Robin's Tech Tips

Need Pictures:

Comp Flight - http://compfight.com/

• What is it?  Searches Flickr for photos for the term you give it.  The results are returned on one page in thumbnail form instead of a list of images that you have to page through in Flickr.  Hold your mouse over an image and you can see the image resolution information. 


• What are applications for it in the classroom? -  Great if you need pictures for a presentation, but don't want to spend forever looking. 


• Tips:  Don't save from the results page -those images are thumbnails only and the resolution is VERY low.  Not kid friendly on the searches so be careful about terms and who is searching.

NARA on Google: http://video.google.com/nara.html

• What is It? - The National Archives has teamed up with Google Video to digitize it's file collection.  Includes footage from NASA, United Newsreels and Department of the Interior.


• What are the applications for the classroom?  Videos can be added to any presentation or be used in a teaching just as you would United Streaming.  Example: You can stream or dowload video from the past to show students what was happening when the novel you are reading was set.

Library of Congress Pictures on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/

• What is It?- The Library of Congress teamed up with Flickr earlier this year to make it's collection of photographs available.  You can search within this collection to find historical photos on sports, lifestyle or political events.


• What are the applications for the classroom?-  Anywhere you need pictures to illustrate a point being taught.  Great for Powerpoints, PhotoStory presentations, etc.

Timeline Software:

Mnemograph - http://mnemograph.com/ - Instructions: http://mnemograph.com/instructions/

• What is it?- Creates online timelines that are interactive.  Photos and text can be imported in.


• What are applications for it in the classroom? - 
  
  
  
  • Create a class timeline about
    
    
    
    • the novel being read
    
    
    • scientific discoveries
    
    
    • events in history.  - Example - American Civil War: http://mnemograph.com/app/viewer.php?uid=line_eacbe63816351cfcbe61f5bdb8fd8cb9
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Add to it as you learn more.  
  
  
  • Compare two timelines together to see how events overlapped and may have influenced each other.
  
  
  
  

 XTimeline - http://www.xtimeline.com/

What is it?- Create your own online timelines or view those that have been created.

What are applications for it in the classroom? - 

Has pre-made timelines for viewing

Editors can be added to the timeline

Create a class time lines (see above)

Thanks to http://techchicktips.net/ and http://www.techedknow.com/ for sharing these resources!

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