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collection of formative assessment tools

Great list of tools to improve YouTube usability.

Free web tools and apps for assessment

Tips for finding and using new web 2.0 tools in your classroom

There are too may tools available for one person to discover and use them all

DigiTales (http://www.digitales.us/) is a website promoting the art of digital storytelling.  If you have students create personal stories about themselves and their experiences, this website is worth a hard look.  Here is an excerpt explaining their mission: "Digital Storytelling takes the ancient art of oral storytelling and engages a palette of technical tools to weave personal tales using images, graphics, music and sound mixed together with the author's own story voice. Digital storytelling is an emerging art form of personal, heartful expression that enables individuals and communities to reclaim their personal cultures while exploring their artistic creativity. While the heart and power of the digital story is shaping a personal digital story about self, family, ideas, or experiences, the technology tools also invite writers and artists to think and invent new types of communication outside the realm of traditional linear narratives." This website provides some great rubrics for grading a number of oral, visual and print activities.  It also provides some great ideas for projects, activities and lessons to support what you are already doing.

"Evernote gives administrators the tools to capture anything, access it anywhere, and find things easily. " While this blog post features how admin can use Evernote it is a good example of best practice for this free tool.

Web 2.0 teaching tools to enhance education and learning

The goal of this wiki is to collate digital tools that can be used in the Before/During/After reading process.

great web 2.0 resource site with tools listed by category

Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart's content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames. It's fast, easy, and fun.

"TimelineJS is an open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually,rich, interactive timelines. Beginners can create a timeline using nothing more than a Google spreadsheet."

"Our mission is to save every educator time and money while identifying top-quality resources for schools and classrooms. Big Deal Media is a content-rich collection of print and electronic publications that offer the information and tools K-12 educators need-all vetted through the prism of the curriculum."

ProProfs is an effective, highly functional, user friendly and convenient way to conduct almost every assessment you can imagine. I highly recommend it as a tool for quizzes and tests. I found it ideal for the classroom, in both on-ground and online learning environments.

"Flipping a classroom is not a teaching technique, it is more in line with a philosophy or way of teaching. It involves using technology as a tool, not the main focus, for helping students increase their understanding" Nice blog post on the philosophy of the flipped classroom.

Typing tools and games

"Google Hangouts is Google's free video-conferencing tool that is available for teachers to use as part of Google Apps for Education. "

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A number of services to allow anyone to create their own digital magazine and newspaper. 

"New words of wisdom are posted to this blog weekly." Tips for SMART Boards and Macs. There is also a link to her web resources listed by subject.