2. Diigo.com
• What you will find familiar in Diigo?
• - tagging
• - private/public bookmarks
• - follow bookmarks from a network of people
• - see popular bookmarks by tags
• - import and export bookmarks
• - automatically post your bookmarks to your blog daily or weekly
• What can you do with Diigo that you cannot with Delicious?
• Bookmark
• - save bookmarks as private by default (optional)
• - organize your bookmarks as a list and shown as a slide
• - set up groups to pool resources and curate content
• - automatically bookmark your twitter favorites
• - keep a full-text copy of your bookmarks (Premium features)
• - full-text search of your bookmarks (Premium features)
• - save notes and images, in addition to bookmarks
• Annotation
• - use highlights and sticky notes as you read - do not just bookmark
• - capture a portion of the screen and annotate on the screenshot
3. Smilebox.com
• What is Smilebox?
• At Smilebox we believe that how you share your photos should be
as memorable as the photos themselves. So we've designed a new
way to bring your photos and videos to life.
• Our simple application for PC or Mac lets you quickly and easily
create slideshows, invitations, greetings, collages, scrapbooks and
photo albums right on your computer. With more than 1000
customizable templates to choose from, you'll find inspiration
around every corner. With our new iPhone app you can share your
moments on the go as well.
• And Smilebox gives you more ways to share:
Facebook, email, blog, printing at home or to a store, and burning
to DVD. Smilebox makes sharing photos with your family and
friends easy, unique and memorable.
4. Lit 2 Go.com
• Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can:
• Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go,
• Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer,
• View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen,
• Print out the stories and poems to make your own book.
• There are six ways to get started with Lit2Go:
• Browse by Author: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• Browse by Title: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• Browse by Reading Level (Flesch-Kincaid*): K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
• Browse by Subject Matter: African-American Literature, Florida, Mathematics, Science
• Search Database. You can search the collection by title, author, or keywords.
• Launch iTunes. If you have iTunes software installed on your computer, you can download many of the selections directly into your iTunes library.
The free iTunes application for either Macintosh or Windows computers may be downloaded directly from Apple, Inc.
• An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy
identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your
classroom. We are adding to this site on a regular basis. If you notice any files that are incomplete, missing, or misplaced, please email the project
manager.
• Share this site with others by adding banners to your own website, printing bookmarks for your students, or clicking the share button:
5. Buddymarks.com
• BuddyMarks.com has been called "The online personal, group and social
bookmarks manager."
Join now and: Store all your favorites on-line
• Import your current browser favorites in a snap
• Get to them from anywhere
• Easily add new favorites
• Share some or all of your favorites with your friends
• Use tags or categories or both to organize the web the way you want
• Search to quickly find pages by tag or category or title
• Learn about cool websites from the public favorite space
• It's free!
• Sign Up Now
•
Google Chrome users, be sure to get the BuddyMarks.com browser
extension
6. Quia.com
• Quia Books
Reduce time spent grading and engage students with online
workbooks and textbooks from the world's leading publishers. Visit
Quia Books Quia Web
Create your own educational games, quizzes, class Web
pages, surveys, and much more! Explore millions of activities and
quizzes created by educators from around the world. Visit Quia
Web IXL Math
Practice makes perfect, and IXL makes math practice fun. With
unlimited questions on thousands of math topics, students can
improve their skills and confidence. Visit IXL Math
7. Answer Garden.ch
• AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic feedback
tool. Use it as a tool for online brainstorming or
embed it on your website or blog as a poll or
guestbook.
• AnswerGarden has many different users: site
admins, bloggers, teachers, creative
teams, brainstormers and more!
• Avoid long rants of commenting users and keep
the expression lost in polls. Instant overview of
the results
8. Brainflips.com
• BrainFlips provides the world's best tools for creating, sharing and
studying flashcards! Make flashcards on any subject and share them
with your friends and classmates. BrainFlips flashcards can
incorporate text, images, audio and video to learn any subject. Use
our flashcards to study for:
• School subjects
(vocabulary, math, history, geography, Spanish, French, etc.)
