Handy+Websites

__ Handy Websites: __ __ Please add any websites and short information about the website that you think would be helpful __ __General:__ __ [] __ create your own avatar similar to the mii on wii game system can embed on website __ [] __ used for screencast, free version allows you to record what is on screen, paid version allows audio and video

[|www.jamstudio.com] create your own music and then embed it into powerpoint, makes it a MP4 file can get students accounts for free

[|www.vocaroo.com] record your voice or sound and playback immediately, requires no download

[|www.screentoaster.com] used for screencast, can record what is on screen and voice Can embed into website or media presentation

[|www.voki.com] Voki is a free service that allows you to [|create] personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages.

[|www.polleverywhere.com] It's the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, tv, print — anywhere. The fastest way to create stylish real-time experiences for events using mobile devices

[|www.what2learn.com] Prepare for exam success by playing some of the thousands of FREE interactive activities and revision games.

Key benefits for teachers

 * Dramatically reduce the time you spend marking – What2Learn automatically records student progress and as a teacher you will be able to access a range of reports based on this data.
 * Engage your [|students] and improve their knowledge and motivation through games-based learning.
 * Access over a thousand ready-made interactive resources to assist learning and teaching
 * Quality educational content covers most subject areas. Much of it has been produced based on materials provided by the Pearson Publishing Group.
 * Create your own content and make it available to your students within What2Learn. Their attainment in your games will be automatically recorded.

[|www.yolinkeducation.com]

Move search literacy to the forefront with yolink. Help students to effectively scan web pages, browse ebooks, and mine for information. yolink finds and organizes content from search results, and makes it easy to share and create information using Google Docs or your favorite social networking tool. Download yolink today and start saving time. Free!

[] Audacity® is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds

[] This is a link to thousands of musical pieces that are completely for of copyright.

Jim Burke mentioned on pages 1, 59, 109, 110 is innovative and creative and started the English Companion web site: [] I have found this very valuable...actually many teachers did a book study on //The Digital Writing Workshop.// It is easy to join and I have found much good information there. Books' companion site: digitalwritingworkshop.ning.com

Google Docs: [] for teachers.