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POST 7: TEACHERSERVER.COM

11/25/2024

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I am apparently late to the dance when it comes to TeacherServer.com! Created by USF St. Petersburg Education Professor Zafer Unal, TeacherServer provides free AI tools to assist planning, assessment, preparation, research and more.

It is a wonderful site which includes hundreds of AI tools for both K-12 and Higher Ed. It is totally free and provides well-guided instructions for many types of creation utilizing AI -- everything from creating safe science experiments for the classroom to developing professional development plans, and everything in-between! 
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You simply pick a tool that meets your needs, fill out a form with the info you want to create, run the AI, easily re-do the info you provided until you get the perfect fit for your needs, and save it to share it out. TeacherServer needs to be in every educator's toolbox!


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POST 6: IPHONE FUN

8/14/2024

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I use my iPhone for everything and feel I am pretty adept at most things. I have 766 apps on my iPhone 15 Max with iOS 17 and the apps are all organized into folders so I can easily find things. 

However, I continue to learn plenty of new things about the capabilities of the iPhone from users on TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Threads. I want to share some of my favorites with you. In some cases, if you don't have a newer phone, you may not be able to use some of these tips, but it is nice to read how they work anyway, so you are ready when you upgrade!
TIP 1: Find the degree symbol
To find the degree symbol on the keyboard, long press on the number 0 and the degree symbol will pop up for using!
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TIP 2: Sending a hand-written iMessage to send to someone.
  1. Click on your recipient.
  2. Tap in the message box.
  3. Turn your phone to landscape orientation.
  4. Tap the little squiggle you see in the bottom right.
  5. A blank screen will pop-up.
  6. Use your finger to write the note, hit DONE, and send!
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rTIP 3: Taking a long-exposure image
Long-exposure images are beautiful and it is easy to take one with your iPhone camera.
  1. Make sure LIVE PHOTOS is turned on. The LIVE PHOTOS option is found in the top right of the screen in the camera (when the phone is in portrait mode) and in the top left of the screen when the camera is in landscape mode. It looks like an icon of two circles with a dotted circle around them. When there is no line through the icon, Live Photos is turned on.
  2. When taking a long-exposure image, it is important to find a place to prop your phone. I often use a horizontal fencepost or a wall in the vicinity to lean on. If you don't have anywhere to rest the phone, tuck your elbows in towards your body and hold your breath.
  3. Whether your phone is propped, on a tripod, or being held, there is one very important thing you need to do to get a great long-exposture shot. Hold your phone still for 5 seconds BEFORE you take the photo and 5 seconds AFTER you take the picture.
  4. Once you have finished the shot. open your image in in Photos, and tap the LIVE icon that comes up. You will be presented with a menu of choices.
  5. Pick LONG-EXPOSURE and the magic will happen!
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TIP 4: IOS 17 AND FACETIME FUN
-With the advent of iOS 17, FaceTime has some cool new on-screen features!
During a call, go to Control Center, tap Video Effects, and turn on Reactions.
  1. ​If you give two peace signs at the same time. confetti rains down.
  2. If you give just one peace sign, balloons pop up all around you.
  3. If you make your hands into the "heart" symbol, red hearts come out.
  4. If you put two thumbs down, you get a thunderstorm.
  5. If you two thumbs up, you get fireworks
  6. If you make the "rock-on" sign with each hand, you get some cool lasers.
Please share in the comments any cool things you do with your iPhone!
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POST 5: ASSESSMENT AND RUBRICS

7/22/2024

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Assessment of student mastery of content takes many forms. This list includes support materials for assessments that work with the Common Core State Standards and rubrics for many different assessment products. It also contains some information on the creation of rubrics and assessment in general.

If you find a link that is not working, please let me know and I will fix it. Thanks!
Common Core State Standards rubrics
  1. K-5 rubrics for writing standards: K 1 2 3 4 5 (more)
  2. Text-based writing rubrics K-12
  3. Checklist for critical areas in K-2 math 
  4. Common Core checklists K-6
  5. EQuIP rubric for lessons & units: Math
  6. EQuIP rubric for lessons & units: ELA
  7. EQuIP rubric for lessons & units: ELA (K-2)
  8. Grammar & mechanics self-assessment rubric​
  9. Multimedia rubric for projects to inform
  10. PARCC analytic and narrative writing (3) (4) (5)
  11. PARCC analytic and narrative writing (6) (7) (8)
  12. PARCC analytic and narrative writing (9) (10) (11)
  13. PARCC PLDs: ELA all grades
  14. PARCC PLDs: Math all grades
  15. Rubrics for evaluating OER resources 4 | 5
  16. Writing: Informative rubric (Grades 3 | 4 | 5)
  17. Writing: Narrative rubric (Grades 3 | 4 | 5) 
  18. Writing: Opinion rubric (Grades 3 | 4 | 5) 
  19. Writing: Style rubric (Gr. 3-8)
  20. Writing: High school style rubric 1 & 2

