Cool+Tools

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 * Jazz up your Wiki Sites** - use

Here are some new cool sites: one is a music lab from San Francisco with sounds and info. The other is a jigsaw puzzle - online - featuring a variety of different picts suitable for a range of topics. Beverley:) []

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[|Photo Collage]

Ever wanted to make a photo collage with the click of a few buttons! By using Shapecollage.com this is what you can achieve very quickly. Click on the link above and download the programme. It is quick and easy to use.

Wordles are a lot of fun and can be used in a variety of ways. For instance brain storm a book or a lesson, get the students to write up their ideas and then get them to log on to Wordle to create some fun images with their words.
 * Wordle[[image:Wordle.jpg width="223" height="135" align="left" link="http://www.shapecollage.com/"]]**

Wordle doesn't allow you to save their files as a JPEG or anything else for that matter - you can only print it out. However once it is printed out it is easy to scan as a picture file which is what I have done here and use it for other material. If you want two words to be printed together e.g. social studies just put social~studies and they will print together! You can also choose to PDF the file when you choose the print command and then it can easily be put on the wiki site.

To use the program use this link - [|Wordle]

Go to this link to find 45 ways that you can use Wordle in the classroom. Try one or two - they look like fun! [|45 Ways to Use Wordle]

This program allows you to link voice to pictures and then share them via email or internet. Has a variety of uses and is easy to use. You need to sign up the programme to use it but this is basic. When you do sign up make sure in the options you choose to share the information otherwise viewers can't actually open the link [|Voice Thread] Here is a sample of what I used it for while learning to set it up. Enjoy! [|Lesley's Voice Thread]
 * Voice Thread**

This is a neat little programme where the kids can pick various options and design what they may look like in a virtual world. Click on the link to try it out! [|Build Your Wild Self] Below is a digital image of my wild self. To do this from the programme firstly create your wild self and then print it. Instead of actually printing it when you get the preview right click on it and save picture as. You then save it as a JPEG and can use it as an ordinary picture. Students could use this as a digital image of themselves instead of an actual photo.
 * Build Your Wild Self**


 * Poetry** - having trouble finding a word to rhyme - try out Rhyme Brain - click on this link [|Rhyme Brain]