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This page contains links to tutorials recommended by graduate students in EDTC 5203 Foundations of Educational Technology, Fall 2010.

Simon Ringsmuth: @http://www.w3.org/Style/Examples/011/firstcss This is an excellent tutorial to learn the basics of HTML and CSS. Even with all the visual tools available today such as Dreamweaver, iWeb, RapidWeaver, and WYSIWYG editors in many Content Management Systems such as Wordpress, Blogger, and Joomla, it is essential to learn the basic underlying code behind all. This page will give the user a solid grasp of concepts such as how to create a basic web page using only a text editor as well as what all the code actually means. But rather than walk you through every single step of the way, this tutorial provides several examples of code that you are encouraged to copy, paste, and then revise. The concepts here are for beginning HTML coders, but provide some intermediate instruction as well. I firmly believe that a solid grasp of HTML and CSS, as the building blocks for much of the World Wide Web, is exceptionally important for anyone creating content for the internet. And this tutorial does a good job of explaining the basics.
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@http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/18/adobe-fireworks-tutorials-and-downloads-best-of/ I often explain to people that Photoshop is good for image editing, but Fireworks is an outstanding tool for image creation. A hybrid vector/bitmap editor, Fireworks is incredibly useful for anyone who creates graphics of any kind. This page actually contains several walkthroughs that explain how to re-create specific types of graphics and illustrations. I found this web site to be far more helpful than a tutorial that just covers basic concepts like explaining what various buttons and menu options do, because after going through several of the examples I felt confident enough with the tools I was learning to create similar graphics on my own. I have used Fireworks for several years but on this web page I still found some new examples and ideas that had never occurred to me. It is a fantastic resource for anyone interested in creating graphics.
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@http://www.apple.com/iwork/tutorials/ I have used several content creation and management systems, and found Wordpress to be head and shoulders above most of the rest. It is a free blogging platform ideal for single-author web sites that can scale to meet the needs of large organizations as well. This tutorial does not cover the actual installation of Wordpress, as that is usually handled by your hosting provider. It does cover the basics of how to use the administration panel in order to create pages, write blog posts, and organize your content. From this tutorial you can also get to additional tutorials that cover subjects like uploading photos and videos, styling your posts to be more attractive, and changing the theme and layout of your site. Wordpress is an incredibly powerful but surprisingly easy to use content management platform, and anyone interested in creating a blog or web site should give it a try.
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@http://www.apple.com/iwork/tutorials/ While PowerPoint is a useful and powerful presentation tool, Keynote provides much of the same functionality but wrapped in a much more elegant and easy to use package. Keynote offers the ability to create incredible presentations with themes, image- and text-manipulation tools, and amazing transitions that in my opinion are far more useful and interesting than those found in PowerPoint. This web site is a series of video tutorials that walk the user through many of the more useful aspects of Keynote--from basic concepts like inserting slides and working with text to creating alpha-channels and image masks. During my year of computer teaching I used Keynote exclusively as a way of training myself to be more proficient instead of falling back on the the old standby of PowerPoint. I found these tutorials to be helpful in explaining how to use the myriad features of Keynote without being overwhelming or confusing.
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@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC3VZkfdgV8 @http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=audacity+tutorial&aq=f Audacity is a powerful open-source audio program that offers hundreds of features for creating, mixing, and editing music and sound files. It can be kind of overwhelming with all the buttons, menus, and options, which is why tutorials like these are so valuable. The first tutorial explains specifically how to use Audacity for creating a Podcast, which can be particularly useful for classroom teachers. You will learn how to record audio, combine it with music, and adjust the volume of your tracks to create a pleasing mix of vocals and music. The second link is actually a link to dozens of various video tutorials that show how to do all sorts of things in Audacity. While there are other programs available for audio editing such as GarageBand and FL Studio, Audacity is a great choice mostly because of the price (free!) but also because it can do most of the things that the paid programs do too. It just takes a bit of learning with tutorials like these in order to get the hang of it.
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Denise Denison Camtasia Studie is a great tool for making videos. I have used it to make tutorials for the library, showing people how they can search for information on the Internet. It allows you to record what is taking place on your screen as you are going through the Internet. You can also download Powerpoints presentations into it, and then record audio as you progress through the presentation. We have found that this tool saves us a lot of time. We used to have to record our audio separate from the movie and then attach it one small piece at a time because Powerpoint does not allow large audio files. TimRime is a great tool for making timelines. It lets you include images for each entry. It is interactive, and allows multiple users to work on the same project. It also allows users to share their projects with others, as well as providing a search tool that will search all created timelines. Go to Capzles.com for the product. Capzles is also a timeline tool, but it allows users to include videos, music, and voice recordings. The user can generate a presentation that can be shared with others, and it allowed to modify the background, unline TimeRime. Go to [] for the product. Let’s you organize and edit your photos. You can add audio to the file, either your own voice recording or music. It allows you add motion and visual transitions. You can email the files or burn them onto a DVD, making a movie of your photos. Eyeplorer would be a great tool to use with students who are getting ready to begin a research project, but don't know what topic they want to study. It is very user-friendly, and could be used with any age group. You can type in a search term and it will create a visual map that shows various aspects of that topic.
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J.C. Bunch //1. ////__Google Earth __// __[] __ Google earth is a free, downloadable application. Google earth can be used across the curriculum. Some instructional ideas retrieved from Google Earth in the classroom (Created by WestEd for Google) include: Elementary. Have students explore verified locations where meteors have hit the Earth (http://www.gearthblog.com/kmfiles/impacts.kmz), then create a chart of the number ofcraters per continent. Middle School. Have students explore the 19 annotated placemarks mentioned in Jules Verne’s “Around theWorld in 80 Days” (http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=156427). Then have them annotate 19different places they would stop if they were travelingaround the world. High School. Have students pretend they are with Sir Ernest Shackelton during his adventure in Antarctica.Explore the virtual tour in Google Earth (http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=151193) and havestudents write diary entries to personalize the experience. mapping, the iterative design process, and user feedback. (p.1) //2. ////__Jing __// __[] __ Jing is a free, downloadable program offered through TechSmith. Jing allows you to capture pictures or videos and then narrate what is seen on the capture. Recordings can be shared over WWW, links, and social networks. //3. ////__Wordpress.org __// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> [] Wordpress 3.0 is a free, downloadable program. Wordpress offers thousands of plugins and themes to design your website. This will allow you to blog and post announcements, assignments, course calendar etc. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4. ////__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Google Maps __// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> [] This tutorial is offered from a school district in Missouri. This site gives the basics of using Google Maps in education. This site also offers additional links to lessons and premade maps. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">5. ////__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Skype __// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> [] Skype can be used for student collaboration. You can use this tool to setup class debates on a current issue with another school. Another use could be when studying international content, students could interview a person from another country. Brandy Close **1. Animoto:** Animoto is a tool that one can use to quickly make web-based videos from still photos or videos. This is a really excellent tool for the novice video maker, whether individually or with a class. Animoto will automatically produces wonderfully arranged, one-of-a-kind videos from your photos, video clips and music. It is really fast. It is free. It is very easy to use and teach. Zamzar.com is a file converter. It is great for quickly converting a file without having to download a converter to your computer. oogle Sketch-up is a 3D modeling program was originally developed for for architects, civil engineers, filmmakers, game developers, and related professions. However, I have used it instructionally in a collaborative setting and it was very successful. It also allows you to incorporate your models into Google Earth. ToonDoo is a cool, comic-creating tool that allows you to create your own cool comic strips with just a few drag and drops with your mouse! I actually used it for the first time this semester and I loved it. I see a great deal of instructional/educational teaching/learning opportunities with this tool. It says it is for kids, and maybe the difficulty of use is, but it can be used for any age group to assess content knowledge. Skype allows you to communicate with other Skype users free of charge so it is a very usable/realistic collaboration tool. It allows you to send and receive text messages, talk and have video calls. The fact that is can be used throughout the world means potential for extensive cross-cultural collaboration opportunities. Nilou Derakhshan **1. WebQuest** A WebQuest is an inquiry lesson format that use available information on the web as resources. Tutorial links: Youtube video tutorial, WebQuest design patterns
