Tools+We+Like

Let's create a list of the tools we read and hear about here. Maybe post it with a link to perhaps an article about it or thetoolitself.
..Used something like this years ago but it was not user friendly. This is so much easier and I will certainly use it as an International Educator. Margaret ||
 * ====**Tool**==== || ====**Why I like it**==== ||
 * ======Del.icio.us====== || ======Keeps my bookmarks wherever I go and allows me to share resources with a group======
 * Wordle || I can create art with words!! Students could use this to create a piece of art with words they choose about themselves, like a get-to-know-me activity. What else can we do with wordle?

|| I also made posters of class expectation using wordle. Patty ||
 * || I used Wordle for character traits after we read __Poppy__ as a read aloud. Each student wrote an adjective for each of the top six characters and I printed the posters and put them next to the characters we created. Very cool.
 * || ======I love the Wordle! I was thinking of something similar to the suggestion above, but maybe have classmates enter adjectives or traits for a student (positive ONLY, of course!). Create a Wordle and the student has a keepsake that shows what his/her classmates and teacher appreciate about him/her. Maybe an end-of-year project. Jennifer====== ||
 * ======PhotoBooth====== || ======I love the idea of using photobooth with a class. I have only used it at home for personal use but I would love to try using it with students. It could be used for book talks, autobiographies, stories, etc. Katie====== ||
 * ======[|Xtranormal]====== || ======If you like voki, you might want to try this one as well. I haven't used it, but it was presented at a workshop with all of these others. Makes avatar movies with talking characters. - Sheryl====== ||
 * ======[|Visual Thesaurus]====== || ======An interactive spiderweb thesaurus. - Sheryl====== ||
 * [|Diigo] || ======I 'm a big Xtranormal fan too. I once typed a lesson into Xtranormal and had an avatar present what I wrote in class the next day. I told the students they were having a guest speaker.======

Another one I like is Diigo. It is like Delicious and I don't know of tremendous differences except that it was what I was introduced to first. I did notice that you can have your "library" duplicated on a Delicious account if you decide to have both bookmarking tools.

What works for me with Diigo or Delicious is if someone (like Teresa McC.and Teresa J. ) give us these cool websites to explore, I will save the url onto my Diigo account and mark it as "will read later". Then I have the important info about accessing the website recorded with the ability to go back and examine when I can better afford the time to do so. Alicia Great idea Alicia!! ||
 * [|Comic Life] || ======Easy program that provides templates for comic strips, book pages, or scrapbooks. Free to download. Simply drag your images into boxes, add text, add talk/thought bubbles. Great for social studies projects, reading and writing projects.======

We have used this at school for our Yearbook pages. It is a fun way to document the Library's activities quickly. As a "digital immigrant" it took time but the patience of the students to show me its' full capabilities but now I LOVE it! Margaret ||
 * [|Animoto] || Animoto is an application that takes your still photos and produces a short video. You can select themes or backgrounds, add text, and choose music. Very easy to use and quick. ||
 * [|Glogster edu] || This is an educational component of Glogster (a social networking site involving creating personal, multimedia,interactive posters called "Glogs".) Teachers and students can create glogs to use in instruction or presentations. ||
 * [|Google Docs] || GoogleDoc is the coolest! Last night, Katie, Jaimie, and I all worked on Assignment 4 together usingGoogleDoc. We chatted online about our content and were all able to make changes. I can't say enough aboutGoogleDoc ...I love it!

I had aGoogleaccount but never really used it except forGooglemaps and such like. It was thanks to Nat in the 2011-2012 class that I learned about effectiveness ofGoogledocs. We used it for a group assignment and it was perfect for our needs. I will certainly try to use it in school as atoolfor more collaboration with teachers. It will also allow me to receive feed back in issues/activities etc from the school community.Thanks Nat! Margaret ||
 * [| DoodleKit] || An easy web page creator; "free" version has its limitations, but VERY easy to use. Advanced version only provided if you pay. ||