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 Websites/Webtools Review [|googledocs] Google docs is great because you can upload and assess your files anywhere. If your computer crashed you would still be able to assess whatever file you have in googledocs. It is also great because it free and easy to use. Another great thing about googledocs is that you are able to choose who and if you would like to share you documents with anyone. [|efolio] Efolio is a great way to have a portfolio that easily assessable. Using efolio is easy for the you and those who are interested in viewing your portfolio.You are able to put everything you need on your efolio, résumés, work samples, audio, video, and photos You are able to control who is able to have assess to your efolio. It is much easier to use efolio than carry around an actual portfolio. [|sliderocket] Sliderocket is a great NPP presentation tool. You are able to assess your presentation from the internet. Sliderocket seems to have all of the features you need to make a good presenation. Sliderocket also has cool effects and animation that powerpoint does not. It is also much easier to share your sliderocket presenations by simply using an URL or emedding your presenation. [|wordle] Wordle is fun and easy to use. You just enter your text and then are able to choose the font, size, color, etc. Depending on what you are using wordle for, the words that occur most often will be the largest. Wordle is a fun and different way to present and use words. [|morguefile] Morgue file is very easy to use. I have always had success finding pictures of what I am looking for. The pictures of high quality and you free to use. When using morgue file you do not have to work about copyright! [|teachertube] Teachertube is just what it sounds like, it is like a youtube just for teachers. Teachertube can be a great resource at school, especially because youtube is not allowed at many schools. Teachertube provides you with lots of educational videos other teachers are using or creating. With teachertube you can also upload you own videos to help your students learn or study. [|toondoo] Toondoo is a fun website. Student would love to create their own comics, and it is easy enough to do if you use toondoo. I think toondoo can also be a great way to get students to become more interested in writing. Starting out with something like comics is great way to get studnets to open up and just writing. Toondoo is also a fun and different medium to use for presentations or projects. It is simple to use and allows students to be creative. [|animoto] Animoto was so easy to use! It is three simple steps: select pictures, select music, and finalize. Animoto puts your whole video together for you, and the end result looks great! The one thing that I didn't like about animoto was that you were limited to 15 photos and only a 30 second video. It would be fun to make something longer. You can do a lot in 30 seconds, and may even be an advantage when using this in a large classroom. [|zoho] I used zoho to make my non PPT presentation and was surprised at how easy it was to use. Zoho is simple to use and not to fancy there are enough templetes to choose from but not a huge selection. Zoho has many of the same advantages as sliderocket, you are able to assess your presentations from the internet and can also share them using the internet. [|wiki] After using our class wiki for the past month I am very surprised at how easy to use it has been. I really like all of the different things you able to do using the wiki. I wikis are a great tool for the classroom. They can be used to share information with classmate and also are a great way to work on group projects.