Document Collaboration Projects
Blogging:
https://www.blogger.com/start
http://wordpress.com/
http://edublogs.org/
Student-generated examples of blogs:
Memorial School Newspaper
http://memorialwriters.wordpress.com/
http://digitaltoolsgonemad.wordpress.com/
Other online writing utilities:
· Google Docs and Spreadsheets-Allows multiple users to access and edit the same document. See a video overview here
· Skrbl-Free interactive whiteboard
Wordle – Create word clouds. Great for brainstorming or as a KWL activity
· Wikis-Pbwiki and Wikispaces are two free sites
Zoho Notebook- Real-time online collaboration between multiple users on the same document. Click here for a nice video tutorial
Audio Projects
Audio Editing Tools:
Audacity is a free audio editing program that can export audio projects in mp3 or wav format. These projects can be used in digital storytelling projects that your students are creating.
Audacity video tutorials:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/tutorials
http://www.edhsonline.org/other/audacity/
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm
http://www.msiwebvideo.com/pod/pod.html
Books on Podcasting:
· “Kidcast: Podcasting in the Classroom” by Dan Schmit (FTC Publishing)
Example of student created podcasts:
· Our City Podcast
·Spellcast #13
·Spellcast #8
·Eaglecast #1
·Eaglecast #2
Video and Digital Storytelling Projects
· Windows Moviemaker-A free, Windows-based video editing system found on all PC’s running Windows XP or Vista
· Photostory-Another free Digital Storytelling program for Windows-based computers
· IMovie-Free video editing software built into all Mac computers
Video sharing/Posting videos:
· http://youtube.com/
·http://www.schooltube.com/default.aspx
· http://photobucket.com/
Sample student-created video projects:
Candy Nose
Suave Shampoo
Mega Power
Wonder Cookie
Super Sparkly Window Cleaning Stuff
Image editing software
GIMP
Picasa
FD’s Flickr Toys-Various image editing applications
Photofunia - Add effects to your pictures
Photojojo – Photo tips and DIY photo projects
Image Resizer – This free utility, which is part of the Windows Power Toys for Windows XP, allows you to resize one or many image files with a right-click of the mouse. I use this utility whenever I need to quickly resize an image or group of images in order to decrease the file size and make them easier to e-mail
Digital storytelling projects
Flickr – Flickr is an online photo management and sharing application. You limit your search to only include free Creative Commons-licensed photos. Click on the check box near the bottom labeled “Only search within Creative Commons-licensed photos”
The Freesound Project – Free music and sound effects for podcasts or digital storytelling projects
The Internet Archive – Free video, audio, and music files for use in student projects
Wikimedia Commons - Free videos and images for student use
The Library of Congress’ Flickr page - A huge collection of free copyright free images
Copyright Chart – This handy chart provides guidelines regarding copyright and fair-use for student projects
Other Web 2.0 links
Tony Vincent Arizona K-12 Blog – Tips on integrating Web 2.0 technologies into instruction
Classroom 2.0
Go 2 Web 2.0 – A directory of various Web 2.0 sites
