Kami extension for Chrome Want a few more tools when collaborating with others? Kami allows you to share ANY doc with the ability to annotate, share, work on pdfs, and much more. It is a great addtion to Chrome. It also works on the mobile verion if you are working with tablet and writiing. Teachers … More Kami for Chrome
GIMP – Photo Editor – Very Similar to Photoshop Need to quickly edit a photo but don’t have Photoshop? Gimp is open source and FREE! It is a tool that has been around for quite some time and even has a similar interface to Photoshop. It is webbased so no big installation or memory hog. … More Gimp for All Your Photo Editing
As it becomes more and more difficult to tell truths from lies finding tools to help will be critical. Enter FactCheck.org. This site has a proven track record of being honest in their reporting. They have been in operation since 2003 and continue to seek and provide the truth. It is a great way to check … More Identify the Truth!
I had a few requests for converting PDF’s to something editable. There are lots of pay converters out there but Nitro Cloud allows you to make try it and convert several documents. When testing it was extremely fast and effective. It emails you the document in the converted file format. No account or anything needed. Just put your … More Nitro Cloud
See on Scoop.it – Technology for Kids in the Classroom ChristopherBell‘s insight: This is a great poster for any classroom! See on http://www.hackcollege.com
See on Scoop.it – Technology for Kids in the Classroom A data visualization challenge has released the longlist of selected projects: the Kantar Information Is Beautiful Awards, set up in 2012 by journalist David McCandless, in collaboration with Aziz Kami, Creative Director at Kantar. In this second edition, there were 5 categories (data visualization, Interactive, motion graphics, Infographics and tools) and we decided to … More Interactive Inspiration: the Information is Beautiful Awards 2013
Tech Resources: Many of you are using Youtube in your classrooms very effectively. I suggest you create a personal Gmail Account that will give you access to all the features of Youtube. Youtube Video Downloaders – Firefox seems to be the most stable browser for downloading. These are both Add-Ons under Tools in Firefox. Best … More Youtube the Classroom Tool
See on Scoop.it – Technology for Kids in the Classroom Credit: Hugh D’Andrade It’s one thing to talk about Mount St. Helens erupting in science class. It’s another thing altogether to watch a video of the mountain’s summit exploding into dust. Teache ChristopherBell‘s insight: Couple this with Youtube’s Video Editor and this is really great … More How to Use Online Video in Your Classroom
See on Scoop.it – Technology for Kids in the Classroom The best tools, web apps and resources for any independent web publisher ChristopherBell‘s insight: Let’s see how many students can become published authors! See on web-publishing.zeef.com
See on Scoop.it – Technology for Kids in the Classroom Pearson Launches Mobile-first Solution to Help Students Become Better Writers … ChristopherBell‘s insight: Writing with pencils and paper might be falling by the wayside… See on http://www.prweb.com
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