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=Jennifer Barnett's Technology Toolkit=

I'm sharing my toolkit of my "can't do without web tools" with you here. See my more feminine analogy - My Web Wardrobe It's hard for me to keep up with so many websites that I really like. So I clip them together using [|http://del.icio.us] or [|www.diigo.com] - social bookmarking toosl that I use almost everyday. I never loose a site and can find it no matter what computer I'm using, as long as I'm connected to the net. || I love to use Quizlet for vocabulary practice. I have a class group, so when students create a study set of vocab words, they can share them with the entire class. The games are fun for students and the practice tests and quizzes help them to improve their grades. Visit - [|www.quizlet.com] Also, try [|www.brainflips.com] - another excellent vocab drilling site! || There are so many tools and sites for finding useful teaching stuff out there now. My favorite right now is a site created by educational technology guru Susie Vespers from New Zealand. Her wiki is full of links, advice, tutorials, and other helpful info for using web tools in your classroom. I can always find a "stud" on her site! Visit - http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com || My golden shovel is undoubtedly [|http://go2web20.net.] This is a wonderland of web tools. It is a web 2.0 directory of thousands of sites that you'll find useful. || I love to use Our Story with my students for writing. This wonderful site is great for online writing, sharing, and grading. I love that my students stories, essays, and other thoughts become a part of their life's story that each one of them can continue after leaving my class. It's free, easy, and versatile. Visit - [|www.ourstory.com] Other great writing sites: [|Mixbook], [|Shutterfly] || Have your students add some Humor to your lessons with these fun comic strip generators: [|Bitstrips], [|Toon Doo] [|Pixton] [|Befunky] || Without a doubt, my most versatile tool is wikispaces. I use it for most everything I do in my class. I post so much here: handouts, links to games, videos, pictures of our work, surveys, polls, Power Point presentations, and much more. My wiki is http://fhswolvesden.wikispaces.com. (No longer updated, but still available to public) Visit: www.wikispaces.com to create your own.
 * [[image:paperclip.jpg width="190" height="98" align="left"]] || **My Best Paper Clip**
 * [[image:power-drill.jpg width="190" height="105" align="left"]] || **Drilling Vocabulary**
 * [[image:stud_finder.jpg width="100" height="156" align="center"]] || **"Stud" Finder**
 * [[image:GoldenShovel.jpg width="167" height="119" align="center"]] || **Digging for Gold Using a "Golden Shovel"**
 * [[image:typewriter.jpg width="197" height="143" align="center"]] || **Writing Tool**
 * [[image:Scissors.jpg width="133" height="107" align="center"]] || **"Cutting Up"**
 * [[image:swiss-army-knife.jpg width="201" height="163" align="center"]] || **My Most Versatile Tool**

See other Talladega County technology initiative wikis: http://tcboe21.wikispaces.com; http://tcboemasterpiece.wikispaces.com || When I think about using a paint brush, I think about how difficult and rewarding it is to do careful, intricate work. Tools I like to have student use to create detailed projects are [|Movie Maker], [|Photo Story 3], iMovie, || One of the coolest sites that holds all sorts of things in one place is glogster. Go to [|www.glogster.com] to see how you can create an interactive poster with video, podcasts, pictures, animation, links, and much more. It's insanely fun and perfect for kids of most ages. || Post things online. Use Authorstream and Slideshare to post (embed) your powerpoint presentations into your website. Use ||
 * [[image:Paint_Brush.jpg width="195" height="127" align="center"]] || **Paint Brush Tool**
 * [[image:stapler.jpg width="207" height="136" align="center"]] || **Stapler - Holds Lots of Things Together**
 * [[image:nail.jpg width="179" height="123" align="center"]] || **Nail -**
 * [[image:Keys.jpg width="207" height="83" align="center"]] || **Keys** ||
 * [[image:saw.jpg width="246" height="117" align="center"]] || **Saw** ||
 * [[image:glue.jpg width="123" height="160" align="center"]] || **Glue** ||