iste2011+-+20+favourites

ISTE 2011 Session from Tammy Worcester.

Tammy's favourite tools for teachers

www.tammyworcester.com

Handouts and presentations on the site. Check them all out.


 * My avatar editor**

Education use: language create character and write story, what does character in story look like. Switch descriptions can I recreate your avatar. All about Mii use Avatar and story. Male and female avatars create child and discuss dominance/recessive.

Export avatar with transparent background to put avatar in position. Historic character in position Explore a geographic location with avatar and PowerPoint

Create music online really easily. Do your own or in fav music style. Normally have to pay but can apply for grant which is really easy to do
 * jamstudio.com**


 * odosketch.com**

Allows drawing and painting online. Gives examples and shows how drawing is created.

iGoogle Google reader Skitch/ jing. Skitch is Mac only but looks really good jing does video and annotate as well Tinyurl www.plurk.com twitter but threaded, hang in to see ideas, need friends etc before you see value
 * Teacher tools**


 * Oohs and ahs**

Bibme And easybib

Finds bibliographic info from amazon database. Does appropriate formatting, includes websites etc Select the ones you want and then export to word.

Random name picker

Use to select to answer questions, do groups etc

Do other things as well suggestions on screen at site

fur.ly. Puts multiple urls into one.

fur.ly/5tez. Loads first site then puts rest on navigation bar.

Delicious, Evernote and dropbox discussed. See tammyw on delicious. Evernote website, application and app on iPad and iPhone. Shares and syncs files, including sound files.

Google advanced search. Reading level tool, realtime tool for tweets etc

qwiki.com

Wolfram alpha. Type in question and get info. Compare cities by using and operator.

QR codes. Kaywa is one website to generate codes.

Book reviews stored online in school library and accessed by code.

Tripit for travelling

Nerdy things

Google forms and spreadsheets.

=array formula(drag columns on spreadsheet) to make a copy of the data to work on it =transpose will turn data around swapping rows and columns