Tool+Listing

Here, we'll collect our list of online links and give a brief description of what they do

http://www.polleverywhere.com - Great tool to take instant polls that Sara Kajder used during the keynote. My question is: unless you pay a fee, you cannot control content or assign student names to phone numbers. I am very wary of using this in a classroom as once the comment is sent and posted there is nothing you can do about it. Thoughts? (Kim)

http://www.ipadio.com - (I am adding new links to the top of the page now-Kim) GREAT way to record students via cell phones! If you have an OK from your administrator, of course. Free, very clear recording. Using for group discussions and individual recordings. You can leave written comments on each individual recording, and send it to the student as a URL. Very easy to implement!

http://www.todaysmeet.com - great for "backchannel" use (if you want students to be able to comment via computer real time). Using this to report out after small group discussion.

http://quizlet.com - OMG this is an AMAZING site for all kinds of vocabulary with ready-made flashcards, online games and tests and so much more! It even comes with an embed code to put an activity on your page!

http://simplybox.com/index/education - A great tool for capturing and managing information and images from the Internet. Could be a great tool to use for student groups collaborating on projects.

http://www.ning.com - Using this for student journaling (forum posts). Great way for students to have a "classroom safe" facebook experience.

http://www.prezi.com - This is great for reworking PowerPoint presentations. Much stronger impact; more "space" to create! Very visual, global.

iTalc Documentation here: []


 * iTalc**
 * When showing all computers, double click on names of individual computers on the left-hand side bar to toggle from "view" to "do not view" modes. This comes in handy when certain computers are not being used due to absences, group work, etc.
 * After showing all the computers that you want to view and turning off the "view" mode for others, click on the "Auto View" tab at the top right of the page to reorganize the screens that you are viewing.
 * If you want to get a quick "snapshot" view of a particular screen simply point your cursor to the thumbnail of that screen, left mouse click and HOLD IT DOWN. When you let go, the screen will go back to its original thumbnail view.
 * If you want to view one screen in particular for a longer amount of time, double click on the thumbnail of that screen and you can get a full-screen view. When you want to return to all thumbnails, mouse to the top of the screen and a dialog bar will appear. Click "Quit" and you will back to the normal all-class view.
 * When you send a message to all computers, it pops up in the middle of the screen. When you send a message to one computer, a message tab appears on the bottom of that screen and they will get the message when they click on the tab.