Web+Tools+for+Teachers

@http://www.ischoolband.com/ SchoolBand was designed to bring a bit of fruit back into music education. @http://image-swirl.googlelabs.com/ This new part of Google is an awesome way to search for images on Google where they automatically organize and compile multiple images for you! @http://www.trailfire.com/ Trialfire is a simple way to find what you want on the web in a completely different way. A trail is a collection of webpages on just about anything! You can create a trail name, add a new mark, add comments – neat! @http://www.whyzz.com/ This site is pretty neat! And most definitely helpful in finding good answers to kids crazy questions! I asked, “Why is the sky blue?” @http://quizlet.com/ This resource is an easy way to learn vocabulary! You can create virtual flashcards and online games…and guess what? You can even share your flashcards with your friends! Easy way to split up the prepping tasks! @http://verbalearn.com/index.html This is another great vocabulary site for teachers or students, where you create a studylist and learn the study list (you can even download it in MP3 format, create an individual crossword puzzle, and so much more) – Awesome in my book! @http://www.tineye.com/ Well, I love this site. It’s genius! We spend so much time putting effort into our photos, graphics, etc, and then someone can easily just use it themselves without any permission. TinyEye is an easy “reverse image search” that will tell you all the places your image is being used! @http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/ My Storymaker is such a fun site! And can I go ahead and add that it’s really easy? It takes you step-by-step on an adventure in creating your own story. You can add emotions or interactions. They can even play music! @http://yodio.com/ Yodio is a great place to create your own personal broadcast messages…It’s free to record, free to produce, and free to publish. Who doesn’t like free stuff?

@http://www.vuvox.com/ VuVox is an easy way to mix, create, and blend personal media (videos, photos, music) into personal expressions! In a way, it’s taking blogging to a visual level! @http://aviary.com/ Not everyone can afford Photoshop or an alternate (and expensive) photo editing program. That’s where Aviary comes it. It’s an easy way to create on the fly – photo editing, templates, screen capture and more. Don’t miss this one! Check it out here.