Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/ Wordle is used to create word clouds. A word cloud contains the words from your topic, passage, or principle and creates a word cloud. This can be used to put important concepts to the training that will be taking place. Have participants try to guess what the words have in common. It is also great for review of a concept. Place words into the cloud that were used during the lesson. Then have students say what importance they had to the lesson. Wordle is free and easy to use.
Tagxedo - http://www.tagxedo.com Tagxedo is another word cloud website, but with these word clouds you can create clouds into shapes. This allows you to create shapes that are consistent with the concept being studied. Tagxedo also has pre-created word clouds, it's free, and easy.
Graphic Organizer:
Webspiration - http://www.mywebspiration.com/ bubble.us - https://bubbl.us/ Webspiration and bubble.us are both brainstorming or mind mapping tools that can be used in the classroom to help students organize their thoughts on a subject. Webspiration is free, easy to use, and allows collaboration. Bubbl.us is also a free and easy tool.
Presentation:
Screencastomatic - http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Screencastomatic can be used to capture screen shots and video from your computer screen. This website can be used to create how-to-videos using video and audio. It is very easy to use and is free for the basic account. The premium account is not overpriced and offers many useful tools for creating tutorials or presentations. Animoto - http://animoto.com/ With Animoto students can create a short video as a presentation tool. Animoto is easy to drop pictures and audio into and is free.
started by Kristy Burrough on 14 Jul 13
Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/
Wordle is used to create word clouds. A word cloud contains the words from your topic, passage, or principle and creates a word cloud. This can be used to put important concepts to the training that will be taking place. Have participants try to guess what the words have in common. It is also great for review of a concept. Place words into the cloud that were used during the lesson. Then have students say what importance they had to the lesson. Wordle is free and easy to use.
Tagxedo - http://www.tagxedo.com
Tagxedo is another word cloud website, but with these word clouds you can create clouds into shapes. This allows you to create shapes that are consistent with the concept being studied. Tagxedo also has pre-created word clouds, it's free, and easy.
Graphic Organizer:
Webspiration - http://www.mywebspiration.com/
bubble.us - https://bubbl.us/
Webspiration and bubble.us are both brainstorming or mind mapping tools that can be used in the classroom to help students organize their thoughts on a subject. Webspiration is free, easy to use, and allows collaboration. Bubbl.us is also a free and easy tool.
Presentation:
Screencastomatic - http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
Screencastomatic can be used to capture screen shots and video from your computer screen. This website can be used to create how-to-videos using video and audio. It is very easy to use and is free for the basic account. The premium account is not overpriced and offers many useful tools for creating tutorials or presentations.
Animoto - http://animoto.com/
With Animoto students can create a short video as a presentation tool. Animoto is easy to drop pictures and audio into and is free.
Authentic Assessment:
Blogger - https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=blogger&passive=1209600&continue=http://www.blogger.com/home&followup=http://www.blogger.com/home<mpl=start#s01
Blogging is a great way for students to express what they have learned from a lesson. Blogger is easy to use and free.
Twitter - https://twitter.com/
With Twitter, students can summarize in 140 characters what was learned in a lesson. Twitter is free, easy to use, and students enjoy social media.