Monday, January 9, 2012

Flashcard Machine

Flashcard Machine is a great site for making interactive flashcards.  These flashcards can contain text and images and are great for sharing.  A user can also browse through a variety of different categories and even use one of their mobile apps for studying.

I recommend checking out Flashcard Machine by clicking here!!

Doodlecast

Doodlecast is an app($1.99) for the iPad & iPhone that I just downloaded for the kids.  This is a great educational app that allows people to record their voice while drawing/doodling (Voicethread has something similar like that).  Where the learning goes it helps students tell a story about their drawing or select one of the writing prompts and draw using a template.  Finished movies can then be uploaded to YouTube.

I recommend checking out Doodlecast by clicking here!!

Lit Charts

Lit Charts is a great site that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers.  This is a site for getting free outlines and study guides for classic literature.  A person can read a piece online, download a PDF, or view w/ an iPhone app.

I highly recommend checking out Lit Charts by clicking here!!

ScreenTweet

ScreenTweet is a new (beta) site that I just found out about from the blog, Tech-lou-ology.  This is a great way for Twitter users to share videos, photos, screen shots, etc.  All a user has to do is sign in w/ their Twitter account and then they have ability to upload and mark up images, PDF's, and video.

I recommend checking out ScreenTweet by clicking here!!

Beautiful Books

Beautiful Books is a nice site for reviews of books for kids up to the age of 6.  These reviews are done on a 5 star scale and are very insightful.  Some reviews contain video, and there are tips and activities for readers as well.

I recommend checking out Beautiful Books by clicking here.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Sound Jay

Sound Jay is an excellent site for finding free audio effects.  These effects are in a number of different categories such as: music tracks, transportation sounds, button sounds, etc.  The only stipulation are that these sounds can't be posted for download.

I recommend checking out Sound Jay by clicking here!!

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Photo Pin

Photo Pin is a site I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog.  This is a search engine for photos that is ideal for bloggers.  These photos are free to use being creative commons and offers the user different ways to obtain the photo via: download, links, or code.

I highly recommend checking out Photo Pin by clicking here!!!

For my top 10 sites for finding images click here.