Web Sightings
Web Sites Worth Visiting
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Description and Educational Applications
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http://www.zotero.org/ |
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work — in the web browser itself.A great extension for students to use when conducting research for a project or paper.You will need Firefox 2.0 in order to use this extension. |
http://google.com/notebook |
Google Notebook makes web research of all kinds – from planning a vacation to researching a school paper to buying a car – easier and more efficient by enabling you to clip and gather information even while you’re browsing the web.Teachers can create a Google Notebook for a particular lesson when they want students to have access to many sites for their project. Instead of creating a Word document with a list of websites for them to use, teachers can share a Google Notebook with them.(Submitted by Carolyn McCarthy, instructor of the Educational Technology Certificate program) |
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/ |
The Apple Learning Interchange (ALI) is a free online resource for educators. This online community provides a wealth of content ranging from simple lesson ideas to in-depth curriculum units, rich with digital media.ALI enables educators to create their own curriculum content, find colleagues, collaborate around their classroom methods and experiences, and share movies, images, sounds, and other powerful teaching tools. |
http://creativecommons.org/ |
Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.This is a great site that can provide clear guidance about acceptable and legal uses of digital content that you may want to use in your classroom. In order to conduct a search click on the Find CC Licensed Work link at the top of the page.If you and your students are creating content that you share on the web you may want to consider licensing your work on Creative Commons as well. |
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/ |
Flashcard Exchange web site is an internet application where you can create, study, print and download flashcards.You need to create a free account to create flashcards that you can share with your students online. For a small one time fee you can get a membership account that will let you print your flashcards or export them to Word or Excel. |
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