Helpful+Tools

=Helpful Tools=

Suggestions abound on the subject of short cuts and techie ways of doing things. Here are a few some of our faculty have found beneficial.

Keyboard short cuts:
Ctrl+A = Select All Ctrl+C = Copy All Ctrl+V = Paste Ctrl – and + to make the screen look smaller or bigger F11 = turn off and on the internet toolbar/header

Various programs:
SnagIt - [] -Copies a selected portion of the screen PhotoStory3 - Link to download MovieMaker - @http://windowslive.com/desktop/moviemaker Jing - @http://www.jingproject.com/download/default.asp -Jing is free software that adds visuals to online conversations A PDF creator like CutePDF Writer to create PDF document - @http://www.cutepdf.com/ Sound Recording with Audacity - []

__**Links to Other Web Tools:**__

Etherpad [|Awesome Highlighter] [|Shared Copy] - share your notes, annotate and collaborate on any webpage

[|Dipity] - makes story lines, picture lines [|xtimeline] - timeline creator [|quizlet] - flashcard creator [|Wordnik] - vocabulary helper [|Lesson Writer] - helps write lessons [|xtranormal] - take text into video [|storybird]English - Collaborative storytelling builder [|animoto] - turn photos and videos into orchestrated pieces [|goanimate] - make cartoons [|audioboo] - records or uploads audio [|vocaroo] - voice recording software [|mixbook] - photobooks online [|bighugelabs]- create any type of poster/media [|bubbl.us] - brainstorming functions [|scrapblog] - turn in scrapbook [|glogster] - make the neatest projects [|voicethread] - video slideshow [|wallwisher] - online notice board [|wordle]and[| taxedo] - takes text and puts it into word shapes or other shapes [|gogofrog] - virtual online 3D templates and interactions [|MyStudyio] - online quiz creator [|PollDaddy] - way to survey [|Exam Professor] - can only make 3 exams with the free version [|ManyEyes]Math - visualizations [|FooPlot]Math - 3D graphing strategies [|Wolfram Alpha]Math [|flickr]Math - way to get pictures, photo sharing http://helfantpd.wikispaces.com/Tuesday