21 Ways to Use Photos in the Classroom

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling | Posted on June 23, 2015

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21 Ways to Use Photos in the Classroom is a blog post from We Are Teachers and has some stellar ideas for integrating visual images in your teaching.

12 Ways to Use ThingLink in the Classroom

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Blended Learning, Blogs, Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling, Thinglink | Posted on June 23, 2015

thinglink blog

ThingLink Blog has twelve super ideas on ways to integrate this free web tool into the classroom.

Tackk

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Storytelling, Web Design | Posted on June 23, 2015

 

tackk

 

Tackk is a web design platform easy for teachers and student to use in creating digital content.  Teachers can create lesson visuals while students can demonstrate their learning and publish to the web.

 

PDF to Word on iPad or iPhone

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone, Odds and Ends, PDF Documents | Posted on February 9, 2015

 

PDF to Word by Comet Docs  allows users to turn their PDF texts, forms and tables into editable Microsoft Word documents. Find your PDF document and open it in PDF to Word. Once the PDF is imported, it is automatically sent to our servers for conversion. The file is downloaded once the conversion is done. Because the conversion is not being performed on your device, the app will not burden your device’s resources or drain its battery.  Check it out in the App Store for $2.99.

-No limits on file size or number of converted files.
-Excellent conversion quality.
-Word documents are optimized for fast viewing and reuse.
-Scanned and complex PDFs can be converted as well.
-The converted document is in the .docx format and immediately ready for further reuse.
-Layout, formatting, tables, images and text look exactly like the original.
-No need to further fix the converted document.
-Your file is deleted from servers, right after the conversion ends.

Where to Find the Best Free Photos and Graphics

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Citizenship, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling, Images/Photos | Posted on January 12, 2015

Where to Find the Best Free Photos and Graphics is a collection from the Site Builder web site.

The Ultimate Directory Of Free Image Sources

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling, Images/Photos | Posted on January 12, 2015

The Ultimate Directory Of Free Image Sources

 

The Ultimate Directory Of Free Image Sources  is a post on the Edublogger blog.  For those of you who maintain web sites, blog, update Facebook pages, etc. this is an excellent guide to finding Creative Commons images that meet Copyright requirements.

Microsoft One Note for Teachers Series

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Adminstrative Tools, Desktop Publishing, Microsoft Office Programs/Tools, New Teachers, Notetaking, OneNote | Posted on January 5, 2015

one note

 

Microsoft One Note for Teachers Series

With Microsoft OneNote, educators can create digital notebooks that support academic standards and outcomes across disciplines. Students may use OneNote across content areas and grade levels. OneNote also supports research, collaboration, information management, communication, note taking, journaling, and other academic requirements.

Quotes Cover.Com

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Motivation, Quotes | Posted on June 19, 2014

quotescover

 

QuotesCover.Com is a web site that allows you to search for relevant quotes and then produce media content – whether it be a poster, Facebook or Twitter banner, web site image, etc.

Smithsonian Photos

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography | Posted on May 5, 2014

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SmithsonianPhotos is a fabulous place to find interesting images to spark student imagination.  Use them for writing prompts, math problems, or to illustrate a lesson you are teaching.

Glitterfy

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling | Posted on May 5, 2014

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Glitterfy is a free web site where you can find glitter images, animations, and text.  Use it to spice up presentations, web sites, blog posts, etc.

Padlet

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Blended Learning, Common Core, Desktop Publishing | Posted on March 13, 2014

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Padlet is a free web tool that allows you to create a wall on any topic.  Ideas include:
teaching,       wishing friends,       noticeboards,       bookmarking,       discussions,       brainstorming,       notetaking,       quizzes,       planning events,       making lists,       watching videos,       collecting feedback

This would be a great classroom tool for summative assessment.

Blogging with Elementary Students – How to Get Started

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Blogs, Common Core, Desktop Publishing, Reading/Language Arts, Technology, Writing | Posted on September 10, 2013

 

Blogging with Elementary Students – How to Get Started is a great “how-to” article on the Teacher’s Life for Me blog.  Michael Soskil tells you step-by-step how to have students select a topic, do research, cite works, and publish.  All these activities align perfectly with Common Core standards for ELA.

Unsplash

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling, Images/Photos | Posted on August 30, 2013

unsplash

Unsplash is a beautiful royalty free image site you can use with web design, blogs, publishing etc.

Print Friendly

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, EMail, Odds and Ends, Web 2.0 | Posted on July 12, 2013

print friendly

Print Friendly allows you to convert any web site into a print friendly format to cut out all the color photos and graphics.

Chart Gizmo

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Graphic Organizers | Posted on July 12, 2013

chart gizmoChart Gizmo

With your free account from ChartGizmo you can now create charts for your website, blog and social network profiles.

ChartGizmo may be useful for those who need to visualize financial, scientific or other type of data.

National Gallery of Art Images

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Art, Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling, Digital Textbooks, Images/Photos | Posted on June 18, 2013

A11034.jpgNational Gallery of Art Images  NGA Images is a repository of digital images of the collections of the National Gallery of Art. On this website you can search, browse, share, and download images. A standards-based reproduction guide and a help section provide advice for both novices and experts. More than 25,000 open access digital images up to 3000 pixels each are available free of charge for download and use. NGA Images is designed to facilitate learning, enrichment, enjoyment, and exploration.

Clipping Magic

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography | Posted on June 18, 2013

clipping magicClipping Magic.Com

Easily remove the background from your photos to create masks, cutouts,
or clipping paths, all done instantly online with ClippingMagic.com

Pin Words

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling | Posted on June 18, 2013

pin wordsPin Words

Instantly add beautiful text to your images

Tackk Online Event Announcements and Newsletters

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Current Events/News, Desktop Publishing, Important Reminders, Odds and Ends, Presentation Tools, Web 2.0, Web Design | Posted on June 18, 2013

tackkTackk is a free site where you can create announcements or online newsletters.  If you do not sign up for an account, the announcements are only good for a couple days, but you can establish a free account for longer periods of time.

Biteslide

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Storytelling, Presentation Tools | Posted on May 2, 2013

Biteslide was the EdTech Digest Award winner for 2013 and gives younger students an easy effective way to create online slideshow presentations that showcase their learning.

26 Places to Find Free Multimedia for your Blog

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Blogs, Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling, Images/Photos | Posted on April 22, 2013

 

26 Places to Find Free Multimedia for your Blog has links to free image, audio, and video sites.

Ookaboo Images

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling, Images/Photos | Posted on April 22, 2013

Ookaboo has free public domain photos that students and teachers can use in presentations, blogs, web site, and more.

Image Base – Free Stock Photos

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling, Images/Photos | Posted on April 22, 2013

Image Base – Free Stock Photos has dozens of images that can be used in presentations and web sites.  They even have a collection of PowerPoint backgrounds students can use.

Quozio – Create Slides or Posters of Famous Quotes

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Odds and Ends, Podcasting, Presentation Tools, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on February 26, 2013

Quozio allows you to copy and paste any quote and author and the site will create a jpeg image you can save to your computer to use in slideshows, videos, or posters.  

Pixabay Online Images Site

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Images/Photos, Odds and Ends | Posted on February 22, 2013

 

Pixabay is a great site to find beautiful public domain images to use on your web sites, presentations, and videos.

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