Web+Tools

Web Tools for October 19th
8:00-8:20: Welcome and Expectations //Most of the free Web Tools will expect you to have a Username and Password so be prepared.//

8:20-8:45: You will have an invitation to join the ThompsonCT Wiki in your school email. If you don't have a Wikispaces account, you will need to register at **Wikispaces.** //A **wiki** is a space on the Web where you can share work and ideas, pictures and links, videos and media — and anything else you can think of. Wikispaces is special because we give you a visual editor and a bunch of other tools to make sharing all kinds of content as easy for students as it is for their teachers. **[|Wikispaces for Educators]**// //is where you should go to create an Educational Wiki.//

8:45-9:15: **Word Clouds** **-** [|Wordle,][|Tagxedo] and [|WordSift] You will divide into 3 groups, each using a different tool. After exploring the Word Cloud tools, you will answer Discussion questions on that wiki page.

9:15-9:30: Break

9:30-10:15: **Presentation Tools** - [|Prezi] You will start to create a Prezi on a topic of your choice.

10:15-11:00: **Photo Editing** - [|Befunky] and [|Ipiccy] You will divide into 2 groups, one uses Befunky and the other uses Ipiccy. Using a photo downloaded from the Internet or your own photo, apply some filters and effects, then add some text. After exploring the Photo Editing tools, you will answer Discussion questions on that wiki page.

11:00-11:45: Lunch

11:45-12:45: **Google Earth** You will be shown how to search for a few places and create a short tour. Then you will continue to explore some of Google Earth's features and related lessons.

12:45-1:45: **Presentation Tools** - [|Glogster] You will start to create a Glog on a topic of your choice.

1:45-2:00: Evaluations and Next Steps

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