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Audacity Tip Sheet for Students--succinct. If your students use Audacity to record sound (for podcasts), this is helpful. Remember Audcity files have to be converted into mp3. Most students struggle with finding LAME, which only has to be clicked on once.Obviously, this is for PCs and not Mac.

One school's home pate with tech tools and ideas.

Glogster is an online FREE interactive poster tool. Ability to add hyperlinked video, insert digital images and voice (mp3)--lots of ways to personalize. Great potential (e.g., introduce self in course, individual book reports, group projects). EASY to use.

I just found this this week!! I love it. I think I might use it for our WWII unit, or disUtopian book reports, or as a culminating activity for my postcards from the past/postcard to the future workshop! So many uses!!

Concept mat tool--free; looks like it has more potential than Inspiration and Bubble.us.

Participation (in class) with new mouse mischief--will work if students have access to computer during PPt. Curious to see this in action.

Grockit is an online social learning community--good for test preparation for SAT, ACT, GRE etc. Of course, they are trying to get you to purchase theiri online test preparation program. Might be helpful to persons working with secondary learners.

Source for podcasting sound effects. Lots of informaton on podcasting too.

Recommendations for back channeling (networking computers for real-time online conversations while presentation/video is happening). Interesting possibilities. Twitter and more.

Tech Ed Conference, May 16 and 17th. I think this is free and looks to have great potential. Recommend it to you.

Royalty Free Music--too often I have paid for music so that I don't break copyrighting. Here's a simple source for music with easy attribution. Recommend.

Legal guide to podcasting from Creative Commons. Good resource.

Voki-classroom--new features. but avatar creation with voice remains the same. Teachers can manages students (no longer have to join individually). Just announced (5/31/11), though I am unable to determine the cost. Keep an eye on this.

Free ebooks--interesting blog. (6/3/11)

Phonetic word speller--put in phonetic spelling and word is correctly spelled. App ($4.99) for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch...would be helpful for persons with spelling issues, especially those with learning disabilities in spelling. Wish it was for android.

This app ($1.99) will pronounce any word that is typed in on a qwerty keyboard (color coded qwerty available for younger children). Assuming kids can type in a word accurately, this could be very helpful. For iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Think of it as an e-reader for unknown words...would be very helpful to ELLs and students with word recognition difficulties because it pronounces the word.

I have used all of these recommended digital media tools...fairly easy to use. Recommend all. However, if you want a quick and EASY podcasting solution, try Audioboo.

Great article on what to do when your school has limited technology. Sensible start.

Blerp has some potential for the classroom. Students can discuss a webpage--unique url, if you want. Allows collaboration and annotation.

Social media tools. Almost anything you want to learn about social media is available from tutorials.

Clarify combines screenshot and text editing--sensible for step-by-step summaries, etc. [I also like tildee, but this looks easier.]