CCSS Lesson/Unit review rubrics
  1. Engage NY ELA Evaluation Rubric
  2. Engage NY Math Evaluation Rubric

CCSS and classroom technology
  1. Mobile devices and the Common Core
  2. Aligning iPad apps with the Common Core
  3. Why digital writing matters (Wood)​
  4. Common Core Standards with technology
  5. Word cloud of technology in the CCSS

Other Common Core items of interest
  1. CCSS and real-life math
  2. Literacy standards posters: PK | K | 1 | 2 | 3
  3. How to add rigor to anything
  4. CCSS Lexile ranges
  5. OpenED: Common Core assessments
Schrock Digital Storytelling Rubric
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Schrock iPad content app rubric
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Schrock iPad creation app rubric
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Schrock video introduction rubric
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Schrock infographic rubric
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Multimedia and apps rubrics
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  1. Basic video production rubric
  2. Book trailer movie rubric 1
  3. Book trailer movie rubric 2
  4. Comic book rubric
  5. Digital storytelling rubric 1
  6. Digital storytelling rubric 2
  7. Digital storytelling rubric from DSTCO​
  8. Educreations rubric and self-assessment
  9. iMovie rubric
  10. iMovie book trailer rubric
  11. iMovie trailer rubric (Google image search)
  12. Multimedia presentation rubric
  13. Multimedia project rubric with self-evaluation
  14. PechaKucha/Ignite rubric 1
  15. PechaKucha/Ignite rubric 2
  16. PechaKucha/Ignite rubric 3
  17. PechaKucha/Ignite rubric 4
  18. Presentation rubric: K-2
  19. Presentation rubric: 3-5
  20. Presentation rubric: 6-8
  21. Presentation rubric: 9-12
  22. Screencasting rubrics
  23. Slideshow/video rubric
  24. Stop motion animation rubric
  25. Storyboard rubric​​​
  26. Video interview rubric​
  27. Video project rubric 1
  28. Video project rubric 2​
  29. VR creation checklist (beta)​

 Evidence-based rubrics (EB)
  1. EB writing rubric
  2. EB professional development rubric

Presentation software rubrics
  1. Graphic organizer rubric (Inspiration)
  2. Keynote rubric
  3. PowerPoint rubric
  4. Scoring PowerPoint presentations

Online tools rubrics
  1. Animoto rubric 1
  2. Blog commenting rubric 
  3. Blog: Student blog rubric
  4. Blogging rubric
  5. Blogging rubric and Bloom's​ 
  6. Haiku Deck rubric
  7. Learning objects rubric 1
  8. Learning objects rubric 2
  9. Learning objects rubric 3
  10. Online discussion rubric
  11. Online presentation rubric 1
  12. Online presentation rubric 2  
  13. Skype rubric
  14. Thinglink rubric 1
  15. Thinglink rubric 2
  16. Threaded discussion rubric
  17. Twitter rubric 1
  18. Twitter rubric 2
  19. Twitter rubric 3   
  20. Wiki rubric 1
  21. Wiki rubric 2
  22. Wiki rubric: individual/group contributions

Rubric builders and generators
  1. For all rubrics (works with iPad)
  2. How to create a rubric tutorial
  3. Project based learning checklists
  4. Roobrix (Convert a rubric score to a percentage)
  5. Rubistar
  6. Rubric Machine
  7. Rubrics - Education assessment for learning (iOS)
  8. Rubrics generator
  9. QuickRubric
  10. ThemeSpark

Student technology skills
  1. ​​ISTE Standards for students (2016)
  2. ISTE Standards for students : holistic rubric
  3. VA SOLs for computer technology​
  4. TX TEKS technology applications
  5. NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards: Technology
  6. Liz Kolb: Triple E Framework rubric

Educator technology skills and rubrics
  1. Arizona technology integration matrix
  2. Assessing teacher technology projects
  3. Beagle Learning: Question Productivity Index (QPI) Rubric
  4. Doug Johnson's tech rubric: Administrators
  5. Doug Johnson's tech rubric: Educator beginner
  6. Doug Johnson's tech rubric: Educator advanced/Internet skills
  7. Interactive whiteboard rubric
  8. ISTE: Standards for educators (2017) | Slide show
  9. SAMR: Classroom learning activity rubric 
  10. Technology integration rubric
  11. Utah Tech Awareness Project: Educator rubrics
  12. Technology and 21st century skills rubric for teachers​​
  13. Video conferencing rubric​​

Activators and summarizers (see new page)
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Rubrics for higher education
  • Sample higher ed rubrics 1
  • AACU VALUE rubrics
  • Sample higher ed rubrics 2

