Resources+&+Tools

=Resources and Tools=

Digital Images

 * [|Flickr]: A fantastic photo hosting site. Look for Creative Commons pictures under [|Advanced Search] to find images to use with your students.
 * [|Creative Image Commons Search]: A easy way to find Creative Commons Licensed pictures all in one location.
 * [|Public Domain Images] Several thousand copyright friendly images nicely organized in categories, free for any personal and/or commercial use, credit or back link is not required.
 * [|Joongel]: Choose images and search multiple sites at once.
 * [|Repository of Primary Sources]: A site that links users to sites throughout the world which contain primary sources.
 * [|New York Public Library Digital Collection]: Images, audio, video and printed text hosted at the New York Public Library and available online.
 * Copyright Friendly Resources Wiki: A collection of websites were users can find images and audio for use in media projects, blogs, and wikis.
 * [|GlogsterEdu]: A site where students can create digital "scrapbook" pages.

Audio & Podcasts

 * [|ESL Pod]: English as a second language podcast.
 * [|Grammar Girl]: A podcast for understanding English grammar.
 * [|Audacity]: An easy to use and free to download audio software for recording podcasts or other audio projects.
 * [|Jott]: A site where users can create audio recordings using a telephone.
 * [|Blabberize]: Upload a photo and make it talk.

Video

 * [|DotSUB]: Watch a video and read captions in another language. Dual language students can add captions in their primary language for others to use.
 * [|TeacherTube]: YouTube with educational content.
 * [|VoiceThread]: Easily create your own "movies" by adding still images and audio captions.
 * [|Jing]: Create screen casts for your students.

Blogging

 * [|Wordpress.com]: An easy to use, open source blogging platform that is hosted for you for free.
 * [|Edublogs]: An educational version of Wordpress.com
 * [|WordpressMU]: Software which can be installed on school or district server for free allowing all students to have independent blogs.
 * [|Support Blogging List of Blogs]: A list of educational blogs. Check out the [|classroom] and [|teacher] lists for ideas.

Wikis

 * [|Wikispaces]: A very simple wiki site. The basic version is free, but check out the [|For Teachers page]for upgrades without additional cost. Students can have accounts without having email addresses.
 * [|PB Wiki]: Another free wiki site.
 * [|Wetpaint:] A third free wiki site.
 * [|Wikis in Plain English by Common Craft]: Incase you know someone who doesn't know what a wiki is.

ELL Specific Sites

 * [|ESL Video]: Watch a video and answer the questions below.

Vocabulary Resources

 * [|Google Definitions]: In the Google search box type define, colon, and then your vocabulary word (ex: "define:literacy"). Definitions will pop up from multiple sites.
 * [|Visuwords]: A graphic interface for how words relate.
 * [|Internet Picture Dictionary]: Type in a word and get a picture