Read and Write!

Pretty much how I find stuff is purely accidental. My thinking train has jumped so many tracks I don't even remember how I got to this. Oh wait, I was looking for resources about the Iditarod. If you read Carole Marsh books with your class, you are going to enjoy her mystery club site.

What I found were links to what look like ALL of her books, plus free printable resources. Very nice. Not being a reading/language arts teacher I have not read these books but I am very impressed with her site. Her books seem to be for grades 1-6. Her free resources might include book club activities, quizzes and more. There is also a place to submit your review of the book. A nice resource and worth a look.

Let's Make a Movie!

My sixth grade students are working on a research project about composers. Each student researched one composer and wrote a brief summary about that composer including items about their life such as education, influences and compositions. They will each dress up as their composer and we are going to video them giving their talk as their composer. The cool thing though is that we are going to "blue screen" it and put images relating to the composer in the background. It has it's challenges but this is a project well worth the time. So I'd like to share some awesome resources that I and my students will be using to create these composer movies. I'll share one when we are finished. We are going to be using Windows Movie Maker 2.6 to edit our movie.

Let's start with some videos that will tell you all you need to know about how to do this.These come from Lamar CISD in Texas and their Interact Cafe. The videos are presented by Chris Nilsson. I first saw Chris present at TCEA. Chris includes on the site the XML files you will need to add to Movie Maker to use the blue screen. This is a great resource. While you are there, you should check out some of the other things on the Interact Cafe site. Some excellent tutorials.

To read their script, the students will be using a site called Cue Prompter It is exactly what it sounds like, easy to use and FREE.



We are using iPads to record. Online-convert (another of my favorites) to convert the videos to wmv so we can import them into Movie Maker.

And btw- my "blue screen" is a plastic party table cloth that I bought from the local party supply store. Works perfectly!

And yes, there are other tools to do what we are doing. And yes, there is an iPad green screen app. BUT, using the tools we have this is what we are doing. Doing it this way though does give the students an experience that they won't find with an iPad. I think knowing that you can make a program like Movie Maker do something it didn't before is valuable knowledge. I also think putting all these pieces together gives you a sense of greater power over a creation. Yes, there are easier ways with different tools but why not this way? And to top it off, I just read this great article on how creating movies involves Higher Order Thinking skills so there you go!

Class Dojo and making it to the end of the year!

I am winding down the school year, trying to get in everything I want to and constantly getting interrupted! You would think I would get used to this since every year it is the same. What is the phrase? Crazy is when you keep doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results? Yeah, that's me.

At the end of the year I sometimes find myself having to remind students about the procedures we have been following since August. You would think I had changed them or something! So I have to step up the discipline monitoring and keep on top of those that would like the last day of school to have been yesterday. I started using Class Dojo a few months back to help with classroom management. I was introduced to over a year ago but didn't put it into action. I now use it with my K-1-2-3-4 classes (should have included 5th too!) Class Dojo, open the app, and as class is moving forward if I see good behavior I can immediately award a point or if needed add a negative. You can also set up parent and student access so they can monitor the behavior away from class. I only use this in class since I see my classes once a week. Attendance can also be taken on Class Dojo and for me this is perfect. I had a colleague who used it with a 7th grade class that was having a lot of trouble staying focused and even at this "old" age, they loved it! Whatever will motivate them to want to do better is always a plus.
Class Dojo

Class Dojo is a creative and fun visual way to manage and track class behavior. You create your class lists, assign positive and negative behaviors (there are default ones but you can create your own too), and the cute part is the avatars for each students are these great little monsters! My kids always want to see the class page at the start and end of class, I think just to see their monster. There is an app for Apple and Android also so I can open the web page for

Even though you are probably at the end of the school year, if you need something new to help make it, check out Class Dojo. Once you play with it this year perhaps you will find it fits your needs for the coming school year.

Hang in there fellow teachers!

August Squeeze! Socratve and LiveBinder

I did this! Not such a slacker, eh?

 I seriously though about this being the last day of August and if I wasn't going to be a total slacker I better get a post in. So pathetic!

But- I do have two good tools that if I did not mention before they certainly deserve a closer look. Let's start with Socrative. Awesome FREE Web 2.0 tool. Create a free account and your students are able to log in either through the web or the iPad app with no account necessary from them. Once there you can use Socrative for review questions, exit tickets, test, and more. Socrative is especially helpful for formative assessment because it makes the checking quick and easy. There are games to play with any of your tests or quizzes. My students loved the Space Race. If your students have access to computers or iPads on a regular basis you may find this a regular part of your lessons. 

