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|| * Create speaking Avatars and use them as an effective learning tool. || * Glog – Create an interactive poster Virtual field trips (VFTs) are alternatives to more costly real-world field trips. In addition to being inexpensive, they are engaging to students because they enable students to make connections between themselves and the wide-ranging environments they can explore virtually. They also offer authentic, inquiry-based learning experiences to students. || Discovery Education supports teachers in accelerating student achievement, bringing the world of Discovery into classrooms to ignite students' natural curiosity. ||
 * **Website** || **Description** ||
 * **Voki**
 * Motivate students to participate.
 * Improve message comprehension.
 * Introduce technology in a fun way.
 * Create a Speaking Character and Add Your Voice ||
 * **Glogster**
 * Collaborative class projects
 * School-level teacher management of students and [|classes]
 * Private and safe student environment
 * Engage students in fun and creative activities
 * National educational standards ||
 * [[image:plainteachertech/toon.jpeg width="155" height="114" link="http://launchpadtoys.com/toontastic/"]] || Creating cartoons with Toontastic is as easy as putting on a puppet show - simply press the record button and tell your stories through play! Once you’re done, share your cartoons with friends & family around the world. ||
 * Prezi[[image:plainteachertech/prezi2.png width="124" height="40" link="http://prezi.com/"]] || Create maps of texts, images, videos, PDFs, drawings and present in a nonlinear way. Move beyond the slide. ||
 * [[image:plainteachertech/moodle-logo.gif width="160" height="36" link="http://moodle.org/"]] || Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web [|application] that educators can use to [|create] effective online learning sites. ||
 * Virtual Field Trip[[image:plainteachertech/museum.jpeg width="155" height="114" link="http://alicechristie.org/search/trips.html"]] || **Dr. Alice Christie's "Virtual Field Trips" Resource Guide**
 * Discovery Education[[image:plainteachertech/images.jpeg width="199" height="122" link="http://www.discoveryeducation.com/"]] || ==[[image:http://static.discoveryeducation.com/www/img/home/inspiring-curiousity.png caption="Inspiring Curiousity"]]==
 * [[image:plainteachertech/time.jpeg width="210" height="117" link="http://www.tiki-toki.com/"]] || ===Tiki-Toki Timelines===

Create beautiful web-based timeline software
Add images and videos from Flickr, Vimeo and Youtube ||
 * [[image:plainteachertech/museum.jpg width="105" height="71" align="center"]]

**[|Discover the Best Museum]** || Take a private tour through one of 33,000 museums. Be sure to check the museumEducator.org link to access teacher resources from museums across the world. || Turn your photos, [|video clips], and music into stunning video masterpieces to share with everyone. Fast, free, and shockingly easy! || || || A World of Shapes How are shapes used in the world around us? http://amazingshapeworld.wikispaces.com/
 * Animoto || =Create stunning videos!=
 * Animoto || =Create stunning videos!=
 * [[image:https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSFTw_xIbsJ3PeM0oriPghY9RWZD-UbfZcL80X8U2azct1rY2T8pg width="180" height="98" link="@http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-claymation-stopmotion-video/"]] || Create a Claymation video! ||
 * [[image:we.gif width="166" height="48" link="http://www.wordle.net/"]] || Great for Vocabulary Acquisition! Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide.
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSQ8oK6IOYE9wsimYntzPAMECXUDaPpgApXqLwp445zney9FAgTQw width="127" height="138" link="amazingshapeworld/home"]]

This is an Inquiry based learning project I created about shapes. This lesson integrates math, reading, writing, science, social studies, art, music, and technology. ||
 * Information about Inquiry and Problem Based Learning on one of my Wikis || http://mrsh1stgradefun.wikispaces.com/Inquiry+%26+Problem+Based+Resources ||