WEB 2.0Web 2.0 Cool Tools for Schools & SimpleSpark - Find the Web Apps below plus more to help you with school and your online life! Websites of the year - Great lists of useful sites for students and teachers! New! Web 2.0 Guru - Nicely-organized list of Web 2.0 tools. New! indispensabletools - List of technology tools for teachers. PLANNING & ORGANIZATIONDelicious - [BOOKMARKS] Access your bookmarks on the web from any browser! +Bubbl.us, LovelyCharts, Webspiration or Gliffy - [MIND MAPPING] Create a great-looking diagram or mind-map (brainstorming)! Web-Chops - [CLIP WEBSITES] Clip, save and share any part of a web page. Phonevite & MemoMessenger - [REMINDERS] A free phone invitation, reminder and RSVP service. Notely - [PLANNING] This free web app has it all: a calendar, a scheduler, note-taking capabilities, and a homework planner. Evernote - [ANNOTATE] Capture and synch entire web pages and anything else you can copy. Soshiku - [PLANNING] This tracks assignments and notifies you via email or SMS when a project is due. HipCal - [CALENDAR] This online calendar tracks upcoming events and tasks and will even send a memo to your phone or email. Remember the Milk - [LISTS] This taskmaster can be used online or off to track lists. +MyGroupReminders - [TEXTS] Opt-in text group (send a message to all subscribers). RESEARCH, STUDYING & NEWSGoogle Scholar - [RESEARCH] Search for scholarly articles -- great for research for papers, etc. New! SparkNotes - [STUDY GUIDES] This site has test prep, college info, and study guides for books. +GED Practice, Learning Express Library - [GED PREP] Practice for the Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies GED sections (requires Denver Library card). +ACT Practice, Learning Express Library - [ACT PREP] Practice for the Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies sections of the ACT (requires Denver Library card). http://www.learnatest.com.ezproxy.denverlibrary.org:2048/LEL/index.cfm/learningCenter/collegePreparation/ACT_Prep_LEL Bookgoo - [ANNOTATE] Upload, highlight, and annotate your documents. It’s like editing on paper but better. Diigo - [ANNOTATE] Highlight and annotate text on the web and access it via PC or phone. Zotero - [CITATION] Use this Firefox extension to collect, manage and cite your research. Newspapers24.com - [NEWS] One of many websites that let you view online newspapers from all over the world. Studiyo - [QUIZ] Create snazzy online quizzes that you can embed in web pages. Quizlet & Flashcard Creator - [FLASHCARDS] Build and share online flashcards for review. Geognos - [ATLAS] Take a look at this interactive world atlas. TOOLSTinEye - [REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH] Search for the source of an image online. Dermandar - [PANORAMIC PHOTOS] Stitch together images to make panaromac photos. MyFamilyHeritage - [GENEOLOGY] Create and collaborate on family trees. Troovi - [PHOTO ALBUM] Build a shared online photo album, download entire album. ZooBurst - [POPUP BOOK] Create an interactive online 3D popup book! Stixy - [BULLETIN BOARD] Share an online bulletin board. Clipperz - [PASSWORDS] Store all of your passwords in one online, secure location! Springpad - [NOTE] Use this online notebook to keep all your notes. Convert.Files - [FILE CONVERSION] Convert all kinds of sound/video/graphic/document files! Cameroid - [SNAPSHOTS] Use this online picture app (like PhotoBooth). VisuWords - [THESAURUS] Plug in a word to explore how it's connected to other words to spruce up your writing. +CreateAGraph - [GRAPHS] Plug in your numbers to create a great-looking graph that you can download, print or e-mail. +SumoPaint - [IMAGE EDITOR] Use this sophisticated online image editor to edit and create pictures. Aviary - [IMAGE & SOUND EDITOR] Edit images and sound with this online suite! GroupCard - [GREETING CARDS] Pass around an online card to sign and send. Schoolr - [TOOLS] Schoolr allows you to convert units, translate text, and conduct searches on multiple search engines from one page. Wordle - [WORD CLOUD] Create a cool & beautiful word cloud for your projects. ADrive - [ONLINE STORAFE] Get 50GB of free online storage! PrintWhatYouLIke - [WEB PRINT] Reformat a web page as you like and print just what you need! Wetoku - [RECORD} Record an interview! MyStickies - [STICKIES] Better than bookmarks, MyStickies let you annotate MyStickies with reminders, ideas, etc. Cornell Notes PDF Generator - [NOTES] Create customizable & printable note-taking pages. Pages can be blank, ruled, or graphed. OttoBib - [CITATION] Enter an ISBN and OttoBib will automatically create a bibliography in MLA, APA, or Chicago format. Calcoolate - [CALCULATE] Great for simple calculations and look back through your history of calculations DimDim - [CONFERENCING] Hold and record an online conference for up to 20 participants. New! Screenr and Jing - [RECORD] Capture anything you do on the computer as a video. ConvertPDFtoWord and PDFtoWord - [CONVERT] Convert a PDF to Word to be able to edit it. Audience Sounds - Audience sounds to download to use in videos, PowerPoint/Keynote, etc. Wallwisher - [COLLABORATE] Leave and view notes on a virtual wall (can include video). COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION+Weebly, Hipero and Wix - [WEBSITE] Build your own professional-looking website easily. Posterous - [BLOGGING] Post anything you want and create a blog quickly! Glogster & Stixy - [POSTER BLOG] Create an online "poster" combining text, graphics, audio, and video! Etherpad - [COLLABORATION] Collaborate on a text document in realtime. Meebo - [IM] This IM client lets you sign onto your IM accounts from anywhere. Meebo supports 10 different IM services. Mikogo - [SCREENSHARING] This free screen sharing tool makes it easy to show your screen to someone else online. Wetpaint - [WIKI] Easy, quck education-oriented wiki tool LanguageGuide - [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] Use these free, online resources to learn a language. TravellersPoint - [TRAVEL BLOG] Share your travels with pictures and a blog. FUN, HEALTH, TESTS & CAREER+Pandora, Shoutcast, Jango, last.fm, blip.fm, TheSixtyOne, 22 Tracks - [MUSIC] Create your own stations and stream music legally and for free (if allowed by your teacher). New! TeenGrowth - [HEALTH] Health information for teens. ToneTeen - [EXERCISE] Health and exercise site for teens! Teen Job Search Guide - [JOBS] Find links to job information, including paperwork for those under 18. Job Resources From Denver Public Library - [JOBS] Job listings, resume how-to's, interview tips, and more! New! Emurse - [RESUME] Create a great-looking resume (or three), change the layout at will, and post it to the web. Mint - [MONEY] Budgeting site Mint automatically downloads, categorizes, and graphs your finances on a daily basis. Pixton - [COMIC] lets you create an online comic! New! Odo Sketch and Sketchcast - [SKETCHING] record a sketch and the steps to create it. Dance Mat Typing (BBC) - [TYPING] Work on your typing skills to type papers faster and have a skill for your resume! Keybr - [TYPING] Practice your typing speed. 4Tests.com ACT - [TESTS] Get ready for the ACT or other exams with this website. Nobel Prize Games -[INTERACTIVE] These fun online games let you explore and understand the work of Nobel Prize winners. 10 Avatar Generators -[AVATARS] Use these or other sites to create your own online avatars. |