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Glogster is used to create online posters. You can add text, images, music, video, and hyper link to the poster. Tutorial links :Glogster instruction, Youtube tutorial video
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Voicethread is a collaborative, multimedia to create slide show by using images, documents, and videos. The slide show can be share or embed to other websites and people can record comments as text, audio, or video. Tutorial links: An educator's guide to voicethread, Sharing voicethread, Youtube tutorial video
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Moodle is an open source course management system or Learning management system. This is a link to a great presentation about moodle. Tutorial links: Tutorial videos, Getting started for teachers, Faculty moodle tutorial
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Picnik is an online photo editor which enables you to edit your photos by adding different effects. You can even upload several photos to create slide shows. Tutorial links: Youtube tutorial video, Picnik photo editor
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If you are interested to create your own website with HTML you can learn the codes from W3Schools. Vallery Feltman **__ 1) Poll Everywhere: __** This is a creative site that encourages more student participation in traditional lectures. [] - this tutorial shows you how to signup and use Poll Everywhere. Poll Everywhere is basically a free classroom response system that you use using cellphones or computers. Things you can do with Poll Everything: []: This is a youtube video that shows you how to use quizlet. Quizlet.com is a great online tool to help students practice vocabulary and language. I have my students type their vocab into quizlet in class - then they have access to it anywhere they have the Interent - once the information is in the site - they can test themselves and there are also games - like space race - they can play to learn the information. Quizlet is the **largest flash cards and study games website** with over 2.5 million free sets of flashcards covering every possible subject. It's the best place to play educational games, memorize vocabulary and study online (Quizlet.com) 3) WikiSpaces: [] : This tutorial gives you help with setting up and running a wiki. I was introduced to this site last year and I am using it in my classroom as an online collaboration and learning tool. The students love this site. I put some of my assignments on the wiki and the students can access it from anywhere they have Interent access - there is a discussion area where they can collaborate with me and other students - and best of all it is basically a free on-line learning space that is very user friendly. []: Adobe connect is part of Adobe Acrobat - you can sign up for an account for free and you can invite up to 3 people to a video conference free - you can invite more for a fee. This is also a great place for collaboration - you can get online with three other people and you can all see each other and talk to each other via a web cam - you can bring in a smartboard and make notations on it - and even screen capture it and print it. It is a great way to work on group projects when you are seperated by distance. __ http://teacherweb.com/AK/Appleton/TutorialVideos/apt12.stm __: This tutorial will give you short videos on how to create and maintain your teacherweb site. The teacher web site - gives you the ability to communicate online with parents and students and has the following features: blogs, announcements, calendar, online quizzes, webquests and videos - it also has an online - digital locker - which is online space students can store their data - very cool! This site runs 39.00 a year - it is also a great collaboration tool - and offers the teacher a way to add some creativity to their everday routines. Margi Cooper** ﻿﻿ ** ** Articulate’s Rapid eLearning Blog ** **http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/** Articulate is a company that produces rapid e-learning development software that enables you to create Flash-based interactive courseware modules based on PowerPoint. The Articulate Rapid eLearning Studio is a great software bundle. However, even if you don’t own these products, Articulate’s Rapid eLearning Blog offers some really amazing tips and tricks for making PowerPoint presentations more attractive, interactive, and engaging. Be sure to check out the “Visual & Graphic Design” and the “Audio & Video Tips” sections. **http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Category:Tutorial** Audacity is an open source audio editing and recording program for use on Windows, Macs, and Linux operating systems. This software is available for free at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/, although the development group certainly accepts donations. If you’re new to this program or to audio editing in general, you may want to start with the basic tutorials at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html. **http://www.ereader.com/ereader/help/dropbook/** This site provides instructions and links to free software for creating an eBook in PDB format, which can be viewed in a free eReader app on just about any handheld device, including the iPad, Smart Phone, Android, Nook, or what have you. The PDB format supports color photos and graphics. This site also explains how to use the Palm Markup Language (PML), which is “somewhat” similar to HTML. Even though this technology has been around since the late 1990s, many developers still prefer the free, code-based eBook software over the WYSIWYG development programs sold today. (NOTE: The free eReader app is currently available at the Barnes and Noble web site at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/free-nook-apps/379002321/?cds2Pid=28709). **http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx** For all of the flack PowerPoint has received over the years (the phrase “PowerPoint H-E-double-toothpicks” comes to mind), it remains as one of the readily available and easy-to-use presentation software programs out there. Not only is it a useful lecture tool, but more recently it has evolved into a fairly robust graphics program. Using the Microsoft PowerPoint graphics tutorials, along with some of the tips from the Articulate Rapid eLearning Blog, is a great way to increase the interest level and educational value of a typical presentation (and breathe new life into PowerPoint). ** SWiSHMax Tutorials ** **http://www.swishzone.com** SWiSHMax, an alternative development tool to Adobe Flash, enables you to author sophisticated Flash animations without having to learn full-blown Adobe Flash. An added benefit is that SWiSHMax costs much less than Adobe Flash. Some of the best SWiSHMax tutorials can be found on the company’s own web site. Click on the “Tutorials” tab at the top of the SWiSH-Zone web page. (NOTE: Keep in mind that you must have Adobe Flash to edit an Adobe Flash program, and you must have SWiSHMax to edit a SWiSHMax program. The two are not interchangeable even though they both create Flash animations.) **http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/default.mspx** Windows Movie Maker is a video editing program that runs in Windows XP and Vista, and it is available as a free download from Microsoft. Movie Maker 2.6 is compatible Windows 7. This program provides an easy way to create basic video effects, such as fades and title screens. The tutorials give concise instructions for each step in the video editing process—including how to move the video file from your camera to your computer and ways to organize your edited movies. (NOTE: Windows Live Movie Maker provides easier editing functions, but it has fewer control options.) Faria﻿ Jahanzad __[]__ [] Microsoft Visio marketed as Microsoft Office Visio, is a d<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">iagramming program for M<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">icrosoft Windows that uses graphics to create diagrams. It is currently available in three editions: Standard, Professional and Premium. For using first link, you should register first. [] [] AutoCAD is a CAD (Computer Aided Design or Computer Aided Drafting) s oftware application for 2D and 3D d esign and drafting. [] [] QuickTime is an extensible proprietary multimedia framework developed by Apple, capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. [] []
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 * Increase classroom participation and attentiveness
 * Encourage risk-taking with anonymous student responses
 * Elicit diverse opinions when there isn't a correct answer
 * Expose social misconceptions
 * Gauge student comprehension of material immediately
 * Grab students with thought-provoking opening questions
 * Allow students to provide instructor feedback
 * Automate taking attendance
 * Assess last night's reading with a quick quiz
 * Strengthen retention
 * Utilize its capabilities outside the classroom for professional development, student-run presentations, talent shows, battle of the bands, company presentations, student government, or community forums. (polleverywhere.com)
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Microsoft Silverlight is a web application framework that integrates multimedia, computer graphics, animation and interactivity into a single runtime environment. Features of Silverlight are similar to those in Adobe Flash. [] [] Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems Incorporated. []

[] Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) is a free and open-source e-learning software platform. Kyle Hudson Tutorial We are also moving over from Office 2007 to 2010. I went ahead and added the main three 2010 tutorials; Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Word 2010 Excel 2010 PowerPoint 2010 Linda Thompson <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Zamzar <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Zamzar Converter Website-The tutorial for this site focuses on downloading videos from YouTube for use in your classroom when YouTube is blocked by your school. It is also a great site to convert flip videos to post on you school or class website. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Excel Spreadsheet I have been quoted as saying “Excel should die!” after dealing with Excel spreadsheets. This very user friendly website is a step by step explanation of Excel and how it is created. EndNote9 by Atomic Learning <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This is a quick video of the Endnote 9 window toolbar and buttons.It is a great little video that helped me get started with Endnote. There a quite a few free tutorials on the Atomic Learning website. It also has a subscription section. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Podcasting <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Before I started taking Ed Tech classes I thought that Podcasting was just for professionals. I never thought about using it for my students in Second grade. This site gives a lot of practical information that inexperienced podcasters might not otherwise think about. You can move through each lesson in order or pick out the lessons you need for your project. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Glogster When I Googled Glogster tutorials I found several sites that recommended this Glogster site by Traci Blazosky. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> A good companion site is a Wikispace by Keystone Integrators, classroom teachers who are recognized by the state of Pennsylvania for utilizing technology to improve instructional practices. Glogster Companion site This site provides tutorials for Glogster and it gives the NETS for Students and Educators. It also provides tutorials for VoiceThread.
 * SnagIt** is a screen capture tool that can replace the print screen option.
 * Note When I checked the links on this post I found they worked when I copied and pasted them onto another tab of my browser. I am not sure why they would not work in the OSU window.**

**Andy Shaw** Photoshop- **I found this website with numerous tutorials dealing with photoshop. It comes from the Vandelay Design Company. This site was interesting to me because I was not very familiar with photoshop to begin with, and it gives so many examples for different ways to use photoshop.**


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PowerPoint 2007- **This website is a tutorial for PowerPoint 2007. I know many people are fairly familiar with PowerPoint now, but this website may be helpful for someone who is not familiar with it. It gives you step by step information on additions such as graphics, charts, slide effects etc., for people who may want to add more detail to their PowerPoint presentations.**


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Ipad Tutorial- **I do not have an Ipad, but I am starting to see them more and more around campus and a few of my friends have them now. At first I thought it was pretty much a bigger Iphone or Itouch, but after looking over this tutorial it seems to be much more than that. I hope to someday get a Ipad and this tutorial looks to be very helpful for someone with questions about their Ipad.**


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iMovie- **I found this tutorial to be very helpful for iMovie. It is a bit lengthy, but it gives great detail. I am also not very familiar with using iMovie, so I found this to be helpful.**


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Smart Board Tutorial- **This website is a tutorial for using a Smart Board. Smart Board’s are being used more and more in the classrooms today. I am just now starting to become familiar with using a Smart Board, and have found this website to be helpful when I have a question. This site gives a lot of information on using the Smart Board, ranging from simple areas to more complex areas.**


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 * As I am not a graphic designer, nor do I play one tv. Drawing has always been an ability that I have lacked, Computer drawing even more so. However these websites I have listed (which I believe others may have listed the first one as well) are great resources for using Adobe Photoshop. Because of them I am able to make some fairly nice pictures/photos/images for different things. I mainly use them for effects with certain side projects. I have created old style of parchment, the effect that a paper was written by a typewriter, old style images, etc…**
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 * These are along the same line as the Photoshop tutorials, but for the program GIMP. This is an open source (free) alternative to Photoshop. This is actually what I use the most. I make a lot of Dungeon and Dragon maps in GIMP using a tutorial I found here (NewbieDM) But for other things I consult the Gimp tutorials.**