The other web based tool that I finally used to create and share with people is LiveBinder. LiveBinder is exactly what it sounds like- a binder, with tabs and everything. What I used it for was a professional development session my principal requested I help him put together. He gave me two videos he wanted us to view and a series of questions to answer. The challenge was how could I put this all together online and keep it all in one place? LiveBinder to the rescue! 

What I discovered was that by using the tabs and inserting the different content choices I could put videos on a page and have sub tabs underneath each main tab containing a question to answer. I then inserted a Padlet (another great web tool) right on the page. All the teachers had to do was read, click, type and they were done. So simple! I also love the option to make the binder private and require a passcode to enter. This made our PD just for our school.

My principal was happy, I was thrilled and I think the teachers found it easy also.

I have been at workshops where a leader has used LiveBinders to organize the details of the workshop but I had never used it to create something for someone to actually use. So....Go check out LiveBinders. There are many great public binders that might be helpful for your own use. But do think about how you might be able to use this for your students.

Marching In and Ocean Tracks

You know the saying about March coming in like a lamb and out like a lion or vice versa? Well how about March coming in like a whirlwind? That is how it has been since I returned from TCEA and TMEA. Quite a flurry of activity. I spent considerable amount of time when I came back preparing a video for our school's auction. Many, many hours were spent but it turned out great. Although, last minute, I get a phone call asking if I can change the size of the video because the projector resolution was not what I set the video up in. I knew that was going to happen! Should have done 2. Live and Learn.

Really cool site here for science teachers or anyone interested in tracking sharks. A fellow teacher shared this site and I spent far too much time looking at it. Ocean Tracks displays the tracks of selected marine animals tagged by CSIRO and their partners. Using interactive maps you are able to "follow" the path of one of many tagged animals. You can follow Tazzi the Tiger Shark or meet the scientists who are behind the tagging. I especially enjoyed the interactive "dive with this fish" that takes you into the water to "see" and follow it. Very cool! There are also postcards and tips for teachers to download and print for their classes. It is sites like this that make me wish I taught science.

Third Grade Common Core

It seems there is much discussion over the Common Core Standards. Lately I have seen postings surfacing about it and I've been in more than one conversation in the last 3 days concerning Common Core Standards. Well now, from CoreCommonStandards.com comes a workbook to help guide teachers in implementing the standards. This book is filled with so many resources for teachers. Worksheets, activities and listings of the standards arranged in an orderly manner with colorful and easy to read pages. The workbooks available here are a must have for teachers who are trying to navigate into the adoption of the Common Core Standards for their state.

Currently on their site, workbooks, such as the Third Grade Common Core Workbook, are available. The workbooks are downloadable so the resources are easy to access right from your computer while you are planning your lessons. The site also offers links to the standards for all states who have adopted the Common Core, plus you can look at standards by grade level or by subject (English or Math).

Be sure to take a look at the Core Common Standards and all that is offered here.

TCEA 2013 , 360 Cities and iBooks Author

I am back from a great week spent in Austin for the TCEA conference. So many wonderful sessions. My brain is still jumbled and I will need to sort through my notes of links and things. I also had the pleasure of presenting three sessions with my partner in crime, Carol Mayo, the director of professional development for the diocese. On Monday, we presented Websites with Weebly. Full session and lots of great comments afterwards. Likewise for our Tuesday session of Award Winning Websites with Animoto. And finally, a small but very enthusiastic crowd for our Paper Slide and Mime Videos. All of our session material can be found on Carol's website, Hold the Mayo (cute name isn't it? A nice play on words with her name!). If you are interested, please take a look. There are even some of the completed projects from the attendees. Among the links posted is a link to our STARCamp wikispace. This is a teacher tech camp that we have taught for a few years. Carol also does lots of other trainings and her resources can be found within the site.

I think one of the things I most benefited from this year at TCEA were the sessions on working with iBooks Author with Alexis Carroll Cline, the publications specialist at TCEA. (You can follow her twitter feed here) I had played with iBooks Author before but I feel I have a much better grasp of how to work with it now.