Related articles
  • 18 ways to use rubrics in education
             ...practical ways and thoughts for both teachers and students
  • Creating rubrics
      ...a five-part tutorial on rubric creation and implementation
  • Developing and using instructional rubrics
              ...a pedagogical and practical article
  • Five ways to blow the top off rubrics
               ...innovative ways to create rubrics
  • From Now On: 2/98
      ...making technology assessment work for schools
  • Guidelines for rubric development
      ...help for the creation of rubrics
  • Helping your students with homework
      ...practical suggestions to help students deal with homework
  • How to create a rubric that does what you want it to do
               ...Grant Wiggins offers great ideas in the blog post
  • Key differences between summative and formative assessments
  • Make room for rubrics
      ...a common-sense introduction to rubrics
  • Quality rubrics wiki
              ...an extensive site dealing with rubric creation
  • Tools for writing rubrics
      ...an overview, tutorial, and list of resources for creating rubrics
  • What is a rubric from QuickRubric

Alternative & performance based assessments
  1. Alternative assessment links from ERIC
  2. Alternative assessment links from NCREL
  3. Alternative assessment ideas from NCLRC
  4. 40 alternative assessment ideas for learning from TechHUB
  5. A practical guide to alternative assessments from ASCD

Electronic portfolios
  1. Developing a teaching portfolio
  2. Electronic portfolios in the K-12 classroom
  3. Electronic teaching portfolios
  4. Evaluating the electronic portfolio
  5. Online portfolio rubric
  6. Rubric for electronic teaching portfolio
  7. Tutorials in PDF format
  8. Using technology to support portfolio assessment​

Graphic organizers
  1. Fifty uses for concept-mapping software
  2. Graphic organizers for content instruction
  3. Graphic organizers from Education Place
  4. Graphic organizers from Family Ed Network
  5. Graphic organizers from Graphic.org
  6. Graphic organizers from WriteDesign Online
  7. Printable graphic organizers from Pearson
  8. Reading comprehension graphic organizers
  9. Rubric for a graphic organizer (Inspiration)
  10. Teacher-created Inspiration projects

Report card/progress report comments
  • ERIC Digest: Teacher comments
  • Report card comments 1
  • Report card comments 2
  • Report card comments 3
  • Report card comments: elementary
  • Report comments bank
  • Secondary report card comments
  • Teachers report assistant comments: Grades K-12
  • Writing effective report card comments
​Textbook adoption and online materials rubrics
  • ELA textbook adoption rubric
  • Math textbook rubric
  • Science textbook rubric​
  • Instructional material and textbook adoption rubrics
Do you have any other rubric or assessment sites you use? Let us know in the comments!
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POST 4: POCKETALK VOICE TRANSLATOR

7/18/2024

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At the ISTE Live conference in June of 2024, I ran across a very intriguing and useful product. Pocketalk is an easy-to-use voice translator and was created to support the fields of healthcare, government, public safety, logistics, and education.
The Pocketalk is truly a personal voice translator. There are over 84 languages on the devices and they would be a worthwhile addition to any school!
Imagine having seamless conversations with parents at a conference or IEP meeting, providing multilingual support for students who speak any language, and boosting the self-esteem of a student with the instant translation and conversation back and forth with his or her peers!  With the number of languages being spoken in schools today, the Pocketalk Voice Translator bridges the communication gap with its easy-to-use interface and its powerful technology.
I am reviewing the smaller Pocketalk S. I received the Pocketalk S, instructions for setting it up, the charger and cable, a protective case for the back of the device, and a lanyard to keep the Pocketalk S around my neck if I need to. I love the lanyard feature because a teacher could easily converse with a student right at the students desk!
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The Pocketalk Voice Translator is already used in over five hundred school districts world-wide and I can definitely see why it is so popular! The Pocketalk  comes in two sizes which both have similar features. The smaller Pocketalk S is about the size and weight of the last Apple iPod and the Pocketalk Plus is the size and weight of a smallish iPhone.
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SOME POCKETALK PLUS SPECS
SOME POCKETALK S SPECS
  1. Size: 4.8" × 2.6" × 0.45" / 4.4 oz.
  2. 330 minutes of continuous translation time
  3. HD camera for image translation
  4. One built- in speaker
  5. Dual microphones
  6. Charging time: 130 minutes
  7. Bluetooth, WiFi, SIM card slot
  8. Complimentary 2 year cell plan
  9. ​3G (W-CDMA) / 4G (FDD-LTE) / 4G (TD-LTE)
  10. Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
  1. Size: 3.6" x 2.1" x .45" / 2.6 oz.
  2. 4.5 hours of continuous translation time
  3. HD camera for image translation
  4. Two built- in speakers
  5. Dual microphones
  6. Charging time: 105 minutes
  7. Bluetooth, WiFi, SIM card slot
  8. Complimentary 2 year cell plan
  9. 3G (W-CDMA) / 4G (FDD-LTE) / 4G (TD-LTE)
  10. ​Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
I put my Pocketalk S through some rudimentary testing. First I translated a birthday greeting to my friend Junior from Brazil.
I then used the camera to translate a portion of a textbook in English to German. I took a photo of the English text with the camera, then OCR'd the text, and I could listen to the instructions both in English and German!
There are a number of other features on the Pocketalk Voice Translator. As you can see from the image below, in addition to the camera translation option, there is a group translation feature that allows users to chat with multiple Pocketalk users by creating a chat group. There is even a useful money exchange converter and length, weight, and temperature converters, too!
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The Pocketalk Voice Translator is a great tech support tool for schools!
There is even a software management tool available to provide the district with analytic reporting of usage and translations, manage all the devices, and monitor the needs of the users, as seen below.
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Find out more about Pocketalk for education and read some case studies here. And be sure to look at the full specifications for the devices here for the the Pocketalk Plus Voice Translator and here for the Pocketalk S Voice Translator. It is amazing what these devices can do to support teaching and learning in a meaningful way!
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POST 3: SAMR and BLOOM'S AND TECH