HTML Blender Iphone/Ipad Apps
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 * I took HTML many years ago, since then things have changed. And like a lot of things, if you don't use it, you lose it. This comes true to my knowledge of HTML. When it comes down to certain things, I prefer to know how things work instead of just WYSIWYG. This has many examples and tips on programming in the raw of HTML.**
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 * A Great site to get the basic information on how to use Blender. Blender is a free Open Source 3D/Animation program. I have plans one day to turn some of my "TV scripts" that me and my friends have written over the years, into a little animation similar to South Park style using this program. However, due to time constraints I never got a chance. But there is great information on here for all levels of education with this program.**
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 * This is a new site to me, I have been looking at creating an App to incorporate with an excel sheet/database for FAPC here on campus. It is an idea we have toyed with in the past. This site has very good information on how to create apps for iphone/ipads. I plan to sit down and look at some of these here soon.**


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 * 1. Google Earth: I Really love Google Earth in my classroom because it lays out the look of the land for my students when I talk about different battles, or how we as a country spread West. I used this tutorials to plot lists of major Battles in the Civil War. I couldn't figure out how my kids were missing the expansion of the War itself over the 5 years it was fought, so I went here to see if there was a way to locate the battles and label them. Sure enough, there was a whole BUNCH of things I"m not doing with Google Earth that would help my students out!**


 * 2. Microsoft Publisher: I wanted my kids to make myspace pages for Andrew Jackson last year, but in a controlled environment. So I collaborated with the Computer teacher, and when she taught the kids Publisher, we in History used it as well to create the pages. It was a lot of fun, however, many of the kids still had some problems understanding the layout and how to use Publisher. We used this link's tutorial because it was visual, and easy to follow for our students.**


 * 3. Smart board: I randomly use these tutorials to help my teachers in my building understand how to use their smartboard effectively. These also give great tips and tricks to my teachers. I will also watch them sometimes right before I teach a smart board class, so that I am sure my lesson follows with the board software.**


 * 4. Flip Video Camera: this summer I was in boston trying to capture all sorts of history for my students to see visually. I was having difficulty with my flip camera that I took because I couldn't seem to figure out how to view the movies when I was done filming them. So I went to their website and found a ton of great tutorials. I ended up using the flip in a whole new way, making short clips and then putting them all together in one long stream.**


 * 5. Windows Movie Maker: I wanted to have my students make a video of the timeline of American History that they had studied over the year. I decided to use Movie Maker, because every computer already had the software on it. I used this page to go through steps with my kids, because it does a fabulous job of laying out exactly what comes next. Unfortunately, we didn't get to finish the project last may. I'm hoping to try again this year, only give them more time to complete it.**

PowerPoint Jeopardy Game Template and Tutorial Camtasia Studio Learning Center Edraw Flowchart Super Crossword Creator Excel Tutorials and Downloads
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 * The following site: [], provides the template and instructions to allow you to build a simulation of the popular game show, Jeopardy. As an instructor you could use this to "pep-up" content review and include students in a gaming situation to engage them in the learning activity.**
 * Camtasia is a tool that allows you to capture video and audio from or through your computer, and use them to build files that may be uploaded or burned to CDs or DVDs. This program is similar to Microsoft's Movie Maker or the newer abilities in PowerPoint to create narrated PowerPoint presentations in one package but it can also be used to capture step-by-step processes on the computer to develop training modules on how to use a piece of software as well.**
 * The following link with take you to TechSmith the company to provides Camtasia: [] to get to the tutorials for this product you can go to: [].**
 * From the website for the product: "Edraw Max is a versatile graphics software, with features that make it perfect not only for professional-looking** flowcharts**,** org charts**,** network diagrams **and business charts, but also building plans, mind maps, workflows, fashion designs, UML diagrams, electrical engineering diagrams, directional maps, database model diagrams... and that's just the beginning!**
 * With more than 5000 built-in vector symbols, drawing couldn't be easier! Create a wide variety of business charts and presentations based on** templates **and** examples **while working in an intuitive and familiar office-style environment."**
 * This is the software package I used to build the flowcharts on learning theories in a previous assignment. It is very easy to use and much simpler that MS Viso. The following link is to the tutorials for the Edraw Flowchart: [].**
 * This software package is a tool that allows you to create crossword puzzles easily without having to create them using spreadsheets or tables. The software does it all for you. It is a good tool to use to generate crossword puzzles to allow students to review and learn vocabulary terms they need to learn without resorting to simple memorization. It creates these puzzles in PDF and Word formats as well.**
 * It is also easy to take these into course management software that allows you to use the crossword formatted numbers and put them into lists that can be auto-graded so you as the instructor doesn't have to review and the crossword puzzles automatically.**
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 * We all know of Excel for simple (or complex) spreadsheets but the following link takes you to the site, Internet4Classrooms which has several different tutorials that are specific to educators. This site also provides examples of different ways to use the software. In this case it is Excel but there are different software packages that have tutorials in this site.**
 * The link to this site is: []. At the bottom of the page, there are two workbooks provided, one is for Language Arts and Social Studies and the second is for Math and Science Workbooks. One or both of these may be helpful to some of my fellow classmates.**


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 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">This is a tutorial that was created using Adobe Captivate but it is a tutorial on how to work with Powerpoint slides in Captivate. This tutorial really interests me as we have Captivate at my office and I plan to incorporate it into some of our programming. I plan to use lots of Adobe tutorials, such as this one, to learn how to use Captivate and discover all of the potential of the software program. I’m really excited about this one! **
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 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">Antique Photo Effect **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">[] **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">This tutorial is video based and explains how to manipulate a photo to give it an antique effect as well as place it in an antique-type frame. I really like this type of tutorial for Photoshop-based instruction because it is sometimes hard to illustrate Photoshop techniques via text or even instructor-created graphics. This type of tutorial also helps the user by showing what the photo should look like as they progress through the steps. I plan to use this tutorial in a Photoshop workshop that I'm teaching to youth ages 13-18 next month. **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">4-H Curriculum **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">4-H Filmmaking Studio and Workshop **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">@http://online.4-hcurriculum.org/curriculum/filmmaking/ **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">This tutorial is actually a complete workshop created by National 4-H to focus on creating films and focusing on technology. This is a great set of informational videos that present technical terms in an easy to understand format for youth and adults alike. A co-worker and I actually presented an introduction to the 4-H Filmmaking Studio last year at a conference and it was very well received due to its simplistic nature and fact that the workshop is not just text and picture based. **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">Webdesigner Depot **


