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Getting Started:
2.Click the “Holiday”
category at the left side.
3.Choose the desired
template.
4.Click the “Use this
template” button.
Using the Template:
Follow the instructions at
the top of the page to:
1.Double click a text box to
edit the text.
OR
2.Use the Find / Replace
feature to change to the
desired text.
Here’s a fun web tool that
will create word clouds from
text you provide. The more
frequently a word appears in
your source text, the larger
it will be in the cloud.
With this clever tool you
can even change fonts,
layouts, and color schemes.
Wordle
http://wordle.net/
Here’s
how to do it:
2. Click the Create button
at the top of the page.
3
Enter some text. (You can
either type it here or paste
it in.)
4.
Click Go. (This will
generate your word cloud.)
5. Use the buttons at the
top of the screen to
customize the layout and
colors:
6. Use the buttons at the
bottom of the screen to
print your cloud and / or
save it to the gallery.
Kick YouTube
YouTube is a vast library of
videos for all content
areas. As a teacher, you can
search YouTube to find
multimedia clips that would
be fabulous resources for
your classroom. However,
YouTube is blocked in our
county.
Here’s a tip that will allow
you to download (save)
YouTube videos to your
computer so that you can
show them in your classroom
- even if you aren’t
connected to the Internet!
KickYouTube
Getting Ready:
2. Locate the desired video.
3. Play a part of the video
to make sure it is working.
Loading KickYouTube:
1. Move your mouse into your
browsers address (URL)
window.
2. Insert the word “kick” in
front of “youtube” in the
URL.
3. Press the Enter key on
your keyboard.
4. When the page reloads you
will see KickYouTube’s menu
bar at the top of the
window.
Saving
(Downloading) the Video:
1. Click to select the
desired format and then
click the “Go” button at the
right side of the bar.
Note - Experiment with a
short video to see which
format works best on your
computer. I recommend
starting with MP4 for
Macintosh and FLV for
Windows.
2. KickYouTube will take a
little time to process. When
it is finished, the green
“Go” button will change to a
blue download button.
3. Right-click (Win) the
blue download button and
choose “Save link as” or
“Save Target as” or
something similar.
4. This will open a window
that will allow you to save
the video to the desired
location on your computer.
5. Once the video is saved,
double-click to open it. It
should open and play in
QuickTime, FlashPlayer,
Windows Media Player, or
another media player
application.
Here’s an example:
Oh, if only!
Creating an article of your
own:
2. Fill in the fields for:
- Name of the newspaper
- Date
- Headline
- Your own news story
3. Click the “Generate”
button at the bottom of the
page.
Note - you can click this
button at any time to see
your article as you develop
it.
Sharing the article:
Here are some options:
A. Click the “Click here to
save your newspaper” link to
save your clipping as a
.jpg.
B. Right-click (Windows) or
control-click the image to
copy it to your clipboard.
C. Print the page and cut
out the article.
There is no spell checker
for this. You may want to
have students create their
rough draft in word, then
copy and paste into the
Newspaper Generator.
Fun Favorites to use on your
Smart Board:
http://classtools.net/main_area/template_loader.php?fruit_machine
This is really fun if you
need to select groups, a
captain, jobs, or whatever
you need and don’t want to
be accused of favoritism.
You can even use this to
draw parent names for field
trips! Have fun with this
one!
How cool is this? Student
can type right on the
hamburger to organize their
ideas! Go here:
Burger Diagram
http://classtools.net/main_area/template_loader.php?burger
Put this on the TV or Smart
Board and let the kids see
and hear how much time they
have left for an assignment
or clean up! Way fun!
http://classtools.net/main_area/template_loader.php?timer
Answers.com -
Excellent site for
researching anything at all.
Make a search and receive
results from dictionaries,
encyclopedias, and other
information sources.
Center Alert!
Have your students
donate Free Rice
with this vocabulary
building site (and other
subjects too!) – for each
correct answer, 10 grains of
rice are donated!
Whonamedit
Find out about the name
behind medical conditions
with this online tool.
Center Alert!Make
Belief Comic
– Create your own
comic strip. Select your
character, emotion, and
begin to add text!
eNature Zip Guides:
Find wildlife that lives in
your local area with this
online nature tool.
Human Clock
is a lot of fun: shows up to
the minute photos at that
time from around the world!
Odd Cast….what
fun! - Get someone else to
tell the kids what to do -
They will watch and listen!
Kit Zu-Project
kits…go to see. All grade
levels, all subjects.
Zoho Show-sort
of like Google docs, you do
have to register, but it’s
easy
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