Fun+WEB+2.0+Programs


 * [[image:0f6f24.png link="http://www.tektek.org/dream/"]]Dream Avatar Creator http://www.tektek.org/dream/


 * FLICKR -create motivational posters, game cards, magazine covers and more with your own pictures.[| http://www.bighugelabs.com/flickr/]


 * VOICE THREAD http://voicethread.com/ --digital storytelling


 * Rethinking PowerPoint**
 * [|Presentation Zen]
 * [|PowerPoint Extreme Makeover]
 * [|Lawrence Lessig ]
 * [|Cliff Atkinson: Beyond Bullets]
 * [|Tom Peters on Presentation Excellence]
 * [|Gettysburg Address PowerPoint]
 * [|Creative Commons Presentations]
 * [|Ira Glass on Storytelling]


 * Writing Tools**
 * [|Google Docs and Spreadsheats]
 * [|ZohoWriter]
 * [|Celtx (scriptwriting and storyboarding)]
 * [|LetterPop] (Web-based newsletter production)
 * [|AjaxWrite13]
 * [|ThinkFree]
 * [|Bubbl.us]
 * [|Free Mind] Brainstorming and mind mapping software that also outlines and organizes links and can exports to html format
 * [|Mindomo] Concept mapping allows you to bring in images
 * [|MindMeister]
 * Gliffy ([|http://www.gliffy.com/)] Create and share diagrams on the Web
 * [|WriteBoard]
 * [|xtimeline] (collaborative timelining tool)


 * Creating avatars**
 * Dream Avatar Creator [|http://www.tektek.org/dream/]
 * [|Zwinky](Avatar generator--not for Macs!)
 * [|Abi Portrait Avatar Maker]
 * [|ShrinkPicture]
 * [|Yahoo Avatars](must have account)
 * [|Simpsons Avatar] and [|SimpsonizeMe]


 * Image generators**
 * [|A Picture is Worth] (blog post about communicating with images)
 * [|Picnik] (Image editing and finding copyright friendly images)
 * [|Flagrant Disregard's Flickr Toys]
 * [|Add Letters]
 * [|Image Chef]
 * [|Says It.com]
 * [|ToonDoo] (cartoon generator)
 * [|Spell with Flickr]

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 * Building Wikis**
 * [|Wikispaces for Teachers]
 * [|PB Wiki: Education]
 * Ten reasons why your next pathfinder should be a wiki
 * [|Wikispaces Tutorial]
 * **Free Wiki Space**
 * [|PB Wiki For Education]
 * [|Wikispaces for Teachers]
 * examples
 * Summer Reading List
 * LitCrit Pathfinder
 * PlanetPathfinder
 * [|Bernie Dodge's Design Patterns for EduWikis]
 * [|Dan McDowell's Wiki Links]
 * SpartanLAX[[image:list.gif width="22" height="23" caption="Unordered List" link="spartanlax:home"]]
 * Mr. Rodoff's WTCHFM: Salem podcast drafting space Mr. Rodoff's WTCHFM: Salem podcast drafting space


 * ==**Building blogs**==
 * [|Edublogs.org]
 * [|Learnerblogs.org]
 * [|Uniblogs]
 * David Warlick's [|Blogmeister]
 * [|Blogger]
 * [|LiveJournal]
 * [|Support Blogging] - Links to information on using blogs in educational settings
 * ==//**About Blogging in the Classroom**//==
 * Read-Write Web in the Classroom (Will Richardson) http://www.weblogg-ed.com/2004/04/27
 * Edublog Awards http://del.icio.us/edublogawards2005
 * Peter Scott’s School Library Blogs http://blog.xrefer.com/schoollibraryblogs.html
 * David Warlick’s 2 Cents http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/index.php
 * Educational Bloggers Network http://www.ebn.weblogger.com/ Blogs and Wikis as WebQuest Tasks (Dodge) http://webquest.sdsu.edu/necc2004/blogs-and-wikis.htm
 * Blogs in Education http://awd.cl.uh.edu/blog/
 * All About Blogs (Warlick) http://davidwarlick.com/classpage.php?page_id=3162&status=nomore
 * Flat Classroom Project http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/

Ning and Twitter: websites for social networking

 * [|AlaskaSchoolLibrariansNing]
 * [|Ning]
 * [|Springfield2.0Ning]
 * [|Library2.0Ning]
 * [|TeacherLibrarianNing]
 * [|Classroom2.0Ning]
 * [|PSLA Ning]
 * [|Twitter]
 * [|Art of Building Virtual Communities] (SN Beach)

**Digital Storytelling**

 * [|VoiceThread]
 * [|Our VoiceThread]
 * [|xtimeline] (collaborative timelining tool)
 * [|ScrapBlog] (online scrapbook production)
 * [|ToonDoo] (cartoon generator)
 * Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling [|http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/]
 * Center for Digital Storytelling [|http:/www.storycenter.org/whatis.html]
 * Elements of Digital Storytelling http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/
 * Marco Torres’ iCan Film Festival http://www.sfett.com/
 * Apple Video Journalism http://newali.apple.com/ali_sites/adccvj/index.shtml
 * ===**Digital Storytelling** in the Classroom===
 * Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling [|http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/]
 * Center for Digital Storytelling [|http:/www.storycenter.org/whatis.html]
 * Elements of Digital Storytelling http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/


 * Videos**
 * [|What Do Teachers Really Make] (video)
 * [|Building an Airplane While it's Flying]
 * [|Library Informercial] (Dr. Loopy)


 * Professional Development**
 * [|Helene Blowers' Learning 2.0]
 * [|California School Library Learning 2.0]
 * [|Paul & Karen UDL Series]
 * [|Apple Learning Interchange: NECC]
 * [|TED.com] Inspired talks by the world's greatest thinkers
 * [|Hitchhikr] Hitch a conference ride