 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">The Ultimate Guide for Everything Twitter **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">@http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/the-ultimate-guide-for-everything-twitter/ **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">This tutorial is primarily text based but it does have a few pictures of screen captures to show you which page to be on to accomplish the steps. This tutorial is more like a how-to blog post that also features some information on the history of Twitter as well as how to get followers, how to use Twitter as more than just a personal status update, and Twitter etiquette and definitions. I really like that this is a more comprehensive informational resource on Twitter rather than just providing info on how to sign up and then letting people loose. I feel like too many people get on Twitter due to peer pressure and then have no idea how to use it and thus poorly represent their personal brand or, worse, the brand of the entity with which they are connected. I know this isn’t the typical idea of a creativity tool, but in one sense I feel as though it is as many K-12 schools and universities are using Twitter to better engage their student populations. **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">Tutorial Blog **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">How to design websites that appeal across cultural divides **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">@http://tutorialblog.org/how-to-design-websites-across-cultural-divides/ **
 * <span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: small;">This tutorial is more of a how-to article and is text based, but it brings up some great points on colors, usability and avoiding language barrier issues for those who work on websites. I think those types of issues are important in educational technology (and really anyone who has a website) as we expand our audience base and have the potential to have new cultures and ethnicities in our future classrooms. **

Adobe Flash Tutorial Understanding the Flash Environment Adobe Photoshop Tutorial Photo Retouching: Digital Flash Adobe Illustrator Tutorial Envelope Distort Adobe Dreamweaver Adding Forms to your Webpage Adobe InDesign 14 Little Know InDesign Tips
 * Michelle Jones**
 * [] **
 * This tutorial explains the layout of flash. It identifies the stage, timeline, file navigation menus, and properties panel. It gives a general description about the function of each item identified. I am trying to teach myself how to use flash, so this tutorial was very helpful in learning the basics of the Flash environment. It is also part of a series of flash learning tutorials. I like that all of the tutorials build on each other and are short and to the point. **
 * [] **
 * Most everyone has taken a photo that has turned out too dark, well this tutorial allows you to add a "digital flash" or apply light to dark areas of the photo so it looks more like what we naturally see. This tutorial is not a video based tutorial; instead it has text and photos to show the step-by-step procedure. I used this tutorial on a photo I took on a snowy winter day at sunset. Needless to say, the photo was very dark and had few colors. I have tried many retouching methods and this one is one of my favorites. It really made the photo look a more natural and definitely lightened the photo. **
 * [] **
 * This tutorial explains how to use the envelope distort feature. The tutorial is text and photo based. It goes through all of the features of the envelope distort tools and explains what each feature can do. I liked this tutorial because I have been trying to achieve some of these affects for a logo. This tutorial was pretty easy to understand and follow, but it could use better headings to know when the author is switching from one feature to the next. The headings tend to be below the picture for the new feature. Overall, I really liked this tutorial; it was very helpful and I will definitely use it! **
 * [] **
 * This is a very basic text and image tutorial showing how to build forms for your webpage. I like how the tutorial shows the buttons/form fields you have to choose from and gives a description of each button's features. You can click on each of the buttons to get step-by-step directions for adding that button to your form. I was trying to build a form and this tutorial provided basic information in a clear format. I really like the layout because it allows me to learn about the fields I want on the form without having to go through all of the form fields. This tutorial makes building forms very simple. **
 * [] **
 * This tutorial is a little different because it is 14 very short tips that you may not know about or may have forgotten. Each tip is numbered and has accompanying text and photos. In my case, I was trying to remember how to convert a picture to another shape once I have placed it in InDesign. Tip 7 provides the steps to convert the shape and an example before and after picture. I just stumbled on to this tutorial and tip, but I am very glad I did. I also think I will use some of the other tips in the future because they are shortcuts or ideas I didn't know about. **


 * Teresa Underhill**
 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small;">I was really surprised at how many tutorials are actually available for free on the web. This was an interesting assignment and will be very valuable to keep an archived list of everyone's findings. **
 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] **
 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">I found this to be an excellent site for Photoshop tutorials. There are tutorials for very simple features or more advanced. I love the fact that some of the tutorials had videos which I prefer but the other descriptions were well written and easy to follow. **
 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] **
 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Dreamweaver is a great web design tool. I liked this site for its tutorials because of the great detail and screen shots. This site is designed for Haverford Education but I learned a lot from it. I did notice that part of the words are cut off on the edge of the screen. **


 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] **
 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">This page has a little bit of all the basics! You can find a variety of tutorials from building websites to using Word. I had to work my way thought the advertising to find the exact information I was looking for but it was there. **
 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] **
 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">This is a great tutorial for audacity with video examples. It shows very basic, simple steps and some more advanced features. I love the video examples! **
 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[] **

Microsoft publisher**- I chose this one because it’s the often forgotten stepchild of the Microsoft office family. Here is a fun tutorial I found on it. It’s not a professional video, but it’s informative and tells you how to make a newsletter. I used this tool a lot when I did my student teaching. [] **
 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Aly Reese **

Inspiration/Kidspiration**- Unfortunately this program isn’t free. But it’s really cool. This is a professional video that is a little creepy, but it goes over all the things you can do with Inspiration. [] **

Glogster-**I loved this tutorial because it didn’t have an annoying voiceover, it was really short, the music was fun, and it was still pretty informative. [] **

Comic Life**- This one was one that was new to me, and it sounded really cool. Not free, unfortunately, but it seems really really cool. I would love this one just for fun. This tutorial is nice and explains what you can do with the program. [] **

Audacity**-This one is not a video. A video just would have been way too long. So here is a link to a site that just has links depending on what you want to do with it. [] **

Blogger**- This is more of a discussion site on how you can use blogs in the classroom, but it also has a brief tutorial down the page on how to set it up. It also has links to different blog sites at the bottom of the page. [] **

