Enhancing Education Through Technology

Web 2.0 describes the way the internet is used today. It allows users to interact, share, build, and collaborate on a level never imagined. This section shares with our schools all the powerful, exciting tools that we use throughout our workshops. Be sure to check back often for new Tools


Workshop Resources:

author
Authorstream allows you to upload and share your Powerpoint presentation
movaviMovavi is a free online file converter.
animoto

Animoto, a web application that automatically generates professionally produced videos using their own patent-pending technology and high-end motion design. Each video is a fully customized orchestration of user-selected images and music. Produced on a widescreen format, Animoto videos have the visual energy of a music video and the emotional impact of a movie trailer.

vimeo
Vimeo allows you to easily upload videos that you can embed into your own webspaces. Whether you use Google site, wikispaces or blogs.
posterous
Posterous is a great site that helps to organize your many webspaces in one place. You can add videos, feeds, pictures, etc. from your various places.
Alas Media



Digital Storytelling with Marco Torres
Marco Torres and Rosa Ruvalcaba of Alas Media worked with OET Staff and Grant participants to investigate how Digital Media resources can be linked to Teaching & Learning Standards and enhance instruction.

glogster
Glogster allows you to posterize yourself or topics with text, pictures, audio, and more. Easily embedable.


sitesGoogle sites allow you to create a website quick and easy. Enjoy easy site creation with the tools you know.
ggroups
 
Collaborate with colleagues through Discussions and share common interests
Check out Google Groups

slideshare
 
 
Slideshare allows you store and share documents and presentations
scribd
 
Scribed allows you to upload and share multiple file formats
Wordle is a powerful tool that created word clouds

ning logo
Create your own Ning
Jing logo
Screencasting is a way to capture a video recording of your computer screen with narration.
Screencast-O-matic
Jing.com
Screentoaster.com
Mathtrain tv

Mathtrain.TV is a free educational "kids teaching kids" project from Mr. Marcos & his students at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, CA. Here is a version of our BLC 09 presentation.

SMART
Smarttech
Smart Education
OET Smart Workshop Resources
google docs
The Google Docs team recently added specific features for the classroom, including an equation editor, superscripts, subscripts, translation features, printed footnotes, and improved bullets. They also added page break and "go to page" logic branching to Google forms.


Wikspaces is the quick and easy way to create a website. This can be used to create digital portfolios for staff and students.


ARIS

ARIS teacher resources
ARIS login
 
ePortfolio
 
podcast
 
podbean logo
Podbean is a podcast hosting service that allow users to podcast with minimal technical knowledge.

skype

Skype is an internet communication tool
Power Grammo is a skype recorder

zamzar


www.zamzar.com free file conversion