Rubistar can be used to create rubrics for presentations and other creative products. Rubistar is also a free user-friendly tool containing pre-generated rubrics for a variety of subjects and products as well as the option of creating your own. Rubrics can be downloaded or exported into Microsoft Excel.

Storybird is another presentation tool that will be used as a means of sharing information throughou the workshop. Storybird will be one of the options for teachers to use in creating their final product. Storybird is a free online tool used to create and promote digital storytelling. The website is very user-friendly with strict parameters which is wonderful for K12 education. The website and its creators pride themselves on being "family-friendly". With this in mind teachers can also feel at ease sharing this tool with their students.

This tool can be utilize to share informative presentations throughout the workshop. Voicethread is also going to be an option for teachers to use in their final product. The voicethread tool is free and user-friendly. Simply register for an account, upload images, complete your voice recording and publish.

Online graphic organizer tool that will also allow teachers to plan their stories, and collaborate with each other. This is a free-tool that's user-friendly and only requires participants to create an acount.

Online bubble maps that can be used in the planning process for presentations. This tool is user-friendly and will allow teachers to share access with each other throughout the workshop. The sharing feature of this tool will also promote the needed collaboration among the group.

Teachers who are familiar with the use of presentation software such as MS Power Point, may opt to use Slideshare to post and share their presentation. Again this a user-friendly tool, with ease of access for participants. The presentations in slideshare can also be embedded into a wiki, blog, or web page that will be used throughout the workshop.

The presentation feature of google docs will allow for easy use for my audience. The tool is simple and doesn't come with the overwhelming features of MS Office PowerP Point. Teachers will use this tool to practice developing a short 3-slide story on the first 3 days of school. This tool is also beneficial because, teachers can again collaborate, and share their materials.

Forms can be created with Google docs and used to survey participants before and after the completion of their products

This the ning I will be using to house my Multimedia Project for EDUC 7107.

This is the wikispace I will use to house my Multimedia Workshop for EDUC 7107.

Jennifer Wagner takes the use of Wordle a step further by creating and posting Wordles that promote critical thinking skills among students. Her Wordle of the day could be anything from a Math problem to facts about different countries, literature and more.

Wordle also features a gallery of multimedia content in which words are displayed as a form of art.

This website has a gallery of multimedia posters that have been published and created based on various content area. Items include a focus on literature, mathematics, science, biographies and more.

Storybird is a website that consists of a collection of collaborative stories written by people all over the world. The website features pre-made user-friendly templates and layouts as well as graphics to use when creating your story.