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TOP TOOLS
TOP 10 TOOLS 2007
Russel Tarr
Russel is Head of History at the
International School of Toulouse, France. He is
author of the award-winning website
www.activehistory.co.uk
and is an administrator of the history teachers’
discussion forum at
www.schoolhistory.co.uk/forum.
Russel is particularly interested in the use of
online games and simulations as tools for learning.
He writes: I've
tried to include a range of tools which are often
overlooked rather than restate the obvious ones
again.
Russell's Top 10 Tools as at 19 August 2007
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Classtools.net
: Create your own educational online games and
activities with a whole range of Flash templates that can be
saved for future editing and embedded into your own blog / website.
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Bubbl.us :
A fantastic collaborative mindmapping application,
freely available online.
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ContentGenerator.net :
Allows teachers and students to
create Flash games and quizzes
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Dynamic
Drive :
Snippets of code
to put into web pages to add more interactivity
–
polls,
animations and
so on.
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Flash
Kit :
Editable Flash movies which are great
for learning how to get to grips with this application.
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Puzzlemaker :
An oldie but a goldie
–
create your own crosswords at the click of a
button. A nice way of spicing up an
old paper test.
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del.icio.us
:
An incomparable way of
sharing bookmarks with fellow educators. I am
del.icio.us/russeltarr
- feel free to add me to your network!
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Leech Video :
Installs a tool in your browser so
that with a single click you can download videos directly
from YouTube for offline storage and
viewing.
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Wimpy FLV player :
Ties in with number [8]
–
videos downloaded from YouTube will be in .flv
format (Flash video). This little piece of
freeware allows you to play the videos on
your computer.
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FindSounds :
An awesome search engine dedicated
purely and simply to finding sound files
–
much like YouTube does for video.
What are your
Top 10 tools - for
your own personal working and learning
and/or
creating, delivering or supporting others' learning?
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