7/17/2024

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SAMR AND BLOOM'S
SAMR is a model designed to help educators infuse technology into teaching and learning. Popularized by Dr. Ruben Puentedura, the  model supports and enables teachers to design, develop, and infuse digital learning experiences that utilize technology. The goal is  to transform learning experiences so they result in higher levels of achievement for students.
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I feel teachers need to both create tasks that target the higher-order cognitive skills (Bloom's) as well as design tasks that have a significant impact on student outcomes (SAMR). My thoughts about the the model are further down this page.

I feel teachers need to both create tasks that target the higher-order cognitive skills (Bloom's) as well as design tasks that have a significant impact on student outcomes (SAMR). A visual to illustrate that follows.

Educators will argue they have seen redefinition tasks that only target the remembering level or have a creative assessment that is only at the augmentation level. Of course that is true, but I believe we should be planning for technology tasks, activities, and assessments that include both the higher levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy and the transformation area of the SAMR model.

My vision of how the  Bloom's and SAMR models work together and intersect is below.
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You can download a PDF copy of the image for classroom use. 
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Here are some useful SAMR links by others.
  • Oxnevad -Using SAMR to teach above the line
  • Anderson - SAMR flowchart
  • Oxnevad - The SAMR ladder through the lens of 21st century skills
  • Zita - SAMR Haiku Deck presentation
  • Work - Models for understanding technology integration: SAMR
  • Guhlin - Classroom activity learning rubric
  • Brubaker - SAMR: Model, Metaphor, Mistakes
  • Holt - SAMR Model and Starbuck's Coffee
  • Tucker - Beyond SAMR: The Teacher's journey to technology integration
  • Moroder - EdTech frameworks: Why I don't use TPACK and SAMR with my teachers
  • Ward - Example of SAMR applied to online discussions
  • Ward - SAMR lesson planning tied to Bloom's or Webb's DOK
  • RHP123 - Applying apps to learning tasks with SAMR
  • Cash- SAMR examples Prezi
  • Swanson - Rethinking SAMR
  • Cedarbur (WI): SAMR planning model and their lesson planning template
  • Rich Colosi - The SAMR model explained by students
  • Edutopia: SAMR a powerful model for understanding good tech integration
  • Best: The SAMR model explained with 15 practical examples

COGS OF THE COGNITIVE PROCESS

I began to think about the triangular shape of Bloom's Taxonomy and realized I thought of it a bit differently.

Since the cognitive processes are meant to be used when necessary, and any learner goes in and out of each level as they acquire new content and turn it into knowledge, I created a different type of image that showcased my thoughts about Bloom's more meaningfully.

Here is my visual which showcases the interlocking nature of the cognitive process.
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Here is a link to a download of the cogs image.
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BLOOM'S AND TECH

Jen Roberts (@jenroberts1) has developed a great model that concentrates more on moving from traditional teacher-created tasks  to student-centered, tech-infused learning. She calls it TECH. Her blog post about her development of it may be found here. I love this model and feel it is easier to implement and for educators to understand and learn from.

My version of how Bloom's and TECH work together is below.
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What are your thoughts about Bloom's, SAMR, and Tech?
​Share your thoughts in the comments!

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POST 2: cRITICAL EVALUATION OF INFORMATION

7/17/2024

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Critical evaluation of information has been important since the early days of the Internet. Trying to figure out if the information one was searching for was credible was difficult. With the new web  focus on AI, it is even more important that students need to know how to judge the information they are presented with. 

Below, I have included downloadable versions of my guides to help students internalize how best to do this.