Another favorite session was Digital Field Trips with Naomi Thompson from the Fort Worth ISD. She shared some links I don't remember seeing before. I was really intriguied by 360cities.net. There are so many places from around the world to visit. Perhaps you would like to show your students the Colosseum in Rome up close (be sure to follow the arrows to look inside), or the magnificent Machu Picchu, or maybe a peek inside the Louvre in Paris? I could spend many hours just perusing all of the listings in this site. 360cities.net can be used in any subject, visiting a battlefield, home of an author, or the interior of a cathedral. 360 can take your students on that field trip some may never take.

Many of the presenters had handouts for their presentations which can be found here. Check out the list, there may be something here that interests you.

All in all, it was a very good week. I will try to post more of what I learned in the coming weeks. So much to digest. This coming week is a trip to San Antonio for the TMEA/TI:ME conference. More learning!

2012 to 2013

December is always a crazy month for me. If you have read my profile, you will notice that I am a music teacher so December naturally has a holiday program. It definitely consumes most of my energy! I haven't been totally absent from my tech world so I had to get in one last post before the year ends. This post does not come necessarily from an educational search but it does have classroom applications also.

I was looking for a way to send a video message that my elderly mother could open and see without actually downloading a video. I also wanted it to be private and most of all FREE. I did a little looking around and of course one of my first searches for great web tools is with Richard Byrne's Free Technology for Teachers. I am always forever grateful to people like him who take the time and energy to do extensive research on web tools. I trust the sites he recommends and his thoughts on classroom applications.

My search led me to Kincast. Yeah, his post was over a year ago, but I didn't need something like this a year ago! And yes, like most web 2.0 tools, I believe they have changed since Mr. Byrne first wrote about them. However, Kincast offers a way to upload or record directly videos of any size that you can share privately. For my purposes, which is to share videos with family, this is perfect. The free version gives you unlimited sharing and 30 minutes of cloud storage. There are paid versions, monthly and yearly,  that offer more storage and other options. People that you share with do not need an account or password to view your videos (again I needed EASY for my mother) and only need to click on a link in their email.

File size for uploading is 4GB per video. In the free version, once you hit the 30 min limit, they will ask you if you want to upgrade. If you choose to stay on the free version, they will delete your oldest videos to make room for your new one. You can also delete videos whenever you want. Kincast has a great HELP page with FAQs.

For the classroom, Kincast could be an easy way for teachers to share student videos privately with their parents. Even though the site is private, please note that the site is not intended for use by anyone under age 13 and their privacy policy states that you must be 18 to create an account. This is an important factor for teachers and I remind you to always check the privacy policies of websites if you intend to use them with your students. You should also be aware of your school district's internet policies.

Happy New Year!

WatchKnowLearn and Reading Bear

Avoiding what I should be doing, I was looking through my reader and Larry Ferlazzo's post about phonics caught my eye. He happens to mention a site called Reading Bear.  I went to view the Reading Bear site and was quite impressed. This is a great resource for teaching phonics. Their site says they have over "1200 vocabulary items and 50 presentations". If you read the About Us section of Reading Bear you will find that this site is completely free and funds are provided by a Memphis area donor who wishes to remain anonymous. I am amazed and truly grateful as a teacher that something like this is out there for teachers and free. You do not have to create an account to use the site. If you choose to do so, you will be able to save scores and progress. Teachers can also make accounts for their students. Excellent site. Do, do, do take a look!

And to top it off.....as I scrolled to the bottom of the page to find out more I saw that it comes from WatchKnowLearn.org. Another WOW for my day! WatchKnowLearn is free educational videos in a very nicely organized way. Music alone has 889 videos. Over 7,000 in the History category. You may have found many of the videos they have listed but to have everything organized all in one place is pretty cool. The videos come from all different sources but are considered kid safe for ages 1 - 18.

Again, this site is done by some very generous people. Generous with time and money and the belief that everyone should have the opportunity to learn. Thank you to these folks and others like them that have made educating others their mission in life. And thank you Larry Ferlazzo who leads me to so many wonderful sites.

Remembering 9/11

There are many thoughts and opinions about how we should teach about the events of September 11, 2001. Larry Ferlazzo, who I have mentioned before, has a "Best of" list for teaching about 9/11. If you are looking for resources you should definitely look at his list.

