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Field Tested Tools to Support Innovative Learning

Examples of how these resources can be used.

CAST List of Tools


Using Adobe Pro

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Adobe Reader and  Pro can provide interactive accessible docs.


Blogger is a free blogging website.

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Here is a link to Glenn Rickel's blog

 Animoto lets you create movies using pictures and audio.

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Here is an example created by Martha McCoy on James Paul Gee and Gaming in education.

Box is a cloud storage product

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It offers 5 GB of free storage.

Use bitly to save, share links, create QR codes and shorten URLs

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A bitly bundle with Assistive Technology Links

On-line mind mapping program

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Here is an example of a bubble.us mindmap. You can save as an outline too.

Blabberize is a way to add a talking voice to pictures

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Here is an example of a reflection on tech in my District.


Creazea offers multiple tools to create content

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Here is a link to a Creaza Cartoon.

Blackboard learning management system.

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Blackboard is a commonly used management system to post materials, and conduct discussions.

Delicious is a social bookmarking site.

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Here is an example

Diigo is another social bookmarking site

Google Drive is cloud storage solution that also links to Google Docs. It is available cross-platform.

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Google Drive logo
Here is an article about the pros and cons of Google Drive

Dropbox is the most used cloud storage service and integrates especially with with mobile devices.

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Blendspace (formally Edcanvas) allows you to easily create multimedia presentations.

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Here is an example.

Edtechteacher.org

Is a website dedicated to providing resources for teachers wanting to use and learn more about educational technology

Educreations allows you to create screencasts on the iPad that can be shared across platforms.

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Here is a youtube link of a tutorial on creating and embedding an educreation by Ramsey Musallam

Edutopia

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Edutopia is a leading website for innovative teaching. It is sponsored by the George Lucas Foundation.

Evernote

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Evernote allows you to "capture" everything, notes, audio, documents in the cloud.  Available across platform. The link is a guide for using Evernote in education.

BIE.org

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BIE.org is the Buck Institutes website for Project Based Learning. It offers numerous resources on implementing PBL.

Glogster Edu

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Glogster is a site to create interactive posters. Here is a link to introduce my Action Research project.

Google Apps

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We used a variety of Google Apps to create lesson plans and find ways to support student learning. Here is an example of a shared presentation.
Forms are a great tool for formative assessments and to check for understanding, especially using "flipped" lessons.  Docs and slides provide free, sharable replacements to Word and Excel.

Google Earth

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Google Earth can be used for tracking various literary works. Google LitTrips allows you to download and share Earth trips.



Ifft

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IFTTT - If Then Then That allows you to automate certain activities.

iMovie

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This links to uses of iMovie in the classroom and tutorials.

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