Web+2.0+Tools

= USEFUL LITERACY LINKS - Index = > ======Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print. ====== > Read them like books, play them like games, and send them like greeting cards. They’re curiously fun. > A web 2.0 wall that allows you to post interactive post-it notes - great for collaborative writing to learn tasks > Fodey.com Talking pets Fiddle a Friend The Underland Chronicle Creature Creator Grabbabeast
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 * = 5 crazy creator tools for kids ** - ** this is a one stop site for inspiring web 2.0 tools for creating projects and stimulating the imagination.  =


 * ** 8 ways technology has improved education ** An interesting collection of 8 different ways where technology has improved education: Better simulations and models; global learning; virtual manipulatives; probes and sensors; more efficient assessment; storytelling and multimedia; ebooks and epistemic games.
 * = ** 100 helpful web tools for every kind of learner ** - Learning tools for visual, auditory and kinesthetic =
 * = **A - Z OF KEY LITERACY TERMS - excellent reference**  =
 * [|http://www.learner.org/workshops/readingk2/front/keyterms.html#Aesthetic_Response] **** [|l] **


 * ** DROPBOX ** Put a file into your Dropbox and it’s on all of your computers and mobile devices, really handy if you own multiple devices. But there’s more to Dropbox: you can use it for file sharing, backing up your data and even remotely control your computer.

[] - **an extensive list of online resources - the top 100 - compiled by teachers, for teachers.**
 * **EMERGING TOP 100 TOOLS FOR LEARNING - as of August 15t**h

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 * **FUSE**

[] [] - How to Boost Your Students' Understanding of Your Content Area: Be a Reading Teacher!
 * **GAIL LOVELY'S WEB PAGE OF LITERACY RESOURCES**


 * Graphic Organisers - Teaching for comprehension and Fluency **-** Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell


 * [|**HASHTAGS** - recommended hashtags for teachers using TWITT] ER


 * ** PREZI **- find out how to make zooming presentations with Prezi - no more powerpoints or slideshows - lots of zooming fun.
 * ** 10 tips to help master Prezi - this site helps you navigate PREZI**


 * **READ, WRITE, THINK**
 * [] -** Classroom resources - student interactives


 * **ROYALTY FREE STUFF FOR TEACHERS**
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 * [] - royalty free music site - some with words, some without. Very extensive site. Best music one I have seen. **

[|Adobe Acrobat Reader] : You may not know this, but Adobe Reader has a feature that will allow the contents of the document to be read out loud. It can be a great way for the more auditorially inclined to get through readings. [|Read Please] : Cut and paste text or type it directly into the input form on this site and the program will read it to you. It can be a very useful tool for making sure essays and projects are written correctly. [|Text Reader] : Here you’ll find a tool that will give you audio for any text you feed into it. [|Expressivo] : This simple text reader will give you a variety of audio readings when you paste or type text into the entry form. [|ItCanSay] : This site has a great online text reader and can also give you some help pronouncing difficult words that aren’t said like they’re spelt. [|Midomi] : While not quite a text reader, this tool couldn’t be left out of this list. It’s a search engine that is based on sound rather than text. It can be a more intuitive way to find things if you respond better to sounds.
 * **TEXT READERS**


 * **THE INSPIRED CLASSROOM**
 * [] has excellent links to using web 2.0 tools**


 * **TRANSLATION FROM ENGLISH TO ANY OTHER LANGUAGE**
 * [|http://babelfish.yahoo.com] Enter up to 150 words in the text box and then choose the language you want to translate it into. Interesting fun.**


 * **WEB 2.0 TOOLS - ALL IN ONE PLACE**
 * http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/**


 * **WORD SIFT**
 * http://www.wordsift.com Type in your text - 65 words max, then click "sift". The sifter sorts the main words and you can then click on that word. The sifter brings up a word web, with alternate but similar words, along with images. Would support Non Fiction text very well.**


 * **WRITING TO LEARN**
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