WORDLE (WORD IT OUT)
End Product: Well, it's a Wordle. A Wordle is a visual display of the frequency of words in a text selection, a Word Cloud. Cost: Free Location: wordle.net Competitor is word it out at worditout.com Difficulty: Easy
Pay: No Students Required to Create an Account: No Web Based: Yes Private Option: Yes Submitted How?: Print out. FINAL COMMENTS:I have to admit that I have been skeptical about the educational value of Wordle, but I have been persuaded by a few. I think it can show the importance of ideas within a text. Oh, and it couldn't be easier. SAMPLE Difficulty: Medium/Difficult
Pay: No Students Required to Create an Account: Yes Private Option: Yes Submitted How?: Share with a link, print or embed. Final Comments:ToonDoo is a personal favorite. It's pretty flexible and has great potential--sort of a written Xtranormal. It can be a little tricky as you get used to it, but it is quite fun, and I think most students will enjoy it. SAMPLE |
PREZI
End Product: A visual presentation Cost: A basic account is Free, but pay accounts with additional features are available. Location: prezi.com Manual: http://prezi.com/learn/manual/ Difficulty: Medium/Hard
Pay: No Students Required to Create an Account: Yes Web Based: Yes Private Option: Yes Submitted How?: Presentation, shared via link. FINAL COMMENTS:Prezi is billed as an alternative to PowerPoint, and it is. Prezi makes what may appear to be a complex presentation, but in reality, a Prezi is a simple canvas containing pictures, text, video, etc. It's not really hard, but it's not intuitive. Once you get the hang of it, you will make great presentations. SAMPLE: (Be sure to Mouse over the "Mor" in the bottom right corner and click to see full screen. QUIZLET
End Product: Digital flashcards. Cost: Free Location: quizlet.com TUTORIAL AVAILABLE ON THE TEACH PAGE. Difficulty: Easy/Medium Pay: No Students Required to Create an Account: Yes Private Option: No Submitted How?: Share with a group or link. Final Comments: Quizlet is a nice alternative to standard flashcards. (They don't get lost in your backpack.) It can also add some fun to studying with the game element. This is unlikely to be an end product, more likely to be a study tool. SAMPLE RESUMÉ GENERATOR
While this will probably not be the way you create resumés in the future, it is a simple program for those just getting started. I don't like that it doesn't allow you to add a References section, and it doesn't give a lot of formats. Find it here. (http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/resume_generator/) _Gliffy
End Product: A graphic organizer Cost: Free Location: gliffy.com USER MANUAL (Tutorials exist for Gliffy, but in general, the tutorials are specific to individual graphic organizer styles.) Difficulty: Easy-Difficult (Keep it simple or go all out) Pay: No Students Required to Create an Account: Yes Private Option: Yes Submitted How?: Share with a link, collaborate or print. Final Comments: Gliffy is an odd one. On one hand I like it, on the other not so much. SAMPLE |