CRITICAL EVALUATION GUIDES

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SITES TO USE FOR DEMONSTRATING CRITICAL EVALUATION

  1. All About Explorers: Christopher Columbus
  2. Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanies
  3. Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide
  4. Boilerplate: Mechanical Marvel of the 19th Century
  5. Burmese Mountain Dog
  6. Burmese Mountain Dog 2​
  7. California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge
  8. Case Analysis of a Historic Killer Tornado
  9. Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division
  10. Feline Reactions to Bearded Men
  11. Google Job Opportunities
  12. Google Technology
  13. Jacopo di Poggibonsi
  14. Mankato (MN) Home Page
  15. MoonBeam Enterprises and Lunar Travel Agency
  16. History of the Fisher-Price Airplane
  17. OvaPrima Foundation
  18. Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
  19. Target Field Collapses
  20. Taxonomy of Barney
  21. Visit Exciting Fredericton

CRITICAL EVALUATION AND MEDIA LITERACY FOR ADULTS

  1. A digital media literacy intervention for older adults
  2. Critically evaluating information
  3. Media literacy for older adults (video)
  4. Across the generations: Media literacy for seniors (video)
  5. Media literacy across generations (video)
  6. Promoting media literacy among older people: A systematic review​
  7. ​Media literacy for grown-ups
  8. Media literacy for adults (ALA)
  9. Promoting digital literacy for adult learners: A resource guide

FAKE NEWS FACT-CHECKING SITES

  1. AllSides
  2. Fact Check
  3. Snopes
  4. Google Reverse Image Search
  5. Media Bias / Fact Check
  6. Rate My Source
  7. Glenn Wiebe Wakelet on fake news

FAKE NEWS TIPS AND LESSON PLANS

  1. Fake News Self-Assessment (student lesson)
  2. The honest truth about fake news (lesson plan)​
  3. LMU Hannon Library: ​Tips for evaluating fake news
  4. ​Cornell University Library: How to spot fake news
  5. 6 strategies students can use to combat fake news
  6. PBS Learning Media: Fake news lesson plans
  7. Factcheck: How to spot fake news
  8. NY Times: Evaluating sources in a post-truth world
  9. KQED: Fighting fake news
  10. Harvard Summer School: 4 tips for spotting fake news
  11. Google Search: Fake news infographics

CRITICAL EVALUATION INFO AND LESSON PLANS

  1. 21CIF Lesson Plan and Action Research Repository
    ...links to lesson plans dealing with information fluency
  2. All about explorers ​...fictional biographies of explorers
  3. But I found it on the Internet!
    ...an article about the need to teach critical evaluation skills
  4. Checklist for Evaluating Web Resources
    ...a one-page, nicely presented checklist of criteria
  5. Common Sense Media: K-12 Scope and Sequence
  6. Critically Analyzing Information Sources
    ...a well-done overview of the critical analysis of sites
  7. Evaluating Internet Sources and Sites
    ...a common-sense guide to critical evaluation of online info
  8. Evaluating Internet-Based Info: A Goals-Based Approach...​an interesting essay and evaluation form by David Warlick from 1998
  9. Evaluating Web Content: Social Networking Sites
    ...an quick overview of the things to look for to determine credibility (for all types of online sites)
  10. Evaluating Web Resources
    ...a great site which looks at the different types of pages
  11. Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
    ...a well-done handout with questions for students to consider
  12. IMSE Science Web Site Evaluation
    ...questions for the specialized evaluation of science sites​
  13. Information Skills Rating Scale
    ...a sample rubric that may be used to assess students' research skills
  14. Purdue OWL: Preventing Plagiarism Lessons 
  15. Steps to Web Evaluation posters: A B C D E F G
  16. Teaching Zack to Think
    ...a seminal article by Alan November
  17. Ten C's for Evaluating Internet Resources
    ...a narrative evaluation sheet with useful information
  18. ReadWriteThink  "plagiarism" keyword search
  19. Thinking Critically about Web 2.0 and Beyond
    ...items to consider for Web 2.0 tools
  20. Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources
    ...a well-done critical evaluation essay
  21. UC Berkeley: Critical Evaluation Worksheet
    ...another quality evaluation form to use with students
  22. UC Berkeley: Evaluating Web Pages- Why it is Important
    ...an evaluation activity including a lesson, slideshow, and more​
  23. Multnomah County Public Library Homework Center
  24. 10 creative ways to teach media literacy
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Do you have any other sites you used to help with teaching critical evaluation?
​Leave your thoughts in the comments!
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POST 1: : WEB and AI Online tools for creating

7/17/2024

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The number of online creation tools and AI tools have taken off!
Here are some links to various online tools to help both teaching and learning.

The tools all work with laptops and Chromebooks unless stated otherwise. The ones that have Chrome apps available have a link to the Chrome Web Store link. 

If you find a link that is not working, please let me know 
the title and I will fix it.