GIMP**-Also, this one is not a video, there’s just too much that you can do with GIMP (which is an image editing comparable to photoshop, only it’s free) so I decided that a video would be painfully long. This site just has a bunch of instructions depending on what you want to do with the image. [] **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Powerpoint ninja- Since people are so reliant on powerpoint these days I found it useful to add one that improves powerpoint skills. [] **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Audacity- Makes sound files. My co-worker used this in the classroom by making an assignment to her students to make a sound clip public service announcement. [] **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Wikispaces- My co-worker told me she uses this in the classroom for freshman comp 1 for students in online discussion. They collaborate answers on a discussion question. D2L allows them to answer individually but with this they form group responses. http://www.wikispaces.com/ **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[|**Qipit**] **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">- Take a photo of any document with your phone, then use this tool to convert it to a PDF file. I thought this was a good one because everyone seems to have their phone on them and this seems like an easy way to convert it into something educational quickly. [] **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[|**WebCrosswords.com**] **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">- Just as it sounds it is a crossword maker. I am a fan of games in education. Games have been found to be effective teaching tools particularly in adult education. At work we actually make crossword puzzles for our workbooks over key terms. http://webcrosswords.com./ **


 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Mitchell Kelough **
 * - <span style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: small;">To actually get to the tutorial, you need to place the cursor over the Help tab and scroll down to the How to Videos. There are a series of videos that help users through the process. The sight was pretty interesting because it allows for the creation of comics or storyboard style art for the user. I thought this could be an interesting sight if a student was preparing some sort of report for class and was wanting to go about it in a unique manner. **
 * - <span style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: small;">The tutorial gave a short set of directions for the purpose of the website which is to help individuals better train their ears for hearing the differences that occur in music. I spent about twenty minutes playing with the website before I got to the point where I started to actually recognize some notes. That's actually really good for me because I was unable to last a week in my band class in grade school. **
 * - <span style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: small;">This is without a doubt the simplest tutorial I came across but was actually a rather fun program. The tutorial is actually listed on the homepage and is a total of three simple steps. The website takes any image under 1 mb in size and will allow the operator to blow up the image so it can be made into a sizable poster. I made a quick poster of a Christmas tree I saw on my holiday vacation this past year that I am looking forwarding to posting in my window come December. The website had examples from previous users of the program displaying their attempts and some of the options where really interesting. One teacher had used the software to set up an assignment for what appeared to be a Geography class. **
 * - <span style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: small;">Although perhaps not the most creative tool, a blog site can actually be a good place for an individual to place random ideas and allow for others to openly comment on the subject. The only concern here are that some people may abuse the priviledge of open discussion. As for the tutorial itself, it was a simple set of instructions that quickly led the user to setting up a blog site if they possessed a current valid email. **
 * - <span style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: small;">This website also has to have the tutorials accessed by clicking on the help button but offers simple to follow directions through videos on how to use a variety of tools geared towards younger computer users. The sight is designed in such a manner that each tool is easily assessible and handled by a young learner. With this in mind, the tutorial was easy to follow and I quickly created a graph of random information in order to try the program out. **


 * <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Denise Zablocki-White **

******Movie Maker: Fun, engaging tutorial that walks you through the process of using Movie Maker to create and edit a video and even burn it to DVD by comparing the "lame" skateboarding video done by a teenager to the "sic" (and heavily edited) skateboarding video done by his grandpa. (I used this one to learn to use Movie Maker and I still picture "grandpa" going through each step of the process.)**
 * Xtra Normal Tutorial: This YouTube video is not professionally done, but is very thorough in explaining step-by-step how to create a text-to-speech animated movie using xtranormal.com. It includes the basics of choosing a set, background, and characters and making them talk, as well as some more advanced applications such as moving the camera and allowing characters to gesture.****
 * Prezi Tutorial: This video tutorial is a step-by-step guide to creating a presentation using Prezi. It is divided into sections which makes it easy to watch one section and create that part of your Prezi. When I created my first Prezi, I found it easy to view and review each section of the tutorial as I worked.******
 * Microsoft Photo Story: This tutorial is very basic and walks you through the process of creating a photo story. It starts with instruction on how to open the photo story program, then divides the process into sections such as importing pictures, adding a title, narrating your story, etc. I found this tutorial very user-friendly.********
 * Tok Box Tutorial: This tutorial is not professionally done, but is extremely helpful in demonstrating the various applications of Tok Box. Included are clear instructions on how to use Tok Box for skype-like video chatting, including how to invite friends to chat through emailing a URL or using Facebook or Twitter. She also explains how to send video messages by email.**********************
 * Jacki Woods**

******Podcasting with Audacity****** ******is a online posting of podcasts that have been created****** ********Moviemaker for Windows XP******** ********is a tutorial for creating/editing custom created film footage******** <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0in;"> **********[|Picnick Tutorial]** **is a online picture/movie publisher********** **********[|IPOD tutorials]********** **********various applications for using IPODs in education********** <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0in;"> **************[|Delicious.com]** **is a bookmarking application**************
 * Grant Kincannon**
 * 1. Podcasting - [] **
 * Podcasting allows the teacher or students to produce audio files of lessons, tutorials, projects, **
 * etc. to be placed on a school website or public forum. **
 * 2. Animoto - [] **
 * Animoto is a website that constructs videos from your pictures and video clips. Customize slide **
 * order, background effects, music, and video clips to make a video of your class projects, instructional videos, or field trips. **
 * 3. WordPress - [] **
 * Build your own classroom blog or website! **
 * 4. iMapBuilder - [] **
 * Create fully interactive maps, images, presentations, and diagrams **
 * 5. Skype - [] **
 * Video call other teachers and classes from around the world. **


 * Jody Burns**

RSS: A Quick Start Guide for Educators**: []** MindMeister**: []** StumbleUpon**: []** Wiki Walk-Through**: []** Edublogs**: []**
 * RSS stands for either //Rich Site Summary// or //Real Simple Syndication//, depending on the source referencing it. This tutorial explains how to setup an RSS to collect new content from a site to which you've subscribed by having that informtion sent to a free, web-based service from bloglines.com. Teachers can make their feeds public to share with their peers or with their students.**
 * Online mind mapping with MindMeister can be utilized by students and teachers in many ways, including but not limited to the following: organizing notes, preparing presentations, collaborating with peers, and improving memory skills.**
 * A free downloadable toolbar, StumbleUpon allows you to find sites that interest you. Similar to Pandora for the listener, StumbleUpon finds sites that fit your interest profile and keeps a log of those sites to replace the cumbersome, computer-specific favorites/bookmarks tab. Teachers and students can also easily share sites with each other on the Stumble toolbar.**
 * Specifically for educators, this tutorial talks about the basics of using a wiki and then allows teachers to peruse content- and grade-specific ideas for utilizing wikis in the classroom.**
 * This video tutorial shows ten ways to use your Edublog with your classroom. The video is followed by written, detailed examples of the ten ideas discussed in the video, including the following: parent newsletters, displaying media, class publications, and sharing links, downloads, news, etc.**


