Other Cool Online Tools

 

Here are some of my favorite online tools. 

note: some of these sites may be blocked at school by the filter

note:  if you are on a Mac, you may need to use Firefox to get some of these to work

 

Photos:

 

Flickr: a photo sharing web page that allows you to network with other users

Karen's Flickr Homepage

 

Picnik -  online photo editor.  I love this and use it often. (Must use Firefox instead of Safari if on a Mac)

FotoFlexer - another cool online photo editor (it even has a feature to edit wrinkles!)

FlauntR - more online photo editing, add neat frames and more to pictures that you upload. 

 

Make Cool Things with Photos:

 

• Slide Share - online slide presentations

• Voice Thread:  record your voice to go with pictures

   

   

• Animoto:  make cool mini movies of your images

   

   

   

  

   

  Glickr - onine slideshow of pictures

   

   

  

   

  Slide.com - create slide shows from your pictures, lots of effects to use

   

   

  

   

 

Music:

 

Pandora - create an online music player that matches styles of music that you like (Not of educational value, but fun to use)

 

Online Video

 

You do not have to send students to a wild open website to view videos that you find.  You can 1) download them to use in a Powerpoint, etc., 2) imbed them on a wiki (like I did here), 3) download them onto an iPod to watch or play on a TV, and 4) many other safe options!

 

YouTube

TeacherTube - note:  I sometime find the streaming on this website is slow

 

File Conversion:

 

Zamzar - convert files from one format to another.  I use this to download videos from Youtube.

Vixy - convert online videos to download onto an iPod

 

Online Phone:

 

Skype - free download, online VOIP calling (audio and video calls using computers)

 

More Tools:

 

If you are searching for a certain kind of tool, this page is a wonderful place to search:  GO2WEB20

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