This document summarizes free web tools that can be used in the classroom. It lists tools for creating images and multimedia like PhotoFunia and Animoto. It also includes tools for making books and comics like Storybird and MakeBeliefsComix. Resources for different subjects are provided, such as Discovery Education, SAS Curriculum Pathways and Teachers' Domain. Finally, ways to share information with students like Edmodo, LiveBinder and Symbaloo are presented. The document provides links to each tool for teachers to explore further.

1. Free Web Tools
for the
Classroom
Barbara De Santis March 30, 2012

2. Find this presentation and links at
www.tinyurl.com/bsdblog

3. Create Photofunia
LittleBirdTales
Speak Up!
TripWOW
Fakebook
Tagxedo
Storybird
Zooburst

4. To the animoto sample

5. PhotoFunia
www.photofunia.com
Create images with your face
Use in digital projects

7. LittleBirdTales
www.littlebirdtales.com
Images + text + sound
Easy to edit
Easy to email/embed

9. Speak Up!
www.tinyurl.com/speakupcartoon
Character focused
Easy to create
Print or copy

11. MakeBeliefsComix
www.makebeliefscomix.com
Backgrounds/characters
Improved resources
No student accounts

13. TripWOW
www.tripwow.com
Images + text
Link to map, music
Easy to email/embed

16. Fakebook
www.classtools.net
Static page
Linked to url/embed
Help sheet

18. Tagxedo
www.tagxedo.com
Add text
Shape/color/font
Save

23. Storybird
www.storybird.com
Online books
Illustrations
Collaborative

25. Zooburst
www.zooburst.com
Need email account
Augmented reality
w/webcam

26. Resources GAMEUP
Discovery
Education
SAS Curriculum
Pathways
Teachers’ Domain
Learn 21

27. GAMEUP

29. GAMEUP
www.brainpop.com
Various ages/sources
Currently free
Support material

32. Discovery Education
www.discoveryeducation.com
Free- no subscription
Teacher and student
Web math

38. SAS Pathways
www.sascurriculumpathways.com
MS/HS
5 content area
Easy student access

41. Teachers’Domain
www.teachersdomain.org
Free digital media
Videos, support tools
Create free account

43. Learn 21
http://wvde.state.wv.us/learn21/
Search by content area
Interactives/games/activities
West Virginia

44. Share Edmodo
LiveBinder
Symbaloo
Socrative

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46. Edmodo
Teachers Notes Students
Links
Assignments Files
Polls Backpacks
Quizzes
No student to student chat

47. How to get started:
1.Log on at
www.edmodo.com
2. Click Schools &
Districts to set up
school accounts.
3. You will get a
school code.

51. LiveBinder
www.livebinder.com
Online 3 ring binder
Make your own
Examine others

53. Symbaloo
www.symbaloo.com
Visual bookmarking
Create/Search/Share

55. Socrative
www.socrative.com
Online polling
PC / mobile/ app

56. www.tinyurl.com/bsdblog

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