• Test prep (SAT, LSAT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT)
• Licensing prep (NCLEX, USMLE, Series 7, Real estate exams)
• Study flashcards on anything you like!
• Flashcards are a time-tested learning tool for studying nearly any
subject. BrainFlips flashcards take this model and extend using the
latest technology to make learning with flashcards fun and
effective. Thanks for using BrainFlips - enjoy!
9. Easy test maker.com
• EasyTestMaker is a free online test generator to help you create
your tests. You can create multiple-choice, fill-in-the-
blank, matching, short answer and true and false questions all on
the same test. You can also insert instructions and divide your test
into multiple sections.
... and even publish them to the web for students to take online at
home or in a controlled classroom setting. Test results are graded
automatically. Click here to learn more!
• EasyTestMaker automatically generates alternate versions entirely
randomized and master answer sheets with a single click! Just click
the "Generate Alternate Versions" or "Print Answer Sheet" link
when you are done creating your test. It's that easy!
10. Glogster.com
• Become a 21st century educator with Glogster EDU
Premium!
• Glogster EDU Premium is a collaborative online learning
platform for teachers and students to express their
creativity, knowledge, ideas and skills in the classroom.
• Glog – interactive poster
• Collaborative class projects
• School-level teacher management of students and classes
• Private and safe student environment
• Engage students in fun and creative activities
• National educational standards
11. Slide share.com
• SlideShare is the world's largest community
for sharing presentations. With 55 million
monthly visitors and 120 million pageviews, it
is amongst the most visited 200 websites in
the world. Besides presentations, SlideShare
also supports documents, PDFs, videos and
webinars
12. Slide Rocket.com
• SlideRocket is a revolutionary new approach
to business communications designed from
the start to help you make great presentations
that engage your audience and deliver
tangible results.
13. Bartleby.com
• THE CONCLUDING line of Herman Melville’s classic American short story
Bartleby, the Scrivener reads
Ah Bartleby, Ah Humanity!
And so, Bartleby.com—after the humble character of its namesake scrivener, or
copyist—publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of
charge. 1 Bartleby.com began as a personal research experiment in 1993 and
within one year published the first classic book on the Web (Whitman’s Leaves of
Grass). 2 I welcome you as a patron, encourage your thorough use of our
services, and look forward to your comments to benefit the quality and selection
of our texts: bartlebycom@aol.com
Sincerely,
Steven H. van Leeuwen
Chairman & CEO
Bartleby.com, Inc.
14. Word reference.com
• Free online oxford dictionary
• Language translations
• Free
• Free
• Free
16. Ed Site Ment
• EdSITEment
• Cheezy name for a site but a great resource if you are
teaching any topic in the humanities (Literature and
Language Arts, Foreign Language, Art and Culture or
History and Social Studies ). Sponsored by the National
Endowment for the Humanities and the Council of
Great City Schools, this site features a large collection
of lesson plans and links to other resources on the
web, all of which have been reviewed by a panel of
experts and teachers. Check out the monthly calendar
which features new lesson plans, activities and sites
related to current events. This site is part of the
Thinkfinity partnership.
17. How Stuff Works
• How Stuff Works
• Although this site is not related to the book How
Things Work, it does attempt the same kind of
explanations of everyday tools such as
engines, television, and even bread. And the site has
only gotten better since its introduction. Recently
updated with brighter graphics and better
organization, they now have a very large collection of
resources for teachers including a free magazine (How
Stuff Works Express) for grades 4-8 (limit 60 copies per
teacher). You will need to register to access the teacher
resources (it’s free and doesn’t ask for much
information) but this site is well worth the effort.
18. The Smithsonian Institute
• The Smithsonian Institution
• Although this is THE national museum, we here in the
Washington, DC area also think of it as our own private
learning center. Local or not, at this site you can not
only find plenty of photographs and information from
current exhibits but schedules of programs and
resources for teachers. Check out the Virtual
Smithsonian featuring web exhibits of some of the
museum’s most popular items. No matter your
connection speed, choose the low bandwidth access
since it is easier to navigate and avoids the
unnecessary flash.
