Technology Toolbox
Updated on December 4, 2011
For Dr. Pastore's Classes
The goal of this page is for you to have access to a list of software tools and web site resources for your future use. Hopefully, this page will serve as a future resource that will help you integrate meaningful technology activities into your classroom.
SOFTWARE
Inspiration
http://www.inspiration.com/
Publisher
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/default.aspx
DreamWeaver
http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/
FREE SOFTWARE
Shareware.com
http://www.shareware.com/
Tucows.com
http://www.tucows.com
Download.com
http://download.cnet.com/windows/
ONLINE TOOLS
Blogger
http://www.google.com/educators/p_blogger.html
GifWorks
http://www.gifworks.com/
CoolText
http://www.cooltext.com/
Flaming Text
http://www.flamingtext.com/
MediaBuilder 3D Text Maker
http://www.3dtextmaker.com/
Online Games and Puzzles
http://www.teacherworld.com/onlinegamesandpuzzles.html
Online Tools for Teachers
http://teacherworld.com/onlinetoollinks.html
Podomatic
http://www.podomatic.com/
One True Media
http://www.onetruemedia.com/
Flickr Photo Sharing
http://www.flickr.com/
Google for Educators
http://www.google.com/educators/index.html
WEB SITES
ASCD
http://www.ascd.org/
DisciplineHelp
http://www.disciplinehelp.com/
Froguts
http://dissect.froguts.com/
DiscoverySchool.com
http://school.discovery.com
EduHound.com
http://www.eduhound.com
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/default.htm
Skype
http://www.skype.com/
Filamentality
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/
ThinkQuest
http://www.thinkquest.org/
The Big6
http://www.big6.com/
PowerPoint Game Downloads
http://teacherworld.com/ppgameassignment.html
Download and Convert Videos
http://vixy.net/
Download Music from YouTube
http://tunenabber.com/
Information About File Types
http://www.fileinfo.com/
Google Search on Your Web Site
http://www.google.com/searchcode.html
Google Gadgets on Your Web Site
http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open
Ideas to Inspire
http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/
Browser Statistics
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
Voli
http://www.voki.com
Teacherworld.com Links
http://teacherworld.com/updatedlinks.html
FREE SITES FOR TEACHERS TO CREATE WEB PAGES
Schoolnotes.com
http://schoolnotes.com/
TeacherWeb.com
http://www.teacherweb.com
Teach-nology
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_site/
LESSON PLAN RESOURCES ON THE WEB
Discovery School Lesson Plan Resources
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/
The Educator's Reference Desk
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons
Lesson Plans Page
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
Lesson Plans Search
http://www.lessonplansearch.com
LessonPlanz.com
http://www.lessonplanz.com/
FREE TECHNOLOGY JOURNALS
THE Journal
http://thejournal.com/Home.aspx
Tech Learning
http://www.techlearning.com/
TECHNOLOGY JOURNALS
EDUCATION JOURNALS
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS (FREE)
Open Source Software for Windows
http://www.opensourcewindows.org/
Open Source Software for Macs
http://www.opensourcemac.org/
Gimpshop
http://www.gimpshop.com
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows
Open Office Suite
http://www.openoffice.org/
Komposer 0.7.10
http://download.cnet.com/windows/
FTP
http://lexi.net/files/misc/ws_ftple98.exe
Skype
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home
Noodletools
http://www.noodletools.com/
WHITEBOARDS
Teacherworld's Whiteboard Information
http://teacherworld.com/wb
ONLINE WHITEBOARDS
Dabbleboard
http://www.dabbleboard.com/
Scribblar
http://www.scribblar.com/
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS
Teacherworld.com Virtual Field Trips
http://teacherworld.com/virtualfieldtriplinks.html
Bpephistory Virtual Field Trips
http://bpephistory.com/virtualfieldtrips.html
POWERPOINT GAMES
Teacherworld.com's PowerPoint Games
http://teacherworld.com/ppgames
ONLINE GAMES
Mathexpierence.com Digital Gaming
http://mathexperience.com/digitalgaming.html
Historypass.net Games
http://historypass.net/gameslesson.html
ONLINE PRESENTATION TOOLS
Glogster
http://www.glogster.com/
Google Docs
http://docs.google.com
Prezi
http://prezi.com/
WEB 2.0 SITES
WEB 2.0
http://teacherworld.com/web2.0
Top WEB 2.0 Tools for Young Learners
http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/02/02/top-10-web-20-tools-for-young-learners.aspx
Classroom 2.0
http://www.classroom20.com/
ONLINE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
bubbl.us
https://bubbl.us/
COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
Bebo
www.bebo.com
Classroom 2.0
www.classroom20.com
Educational Networking
http://www.educationalnetworking.com/List+of+Networks
Friendster
www.friendster.com
Edmoto
http://www.edmodo.com/
MACS
ONLINE BRAINSTORMING
bubbl.us
https://bubbl.us/
VLOGCASTING
Mashable
The complete guide to video blogging
http://mashable.com/2009/10/09/video-blogging/
Social Media Examiner
10 Steps to Successful Video Blogging
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/10-steps-to-successful-video-blogging/
SCREENCASTING
EmergingEdTech
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/01/comparing-12-free-screencasting-tools/
RSS FEEDS
Teacherworld RSS Feeds
http://www.teacherworld.com/rssfeeds.html
MINDTOOLS
Mindmaps.com
http://www.mindmap.com/
Mind Tools
http://www.mindtools.com/
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
Google Documents, Spreadsheets, and Presentations
http://www.google.com/educators/p_docs_spreadsheets.html
ZoHo
http://www.zoho.com/
ZamZar
http://www.zamzar.com/
COLLABORATIONS
Enter The Group
http://www.enterthegroup.com/
ePals
http://www.epals.com/
EBOOKS
Free eBooks:Education
http://www.digitalbookindex.com/_search/search010educationa.asp
INSTANT MESSAGING
IPODS
IPADS
CELL PHONES
VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES
Active Worlds
http://www.activeworlds.com/
Second Life
http://secondlife.com/
©Raymond S. Pastore, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
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