Web Sightings
Web Sites Worth Visiting
Website |
Description and Educational Applications |
 http://icue.com |
iCue is a free collaborative learning environment which includes hundreds of current and historic videos from NBC News, fun games and activities, and discussion forums.(Submitted by Lawrence Bruce, Master’s student) |
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Weebly – Create a free website or blog in minutes by using a simple drag and drop interface. No ads. One of Time’s 50 best websites of the year. (Submitted by Megan, Master’s student) |
 http://wetpaint.com |
Wetpaint lets you build a rich, online community around the whatever-it-is that you’re really into. Utilizing the best features of wikis, blogs, forums and social networks, Wetpaint mixes everything you need so you can create, collect, and organize content on your own social website. |
 http://thinkfinity.com |
Thinkfinity is the cornerstone of Verizon Foundation’s literacy, education and technology initiatives. Our goal is to improve student achievement in traditional classroom settings and beyond by providing high-quality content and extensive professional development training. This free, comprehensive digital learning platform is built upon the merger of two acclaimed programs Verizon MarcoPolo and the Thinkfinity Literacy Network. (Submitted by Certificate student Linda Pike) |
 http://free-reading.net |
FreeReading is an open-source instructional program that helps educators teach early literacy. FreeReading contains a 40-week scope and sequence that can supplement an early literacy core or basal program. |