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Dana Huff

Qwiki - 12 views

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    Qwiki allows users to learn more about a variety of topics through multimedia and storytelling. Users can also contribute content to make Qwiki even better.
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    already used this as I introduced my research project last week, in between snowflakes. Great reception!
James Miscavish

Watch Free Documentaries - SnagFilms - 1 views

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    SnagFilms is committed to finding the world's most compelling documentaries, whether from established heavyweights or first-time filmmakers, and making them available to the wide audience these titles deserve. SnagFilms.com is a website where you can watc
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    Free movies much?
Adam Babcock

YouTube - SearchStories's Channel - 9 views

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    Every search is a quest. Every quest is a story. These videos show that anyone can do anything when paired with the power of search.
Mary Worrell

digitalresearchtools / FrontPage - 3 views

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    This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively. Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for. We provide a directory of tools organized by research activity, as well as reviews of select tools in which we not only describe the tool's features, but also explore how it might be employed most effectively by researchers.
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    Great wiki of research tools!
Caroline Bachmann

Apture - - 18 views

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    Application that allows you to learn more about anything you highlight on a website without having to leave the page; make the internet an even greater resource for students!
Adam Babcock

Education Week's Digital Directions: Classroom-Tested Tech Tools Used to Boost Literacy - 10 views

  • English-language learners
  • audio recorders to have student-teachers read sets of vocabulary words, then she creates matching PowerPoint presentations with the words and burns them onto DVDs
  • 2nd through 4th graders over 16 weeks as they used webcams to see themselves reading and then he identified their mistakes.
  • ...5 more annotations...
  • at least two fewer mistakes per minute.
  • podcasting to help her students practice fluency.
  • Then they can literally see the pauses or mistakes they made in the editing program and correct them.
  • Using VoiceThread, for instance—which allows users to create collaborative, multimedia slide shows with images, documents, and videos
  • Storybird, allows students to tap into a library of illustrations to create digital books, says Lovely.
Dana Huff

Nota : Casual Collaboration - 7 views

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    "Mash your ideas and media together with friends in a dynamic whiteboard wiki. Using photos, videos, and other web content you can instantly create brainstorms, presentations, scrapbooks, and enjoy an interactive chat with more than 50 friends."
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