NO REGISTRATION ONLINE TOOLS FOR CREATION

  • Linda Houle: Web 2.0 Tools
  • Nathan Hall's list​

AI ONLINE TOOLS FOR CREATING


  1. AI Duet music maker​: a piano responding to your input
  2. AI tools for teachers: an educator's list of many AI tools
  3. AIVA: AI background music generator
  4. AudioPen: from text to type
  5. Canva Magic Write Tool: help with creativity
  6. ChatGPT: interacts in a conversational way
  7. Cleanup Pictures: remove objects from an image
  8. Craiyon: easy art generator
  9. Curipod: slide show and lesson plan maker
  10. DALL-E 2: create images from a language description
  11. DeepBeat rap generator: make your own rap music
  12. Eduaide.ai: AI assisted lesson development tool
  13. Elicit: a research helper to find abstracts and papers
  14. Even Stranger Things: make a Stranger Things poster
  15. Fireflies.ai: automate your meeting notes
  16. Fliki: turns a blog post into a video
  17. Fontjoy: helps you generate fonts that work together
  18. Gemini: Google's AI generation tool
  19. GPT-4: next level text, image, and audio interaction
  20. Let's Foodie: enter your ingredients and create a meal
  21. Looka: design a logo with AI
  22. Magic Eraser: remove unwanted objects from an image
  23. Magic Sketchpad: tries to finish your drawings with AI
  24. Murf AI: Text to speech
  25. MyHeritage Deep Nostalgia: animate your family photos
  26. Neural Love: free AI art generator
  27. PlayPhrase.me: enter a quote and find the movies​​
  28. Podcastle: podcasting tool with AI editing capabilities
  29. QuestionWell: creates all types of questions
  30. Quizizz: create personalized quizzes for students
  31. Shadow Art with Google: make some shadows with AI
  32. Soundraw: create royalty-free music
  33. Stable Diffusion 2: open source generative AI project
  34. Thank You Note: easily create a thank you note online
  35. This person does not exist: random face generator
  36. TinyWow: AI Write: free AI writing tools

  37. Google Labs AI/machine learning online apps
    1. Emoji scavenger hunt (need camera or phone)
    2. AutoDraw
    3. Can you sing like Freddie Mercury?
    4. Semantris
    5. Beat Blender
    6. Nonsense Library
    7. NSynth Sound Maker
    8. Talk to Books
  38. Google Arts and Culture AI/machine learning experiments
    1. XYZ Toy
    2. Odd One Out
    3. Descent of the Serpent
    4. GEO Artwork
    5. Puzzle Party (APAHM edition)
    6. Puzzle Party (Czechia edition)
    7. Puzzle Party (Milan Cathedral edition)
    8. Puzzle Party (Diwali edition)
    9. Blob Opera
    10. Baguette Sprint
    11. Un-Dough!
    12. Blob Beats
    13. In Rhythm with Nature
    14. 3D Pottery
    15. Guess the Line
    16. AI Duet
    17. Where is Hopper?
    18. Fabricius
    19. What came first?
    20. BTS x Street Galleries
    21. Fourth of July fireworks​

ONLINE GRAPHIC DESIGN TOOLS

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Express
  • Canva for Education 
  • Desygner
  • MockoFUN (MockoFUN for teachers)

ONLINE VIDEO EDITORS / CREATORS / DOWNLOADERS

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Express
  • Adobe Express free animated video creator
  • ClipChamp Create
  • Headliner (free upgrade for schools)
  • Instagram video downloader
  • Kapwing creator​
  • TinyWow: Video tools
  • Video Candy online video editor
  • WeVideo editor/creator (Chrome)​ 
  • YouTube video downloader

 ONLINE AUDIO RECORDERS / EDITORS

  • 123Apps
  • AudioMass
  • Audiotool
  • Chirbit
  • Clyp.it voice recording
  • Online recorder from VEED.io
  • Online Voice Recorder (Chrome)
  • ​QRVoice
  • Soundation Studio
  • Soundtrap​​
  • TwistedWave (Chrome)
  • Vocal remover
  • Vocaroo voice recording

ONLINE IMAGE EDITORS / CREATORS

  • Background Eraser
  • BeFunky: Image editor​
  • Block Posters
  • Canva: Text to image
  • CutMyPic photo customizer
  • Free Online Photo Editor
  • Image Candy
  • iPiccy (Chrome)
  • Lunapic
  • Magic Eraser
  • Online Photo Editor
  • PhotoAiD Online Photo Editing Tools
  • Photopea​
  • Polarr (Chrome)
  • PicMonkey (Chrome)
  • Remove.bg
  • TinyWow: Image tools
  • Web Photo Resizer

ONLINE COLLAGE MAKERS

  • BeFunky collage maker
  • ​Canva: Photo collages creator
  • FotoJet collage maker
  • Fotor collage maker (Chrome)
  • Kizoa collage maker
  • iPiccy (Chrome)
  • PhotoCollage
  • Photovisi collage maker
  • PicMonkey collage maker

