Cheryl van Tilburg's List: Web Tools for Education

Free web-based software that lets you create professional-looking timelines.

mnemograph.com - Preview

Tools web on 2008-04-24 and saved by 255 people

Welcome to the Podcast.net directory, your source for thousands of podcasts covering a wide variety of topics and interests. The podcast.net directory is arranged by category, making it a snap to find the podcast you like.

www.podcast.net - Preview

podcast multimedia podcasting on 2008-04-24 and saved by 407 people

Searchable database of high quality NPR podcasts on a variety of subjects. Bring audio to your classroom experience.

www.npr.org/...podcast_directory.php - Preview

podcast multimedia podcasts on 2008-04-24 and saved by 218 people

K-Sketch will allow ordinary computer users to create informal animations from sketches. Very cool, free application for teachers and students.

www.k-sketch.org - Preview

web tools on 2008-04-24 and saved by 12 people

Look back and see what websites looked like years ago. Reinforces the idea that "what happens in cyberspace, stays in cyberspace"....literally.

www.archive.org/web.php - Preview

web tool research on 2008-04-24 and saved by 957 people

Good video that explains Google Documents, which is a very cool online tool.

www.expertvillage.com/...538_google-documents-intro.htm - Preview

web tools googledocs on 2008-04-24 and saved by 32 people

A free, easy Firefox extention that lets you save, organize, and cite online resources right on your Firefox browser. Choose your format: MLA, ALA, etc. Integrates with Microsoft Word, Open Office, and WordPress. You can save notes in many languages.

www.zotero.org - Preview

research citation tools firefox bibliography on 2008-04-24 and saved by 1739 people

This is a great, free open-source office software package that includes word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation capabilities. The programs look and operate much like those you're probably familiar with -- and are compatible with those other programs (like Microsoft Word) as well.

why.openoffice.org/ - Preview

openoffice web tools on 2008-04-25 and saved by 31 people

Improve your typing skills while racing against other online players. It's free and doesn't require registration. You type lines pulled from movies and other pop-culture sources. Aimed at middle- and high-school students.

play.typeracer.com - Preview

typing keyboarding on 2008-04-27 and saved by 316 people

Want to see what a typical Bloglines account looks like? Check out Cheryl vT's reader, which aggregates the feeds from more than 80 news sources and blogs into one handy page.

www.bloglines.com/myblogs - Preview

Education Blogs web tools rss on 2008-04-30 and saved by 1288 people

Create your own free wiki -- a website that allows others to collaborate.

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wikis web tools on 2008-04-30 and saved by 982 people

Excellent resource for students, educators and parents who'd like to see what's available online to make learning easier, more engaging, faster, and more powerful. Lots of great websites at your fingertips.

webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com - Preview

web2.0 tools resources on 2008-05-07 and saved by 571 people

Create flashcards, find and modify existing flashcards, share them with friends, test yourself....it's fun, free, and it works!

flashcardfriends.com/welcome.php - Preview

web tools homework study revision on 2008-05-08 and saved by 7 people

Study English, math, and science with this funny quiz game from the BBC. Compete against other online gamers, or create your own league. Not for the prude, the game features digestive tract sounds and animations. Aimed at upper-elementary students.

www.bbc.co.uk/...pop.shtml - Preview

web games math science english on 2008-05-09 and saved by 24 people

Blogs for your students. Classroom blogging made easy.

21classes.com - Preview

blogs blogging web 2.0 tools on 2008-05-11 and saved by 134 people

This cool, free website allows users to upload documents (word, powerpoint, etc.) to the web. Then you can embed these documents into websites and wikis. Very cool.

www.scribd.com - Preview

web tools tools documents on 2008-06-07 and saved by 2760 people

Templates for just about every kind of document (calendars, letterhead, resumes, finance), and a section for educators and students. Some great stuff -- but some are attrocious. Search carefully.

docs.google.com/templates - Preview

google web tools docs on 2008-08-26 and saved by 151 people

Create basic web-based surveys for free. Easy and intuitive.

www.surveymonkey.com/home.asp - Preview

web tools edtech on 2008-09-24 and saved by 191 people

RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics, but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.

rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php - Preview

web tools rubrics rubric on 2008-09-24 and saved by 1278 people

Fun trivia games (many that focus on academic subjects like grammar, history, and literature) -- something for everyone.

www.sporcle.com - Preview

trivia games sporcle on 2008-11-16 and saved by 90 people