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A short overview video of the potential uses of graphic organizers. Created for teachers.

VoiceThread is a cloud application that allows users to create, comment, and share video slideshows. Users can upload their own photos and drawings, add text and audio. Very user-friendly interface.

by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano A great how-to guide for teachers to help get started with digital storytelling in the classroom. This resource has step-by-step directions about how to create, share, and use a variety of online applications for digital storytelling.

Mind mapping and organizational charts online.

Students can create their own concept maps. They can integrate media they know and love, such as images, YouTube videos, and music, while also incorporating text and catchy headlines. Best of all, students can share their nodemaps with others.

Online brainstorming and planning

It is a sticky note organizational tool that allows for ongoing collaboration and discussion pertaining to the topic being analyzed (referred to as the "Storm"). SS can upload photos, link videos, edit and comment on others posts (sticky notes) with discussion threads, administrator is able to moderate the "storm", each "stormer" is able to vote a certain amount of times for their favorite entries and ideas. This is easily traceable by the administrator, therefore, could be made into a graphing lesson to further elaborate on the topic. All information and conversations are exportable to Excel or a PDF file for viewing by the administrator. Printable progress reports are also available.

An online poster/web page creation tool. Students of all ages and learning styles can use this website to create an interactive poster or web page containing text, audio, video, images (uploaded or links from the web), graphics, drawings, and data.