20. Illuminations
• Illuminations
• The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has
produced outstanding printed curriculum materials for
many years (I was a member when I taught math in
times past). With this site they are bringing the same
quality to the web. Check out the i-Math Investigations
section which features interactive, multimedia math
lessons for students at all levels. The site also features
a collection of lesson plans which has been reviewed
by a panel of math teachers. This site is part of the
Thinkfinity partnership.
21. Physics Central
• Physics Central
• While the concepts of physics are taught at all
levels, this site is primarily for high school students and
teachers. However, that doesn’t mean the resources
here can’t be used by elementary and middle school
teachers. Take a look at the Physics in Pictures or
Physics in Action sections for some wonderful
photographs illustrating physically concepts along with
good explanations of what you’re looking at. The site
also features a collection of links to other resources on
the web for teaching and learning the physical
sciences. All in all a good job by the American Physcial
Society.
22. The Why Files
• The Why Files
• This site is a great idea, expertly executed and based
on the simple notion of explaining the science behind
the news. Every week they offer one new major feature
on the science, math, engineering, and technology of
everyday life along with shorter articles. And all articles
have been archived for future use. There is also an
excellent section of Interactives demonstrating various
scientific concepts as well as pages for teachers on how
to use the site in in the classroom. Be sure to check out
the Cool Science Images section for just what it says
and a good explanation of what you’re looking at.
23. • Art on the Net
• Unlike some of the other art sites that deal with
old stuff from dead artists, this site features more
than 100 painters, sculptors, poets, musicians
and more who are currently working, including
some who work only in the digital medium. The
pages here allow the artists to feature both their
works and information about themselves and
how they accomplish their art. A good site but
you will need a high speed connection to handle
the heavy graphics and sound.
24. • National Museum of American Art
• Produced by the Smithsonian Institution, this site
claims to have pictures and information on over
1000 works of art. You have the option of
browsing on your own or taking one of several
organized “tours” focusing on a particular artist
or style of art. Check out the White House
collection of American crafts and Joan of Art
where those of use who are clueless can ask
questions about art and artists.
25. • Playbill Online
• From the same people who publish theater
programs all over the world, this site says it is the
“Hub of Theatre on the Internet”. Considering all
the resources here, I won’t argue with that. They
feature a very comprehensive list of theatre-
related sites, a directory of theatre professionals
from all over the world and theatre listings from
all over the world. If you’re looking for a job (or
for your big break), check out their “Call Board”
for job listings.
26. • American Memory
• The Library of Congress has collected a huge
amount of material over the years and they are
now making a large chunk of it digital. Check out
this site for a growing collection, currently
numbering more than seven million items, of
pictures, documents from American
History, movies and recordings. A good daily stop
is the Today in History section. The whole site is
an excellent resource for student presentations
and for working with original source material.
27. • History Place
• These pages have a lot of information! The
featured exhibits highlight specific
eras, events, or people in history, mostly from
American history (the site hints of some world
history topics coming soon). The topics are well
organized and feature in-depth articles as well as
photos, speeches, timelines, profiles of
historians, and a tourism guide to historic places
in America. Also take a look at the material on the
web site sponsored by The History Channel.
28. • U.S. Census Bureau
• Statistics, statistics and more statistics. Actually
you can find much more than just numbers at this
site since the Census Bureau does more than just
count heads. They can tell you how many homes
have television sets vs. how many have indoor
plumbing (we have to keep our priorities
straight!), which areas of the country are growing
fastest and how our spending habits are
changing.
29. National Archives
• Do you know that they still have Rosa Parks
finger prints at the U.S. National Archives?
• Reward Poster for John Wilkes Booth
• The Patent for Thomas Edison’s light bulb
• Henry David Thoreau goes to jail for refusing
to pay his $1 Massachusetts poll tax
• Eli Whitney’s original drawing for the cotton
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