LibGuides: The Gilbert School Library: Web Tools

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WebTools for Education

Web Tools & Resources

Name of Tool	Main Web Address	Age Limit	Comments
Animoto for Education	http://animoto.com/education?gclid=CKWJir-5irICFQTNnAoduHQA6w	13 and older (with restrictions)	Teacher must create student account without personally identifiable information. Videos cannot be posted, linked or shared for public viewing.
Blabberize	http://blabberize.com	All users with Parent Permission
Bubbl.us	https://bubbl.us/	All ages	Use with supervision
ChartGo	http://www.chartgo.com/index.jsp	None specified	No login required
Code Academy	www.codeacademy.com	13 and older	Please read terms of service carefully. The site can access and use your content. Use in Mozilla
EasyBib	http://www.easybib.com	None specified	Use with supervision
Edcanvas	http://www.edcanvas.com	13 and older	Tool designed for teachers to present material and content in an organized manner.
Edmodo	hendersoncounty.edmodo.com	All ages with parent permission	Tool designed for teachers and students to connect with learning and to collaborate.
Edublogs	http://edublogs.org	All ages	Safe, restricted blog. Free account limited to teacher use only.
Educreations	Available as an App	2nd grade and above with parental permission	Must use HCPS Gaggle account for registration.
Emaze	http://www.emaze.com/	All ages with supervision	Must use HCPS Gaggle account for registration.
Evernote	http://evernote.com/	All ages with supervision	Accounts require valid email account, must use Gaggle account
Exploratree	http://www.exploratree.org.uk/	None specified	Accounts require valid email account, must use Gaggle account
Flipsnack	http://www.flipsnack.com/	Ages 13 or older	Accounts must be created using an HCPS email or assigned Gaggle email ONLY. Do not use Twitter, Facebook or GMail login.
Flisti	http://flisti.com/	N/A
Glogster EDU	http://www.edu.glogster.com	All ages	Free level is for teacher use ONLY. Must be PAID teacher-made accounts using Glogster EDU if student use is intended.
GoAnimate	http://goanimate.com/ (Free/Limited) http://goanimate4schools.com/public_index	13 and older	No one under the age of 13 is permitted to use. Ages 13-18 must have parent permission, have parent create the account and accept the terms of use.
Google Apps Account	http://www.google.com/ a/hendersoncountypublic schoolsnc.org	Adults	Google apps cannot be used with personal Gmail accounts. Teachers must use district-provided generic school accounts to meet federal guidelines for email retention.
Haiku Deck	https://www.haikudeck.com/	All ages with supervision	Accounts require valid email account, must use Gaggle account
iTunes	Installed on computer or iDevice	13	Must be 13 or older to download apps and content (like iTunes U). Teacher MUST download apps for any users under 13.
Kahoot	https://getkahoot.com/	Teacher makes accounts and students use web URL, so no age limitation because no login.	Teacher made account
Khan Academy	http://www.khanacademy.org/	All ages, but accounts for users under age 13 must have permission of parent or guardian	When making an account with email account, must use Gaggle account, not Facebook or Google
Little Bird Tales	http://www.littlebirdtales.com	All users with teacher-created accounts	Teacher must create student accounts without personally identifiable information.
Livebinders	http://www.livebinders.com	13 and older	Must be 13 or older to have an account.
Make Belief Comix	http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/	None specified	This site has very specific attribution guidelines. Must follow usage guidelines found on TOS page.
Memorize	http://memorize.com/	None specified	Users must sign up using Gaggle email account, not Facebook login
Museum Box	http://museumbox.e2bn.org/	all ages	Teachers must setup the school and approve all posts
Nearpod	http://nearpod.com/	13 and older, Below 13 if parents make account with student	13 and older can make account. Parents/guardians must make account with students under 13.
PicMonkey	http://www.picmonkey.com/	13 and older	Registration is not required. If students choose to register, must use Gaggle account
Piktochart	http://piktochart.com/	None Specified (Under 13 must be supervised by teacher or parent)	Teachers must create education account.
Poll Everywhere	http://www.polleverywhere.com/	All ages, but accounts for users under age 13 must have permission of parent or guardian	Free for up to 40 responses. Only need to signup to create polls, can participate without login. If signing up, must use Gaggle email
Powtoon	http://www.powtoon.com/	13 and older	Accounts require valid email account, must use Gaggle account
Prezi	http://prezi.com	13	Intended for ages 18 and older, but will allow with parent, teacher or school permission; age 13 is minimum even with permission
Quizlet	http://quizlet.com/	13 and above for full site, under 13 with limited feature and require consent	Users under 13 have limited features in the program.
Skype	http://www.skype.com	All ages with supervision	No students under 18 can make a premium (paid) call. All Skype calls should be used under supervision and with parent/guardian consent.
SlideRocket	http://www.sliderocket.com	13 and older	Age 13 is minimum even with permission
Smore	http://www.smore.com	Ages 13 or older using Gaggle account	Age 13 with supervision using Gaggle account
Socrative	http://www.socrative.com	All ages with supervision	Used in conjuction with Socrative app for iOS
Spelling City	http://www.spellingcity.com/	None Specified	Teacher must create student account without personally identifiable information.