 * Michael Schroeder**
 * Webquest 101 offers four different videos explaining how and why you would want to make a webquest on Questgarden. Part 1: What is a webquest? is where my link will take you. Part 2: How to make a webquest, 3: Questgarden, and 4: Process are easy to find from there. All four tutorials are between two and three minutes each. I watched these tutorials this summer before making a webquest and found them pretty helpful at making me confident enough to dive in and get to work on the Questgarden site. You will also notice other tutorial videos available on the topic of making webquests.**


 * Toondoo book is a link to a tutorial on making a book at Toondoo.com. I wanted to be sure to include something from Toondoo because I have used it several times for various classes in this program - some of which has translated to use in my classroom at school. This particular tutorial is in the form of a book created on Toondoo.com. Is anyone else thinking about Kramer from Seinfeld when he came up with the concept of the coffee table, coffee table book?**


 * Apple iCal provides several choices for learning about using iCal according to your needs. I wanted to post something that Apple supplied because I think they offer terrific support and tutorials for most, if not all, of their products. Some of your choices for tutorials include "Mac 101: iCal" - a basic overview, "Sending an iCal email reminder to a mobile phone or pager," and several options for troubleshooting. I must admit that I haven't even used iCal on my little MacBook, but some of these tutorials make getting organized look easy.**


 * This Xtranormal tutorial is linked to TeacherTube which shows you how to make a movie on Xtranormal. Because it's on TeacherTube, there is some advertising. This particular tutorial does not have any voiceover; you just watch as the person running the show clicks different places while making her/his movie. I used Xtranormal to create a video to show my students my expectations for book talks last year. This one may take some patience to load.**


 * The Blabberize tutorial that I chose is done by the C.E.O. Blabberize. How cool is that? The video shows you how to make someone in a photo that you upload look like he/she is talking. Although I have not yet used Blabberize, the tutorial makes it look fun. Not only could I see some classroom applications, especially in a history class, but an end of the year presentation with talking pictures would be a blast.**


 * Sarah Vann**

****1. Adobe TV []**** ******This website offers tutorials on every product Adobe offers!!! It gives great detail and discusses the terminology before introducing the main concepts.****** ********2. SmartBoard Response Tutorials******** ************[]********** ****************3. Tutorial for iMovie [] This website offers basic tutorials on how to use iMovie. It also has tutorials on how to save and export to Quicktime.**************
 * This website shows how to incorporate Smart Responders into classroom instruction.**************
 * 4. Prezi [] This is my new addiction and I am so excited to incorporate this into my classroom.****************
 * 5. Glogster [] This website show tutorials of examples of class projects.**********************
 * Shannon McKinney**
 * [] WEBSPIRATION **
 * An online visual thinking collaboration tool for everyone. Organize information and brainstorm ideas anywhere or anytime. **
 * [] imovie **
 * Let imovie arrange your video clips, still images, in order to tell your picture story. **
 * [] SMARTBOARD **
 * Get started using your Smartboard with these animated two minute tutorials. **
 * [] GIMP **
 * Gimp is a free graghics manipulation package for your photos. **
 * [] VOICETHREAD **
 * Easily navigate through a multimedia slideshow to view a collaborative image, document, or video. **


 * Cates Harris**

[|www.classpress.com] Looking for a website to create student blogs? With ClassPress, no one outside your class can view or participate without your permission! This is a teacher controlled blog site and has lots of great feature to design your blog. The cost is $29.95 for the year. There is a demo on the site to look at a history’s teacher use of a blog in the classroom. [] Camtasia allows you to record audio and save screen shots of your presentations. On the website there are several videos explaining each step in the process of making recordings and distributing them. There is a free 30-day trial download and an educational price of $179.00. [|www.adobe.com] Want to know about Adobe products. Adobe’s website offers training on most adobe products. If you go to the home page of their website and click in the Search Box and search for tutorials, you will get a list of choices to listen to tutorials. It is free! [] I have bought a few ipads for my classroom and would like the students to collaborate using cloud computing. I am interested in using OpenOffice to create projects. These are free tutorial (text only) about using the software and its features.
 * 1. __ [|Excel Tutorials forClassroom] __ **
 * How to use Excel in yourclassroom along with specific tutorial topics that are step-by-step. Can beused by students and teachers alike. **
 * 2. __ [|Kodak Digital Camera forKids] __ **
 * A short tour of the KodakDC210 Zoom Digital Camera for students and teachers, who need to know a few ofthe basics about this Wonderful Camera! **
 * 3. I found two tutorials for HyperStudioso I thought I would post both of them. HyperStudio is a powerful,educational tool for both educators and students alike. This application allowsone to easily create multimedia projects that can be used for presentations,student-learning modules, electronic portfolios, and even quizzes and teststhat grade themselves! **
 * [|Hyperstudio Tutorial] **
 * In this tutorial, you willlearn the basics of using HyperStudio to create fantastic multimedia projects. **
 * [|Building Learning withTechnology] **
 * This was created to workwith HyperStudio software. I liked it because it was designed to be a"linear learning environment" so you can skip around to what youare looking for. **
 * 4. __ Photoshop Effects Tutorials __ **
 * This is a list of tutorialsshowing different ways to explore effects on Photoshop. There are tutorials on how to makewater drops, lighting, reflections, and loads more. I'm always looking for interesting and unique things to addto my photos for presentations, so I thought this looked like fun! **
 * 5. [|EndNote Training] **
 * EndNote is a software toassist with research. It is used to search online bibliographic databases,organize their references, images and PDFs in any language, and createbibliographies and figure lists instantly. This link provides a variety of tools to help you getstarted using the software. Thereis information about the product, an introduction, and various other tutorialsto help use the software. **
 * Teresa Hudson**
 * [|www.lynda.com] **
 * Learn the latest tools and techniques with access to 54,000 online tutorials and counting! Get unbiased, clear, and comprehensive training in 3D, audio, video, photography, graphic design, web and interactive design, business, and development from expert instructors, 24/7. Close to 1,000 online video based tutorials to teach you about most all industry standard software available. It has a cost as low as $25 a month or $375 for the year. Teachers can **use** these short clips to introduce material or as a review.

