Inspiring+Online+Tools

==** FrameWork for Inquiry Tools  ** ==

The collection of online tools suggested here are organized into categories of instructional functions - many tools are able to serve in more than one role. While there are many many more tools not listed here - the goal of this page is to give a framework for thinking about ALL the tools as providing functions in the learning, thinking and communication process.

**BFO** - blinding flash of the obvious: Use your "magic" glasses to peer past the glitter of the tools - it is the cognitive tasks and extended roles for learners to accelerate owning their learning that determines the added-value of using technology tools.

- Collaboration - Sharing - Assessment - Reflection / Feedback
 * • Process Tools **

• ** Meaning-Making Tools ** - Pre-Planning - Research / Investigation - Knowledge Construction

** • ** ** Media-Making Tools ** - Media Editing / Construction - Publishing

** Process Tools **
**Collaboration - creating together synchronously (real time) AND ....** asynchronously
 * Skype (real time)
 * GoToMeeting (real time)
 * Elluminate (real-time)
 * Edmodo.com
 * GroupTweet (private groups using Twitter)
 * iEtherpad (real time)
 * Google Docs
 * Wallwisher (real time)
 * Dabbleboard.com (real time)
 * Twiddla - meeting playground (real-time)
 * WetPaint - meeting playground (real-time)
 * Second Life (real time - must sign up avatar)

**Sharing - sharing resources and experiences**
 * Diigo webslides
 * JogtheWeb
 * Skitch
 * Doodle (polling / scheduling meetings)

**Assessment**
 * Scoring Guides for Digital Products
 * PollEverywhere
 * SurveyMonkey

**Reflection / Feedback**
 * Blogging
 * Voicethread.com
 * Wallwisher.com
 * Edmodo.com
 * Wiffiti (live feedback)
 * Today'sMeeting.com (micro-blogging)

** Meaning-making Tools **
**Pre-Planning**
 * Mindmapping (generic)
 * Wallwisher (real-time collaborative brainstorming)
 * Cacoo (real-time collaborative mindmapping)
 * Project2Manage

**Research / Investigation**
 * RadCab (credible/realiable searches)
 * Diigo.com (social bookmarking)
 * Dropbox ~ (File storage - syncs with multiple devices and allows public sharing)
 * EverNote.com (social note-taking - web text capturing - publish sharing)
 * BibMe.com (citation tool)
 * WonderWheel (visual search engine)
 * Search-Cube (visual search engine)
 * Quintura.com (visual search engine)
 *  TagGalaxy (visually displayed image searches)

**Knowledge-Construction**
 * Mindmapping (generic)
 * Cacoo.com (real-time collaboration mind-mapping)
 * Word processing (writing is discovery / writing is thinking)
 * Zoho Writer
 * Wordle (patterns)
 * iEtherpad.com (real-time collaboration)
 * editgrid.com (spreadsheet)

** Media-making Tools **
**Media Editing / Construction**
 * Audacity (audio-editing) - MAC and PC
 * Voice Memo (ipad app)
 * Aviary (image-editing) (music-editing) (audio-editing) - MAC and PC
 * LiveQuartz (image-editing for MAC)
 * Blabberize (image-editing)
 * MorphThing (image-editing - transforms a visual animation of one image into into another)
 * Befunky.com (image-editing - turns photos into comic style)
 * Jing (screen capture)
 * Screenr (screen capturing)
 * IShowU (screen capturing)
 * Machinima - What is IT?

**Final Product Construction - Mixing IT Together (sometimes publishing too)**
 * iMovie 06 or 11 (MAC)
 * Video Studio Pro X4 (PC)
 * Final Cut Express (MAC)
 * PhotoStory (PC)
 * JayCut.com (video-editing)
 * Prezi (slide show)
 * Zooburst (3D Books)
 * StoryTron.com
 * NeverEnding Stori (Choose Your Own Adventures)
 * Vuvox ~ (interactive slide show and presentations)
 * GoAnimate ~ (create animated plays/stories from stage scripts)
 * XtraNormal ~ (create text to movies animations - great for dialogues
 * NotaLand ~ (multimedia collaborative scrapbooking mashing ideas, images and media together with friends)
 * Comic Creator
 * Myths and Legends Creator
 * Pinky Dinky Doo (podcasting and other activities by kids for kids)
 * Reel Director (iphone / ipad app)

**Publishing**
 * VoiceThread ~ Online publishing of images, movies, student work w/ voice/text/video feedback spaces
 * LuLu~ Easy online publishing and sales of books, ebooks, photo books, calendars etc
 * Pen.io ~ Online Publishing - creates web pages fast
 * SlideShare ~ public sharing of slides (PPT and KEY)