If you haven't figured it out by now, I am a fan of dogs. So I am most interested in the search and rescue dogs from 9/11. There are a few books out on the topic that offer amazing pictures of these dedicated canines. One that I own is Dog Heroes of September 11th: A Tribute to America's Search and Rescue Dogs by Nona Kilgore Bauer. You can purchase the book through many retailers.




Perhaps you might find this video from explore.org a touching tribute to these dogs.

Vocabulary Tests online

VocabTest.com is a wonderful resource for assessing or practicing SAT vocabulary. A colleague of mine and expert Literature teacher, Jennifer Borth, uses this site for her students. She uses the Vocabulary Workshop Book Levels. Students are able to take a variety of tests using the vocabulary words from the book they are using. When finished, they can email the results to their teacher or they can print out the results. The tests are date and time stamped and show which words were correct and those marked wrong thus helping both the student and teacher know where help is needed.

VOCABUZZ! is a new vocabulary game students can play against one another. They score more points if they are the first to get the answer correct. But they don't know if they beat their opponent until the clock runs out.





This site is truly teacher and student tested and they love it. It has made what could be a dull study to engaging and fun. Gold star for this site!✩


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Postscript to Puffin, iPads and eBooks at my school. Sad to say that the eBooks did not work, even with Puffin. I ended up downloading a section from the eBook, putting it in my Dropbox and then opening it up on the iPad. Flash components do not work but you can at least read it and no heavy text book to carry around. Our students should be able to do the same by using their eBackpack in lieu of Dropbox.

Vocaroo - online audio recording

Our STAR Camp, a tech camp for teachers, begins tomorrow. We will be focusing most of our time on the web tool Voicethread, which I will discuss in another post. But we will also be giving teachers a list of web 2.0 tools to evaluate and create a Voicethread about them. So I am sitting here this evening looking at a list of sites and adding more to the list. I came across Vocaroo during my search.

Pretty nice site. I remember seeing this site one other time but I clearly had forgotten about it. Vocaroo lets you record audio online, save it, download it, even get a QR code linked to it. I was quite impressed. There is no time limit in recording but they do state that internet interruptions could easily affect your recording time.

QR code for my Vocaroo

I was considering the possible classroom uses and I really could have used this site last school year. I had recorded some first graders reading and wanted a safe place to put their voices and share with their parents. I couldn't find anything and didn't do anything with the recordings. If I had remembered Vocaroo, I would have recorded them here, gotten the QR code and sent it to their parents to listen to. That would have been pretty cool. Still may do this since I still have the recordings.

Vocaroo is worth exploring. I am looking for other audio recording sites that are free to use. Preferably something that would let me record and distribute securely.

Weebly

I was first introduced to Weebly a few years ago while I was working on my master's degree. I didn't see anything special and to be honest with you, I really didn't spend much time with it. I have since rediscovered Weebly and am thoroughly impressed with the updates and features.
Here is a link to a site I made just playing with some of the things available: Adventures with Rose

One of the nicest things about working with Weebly is the ease of adding elements. A simple drag and drop adds an element and the directions to upload pictures or add text is very easy to do. I did not find changing, adding, rearranging elements to be frustrating at all. With the free account, you do have some limitations and this is the one thing that does frustrate me. For instance, you are not able to upload videos. Now you can link or embed them if they are hosted on YouTube, TeacherTube or Vimeo. All fine and good, but I really wish you could upload even short videos without upgrading to the Pro account. I guess that is one of the trade offs you make for all the other really cool things about it. Audio is also only under the Pro account.

Getting a Pro account is pretty easy though and if you can get 5 teachers to sign up using your reference code you are upgraded to Pro for free. Not a bad deal and actually the price for the Pro is very reasonable. Now why go to Pro? Well you get more student accounts. And this is where Weebly really has a nice advantage over other websites. You can created classes and each student can create their own website. You can make the class sites public or private that can only be accessed with a password. What a great place for your students to publish their writings or create a digital portfolio. But you also don't have to worry about strangers lurking about your classes websites. No email address is needed for the student accounts. If your students are under 13 you do need to get parent permission to use the site. There are many sample blogging parent consent letters out on the web, so look around and adapt one for your situation. And hey, if you now think you want to try it, and you are feeling generous, why not use this link and help me get that Pro account? http://education.weebly.com/referral.php?oTOXFMo3ZIAb897n

So will I switch and use Weebly with my students? I will probably try this with at least one class. I am moving to a new school and they will be BYOD in the coming school year. This could be just the thing to make my class ROCK!