ONLINE SKETCHNOTING & DRAWING TOOLS

  • ABCya! Paint and Draw
  • AutoDraw​
  • Draw Island
  • Draw.to
  • Explain Everything Online Whiteboard
  • Google Drawings (Chrome)
  • InspirARTion (Chrome)
  • Miro
  • Muro​
  • Sketchpad (Chrome)
  • SketchToy
  • Speedpaint
  • ​Toy Theater

ONLINE WORD PROCESSORS

  • ABCya! Story Maker
  • Acrobat.com
  • Book Creator for Chrome
  • Google Docs (Chrome)
  • Lucidpress (Chrome)
  • Zoho Writer (Chrome)

ONLINE ANIMATION CREATORS

  • ABCya! Animate ​
  • Flip Anim
  • Simpleshow video maker
  • Wideo (Chrome)

ONLINE COMIC CREATORS

  • Chogger comic maker
  • Comic Creator from Read, Write, and Think
  • Pixton
  • ToonDoo

ONLINE AVATAR CREATORS

  • Avatar Maker
  • Create your own superhero
  • Disney yourself

ONLINE COOL TOOLS

  • Acme Labelmaker
  • Big Huge Labs
  • Blabberize
  • Bomomo design maker
  • Breaking news generator
  • Clideo: Meme generator
  • Closr zooming tool​
  • Facebook video downloader
  • Fake Tweet builder
  • Fake Tweet generator
  • Fake tweet maker from ClassTools
  • Fakebook fake FB builder
  • Gickr animated GIF maker
  • Inspirograph
  • Interactive crossword puzzles
  • Jeopardy Labs​
  • Keep Calm-O-Matic
  • Make your own Wordle
  • Phrase.it speech bubbles
  • Random name generator/spinner
  • Simitator fake site builder
  • TextGiraffe logo maker
  • Wheel of Names spinner
  • Word Blanks (Mad-Libs creator)

ONLINE WEB PAGE CREATORS

  • Adobe Express for Education
  • Google Sites
  • Populr
  • Weebly
  • Wix

ONLINE DESIGN TOOLS

  • BeFunky: Designer
  • Canva design app (Chrome)
  • DesignCap
  • Desygner
  • Poster My Wall
  • The Printshop Club
  • Smore design app

ONLINE PODCAST CREATORS

  • AudioPal​
  • Podbean
  • SoundCloud for podcasting
  • Spotify for Podcasting

ONLINE CONVERTERS

  • CleverPDF (file to PDF)
  • Online Video Converter (Chrome)
  • PDF Candy (PDF to file)
  • SmallPDF Converter
  • TinyWow: PDF tools
  • TinyWow: Tools
  • Zamzar (Chrome)

ONLINE WORD CLOUD GENERATORS

  • AbcYa 
  • EdWorldle​
  • MonkeyLearn
  • TagCrowd 
  • Tagul
  • Tagxedo 
  • VocabGrabber
  • Word Cloud Generator
  • WordClouds.com
  • WordSift
  • WordItOut 
  • WordMosaic  ​

ONLINE CLIPPING / CREATION TOOLS

  • Diigo (Chrome)​
  • ​elink.io
  • Evernote (Chrome)​
  • ​Google Keep (Chrome)
  • Livebinders (Chrome)
  • Milanote (iOS | Android)
  • Pearltrees (Chrome)
  • Pinterest (Chrome)
  • Pocket (Chrome)
  • ​Pullquote (Chrome)
  • Scoop.it
  • Symbaloo (Chrome)
  • ​Wakelet

ONLINE BLOGGING / MICROBLOGGING TOOLS

  • Blogger (Chrome)
  • Edublogs (Chrome)
  • Jottit
  • Penzu (Chrome)
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Wordpress (Chrome)

ONLINE RSS READERS

  • Feedly (Chrome)
  • Feedspot (Chrome)

CLASSROOM CHROME EXTENSIONS / ADD-ONS

  • Google: Chrome Web store extensions
  • Google: Chrome Web store extensions for education
  • Great classroom-specific Chrome extensions
  • 10 free Chrome extensions teachers should try
  • 15+ Chrome extensions for teachers
  • Padlet Mini
  • 21 Chrome extensions for struggling/special needs students
  • Add-ons for G Suite: Docs | Sheet​

ONLINE CODING & PROGRAMMING TOOLS

  • Code Avengers (Chrome)
  • Code Combat 
  • Code Monster
  • Code Studio 
  • Codeacademy 
  • Coding with Chrome (Chrome only)
  • Khan Academy: Computer programming
  • Pencil Code
  • Run Marco (Chrome)
  • Scratch
  • Scratch Jr. (Chrome)
  • Sketch Nation Create
  • Tynker (Chrome)

ONLINE SURVEY / FEEDBACK TOOLS

  • ​​Google Forms and Docs
  • Kahoot
  • Mentimeter
  • Spiral
  • SurveyAnyplace (upgraded accounts with school email)​
  • Tricider
  • Votesy
  • Wufoo

