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Educational version of Syimbaloo for visual bookmarking & sharing

Student driven digital portfolios. Student post their own work (pics, text, video) for teachers & parents to see. Only that child's parent sees their work. Parents can like & comment on their work. Can set for students to be able to comment on each other's work too. Great opportunity to discuss digital citizenship! Free version; paid account allows private notes from teacher to student and opportunity to assess student submissions.

Match web 2.0 tools with all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) was created by the University of South Florida and consists of videos demonstrating samples of how teachers have utilized varying levels of technology integration (entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) within five key learning environments.

this website offers many online interactive tools for teachers

Outstanding tool for creating flowcharts, graphic organizers, etc. Can include pictures, videos and text.

A collaborate real-time whiteboard. Just share the link to invite others to the board. Upload images, draw and discuss your work using the chat bar. No plug-ins or sign-in required!

This is a wonderful Video conferencing site which works across many types of devices. There is no sign up or login required. Just start a room and share the link to invite others. You can have five video participates at once. You can watch videos together from YouTube and other sites. There is a collaborative notepad, text chat, file sharing and you can even share your screen with other 'room mates.' You can sign in for free to customize rooms and schedule sessions. A great resource for staff meetings, training and distance teaching.

Create a brochure. Free for educational uses. Account required.

Write, illustrate & publish a book (meets 3 levels of readiness). Site provides writing hints at the bottom of the page to help them with the elements of a story. Story Sparks feature provides templates for characters, plot, etc. Kids also design the book layout (font, pictures, layout, etc.) Purchase hard cover, paperback or digital copies. Free registration for teachers.

Create multimedia slideshow narratives. Create stories by uploading sequenced images, typing in text, and recording original audio tracks. Free registration but requires an email address.

Create word clouds in specific shapes

Interactive look at the news. Students will get background knowledge and be asked to give their opinion and make predictions.

Create a sketch of a face. To save the user must have an email, but sketches can be printed instead.

Interactive that allows students to create & print newspapers, brochures, flyers and booklets.

Excellent example of how one teacher had students create their own online portfolios.