July- Time to explore- PhotoFunia

I was looking at a blog that I bookmarked a long time ago called Techno Constructivist by Carl Anderson, a teacher from Minnesota. Way back in January 2010 he made a post with a list of sites that were, at the time, safe for kids to use. The sites had no age restriction, required no accounts and could be used freely without violating COPA. So I started perusing the list and, as I would expect, have found that some of the sites have changed. We all have seen sites that start free and end up with those special subscriptions that have all the cool stuff.

Well here is one on the list that I like, PhotoFunia. This is a free online photo editing site. No account needed to play, but they do have a statement about the site is intended for over the age of 13. There are so many options of how you can use your picture. I decided to use one called Big Painting.

Now tell me that isn't cool! I could play for hours on this site transforming my image to all sorts of things. There are tabs for Effects, Labs and Filters. All have a variety of fun effects. Of course I had to do another. Here is the same pic but with the Lego effect.

So much fun! There is also an app for your smartphone.This site would give your students many options to explore. Again, remember the age 13 clause. As an art teacher, this site would give an opportunity to discuss how each technique gives the picture a different feeling. The lighting, intensity of the colors, illusion of texture would all be points to discuss. Go check out PhotoFunia and have some fun with your photos.

TechChef4u App

Back in February I attended TCEA and went to a session titled "Hot Apps for HOTS". Excellent session from the ladies at TechChef4u. Well now they have an iPhone app!


I am so excited about this app especially since I will be helping my school introduce and integrate 60 new iPads. This app should be a must have for anyone doing the same. You can always rely on the reviews and there are links out to their blog, TechChef4u, and to the AppyHour4U podcasts. As you can see from the app screen shot, you are able to search apps based on grade level and category. Nicely done. Downloaded my app this morning and I suggest you do the same!

App Description: TechChef4u offers multiple resources to support teachers and parents in their search for FREE quality apps to support their children and students. While the TechChef4u app is an educational app store that provides searchable and categorized lists of 500+ FREE apps for PK-12, the app doesn’t stop there. Check out these other features.


Here are screen shots from the app store:

Uploading files

In case you were not aware, I teach music and write a blog called The Singing Hound wherein I share my experiences using the SongWorks principles. I wanted to share some of my Smart Notebook lesson files but wasn't sure how I could do that inside of my blog. I didn't and don't see a way to upload anything here except for images, videos and sound. Nothing about document files and especially Smart Notebook files. In my search to find a solution I came across a post from the Blog Doctor describing various ways to do this. The one that worked for me was to create a Google Site to host, upload the file there and then link to the download address using this code:

Read more: http://www.blogdoctor.me/2007/02/upload-files-to-blogger.html#ixzz1vLDxFGr9


This seemed to work quite well so I thought I would share this information for anyone trying to do the same. You can read the full directions for doing this at the link above. There may be other solutions but this will work.Thank you Blog Doctor!


**my apologies for the missing code** You can see I have it now in place :-)

The Flipped Classroom

I attended (and presented at) the Region X "Innovate 2 Educate" day of technology. It was a great day and many thanks go out to all the presenters for sharing their talents with us. The keynote speaker was Kevin Honeycutt from Wichita, Kansas, and he was awesome! Another post to follow on him. If you ever have the chance to talk with him or hear him speak, it will be well worth your time.

One of the sessions I attended was on the Flipped Classroom with Kimberly Howard. There is a big push in many schools to use this format in the classroom. I think this method has a lot of merit and needs to be closely examined. Teachers may find it initially time intensive to prepare for it, but once you are past that, it will be easy, easy, easy. I plan on using this in my classroom next year. I'm sure I will have plenty to talk about!

To basically define the Flipped Classroom this is where the "lecture" or teacher centered activity is done at home via prepared video by the teacher and the "homework" is now moved to the classroom where a teacher can be a guide for the student.
Take a look at these links and the info graphic that follows:

The Flipped Class Network

DMS Flipped Math Classroom

Prezi presentation from Kimberly Howard (presented at Region X)

Created by Knewton and Column Five Media

End of the School Year musings and Social Bookmarking

So the end of this school year is fast approaching. I always feel like I have more to say than I have time to say it in. There have been some frustrating moments in the year but also many exciting happenings. I was evaluating how our technology has improved at my school. I recently sent a survey out to the teachers inquiring what form of technology did they integrate in their lessons. It was a commendable list of things ranging from Edmodo (a very popular choice) to presentation tools like Prezi and Glogster. This list was quite encouraging especially remembering how little teachers would use in the past. So this is a step in the right direction.

