Activity+Sites

Blogger - Use this site to create your blog. You can use an exisiting email address, or create a new one using gmail. Edublogs - Use this site if you do not have a gmail, or any email account. Flickr - Take the tour and explore Flickr. Then blog about your experiences. Big Huge Labs - Create a poster, puzzle, billboard or map using some of the Flickr toys on this site. ImageChef - Use this site to create title pages for your reports, customize family photos, or an animated gadget to embed into your blog. Wordle - Use Wordle to create a word cloud of a poem, essay, story, or historical document. This is a new way to look at what you have written. Word it Out is another word cloud generator. VoiceThread - Upload a PowerPoint presentation into VoiceThread, narrate it and you have another way to present an oral report. Check out the way Ms. Lofton has used VoiceThread for booktalks at the Lindero Canyon Middle School blog, Lindero Loves Books. Animoto - Apply for an account with a parent (you have to be 13 to have an Animoto account) and begin creating videos of your favorite photos with your favorite music. StupeflixVideo production made easy. Add your own pictures, text, and music to create an interesting slide show. GoogleDocs - Take the GoogleDocs tour and learn how you can create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations online. You can work with your friends on school projects with GoogleDocs. Explore and learn. fodey.com Create your own newspaper stories, clapper board, talking cats or squirrels or wizard text to add to your blog. WylioFind images that you can use freely in your blog or projects. FlickrccFind images you have permission (through Creative Commons) to use on your blog Fodey Create animated flowers, vegetables, and squirrels or a newspaper clipping, clapper board, talking cats or squirrels or wizard text to add to your blog.- Explore and have fun. Talking Pets is like Voki only with pictures of dogs and cats. Make your dog talk! Fiddle-a-Friend You can have the fiddle playing beaver deliver your message. Or, if you prefer, the beaver can play country music or hip-hop. GrabbaBeast Make your own monster. Choose the body, arms, legs, etc. Color your monster, name it, and share with a friend. Myspace GeneratorGenerate annimated notes, text, and other fun widgets to embed in your blog. Wylio.com is another place to find images to use on your blog. All of the images found on Wylio.com are Creative Common images. That means you have permission to use these images as long as you give credit to the creator of the image.

Additional Sites:

dictionary.com is an online dictionary where you can look up words and hear how they are pronounced. EasyBib.com is a free bibliography maker. Just fill in the blanks and the work you need to cite is formatted properly, ready to cut and paste into your Works Cited or Bibliography. BibMe is another free bibliography maker. Try both EasyBib.com and BibMe.com. Which one do you find easier to use? Copyright Kids - Does copyright confuse you? Visit this site to find out about copyright laws. Test yourself to see how copyright smart you are!