ONLINE MIND MAPPING TOOLS

  • Cacoo (Chrome)​
  • Creately (Chrome)
  • Examtime
  • Lucidchart (Chrome) (free for K-12 teachers and students)
  • Mindmaps
  • MindMeister (Chrome)
  • Mindomo (Chrome)
  • Popplet (needs Flash)
  • RealtimeBoard for Education
  • Slatebox
  • UnConcept

ONLINE TIMELINE MAKERS

  • Canva: Timeline maker
  • Capzles​
  • Time Toast
  • Timeline Editor
  • Timeline

ONLINE STORYBOARDING TOOLS

  • Storyboard That (Chrome)​
  • Storyboard Generator

ONLINE SCREENCASTING / SCREEN CAPTURE TOOLS

  • Clarisketch (ChromeOS only)
  • Clipular (Chrome)
  • Full Web page screenshot
  • LoomPro (Chrome extension)
  • RecordCast
  • Screen-castify (Chrome and ChromeOS) (ideas)
  • ScreeenPal (Chrome)

ONLINE CITATION MAKERS

  • APA (7th ed.) style generator
  • BibMe
  • Citation Builder
  • Citation Generator
  • Citationsy
  • Cite It In
  • EasyBib (Chrome)
  • eTurabian
  • KnightCite
  • Son of Citation Machine
  • WorksCited4U

ONLINE PRESENTATION TOOLS

  • Adobe Express for Education
  • Buncee
  • Fotobabble
  • Google Slides (Chrome)
  • Magisto (Chrome)
  • MoveNote (Chrome)
  • My Simple Show
  • Photopeach (Chrome)​
  • Powtoon (Chrome)
  • Prezi (Chrome)
  • ​Sharalike
  • Slideshare
  • SlideSnack (Chrome)​
  • Swipe
  • Tackk (Chrome)
  • theLearnia
  • Thematic
  • Thinglink​
  • UTellStory
  • Voicethread (Chrome)
  • Wakelet
  • Zoho Show (Chrome)

ONLINE IMAGE / QUOTE CREATORS

  • Addtext
  • Adobe Express for Education
  • Block Posters
  • Motivator
  • Pablo
  • Photonotes
  • Picfont
  • PicLits
  • Pixteller image/quote maker

ONLINE MATH CONVERSION TOOLS

  • Convert LaTeX to RTF format
  • ​Desmos online graphing calculator
  • Firemath
  • Google Docs Equation Editor
  • ​Graphing calculator
  • Keely's MathOL Web Site
  • LaTeX Equation Editor
  • Matcha Online Math Editor
  • Math Whiteboard collaborative space
  • MathJax
  • Online Conversion
  • Online Graphing Calculator
  • Online LaTeX Editor​
  • Overleaf (single user free)
  • Unit Converter

ONLINE INFOGRAPHIC / GRAPH CREATION TOOLS

  • Canva for education
  • Chartle
  • Easel.ly
  • ​Genially
  • Google Drawings​​
  • Infogr.am (Chrome)
  • NCES Create-a-Graph​
  • Online Chart Tool
  • PieColor
  • Piktochart (Chrome)​​
  • Venngage​
  • Visme​

ONLINE COLLABORATION TOOLS

  • Bitpaper.io
  • Conceptboard
  • CoSketch​
  • Dropcanvas file sharing​
  • Google CAST for Education (Chromebook screen sharing)
  • Google Meet​
  • Kialo EDU
  • Lino (Chrome)
  • MeetingWords
  • Miro
  • NoteBookCast collaborative whiteboard
  • Notion
  • Microsoft OneNote (Office 365)
  • Padlet  (iOS | Android | Chrome)
  • PrimaryPad​
  • Stoodle online whiteboard
  • Taskade
  • TeamTalk.io videoconferencing
  • TitanPad
  • tlk.io
  • Trello
  • Unio
  • Whereby videoconferencing
  • Zoom

ONLINE E-BOOK CREATORS

  • Blurb (Chrome)
  • Issuu
  • Readium: Online ePub reader​
  • Visme eBook Creator
  • ZinePal

OFF-LINE CHROME APPS

  • Gmail Offline
  • Google Keep
  • Google Play Books
  • Kindle Cloud Reader
  • Pixlr TouchUp
  • Pocket
  • Quick Note
  • Sketchpad 3.5
  • TechSmith SnagIt

ONLINE DIGITAL RESEARCH TOOLS

  • DiRT directory of online research tools

ONLINE URL SHORTENERS

  • bit.do
  • bit.ly​
  • tinyurl.com

ONLINE REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH TOOLS

  • Directions for reverse image search in Google Images
  • Getty Images
  • Picsearch
  • PREPOSTSEO
  • TinEye Reverse Image Search
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