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=Welcome to the 456/556 Class Wiki!=

Digital Storytelling Resources
Digital Storytelling Elements - Storyboard Example - Classroom Description - Description Example -

TPACK Resources
TPACK Brainstorming (in class) - TPACK Wiki - A lot of information and resources on TPACK TPACK Activity Types Wiki - See entire lists of content-specific TPACK activity types for various content areas.

Web Links from Class Readings
Unsolved Mysteries - (Sunda) Literature Units to Foster Critical Thinking - (Sunda) Primary Level Literature Packet - (Sunda) TeacherWeb - (subscription fee - $) (Howell)

Web 2.0 Tools
Wordle Tagxedo - Tool much like Wordle, just makes it in shapes! MakeBeliefsComics

[|Webspiration] Comic Creator - ReadWriteThink Resource (IRA/NCTE) KidBlog - Blog site specifically designed for elementary students! [|Graphic Organizer Generator] Animoto - video slideshow creator! Poll Everywhere - Live audience polling! Prezi - "Zooming" Presentations SpellingCity - Ultimate online spelling program Web 2.0 Literacy Tools - compiled list of Web 2.0 tools (from Sara G's blog!) Shape Collage - Photo collage maker!

Web 2.0 Tool Suggestions from Classmates
Schoology-Alli Voki [|CoSketch] Sarah J Penzu - Bethany Quia - Erin [|Pixlr] Storybird - Sara G Create-a-Graph - Katie R. [|Kerpoof] -Lisa E. Online Whiteboard Amy W. Gliffy -Jayne [|Tikatok Create Your Own Book] - Hillary Museum Box Kelsey voicethread Tonya VoiceThread example - Light and Temperature Science Fair Project [|Shel Silverstein] Karen [|Interactive Social Studies] Tools for teaching and learningKate [|Aviary]- Brooke

Online Resources
Ways to Use Wordle in Your Classroom [|Comic Life Classroom Examples] Blogging: It's Elementary - WebQuest used to teach elementary students about blogging. Fifty Dollar White Board instructions WebQuests ePals [|1001 Uses for a Digital Camera] Promethean Planet - Whiteboard resources! ReadWriteThink - International Reading Association - Lots of resources! Wacky Web Tales - Cloze activities. Mad Glibs - Cloze activities. Fun Brain - Mad Libs Junior Visuwords - Online graphical dictionary. SqoolTechs - Suite of sites and services for K-12 teachers (e.g., gamequarium, readquarium). Web English Teacher - great resources for planning lessons K-12, includes reading, writing, speech, drama and more! MpegStreamclip - download this for PC or Mac to convert media files Handbrake - download this to turn DVDs into computer friendly files TreasureHunts Treasure hunt riddles and more

Online Book Sites
BookFlix - (subscription fee - $) Storyline Online International Children's Digital Library Talking Book Library - (Brinkerhoff & Bowdoin) CK12 Flexbooks - online textbook site Tumblebooks - (subscription fee - $) Starfall - PK-K site Story Place - appropriate for preschool

**Keyboarding Sites**
Gamequarium (Keyboarding) Keyboarding Games and Exercises (Wacona Elementary School) Keyboarding Games

**Writing Sites**
Scholastic Story Starters ThinkQuest Story Starters Tikatok - Imagine a Story. Create a Book. Piki Kids - Create comics - like Comic Life My Publisher PiratePad - TypeWith.Me -

**Podcast Information and Resources**
The Education Podcast Network (EPN) - Helpful podcast programming for teachers Podcasting (Learning in Hand) - Podcast examples and ideas Cool Teacher Podcast - podcast for teachers that provides helpful tools, tips, and trends (Boise State University) Ideas for Podcasting in the Classroom Podcasting in Education Resources - by Gary Stager Free Podcasting Booklet - Tony Vincent iPods in Education - How you can use iPods in your classroom USF on iTunesU - See College of Education - Lit2Go Audio Files for K-12

Podcasting Software Information
Audacity - free sound editor Audacity Tutorials - Need help? Audacity Tutorial for Podcasting - YouTube video!

Podcasting Examples
Radio WillowWeb - Willowdale Elementary School, Omaha, NE Our City Podcast - Students from around the globe share information about their city Cardinal Casts - West Salem Elementary School, Salem, VA - 5th grade weekly announcement podcasts ColeyCast - Room 34, Tavshal Elementary School Radio WillowWeb - Radio Resources for Writers Storynory - Free audio stories for kids!

Teaching Portfolios
AEA 11 ePortfolio Resources

Social Networking
Reading Revolution Presentation - Social Media Revolution 2 (Refresh) - YouTube video! Twiducate

**iPod Touch Study**
Vocabulary Acquisition via iPod Touch

Course Rubrics
Digital Story Rubric - TPACK Lesson Plan - Web Blog (556) -