Whizz Bang!
Compiled by M Anderson – all sites tested for usefulness. They are very useful! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike 3.0 License.
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#1 Tagxedo A great alternative to Wordle
Mark Anderson - @ICTEvangelist ictevangelist.posterous.com
What is Wordle? Or a ‘tag cloud?
Tagxedo makes simple Tag Clouds From my blog
Shaped Tag Clouds
Evernote cloud
Save them online too ∗ http://www.tagxedo.com/artful/9e84e5d23cac4df6
Keep it topical!
∗ http://www.tagxedo.com/artful/fba0af79e7954a4e
Activity idea
#2 Qwiki A powerful alternative to Wikipedia
Mark Anderson - @ICTEvangelist ictevangelist.posterous.com
Qwiki
∗ Qwiki.com
Activity ideas / benefits ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
Any research topic (ok most) Free Helps students with SEN Fun
#3 Prezi A fun alternative to PowerPoint
Mark Anderson - @ICTEvangelist ictevangelist.posterous.com
Prezi
∗ prezi.com
http://prezi.com/fcqf2y5q__hk/rom-ram-non-volatilememory/ http://prezi.com/m4lvya-otnrh/copy-of-edexel-foodtechnology/
A fun alternative to students using PowerPoint!
Activity ideas / benefits ∗ Any research or presentation based activity ∗ Benefits over PowerPoint? ∗ Online ∗ Don’t need PowerPoint (can therefore be used as homeworks) ∗ Free ∗ Fun ∗ Youtube embeddable
#4 Google It doesn’t just search you know!
Mark Anderson - @ICTEvangelist ictevangelist.posterous.com
What?
∗ Ok, Google has got a built in definition tool
∗ It can even perform some sums for you…
Google Timeline
Google ∗ What else is there worth checking on Google search? ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
Google Squared – tabulate search criteria Google Wonder Wheel – linked searching Google Translate - ronseal Google Maps – street view Google Earth – mapping / satellite imagery Google Body – anatomy
∗ And much much more
#5 Google Forms (part of Google Docs)
A special mention!
Mark Anderson - @ICTEvangelist ictevangelist.posterous.com
Google Forms Activities / Benefits
∗ What’s that then? ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
A survey tool A quiz tool A feedback gathering tool A quick analysis tool A free tool An easy to use tool
∗ How can I use it? 68 Ways to Use Google Forms in the Classroom – thanks to @TomBarrett
#6 Corkboard A bit like Wallwisher but with more
Mark Anderson - @ICTEvangelist ictevangelist.posterous.com
Corkboard
∗ www.corkboard.me
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
Unlimited Notetaking No Signup Required Write and Share Enjoy the benefits of Corkboard.me with unlimited space and freedom to place notes exactly where you want them. ∗ Create a cork instantly without logging in or providing any personal information. ∗ Use your corkboard's unique address to easily share it with coworkers, friends and family.
Corkboard
Chat
Activity ideas / benefits ∗ www.corkboard.me
∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
Taking notes in class Gathering feedback from peers Peer assessment Gathering images Classroom online debate Share notes between home and school and vice versa
#7 Wolfram Alpha A Computational Search Engine
Mark Anderson - @ICTEvangelist ictevangelist.posterous.com
Wolfram Alpha
∗ wolframalpha.com
Wolfram Alpha
∗ wolframalpha.com
∗ Wolfram Alpha’s knowledge base covers an immense range of areas
#8 Tag Galaxy
Mark Anderson - @ICTEvangelist ictevangelist.posterous.com
Tag Galaxy
∗ taggalaxy.de
Activity ideas / benefits ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗
Visually pleasing to use Simple High quality image results Good for finding images on a specific topic
#9 Mouse Mischief
Mark Anderson - @ICTEvangelist ictevangelist.posterous.com
Microsoft Mouse Mischief
∗ Free tool already on our network
∗ Free Microsoft PowerPoint Plugin ∗ Quizzes in PowerPoint via multiple mice
Activity ideas / benefits ∗ AfL ∗ Students make their own quizzes on recent topics ∗ Test students in a fun and engaging way
#10 SongSmith
Mark Anderson - @ICTEvangelist ictevangelist.posterous.com
SongSmith
∗ Free tool already on our network
∗ Songsmith generates musical accompaniment to match a singer’s voice. Just choose a musical style, sing into your PC’s microphone, and Songsmith will create backing music for you.
Others worthy of note…
All of which can be found in my ‘little book of superb sites’
Sites worth further investigation ∗ & people
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@fullonlearning – Zoe Elder @thelazyteacher – Jim Smith @TomBarrett - http://edte.ch/blog/interesting-ways/ @ICTMagic - http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/
∗ Many of the items highlighted in this training session also have training videos on how to use them on www.undertenminutes.com which I can highly recommend – see also @undertenminutes and @ianaddison for more info