Todd Borland: [|www.glogster.com] Glogster is a website that allows you to create interactive posters and be as creative as you wish. [] A website that provides step by step instructions on how to use Glogster and create a glogster page. A great tutorial for the new user to Glogster to easily and quickly get a glogster page created. Another link, [], is a great video that helps describe Glogster and explain how it can be used. [|www.jing.com] Jing is a great website that allows for screen capture utility. Idratherbewriting.com has a great website that shows many different links including blogs, Q&As, and videos. [] The company itself provides a website with many great tutorials. [] [] A great website to experience many different styles of music from all over the world. [] Pretty interesting video on how to personlize and use the website. [] A great website to perform almost any mathematical expression. The website will not only solve the problem, but will also provide the steps describing how to get the answer. Not only computational information, but it can also calculate the nutrional value of an egg, distance from LA to New York, etc… A great overview and introduction: [] [] Leanne Christensen: [] This is a brief tutorial blog about how to make Wordle safe for the classroom. I ran into this problem when my class was typing their spelling words into Wordle a couple of weeks ago. Now I know how to make the site safe for my students. I thought this would be helpful as many of my classmates said they would like to use Wordle in their classrooms. [] You will find eight different tutorials on how to use Wordle in the classroom and I LOVE Wordle!! I particularly like the idea of using Wordle as a self- esteem builder. Just write each student’s name on a piece of paper and circulating that paper around the room so that each student can write one positive comment about the student named on the paper. Then type all the comments of about a particular student and the student’s name 10 times in Wordle. Print it up for all to see. I also like the ideas of using Wordle to create presents for Mother’s Day, to brainstorm and Wordle the traits of characters in a story, to compare the characteristics of fiction and fantasy and to practice spelling words. I also think it would be fun to Wordle examples of the different parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, etc). The list of possibilities for both younger and older students just goes on and on. [] This is a 5 min. tutorial about different music sites and their features. It is very informative. I see myself using this for my own personal enjoyment in the future when I actually have some time. If you watch this tutorial you will learn about a site where you choose music by emotion and you will learn about a site where you can upload your own music and share it. Any musicians out there? [] This is a tutorial for the “Textorizer” website. I will be using this for fun and I know I can find some way to use it at school. I’d like for my students to be able to use it. Hm.m.m…   [] This is a very good tutorial on how to start a Blog. This is great because I would like to start one for my classroom. I need a private site if I am to post pictures and videos, if possible. I’m hoping parents will feel more comfortable with this type of site than they might feel with just my class web page which anyone can access.

Judy Allen:

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small;"> - This **Glogster.com/edu** tutorial was created by Traci Blazosky and viewed on youtube. Traci goes step by step on how to set up a glogster account that can be used by your classroom students. I could use it to create a end of the year poster about the different activities my class did during the year. Then all the parents could be given the web address for viewing.

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small;">2. - **Study Island****.com** is an enjoyable site for school districts to purchase. It is available in my district. Book a tour today. This user friendly site works with students building their reading and math skills. Teachers can monitor each student's progress. Help is available by phone, online, and by e-mail. Students use worksheets, games, and more test like formats as they build their skills. The work levels start with early education students and continue toward prep work for ACT, SAT, AP, and GED students. Study Island works with PASS Skills set by individual states. Study Island can be used with students working in computer lab time, at home, and in the classroom.

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small;">3. - **Animoto.com** creates videos using picture and/or short video clips. It's a very user friendly site. There are three simple steps: 1) down load pictures/video clips 2) select music 3) complete credit info. Video is completed in just a few minutes. Each video is very special. This would be a good site to use to create a video of a class fieldtrip.

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small;">4. - My school computer lab has the Type To Learn program for teaching young students how to use the keyboard. This tutorial explains the names of the key rows and finger placement using color. Before my kids start on the Type To Learn program, I show this short video. Then when my class gets to their computer, I review the same information. <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small;">5. - **Promethean Planet.com** has several good tutorials to choose. Promethean Planet has lots of great templates you can use in the classroom. I checked out Enhanced Multiple Choice. The tutorial displayed several different ways a teacher could use the multiple choice templates to help teach the students about answering these types of questions. Kids love to use the Promethean eggs to answer questions. If fact, it can be used as an mixer at a staff meeting. <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small;">6. - **Wikispaces.com** is a wonderful way to save work for others to view and make comments. The tutorial shows how to set up an account and create your own e-port folio. This could be used to display work for parents to view at conference time. <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sand; font-size: small;">7. - **Eboard.com** is a great site for teachers, parents, and students. It looks like a corkboard with sticky notes attached to it. Teachers can post information, assignments, and/or questions for students and parents. There is a place to post comments from viewers. This would be great for parent/teacher communication line. The teacher can post something and parents could check it information and responed with comments.

LeeAnne Pepper Jing is a place where you can publish screenshots and screencasts. I've listed their tutorial page here. As teachers, we can assign students to record themselves doing a problem and publish this online so other students can view their work.

ipadio is something that I have just recently discovered, I am excited to use it. It's a new(ish) form of broadcasting to the internet through a phone, it's known as phlogging. I've listed its tutorials here. There is also an education tab to find different used for this tool. I think I'd have kids step through their math problems by talking them out. If they can explain what they're doing...they know what they're doing. If they can't, they need more practice!

Create A Graph is a site that allows a person (for our purposes, your student) to create a bar, line, area, pie or xy graph. I'd most likely use this site to have students graph their benchmark scores. When you go to the site, the tutorial is listed on the help tab towards the bottom of the tab space once you open it.

Yaca Paca is another newly discovered tool for me. This is a place where you can create online quizzes, tests, surveys, etc. for your students to use...but they are totally student centered, give automatic feedback and allow YOU to spend much less time grading..,plus, ITS FREE!!!!

SoundzAbound is an online compiliation of music, audio themes and sound effects directed at K-12 schools and universities where copyright is of no worry. They make sure the music is royalty free and meets all the licensing and technology requirements needed for education.