Tech+Tools+and+Apps

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Tools Mentioned by Dr. Marzano - Academic Games and More
Free Classroom Resources from MRL web site. (Includes academic games templates.)

Interactive Web 2.0 Tools (primarily for use on computers)
Thinglink - Create interactive images with sounds, video, text and more! Meograph - Bring Learning to Life with Stories Animoto - produce video from your photos, text and music Padlet - Create an interactive wall (formerly Wallwisher) Voki - Talking avatars that allow you to record your own voice, or type your text and have it spoken by the computer
 * Info about Thinglink education accounts
 * Voki examples, tutorials, etc.
 * Ways to Use Voki's in the Classroom
 * 10 Great Uses of Avatars in Schools

Interactive Apps (for iPads/iPhones)
Show Me - interactive white board with screen recorder @Educreations - Similar to Smart board or Interwrite board tools - used on the ipad Haiku Deck - A simple, fun way to create presentations with visual impact Animoto - produce video from your photos, text and music Screen Chomp - create screen casts to share ideas or explain concepts Explain Everything ($2.99) - Screen casting app that allow you to create and capture images, add text or voice annotation, explain a process or create a movie.

Tools Used in Past MRL Academies
Lynne's QR Code Collection

Storytelling Apps
Songify - Turn text into songs Sock Puppets - Create sock puppet shows synced to your own voices AudioBoo - Record audio clips, add photos, etc. Fotobabble - Add audio clips to photos Scribble Press - Create digital book that can be shared via web link or through ibooks VoiceThread - Capture a conversation around an image or movie Explain Everything ($2.99) - Screen casting app that allow you to create and capture images, add text or voice annotation, explain a process or create a movie. @Educreations - Similar to Smart board or Interwrite board tools - used on the ipad Popplet - Brainstorming tool (link is to lite version, $4.99 for full version). Corkulus - Interactive bulletin board/brainstorming tools (link is to lite version, $4.99 for full version)

Appitic - Search for apps by Bloom's strategy or NETS

=Web 2.0 Tools (on ipad, access via Safari, or use your computer.)=

Voki- Talking avatars that allow you to record your own voice, or type your text and have it spoken by the computer

ComicStripr - Personalize cartoon strips. [|www.comicstripgenerator.com][|/] FotoTricks - Upload photo and add comic bubbles. [|www.fototrix.com/] Quicktoons - Create & share comics. [|www.quicktoons.com/] [|ToonDoo]
 * Voki examples, tutorials, etc.
 * Ways to Use Voki's in the Classroom
 * 10 Great Uses of Avatars in Schools

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