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A place to share the webtools you like to use for collaborative projects. =EduCanon= eduCanon is an online learning environment to build and share interactive video lessons. Teachers begin with any YouTube video content (screencasts, Khan Academy, Minute Physics, TED, NOVA, etc.) and transform what is traditionally passive content into an active experience for students. By embedding activities that students engage with as the video progresses the content is segmented into digestible components - increasing student engagement. eduCanon is used in a 1:1 student learning environment. Teachers have, assigned students aneduCanon lesson as homework in a flipped setting, and even asked students to create their own eduCanon lesson as a higher-Bloom'sproject. eduCanon is flexible to suit the resources and teaching style of your classroom. @http://educanon.com media type="custom" key="24079242" =Doctopus= Doctopus is a script that you add to a Google spreadsheet to automate the sending of documents to multiple people with Google accounts. This is particularly useful if you're wanting each recipient to edit and submit work separately, etc rubic, assignments etc All you need is a Google spreadsheet that contains the recipients name and Google email and the document you wish to send. There is a step by step process that walks you through the installation and setup of the Doctopus script. @http://www.youpd.org/doctopus media type="custom" key="23799436" =Mural.ly= Visual Collaboration. Similar to Poplet, you can drag and drop images from webpages from the computer onto the canvas, embed webpages, add text, create diagrams etc. Free to use - does require signup to use. media type="custom" key="23799368" @https://mural.ly/ =Creating Automated Documents with Google Forms & Google Docs= Using Google Forms along with Google Docs, it is possible to automate the creation of documents and have them automatically emailed, to chosen recipients. Click here to try the sample @http://goo.gl/xZB6NI Within a few minutes of clicking the submit button, you should receive an email with an attached PDF file. The PDF will contain the information you entered in the Google Form. Here's the tutorial that walks you through, how to do it. It's not difficult,but there are lots of steps to go through.... should take approx 30min to go through first time around. media type="custom" key="23586926"

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media type="custom" key="23459992" =Smore - Easily create flyers, posters= @https://www.smore.com media type="custom" key="23436782" =Wideo - Create Animated Videos= Online tool to create animated videos - The free version allows for embedding on websites. www.**wideo**.co/ media type="custom" key="23436766" =Google Dictionary - Chrome addon= Get a definition of any word in any website - simply highlight the word and double click to get a definition. Foreign words are automatically translated to your language of choice. English words will also have an audio pronunciation option to listen to the word.

=Mural.ly - Create collaborative visual documents= Dubbed - the Visual Google Doc, Mural.ly is a webtool that allows for collaborative learning in the visual medium. One of the best features of Mural.ly is it's ability to simply drag an image from Google Images or from your computer straight onto the canvas. Webpages can also be embedded in to the document. Much like Google Docs, you can share the document and have multiple people working on the same document. The free version, is best suited for embedding the the document into a website/blog. It doesn't allow for downloading or saving of the document, however you can take a screenshot of the document. @https://mural.ly media type="custom" key="23433360"

=Extracting Audio from Youtube Videos= If you need the audio track from a Youtube video, copy the videos URL, and paste in the slot on the page. Click the link generated to save @http://www.listentoyoutube.com/index.php

=TV Shows Opening Themes= Want to create you own version of popular TV show? Why not add a little authenticity by adding the actual opening theme music to your project. (To extract the audio from a Youtube video - visit http://www.listentoyoutube.com/index.php) @http://www.openingthemes.tv/ media type="custom" key="23338114"

=Send Video Message in Skype= Skype have released an update that allows people to send video messages to contacts who are offline. Simply select the contact and select "Video Message" - record your video (up to 3min). The "Video Message" option is only available to contacts who are offline - option not available to those online. Could be useful when communicating with classrooms overseas. Option available on all Skype platforms - ipad, android, desktop computers. media type="custom" key="23336798" = = =Tagul= Just like Wordle, but with more controls.....has the option of using shapes for your word cloud, Words can be hyperlinked to websites, and has some animation, zooming and rotating. Each word can have individually customized colour, font, hyperlink and angle. Word clouds can be saved as images for printing or embedded into websites and are saved to the account for future editing etc. (unlike Wordle!) It's free but you do need to create an account to use. @http://tagul.com/ media type="custom" key="23336156"

=Remove Image Backgrounds= Clipping Magic -Easy to use online tool to remove unwanted backgrounds from images - ie creates cutouts from images. Downloads the new image as a .png file which preserves the transparent background. Great to use in Comic Life or other graphics programs. Clipping Magic

http://storybird.com/about/
 * I think storybird is one you have to be using in class. I know some of you are, but for those who don't know it, it is well worth a visit

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=Domo Animate= Create 2D animations with movement, props, sound effects and some video effects like panning, fading in/out etc. Relatively simple interface to use. @http://domo.goanimate.com/ media type="youtube" key="65BFVWU2yC4" width="560" height="315"

=Youtube- new slow motion option= Youtube has added to their online video editing tools, by adding the ability to turn your video into slow motion. It gives the effect the video was shot on a high speed camera, and then played back in slow motion.

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=Geosettr= For those familiar with the streetview game Geoguessr - Geosettr lets you create your own Geoguessr game. You choose the five locations in streetview - Geosettr creates a URL for that game which you can challenge others to compete and achieve a winning score. media type="custom" key="23263418"

=Everystockphoto= A search engine for free photos. These come from many sources and are license-specific. You can view a photo's license by clicking on the license icon, below and left of photos. @http://www.everystockphoto.com/

=Voicethread= Voicethread is a cloud based application which allows you to upload different kinds of media such as images, video, documents, presentations and audio. All of the different media you upload can be shared and commented on by different people at the same time. You can use it for students to critique something, for reflection activities, class collaboration on a topic, presentations and topic discussions. Simple to use. I have my students using it for their literacy circle activities and they love it. http://voicethread.com/about/features/

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=Animoto= Animoto is a great way for students to use photos to create. You simply upload photos, add music and text and put the photos in the order you want. When you are satisfied, you simply click "publish" and Animoto turns it into a video. It is simple to use and students love it. We use it to make presentations of events they have been involved in, we took screen shots from youtube clips and created our own holiday to Bali. It is definitely worth looking at. http://animoto.com/ media type="youtube" key="laGv3dogyIg" width="560" height="315"