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1Tools for Transformative Work
Welcome to Mr. Postman's repository of resources that can be used to create or present transformative work. The index on the left shows the pages in this "jog". I have set this up to share online resources, but as you can see on the next page, you can use Jog the Web to present information (text and tables), images, and video. Signing up for an account is free and easy. Enjoy!
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2How else to use Jog the Web
Keep in mind that not every page in your jog needs to be a link. You can add your own text, create tables, insert pictures, and upload video. It would make a great location of to put a study guide. If you send home parent letters regularly, they can be also put in a jog, so parents can have quick access to old newsletters.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 
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3Vuvox
http://www.vuvox.com/): This has become a personal favorite of mine. It’s a presentation tool that moves like a timeline. It's also great for sequencing and presenting factual information
http://www.vuvox.com/
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4Glogster
Glogster allows users to make the equivalent of an electronic poster. It’s more dynamic than a tagboard poster, as you can add links, audio, and video. The fifth grade used Glogster to present research they did on famous African Americans.
http://edu.glogster.com/
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5Animoto
This is a great alternative to PhotoStory. It has more bells and whistles. The free version limits videos to 30 seconds, but the “PLUS” version is only $5 a month.
http://animoto.com/education
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6Museum Box
This presentation tool begins with a diagram of a cube, in which users can add text, images, videos, links, etc. The completed box can be placed in a drawer, and the other drawers can be filled with boxes on the same topic or related topics.
http://museumbox.e2bn.org/
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7Voice Thread
Upload pictures and record your voice. There is a drawing tool that can be used while you record, which makes it a great tool for getting students to create online tutorials.
http://voicethread.com/
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8Blabberize
This fun site lets the user upload pictures, customize a mouth, and record audio. The finished product shows the picture with the mouth opening and closing while playing the audio.
http://blabberize.com/
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9Little Bird Tales
Create online books with your own pictures (uploaded or painted within the site). You can also record audio to create read along eBooks. Younger students can create class books, and older students can create individual books.
http://littlebirdtales.com/
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10Story Jumper
Another online book creator. It’s a bit more complex than Little Bird Tales, so it’s better for older students. You can also purchase hard copy versions of the books you create.
http://www.storyjumper.com/
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11Storybird
Yet another online book creator. This one comes with all sorts of interesting artwork created by professional artists. The advantage of Storybird is that students will spend more time writing text and less time finding or creating illustrations.
http://storybird.com/
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12Toondoo
This is the best comics creator I have found. I’ve shared this with a few students, and they love it!
http://www.toondoo.com
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13Zooburst
Create online 3-D pop up books. This is an innovative and engaging way to tell or retell a story.
http://www.zooburst.com/
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14Voki
Create avatars that speak and can be added to an Edline page.
http://www.voki.com/
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15Doppel Me
Create avatars that can be saved and used in documents and webpages.
http://www.doppelme.com/
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16Creately
Create online, collaborative diagrams (ala “Inspiration).
http://creately.com/
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17Visual.ly
Create infographics and data visualizations. This is a bit advanced, but some of you high flyers may be interested.
http://visual.ly/
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18Tube Chop
Take a YouTube video, “chop” it to save only the section you want, and share it with others.
http://creately.com/
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19School Tube
Similar to YouTube but designed specifically for students and teachers.
http://www.schooltube.com/
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20Kid Rex
This is a fun and safe search for kids, by kids! KidRex searches emphasize kid-related webpages from across the entire web and are powered by Google Custom Search.
http://www.kidrex.org/
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21Twurdy
This is a web search, powered by Bing, that includes a readability index. Twurdy uses a simple color-coded system to indicate how easy or difficult it is to read a particular website in your search results.
http://twurdy.com/
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22Wolframalpha
This is not exactly a search engine. You type in a topic and it returns lots of information about it, including text, tables, timelines, and more.
http://m.wolframalpha.com/
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23Scoop It
Personal and professional tool - online magazine format
http://www.scoop.it/
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24Read Write Think
Great online reading and writing activities
http://readwritethink.org
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25Wordle
Make word clouds
http://www.wordle.net/
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26Tagxedo
Make word clouds with shapes
http://www.tagxedo.com/
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27Popplet
Create collaborative topic maps.
http://popplet.com/
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28Kevin Honeycutt's Free tools you can use in the classroom
Click on the link FREE TOOLS YOU CAN USE IN THE CLASSROOM, and explore!
http://kevinhoneycutt.org/