1. Click the link to download file.
2. Click Save and save to desktop.
3. Close box and minimize Internet.
4. Find the zipped folder on your desktop.
5. Right click over folder and choose Extract All.
6. Follow the prompts (Next, Next, Finish).
7. Double click the Zoom It folder.
8. Double click the ZoomIt.exe file and click Run.
Notes on Zoom It
Ctrl+1 to Zoom
Esc or Ctrl+1 to Zoom Out
Ctrl+2 to Draw on Screen
B—blue, R—red, G—green
W—white board
T—type
Ctrl+3—Timer
Right click ZoomIt icon at bottom right of screen and go to Options to change timer settings
· Account required for creator · Custom create animations · FREE · Private or Public · Chat with online friends · Links to Facebook chat · Audio clips from SoundSnap · Upload your own images, music and audio · Share with friends via email, Facebook, My Space or Twitter Voki (create animations or avatar creator): : http://www.voki.com
· Account required for creator · Email invite to view · FREE · Private or Public · Image upload · Audio capabilities
· No user registration needed · FREE · Computational Knowledge Engine · Requires standard web connectivity, · web browser, and JAVA. · Suitable for all levels ·
Search engines give you links to pages that exist on the web. WolframAlpha computes answers to
specific questions using its built-in knowledge base and algorithms.
· No user registration needed · FREE · Uses Papervision3D to explore Flickr photos via virtual planetary systems. · Requires standard web connectivity, web browser, and JAVA. · Data not screened; may not be suitable for all levels · Outputs visual results that are easier to sift through.
COOL WEB TOOLS & COOL WEB SITES
Zoom It
Zoom It Download
Download Steps:
1. Click the link to download file.2. Click Save and save to desktop.
3. Close box and minimize Internet.
4. Find the zipped folder on your desktop.
5. Right click over folder and choose Extract All.
6. Follow the prompts (Next, Next, Finish).
7. Double click the Zoom It folder.
8. Double click the ZoomIt.exe file and click Run.
Notes on Zoom It
Esc or Ctrl+1 to Zoom Out
Ctrl+2 to Draw on Screen
B—blue, R—red, G—green
W—white board
T—type
Ctrl+3—Timer
Right click ZoomIt icon at bottom right of screen and go to Options to change timer settings
Jing (screen shots):
http://www.jingproject.com/
Download: Click Windows, Save, Run, Open
A few ways to use Jing
Doink (create animations or drawing tool):
http://www.doink.com
User registration needed
Free
Private or Public Posting
Draw or Animate
Browse Shared animations
Go Animate (create animations or drawing tool):
http://goanimate.com
· Account required for creator
· Custom create animations
· FREE
· Private or Public
· Chat with online friends
· Links to Facebook chat
· Audio clips from SoundSnap
· Upload your own images, music and audio
· Share with friends via email, Facebook, My Space or Twitter
Voki (create animations or avatar creator): :
http://www.voki.com
· Account required for creator
· Email invite to view
· FREE
· Private or Public
· Image upload
· Audio capabilities
WolfRam Alpha:
http://www.wolframalpha.com
· No user registration needed
· FREE
· Computational Knowledge Engine
· Requires standard web connectivity,
· web browser, and JAVA.
· Suitable for all levels
·
Search engines give you links to pages that exist on the web. WolframAlpha computes answers to
specific questions using its built-in knowledge base and algorithms.
Free Government Resources:
http://www.free.ed.gov/
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Hannah’s Homework Help Station:
http://www.pppst.com/index.html
Great site for alphabetized PowerPoints—there’s a lot!!!
Tag Galaxy:
http://taggalaxy.de
· No user registration needed
· FREE
· Uses Papervision3D to explore Flickr photos via virtual planetary systems.
· Requires standard web connectivity, web browser, and JAVA.
· Data not screened; may not be suitable for all levels
· Outputs visual results that are easier to sift through.
Big Huge Lab (cool stuff with your digital photos):
http://www.bighugelabs.com/
Shape Collage (Free Automatic Photo Collage Maker):
http://www.shapecollage.com/
Image Chef:
http://www.imagechef.com/ic/product.jsp
Photo Effects:
http://www.tuxpi.com/
HP Activity Center:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/activityCenterHome?lc=en&cc=us
Fuel your creative side with hundreds of FREE print projects offered by HP.
Toon Do:
http://www.toondoo.com/
Wordle:
www.wordle.net
The more you type the words, the larger it will appear.
Keep words together by using the tilde (shift+~)
Game Boards: http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/gameboard.htm
Jigsaw Planet:
http://jigsawplanet.com/
Exploding Timer:
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/full-screen/
Stop Watch & Count Down Timer:
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/full-screen-stopwatch/
Certificate Maker:
http://www.certificatestreet.com/
Online Flash Cards: http://www.flashcardmachine.com/
Puzzle Maker
(Crossword, Word Search, etc.):
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
Slide finder (all kinds of PowerPoint slides): http://www.slidefinder.net
Teachers’ Mouse Pad:
http://www.teachersmousepad.com/
(Geared toward elementary but there is some stuff for secondary)
Fonts:
· Da Font
http://www.dafont.com
· Type Now - Themes
http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm
· Cool Text
http://www.cooltext.com
· Spiffy Text
http://www.spiffytext.com/
Internet for the Classroom:
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
Helping you use the Internet effectively in the classroom