Tagal - Interactive Word/Tag Cloud

I came across Tagal in my Google Reader and decided to give it a try. It was created by "Alex", 27 years old entrepreneur and tech geek from Moscow, Russia. It is a web based program designed to be used on blogs, web pages or any kind of sites as a replacement of ordinary tag clouds. Each tag in the Tagul cloud is linked with an URL and is “clickable” that enables visitors to use it for navigation. I created one for my Dovewhisper Computer Centers and had the "tag links" point to my Dovewhisper site instead of Google search. Pretty cool...huh?

Fall Technology Staff Developments

GoAnimate.com: Fall Technology Professional Development by Dovewhisper


Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

Smilebox - Premium Club - 1 Year Free for Teachers

"For a limited time, Smilebox is offering a free 1 year subscription to educators! Smilebox is a fun, easy way to send photos, videos, and information to students and parents securely.

The Benefits of Teacher’s Toolbox
"As a member of the Smilebox Teacher’s Toolbox program, you will receive a FREE annual subscription to our premium Club Smilebox service (a $39.99 value). This gives you unlimited access to more than 900 Smilebox designs. You can choose from thousands of music options or add your own music, email and blog your creations full screen without ads, print any page, burn your Smileboxes to DVD or save them as jpeg images for a photo frame. More designs are added each week. You will also receive special offers and a newsletter with great ideas on how to use Smilebox in your classroom.

To be eligible for the Smilebox Teacher’s Toolbox program you must be a full-time teacher or licensed daycare professional. We will review applications and notify you within 48 hours of your acceptance to the program. At present, space in the program is limited, so register today. It’s easy. We’ll walk you through the process. As always, your information will not be shared with any third parties."

Sign up today before this offer expires!

TerraClues: The ULTIMATE Google Maps Scavenger hunt game!

TerraClues - the ULTIMATE Google Maps scavenger hunt game!

"TerraClues for Schools is an easy to use tool where teachers can create interactive “scavenger hunts” with Google maps. Teachers can access hundreds of already made TerraClues to use in conjunction with curriculum or create their own TerraClues to fit their classroom needs. Teachers can also create private classrooms where they assign students to specific hunts.

TerraClues hunts can also be shared with other teachers in your school, district, or anywhere in the world. This is a fun way to learn about using maps, curriculum content, and how to navigate the Internet. This site encourages students to learn and implement problem solving skills and learn about different cultures around the world." source

Custom Handwriting Template Creator

I came across this site from one of the blogs I am following. The site, IDEAS has created an easy to use application designed especially for students who are working on their penmanship skills.

This online program allows you to create customized print, cursive, D’Nealian print, or D’Nealian cursive worksheets. All you do is type in the text you want your students to practice, click on the generate button and view the practice sheet in a pdf.

~Customized to your specifications~ How cool is that!

Phenomenal Clip Art Site!

This clip art site by Philip Martin is phenomenal. What a talented artist and the clip art is so cute and best of all the clip art is FREE!

The site is categorized by topics. Click on the topic of choice then click on the thumbnail for a larger view. To save the image, right click>click Save Picture As and save it to your files.

He also teamed up with the people of Mr. Donn's. org, (another FABULOUS site) and illustrated the pages of PPPST.COM. If you want to find PowerPoint presentations on just about any subject, PPPST.COM is the place to go. And, just like with the clip art site, it is completely FREE!

YOU GOTTA CHECK IT OUT!!!!

Online Personal Signature Maker

Well, this is a neat little toy. Donita shared this, My Live Signature, and I wanted to share it in case you did not get a chance to visit her blog. My Live Signature is a free online personal signature maker.

It is easy to to use! You can create a signature using their wizard, drawing your signature, or using a scanned image. I used their wizard and once you type in the signature, you will have the opportunity to select from 110 font styles!! From there, you specify the font size, color, and slope for signature. Once created, click on the "What to use this signature?" then click on Generate HTML and add it to your blog post!

Here is my signature. (I think the colored background made it kinda of fuzzy looking.)

Jing - Add Visuals to Your Online Conversation

What is Jing? Jing is a free download application that allows you to take quick screenshots or still pictures of anything on your desktop computer. You can also take screencasts with audio, and then share both your screenshots and screencasts with the world.


You will be using this application for Chapters 5 -7 assignments. Download it today and begin "playing" with this fabulous and useful Web 2.0 tool! Click here to read more about this free application!