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=Welcome to the 456/556 Class Wiki!=

Additional Articles
[|Harris_Hofer2009.pdf]

Digital Storytelling Resources
Center for Digital Storytelling [|University of Houston]

IPTV Resources
Iowa Public Television Website Iowa Public Television Education Website PBS Kids PBS Teachers PBS Kids Island

PBS Programs with Reading Focus
PBS Kids Player Word World (Ages 3-5) Super Why (Ages 3-6) Martha Speaks (Ages 4-7) Electric Company (Ages 6-9) WordGirl(Ages 6-8) Arthur (Ages 4 and up)

TPACK Resources
TPACK WIki [|TPACK_456.556.docx] - TPACK Lists - 456/556 [|TPACK Reference Library]

Web 2.0 Tools
Wordle bubbl.us Webspiration Art Pad  All My Magic Sketching Tool - Imagination Cubed Zamzar Voice Thread Netvibes Flickr Gliffy Weebly (create your own web page or blog) Skype [|Make Beliefs Comix] (it's just like ComicLife, but it's online) [|Comic Strip Online] Lulu (self-publishing site) C[|ollaborative Learning] (can invite people and make it private and ask each other questions or discuss something) Animoto (online digital editing) [|Spelling City] (upload your own spelling lists and allow students to practice them in various ways) Knightcite (Citation Service - use APA style for our course projects!) Freerice.com (literacy activities that donate grains of rice for every correct answer) Pinnacle Video Spin [|Scribd] [|Notestar] (students can record notecards online during research paper writing) [|ReadPlease] (text-to-speech free software) [|Secret Builders] (virtual kid-friendly fun environment with games and learning activities) [|Delicious] (bookmark your favorite sites and access them from any computer; share your bookmarks with friends) EtherPad (Web-based, collaborative word processor) [|Preezo] (like google docs for power point) Tumblr (create your own blog or website) Keep and Share (keep files, calendars and photos online) turnitin (helps teachers and students find and prevent plagiarism - $$$) [|keepvid.com] can download videos on YouTube for free [|ToonDoo] (comic creator; teachers can create an admin page and register students as users)

Web 2.0 Resources
Video about using Web 2.0 & language learning Classroom Web 2.0 __Radio WillowWeb__ (Elementary students in Omaha, NE create podcasts) [|Teachers' Lounge] (middle school teachers' podcast - various topics) [|Web 2.0 Resources for Teachers] (a long list of Web 2.0 resources for teachers) [|Free Technology for Teachers] (blog about free technology resources) TeacherTube (online instructional teaching videos)

**Online Book Sites** Storyline Online International Children's Digital Library Read Children's eBooks Online - TumbleBooks at The New York Public Library Talking Book Library - (Brinkerhoff & Bowdoin) [|CK12 Flexbooks] Tumblebooks (subscription fee) [|Starfall] S[|tory Place (appropriate for preschool)]

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

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

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

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

Podcast 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!

**Course Rubrics **