Showing posts with label My Website. Show all posts
Showing posts with label My Website. Show all posts

8.05.2012

Review: MiniLogs


“With MiniLogs, Playlist the Web! Save links, group them into Logs, share them, play them, access them from anywhere!"                            
My take: This site allows an easy creation of lists of videos and mroe that can be easily shared online.
Tags: Random

7.28.2012

Review: GrammarCheck.net


Review of GrammarCheck = http://www.grammarcheck.net/
 “A grammar check can come in handy for anyone. Like many, you probably learned many of the grammar rules all throughout your school years. Also, like many, you’ve likely forgotten much of what you learned. Where does the comma go, for instance? Is ending your sentences with a proposition really that bad a practice? Are there hard and fast rules for when to use who, that or which? All of these questions, as well as many more, can plague both amateur and professional writers. Doing a grammar and spell check, all online, helps to settle these questions and give you more confidence in your writing." 

grammarcheck logo

My take: The site works to help identify and help students improve their papers. The copy and paste feature makes this site easy to use. In my few text tests the site worked well but I will need to continue to have students and users test out the site. Still the site is helpful for students looking for additional help. Check out and let me know what you think o this site.

7.27.2012

Review Overlap Maps


“An Overlap Maps is a map of one part of the world that overlaps a different part of the world. Overlap Maps show relative size.”
My take: I believe this is a great site for history teachers. As a 7th grade social studies teacher I often am working with students to understand geography. Size seems like a simple and easy part of geography but students - and many adults too - have a misconception to the size of different places and this site quickly allows users to see size comparisons. I recommend checking out Overlap Maps.
Tags: History Sites


Check out OverlapMaps at http://overlapmaps.com/

7.26.2012

Review: InkFlow


"Inkflow works like a Word Processor for Visual Thinking. Capture your ideas as easily as with pen and paper, then arrange and reorganize them with your fingers!If you're like us, you've been looking hard for the perfect (th)inking App. Yet something always seems to be missing, be it speed, flexibility, or just plain elegance. Well, we think we've finally cracked it."
My take: This App allows users to quickly and easily draw and create material. The free version allows users 20 pages in black and white only (the paid version provides colors and unlimited pages). The writing was smooth, and it is very cool to have the ability to resize drawings or words. The best part of the free version is that you can email the booklet of thoughts as a .pdf. This App is worth a look but I do not believe it is a gamechanger for education.
Tags: iPad Resources
Inkflow on the iPad
Check out the App further at http://www.qrayon.com/home/inkflow/

7.25.2012

Review Mural.ly


Review Mural.ly = http://beta.mural.ly/#
"Mural.ly is a big flexible Playspace to collect anything from the web, grow ideas and show them in an easy way."
My take: This site is still in beta - but the site allows students to gather material and create a mural type website. Collecting these materials in such a manner enables students to create a mural of material that I believe could be a great way for students to produce connections and possibly more. I am excited to try this site on the iPad as it claims it works well on any device - I will report back to find how well it works on the iPad. If the site does function easily on the iPad I wil be utilizing this site often during this upcoming year. I hopefully will receive beta access to test out the site.

Tags
 
: Presentation Tools


7.22.2012

Review: Coursemodo


Review: CourseModo = http://www.coursemodo.com/
“Coursemodo is a robust tool that makes teaching simpler and easier.” 
My take: This site is working to create instant and easy feedback from students using mobile devices, tablets or computers. This site reminds me of Socrative - another polling site. The ability to easily engage students and receive feedback is a great tool for educators. Students enjoy the ability to answer questions and see their voices heard. Coursemodo allows you to link these participation results with your gradebook too.
Tags: Survey Tools
Visit http://www.coursemodo.com/ to learn more about this educational tool

3.30.2012

Review "Duolingo"


“With Duolingo you learn a language for free,and simultaneously translate the Web.”
My take: This site allows students to practice learning a language for free - the site is liked by students and I suggest foreign language teachers check it out.
Tags: Foreign Language

3.29.2012

Review "Vidipedia"


“Video Encyclopedia.”
My take: Vidipedia is a video encyclopedia that is similar to Wikipedia - while others suggest this site I think that it is simply a fine site. There is potential to create a library of videos for students to use as an encyclopedia but there are other sites I prefer.

3.28.2012

Review "Digital Dialects"


"The Digital Dialects website features free to use online games for learning languages. Language resources include games for learning phrases, numbers, useful words, spelling, verb conjugation and alphabets. Games use Macromedia Flash Player. Updates: audio has been added to extra quizzes in the Chinese Games and Spanish Games sections..” 
My take: This site allows users to play games in foreign languages to help develop their skills. I wish the site did not use Flash because it makes it difficult to use on all devices.

3.27.2012

Review "DocumentaryZ"


“Watch free documentaries online! Full videos are available! Educate yourself with thousands of good documentaries about diverse subjects. The newest, latest, best and greatest top documentaries online can be watched here for free!”
My take: An online library for documentary movies - the more sources to find free resources is great. This site provides an additional source to search for helpful clips.
Tags: Educational Sites Media Resources

3.26.2012

Review "Infogr.am"


Infogr.am = http://infogr.am/
“Free, interactive charts tool" and "Easiest way to make interactive infographics.” 
My take: The easy to create charts is a nice site to know - the site allows one to create bar, line, pie, and a matrix easily. The only problem with student use is the need to have a Twitter or Facebook account to sign up. I am very excited to try their infograph creator that will be available shortly.

3.22.2012

Review "PhyFun"


"Physics Games on Phyfun Games"
My take: Site provides links to several games to help teach physics. New physics game are released consistently - the games are free and the site also provides video walkthroughs, cheats, and solutions to the games.
Tags: Science Tools Games and Quizzes

3.21.2012

Review "Paper Rater"


“PaperRater.com is a free resource, developed and maintained by linguistics professionals and graduate students. PaperRater.com is used by schools and universities in over 46 countries to help students improve their writing.PaperRater.com combines the power of natural language processing (NLP), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, information retrieval (IR), computational linguistics, data mining, and advanced pattern matching (APM). We offer the most powerful writing tool available on the internet today.”
My take: I highly recommend this site. Students have used this site with some nice success - while the site is not perfect, I do not believe any online paper grader currently is; this site is easy to use and a site that provides nice feedback for students looking to engage in the writing process.
Tags: Language Arts

3.20.2012

Review "Kwiqpoll"


"Create poll, share link, done."
My take: Easy fast way to create simple polls. A nice site to know and use for those trying to gather information quickly. I prefer utilizing the polls on the Edmodo platform because my students are already utilizing this platform, however, this site is easy and simple.
Tags: Survey Tools

3.16.2012

Review "Yogome"


Yogome = http://yogome.com/
"More than games - powerful learning tools."
My take: This site is working to develop educational games for iPads and browsers - this is exciting as they are working to make mobile friendly games. The site is still in the early stages but worth checking back to in a little bit for those looking to use or create educational games.

3.14.2012

Review "Learn4Good"


"Free access to hundreds of educational games, activities, worksheets, lessons & top schools websites for all Kids including teens."
“My take: This website houses games for students - I believe the games are more geared towards elementary students. However, there are some resources for older students. 
Tags: Games and Quizzes

3.12.2012

Review "Class Connect"


ClassConnect = http://classconnect.com/
“The easiest way to build and share your lessons."
My take: The basic reason to use Class Connect is to provide teachers a place to collaborate on educational lessons and units. Teachers are able to store documents, images, videos, and websites for their lessons in one place. Teachers are able to use a tagging system to help others find these units. It is an idea that is on the right track it will be interesting to see how it continues to grow.