Jing

Jing
I captured the following image using Jing. I then used their editing tools to add arrows and text boxes.

Screeen shot of Jing tech tools.

ThingLink

ThingLink

ThingLink is an interactive tech tool. This is a screenshot, so it is not interactive, but usually you can hover the cursor over the photo for more information. Add icons with text, video, photos, music, and web links to a still image. Use it for book reports, state reports, to identify key features of the photo. Teachers can post questions, and students can remix it, which is to copy the image, and add their own icons to answer the questions.

This is a screenshot, so it is not interactive.

Glogster

Glogster

This is a screenshot, so it is not interactive.  This tech tool reminds me of ThingLink, where you have a poster that you can embed with video and images. I was able to create an interactive poster with pictures, and links to more information on the subject, in this case, The Alamo, the River Walk in San Antonio, Texas, and Georgetown, Texas. You can usually hover over these pictures, and click for videos or a link to a websight with more information on the topic. This tool also has an attachment option, but I was unable to get it to open.

Powtoon

Powtoon

Powtoon is another tech tool that uses slides, that reminds me of PowerPoint, and Animoto, but faster, with more color. Students are able to write text, and add images. Below is a screenshot of a Powtoon that I edited from one of the templates, where I added several of my own photos. There is also a way to add video.

Storyboardthat

Storyboardthat

Students can write stories and create them in a comic book format. This web tool has many options for backgrounds, and characters. Below is an example I created for The Three Little Pigs.

Newsela

Newsela is another sight that I don't want to forget. This one has the same news articles available at different reading levels to differentiate for students, along with open ended test questions. This is a screen shot of my text sets that I was able to save and place into files based on theme.

Bookopolis

Bookopolis

Bookopolis is a book review web sight that I want to remember for the future. Students can write book reviews, share favorite books with fellow students, and keep track of books already read, and/or books they want to read. Here is a screen shot of the page I created that lists the books I have read while I read my way through the Newbery award books.