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This is an online dropbox application that allows all file types to be uploaded securely to online storage without having to give your email address to everyone. I chose this application because it limits the exposure of your email account to potential spammers. The ability to upload all file types means that inhouse software application files can be put here also. I am thinking about items like interwrite files that most dropbox applications will not recognize.

"google wonder wheel explained" http://www.googlewonderwheel.com/ The tool is provided by google with all searches. You simply need to click on the wonderwheel tab on the left after completing a google search and your results will be turned in to a graphic organizer allowing for related term searches. This site is the best for students with limited background knowledge that need help finding research terms to be effective. The fact that this is provided free from the most respected search engine in the world wide web makes it head and shoulders above others.

Googles timeline tool is great for putting information into a timeline related to your personal search terms. This is a great jumping off point for graphic organizers related to time. You can develop a generic timeline that shows development of new technologies or news events related to your topic.

This site will allow me to create a form to use as an assessment of the course. It is a free, web-based document that allows me to get immediate feedback from students.

This video focuses on the technique needed to draw a realistic eyes. Since the eyes are the foundation of any face, I thought it was important to show students a presentation that focuses only on the eyes.

This video tutorial reinforces the portrait drawing technique that I will demonstrate live in class. Because no two artists work exactly the same, it will give the students another perspective on portaiture.

Brief Description: Bubbl.us is a free website that allows its users to create mind maps. These mind maps can be created with others, are colorful, embed in multiple formats (blog, website, presentation, etc.), and have multiple ways of accessing (email, print, or saved to hard drive). Brief Explanation: This website presents learners with multiple ways of creating their mind maps. I chose this website due to my familiarity, its popularity within online education, and its collaborative skills provided for group interaction.

This site allows you to create graphic organizers that can be uploaded to the web or downloaded ans printed. It does not seem to have as much variety as webspiration.

This activity asks students to click on the facial features that are not drawn in the correct proportions. It is a good pre-training activity because it forces the student to carefully examine the facial features so they will not make the same mistakes in their drawings.

Includes interactive portrait drawing activity and step-by-step instructions to learn to draw a portrait.

This interactive site allows students to play around with placing facial features. It's a fun way for students to be introduced to portraiture. It puts no stress on the student because there is no actual drawing involved yet.

The Windows Media Player 12 allows users to view and listen to videos, movies, and music. The Windows Media Player appeals to the visual and auditory learners. The program allows teachers to show video clips relating to instructional topics using the lecture and discussion presentation method. The program supports essential and generative learning methods using the multimedia format.

The Kidspiration brainstorming program allows teachers and learners in grades K-5 to create interactive graphic organizers in the core subject areas. The software program has preloaded templates in each core subject.\nWhy this one:Teachers have the program already loaded onto their school issued laptops. The program allows teachers to create a digital notebook. The digital notebook allows users to collaborate their notes, audio, and visual information in one location. The online notebook is a great instructional tool for generative learning.\n\n\n