Storybird	http://www.storybird.com	All students if teacher makes accounts through his/her teacher class account	Teachers must create the “Teacher/Class” account and then create student accounts through the Class account.
Symbaloo	http://www.symbaloo.com	16	Students 16 and older with a district-provided Gaggle account may register with parent/guardian permission. Teachers may use in accordance with HCPS policies and guidelines. If using Symbaloo EDU, students can use teacher-provided accounts.
TagCrowd	http://tagcrowd.com/	13 and older	No login required
Tagxedo	http://www.tagxedo.com	None specified	Use with supervision
Thinglink	http://www.thinglink.com/	All ages, but accounts for users under age 13 must have permission of parent or guardian	Accounts require valid email account, must use Gaggle account, not Facebook or Twitter
TikaTok	http://www.tikatok.com/	Users under the age of 18 may not make account, must use account given by teacher	Teachers must create the “Teacher/Class” account and then create student accounts through the Class account.
TimeToast	http://www.timetoast.com/	None Specified	Use with supervision
Today’s Meet	http://todaysmeet.com/	Adults	Adults must create and manage the “Rooms”
VoiceThread	http://www.voicethread.com	13	Teachers must make and manage accounts for students younger than 13 if permission is granted by parent/guardian using the PAID class subscription. Students 13 and older may make their own accounts with parent/guardian consent.
Voki Classroom	http://voki.com/ classroom/ login_status.php?	13	Teachers may use for teacher website. Teachers must make and manage student accounts for users under 13 using the PAID class subscription if parent/guardian permission is granted.
Wallwisher	http://wallwisher.com/	All ages	Students must use Gaggle email to set up walls.
Weebly (Education Version ONLY)	https://education.weebly.com/	All ages: Teachers must make student accounts. Students under 13 must have parent permission.	Teachers must create the “Teacher/Class” account and then create student accounts through the Class account. (Up to 40 accounts for free)
WikiSpaces	http://www.wikispaces.com /content/teacher	All ages, but accounts for users under age 13 must be created by teacher	Teachers must make and manage student accounts for users under 13 if parent/ guardian permission is granted.
Wordle	http://www.wordle.net/	All ages	Not recommended to save in public gallery. Download instead.
YouTube	http://www.youtube.com	13 and above, Ages 13-17 must have parent consent	No one under the age of 13 is permitted to use. Ages 13-17 must have parent permission
ZooBurst	http://www.zooburst.com	13 and above only*, or teacher may use own account for others with 10 book limit	Free for each user to create up to 10 books.

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Lots of Links!!

Piktochart - An infographic creator. Create charts, pictographs, line and bar graphs to display information in a visual way.

Socrative - Both an IPAD and cloud based application. Create quizzes, exit tickets for students to complete. Students logon and then enter a room number. Enter their name and complete the activity. You can then generate a spreadsheet displaying student answers.

Zimmer Twins - Students create simple animated movies starring the Zimmer Twins. Similiar to goanimate but limited in scope.

Creaza - a toolbox which allows you to create movies, cartoons, and mindmaps all in one place. Limited school version available for free. Expanded premium available for a price.

Zooburst - Create 3-D popup books online. Can use library of pictures or upload your own. Free subscription or for a price unlock larger media library and drawing tools.

Domo Animate - A division of goanimate, very similiar to goanimate. More limited in options and characters do not talk but use speech bubbles instead. Completely free.

PicMonkey - Lots of the same features as now-defunct PicNic. Can edit picture and add special effects like colors, text, graphics, textures, etc.

EduCreations - An online whiteboard. Create a lesson using the interactive whiteboard. Save it. Can be viewed multiple times by multiple users. Even more valuable are the already created examples available.

Haiku Deck - Available as an or or web-based. An alternative to PowerPoint. Best feature it the image search which matches text on your slide to an appropriate image.

EdCanvas - You teach a lesson and find create video clips, graphics, documents. The next year you aren't sure what those links where. Sound familiar? Try digital curation tools. They collect all of these things on one page EdCanvas allows you to search Google Images, FlickR, YouTube, Gooru, webpages, Educreations all from your page. Then simply add media you want to use directly to the page. It will be available to you from that one place instead of having to open and close numerous windows. Also, you can browse other already created canvases as well.

Symbaloo - Do you find yourself visiting the same sites all the time? Try Symbaloo. Allows you to collect websites and applications in one place. They appear as tiles on your page and allow you view external content.

GoAnimate4Schools - Create your own online animations. Simple to use tools allows students to select characters, backgrounds, voices, props. Subscription service. See librarian for information on student and teacher accounts.

Padlet (formerly Wallwisher) - Imagine a wall full of digital post-its from your entire class. This is padlet. It allows you to pose a question and then have students response via a digital post-it. Viewable tot he entire class. No logon required. All that's needed is an access number.

Infuse Learning - A student response tool which allows for drawn answers, true/false, multiple choice, short answer. Responses can be viewed live. No student login required. All that 's needed is a room number.

FlipGrid - A formative assessment tools that allows your students to record a response via video. Creates grids showing question and students responses.

Blogs and Useful Links

Cool Tools for Schools

Go 2 Web 2.0 - Website with new an emerging technologies organized around purpose and reviewed.

Classroom 2.0 - Blog with Professional Learning Communities organized around special interests with classroom technology ideas

Tech Tip of the Week -A weekly tip with suggestions on how to use them

Emerging Ed Tech - Blog with video tutorials and links to free resources

Appitic - IPAD/IPOD Apps organized by subject and function. Easy to navigate, excellent site.

Follettshelf - View the library's collection of ebooks. Username and password required.

GoAnimate - Create an online comic. Username and password required. Contact your librarian.

Animoto - Easy to create videos with pictures, text, and music. Thirty second videos are free. Longer videos require username and password.

PREZI - Tired of powerpoint? Try this nonlinear alternative. Registration is free and simple. Easily incorporate video, graphics, and third party sites.

Creative Commons - Looking for an image, video, or sound without copyright worries? Try creative commons. Uses sites like Flickr, YouTube, Google Images, and Sound Cloud with media that has a creative commons license which makes it legal for you to use in specified ways.