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Veengle is a free tool for creating compilation videos from the content you find on YouTube.

Danny Nicholson writes the Whiteboard Blog. On the Whiteboard Blog you can find dozens of video tutorials and printable help sheets for learning to use your IWB to develop lessons. And if you're interested in a collection of resources for your IWB that you can hold in your hand, Danny offers a 200 page book through Lulu.

Search Tips 1. Keep it short. Think about the doc, what would the writer say? How would they talk about it? Try to match what will appear. 2. State the answer. Instead of "When was the plane crash" Write "The plane crashed on. . . " 3. Use unique words in search 4. Look at more than one result, don't just pick the first link. Browse the entire page of results. 5. Pay attention to the "Did you mean. . . "

Wordia - the authorative online textual dictionary, where you bring words to life through video!

LookSee Animator lets you create time-lapse and stop-motion animations on your phone or tablet using either the main camera or front-facing camera, with complete control over exposure, focus mode, color balance, and effects. 

Google Good to Know could be a good starting point for building your own lessons on managing digital footprints. After reviewing the Google materials you might ask students to create their own short videos like the one above, to inform others of simple things they can do to manage their digital data online.

"It's a great presentation from David White at Oxford University, outlining his principle of [digital] residents and [digital] visitors - a much more fluid concept of tech users, and a lot more helpful as well! "