creative Art Grade level use: 3-8 Topic/discipline: Art, English, Reading, Spelling Tutorial Information: Click on "How to Play" Walks you through making a movie and picture. Tutorials, Top 10 Questions, Tips and Tricks, Kids FAQ, Teacher FAQ, Contact Us. There are also YouTube videos available. Possible uses: Create a storybook, spell a picture, make a picture, make a movie, make a card, make a story, doodle pad, make a drawing. Basic explanation: Kerpoof Studio lets a student create the above mentioned. They can also save their creations, share their creations, vote on shared scenes, create an avatar, and earn Kerpoof Koins. The Koins can be used to buy more features to use when creating things. There are more benefits if you buy a membership (1 month is $4.39, 6 months is $24.79, and 1 year is $44.79) the benefits are that you can chat with friends, create with friends, and share Kerpoof Koins. Positives: Has a separate section for teachers with lesson plans and other ideas. The website offers many creative channels for students. The registration goes through the parents email. Negatives: A solid program, but I wish it had more for older students.

Group 1 (Bulfer, Sennett, Gourley, Carl) Category: Presentation Grade level use: 9-12 Topic/discipline: Could be used in multiple disciplines. Tutorial Information: Watch a tutorial and a solutions section. Possible uses: Create a dynamic presentation that can be shared and commented online. Basic explanation: Offers creative tools to make unique presentations that can then be sent out to be viewed and reviewed. There is a free 30-day trial, but I did read that it is free for teachers. Positives: Offers more creative ways to present information. Negatives: It costs money. It is geared more towards teachers.

Tool URL: Authors: Regilio, Saal, Costello, Stroh - Group #5 -Tool Name: Go Animate -Tool URL: http://goanimate.com/ -Category: Creative Art -Tags: Animation, eCard, flash free, web 2.0, cartoon, comics, create animations -Grade level use: (Jr/Sr High School) -Topic / discipline: Can be used for any school topic -Tutorial Information: There is a help tab on the main page of the website. Click on that link and it answers commonly asked questions, video tutorials, and a blog. -Possible uses: Animate stories that are written by students. -Positives: Very interesting, and it allows students the opportunity to be creative and bring their stories to life. Do not have to download software. The best part is it is free.Very comprehensive and detailed site. People have joined this site from all over the world which creates great social networking opportunities -Negatives: Site is fun, but some of the characters are probably not appropriate. Blogs can be seen and may not have appropriate material.

Group Name: Group 2-Tera Hafermann, Ruth Getchius, April Wenzel, Trish McKane Tool Name: Capzles Category: online timeline creator Grade Level Use: 2nd grade+ (with guidance for the younger children) Topic/Discipline: social studies, reading, science, math, language arts, just about anything where timelines or how tos can benefit someone. Tutorial Information: The site allows you to view public capzles, or photo/video timelines. In order to create a capzle, you must join the site-this is free. Once in the site, choose to create a capzle and the site walks you through the process step by step. Possible Uses: create timelines of historical events in social studies, create personal timelines of events in language arts, create a timeline of a story or novel, create a how-to timeline in science or math. Basic Explanation: This tool allows the user to upload photos, music, and videos to the site to include in a timeline. It also allows you to upload voice recordings about the photos and to blog on the photo. The user can embed a capzle on their Facebook wall. It also has an app for your iPhone. Positives: Easy to use and explain to children. Engaging. This allows students who are fearful of writing long essays to show what they know in a format that encourages creativity. Negatives: Does require you to sign up for an account, but it is free. Younger students will need a lot of help with this at first.

Authors: Group 1 (Bulfer, Sennett, Gourley, Carl) Category: Digital storytelling Grade level use: 1-5 Topic/discipline: Language arts Tutorial information: Tour or FAQ Possible uses: creative stories, theme stories Basic explanation: By using the websites artwork, you can create your own story or work collaboratively to create one with a friend. Positives: quicker way to create original stories using technology, can connect with students in other places Negatives: must take turns if collaborating, must use sites artwork

Authors:(Group 1) Sennett, Bulfer, Carl, Gourley Category: blog Grade level use: all levels Topic/discipline: math and technology Tutorial information: find books, topics, lesson plans for teaching math; blogs for connecting with other math teachers Possible uses: finding a creative lesson plan for a given math topic Basic explanation: A math teacher can connect with other teachers, or their ideas put on this website, to use in their classroom. Positives: Easily move throughout the website to find information. Negatives: There is a lot of information on this website. You need to be specific on the topics you want to use.

Group 3: Sarah Vaughn & Sara Reich Category: comic strips Grade level use: junior high, secondary Topic/discipline: any Tutorial Information: How to videos included Possible uses: use for mock-up before doing a video, pictures for learning vocabulary, Basic Explanation: Allows students to create comic strips Positives: Great for visual learners and students who like to tell stories creatively Negatives: Education accounts available but schools still have to pay

Group 3: Sarah Vaughn & Sara Reich Category: Image editor, vector editor, screen capture, effects editor, music creator, audio editor, image markup, color editor Topic/discipline: Any Tutorial Information: http://aviary.com/help Possible uses: Image editor, vector editor, screen capture, effects editor, music creator, audio editor, image markup, color editor, making components to go into a presentation or a virtual poster/video/podcast Basic explanation: You can create, edit and do all kinds of modifications with these tools. Images and audio can be transformed into whatever the artist wants. Positives: Lots of high-quality editing and creative capability, free to use Negatives: Takes time and patience to learn how to use, may be too difficult for younger students.