One of the questions I asked was what technology infused projects or assignments were given to students. Here is where we lack. Outside of Microsoft Word (which technically is using technology), the list was quite short. This area is where we need to focus in the year ahead. I love walking down our school halls and seeing all the wonderful posters, book reports and models but I often wonder how teachers can branch out and encourage their students to do the same assignments but in another way other than using a poster board. A challenge indeed.

Perhaps in getting teachers to use some simple tools, they can see how these tools can also help their students. One such tool would be to create and organize internet bookmarks. Very simple yet very productive. My personal favorite is Delicious. I would have to say that 99% of my bookmarks are here. I have begun using the stacks feature to create groupings of links. This has been especially helpful when teachers ask me to find links for their students. A science teacher at my school has asked me many times for links to topics that her students are studying. I find and create stacks, send her the link, which she shares with her students. I am told the students try to finish their work so they can go explore the links. Lifelong learners in the making. My stacks are not particularly large and sometimes it is tricky finding interactive features. Nonetheless, it adds to their learning experience. Here is a link to a stack I put together for her class when they were studying geology.

Some thoughts about Delicious that you should consider: First of all Delicious is a "social bookmarking site" and could likely be blocked at your school because of the "social" nature. In the site you are able to search the community's links so doing a search might turn up some links that you don't want your students to be exploring. Secondly, in the terms of use, Delicious does state that their site in not intended for those under the age of 13. If your student population is mostly under this age you might consider some alternative bookmarking sites.

This list contains some great for teachers and adults but some not so great for the under 13 crowd:
Live Binders- Terms of use state that you must be 13 to register for an account and there are public binders that are easily accessible. So- good for teachers- not so good for under 13
Diigo- now this is a social bookmarking site that initially I did not like. It just did not seem user friendly. Too many options? However, looking back at it I see they now offer an education account. So Diigo now looks very promising for classroom use. I'll have to play more with this education account and post about it later.

Smart Notebook 11

I attended a Smart Board User group meeting yesterday at Bishop Dunne Catholic High School. (Kudos to them for hosting) The group was organized by the private schools in the area as a means to offer teachers a place to share ideas, lessons and information about Smart products. It was a great meeting and I disappointed that I had to cut out early. But...before I left the big talk was the roll out of Smart Notebook 11. Supposedly it will be available for download sometime next week. There was a "tweet" that it could be on April 23rd. After seeing all the new things that come with it, I am very excited. If you use a Smart Board or want one, check out their site and watch the video. It will give you a quick overview of what's new. A couple things that caught my eye were #1 the Embedded Web Browser and #2 the Audio recorder. The audio recorder is so neat. It lets you record audio right in the notebook page and attach it to an item. There is no need to go out, record something in Audacity, save the file, find it and then attach it. Nice and simple.

Another nice resource to read about SN11 is at the WhiteBoard Blog. A website out of the UK and they definitely announce the download date as the 23rd. Yippee! I can't wait!

One other thing to note about sharing and Smart. Heather Lamb, a Smart Board guru, hosts a virtual Smart Board User group in Texas. Besides going to her site to find out more about the virtual group, she has hints, tips, tricks and lesson ideas using Smart products. Be sure to check it out.

ThingLink

I have admitted I am not much for Twitter, but I will have to go on and reTweet this link out. I read about ThingLink on two different websites this morning so I had to check it out. ThingLink is great! I see so much use for the classroom, whether by a teacher and students or teacher alone. You do need an email to use, but I have not seen a Privacy Policy nor do I see anything in Terms of Service about under age 13. Someone correct me if you do, please.

Basically, ThingLink lets you upload pictures and tag them. You can then share with a link or embed the image. I created one and then put it on my class wiki. One of the tags in the image is a link to a website with more information for my students. This would be great to use in foreign language classes labeling things with the translations. Anything where you could label something- maps, artwork, parts of speech, the list is endless. Love it! Here is an example on the parts of speech.


Richard Byrne apparently talked about this a month ago (how did I miss it?!) and has a great tutorial/video about creating the images. Larry Ferlazzo also makes a post on ThingLink.

Definitely a site worth exploring. Below is the one I created for my class wiki.