Internet Tools
Weebly for Education
This
website was created so that information could be put on the web, quick and
easy. The Weebly Company is based out of
San Francisco, California and was founded in 2006. Over millions of people access this site to
create personal websites, blogs or presentations.
Weebly
for Education is a website that teachers can use to create a classroom website
and have the students create their own eportfolios. Teachers can oversee all student activities
and posts. Teachers are also able to
control what are private, public and student accessible. Teachers are able to post assignments and
class projects that are easy to access and upload to the class website or
blog. Students are also able to upload completed
work and comment on their peer’s assignment.
Teachers
can also keep in contact with parents and their child’s assignments using
Weebly. Parents can message or comment
any question they have about the child’s grade and if any assignments are
missing. If the teacher or student needs
any help with Weebly a special feature they have is the Support or Help Center
that can easily be contacted through email, chat or phone. They are friendly and readily available for
assistance.
Weebly
for Education is a drag and drop website editor that it is easy for students of
any age to use. Weebly gives the
student the opportunity to show their personality and creativity through the
Weebly multimedia features. Pictures,
videos, music and documents that are all uploaded with a click, drag and drop
of a button. Enjoy Weebly for Education
today!
Webquest.Org
Webquest.org
was created 1995 by Bernie Dodge and assisted by Tom March from San Diego. It is a website that gives educators the
opportunity to create online lessons that access information on the web. Since then, thousands of educators have
embraced the use of webquest to engage students in completing activities and
lesson using technology and the World Wide Web.
One
thing about Webquest is that they have a QuestGarden Search engine that is able
to look up certain topics or lessons that will better assist the teacher. The search engine will give the topic,
description and grade appropriate for the lesson provided. With the grade being provided, it makes it
easier for the teacher to narrow down the lessons to better fit their
classroom’s need.
Webquest
can be created using Microsoft Office but should have all the critical features
of a real Webquest. Webquest should be
an interesting and possible task that requires advance thinking and use of
research on the web. Webquest allows you
to edit other lessons to fit your classroom as well. Pictures, video clips and documents can
easily be uploaded. Creating a whole new
Webquest takes good planning and some time but it is rewarding for a great
classroom experience. Webquest also has
useful resources that are provided to assist in making your own Webquest an
awesome adventure for students.
Prezi
Prezi is a
presentation software that was created in 2009 by Peter Arvai and Adam
Somlai-Fischer. There are over 85
million users of Prezi and over 325 million Prezi presentations. Prezi is able to use zoom and motion to go in
and out of topics and subtopics to emphasize on ideas and to bring better
understanding of what is being presented.
Prezi is a
creative version of a PowerPoint that caters to visual learning and is much
like a graphic organizer or mind map. Prezi
is similar to a slide show that groups ideas with topic and sub-topics. The creator of a Prezi presentation can
change size, color and motion of the presentation. Adding videos, pictures and other resources
are easy and fast.
Prezi helps to
organize thought and deliver a clear message.
The presentation is able to make huge impact and to motivate the
audience of the importance of the message.
Prezi also helps by allowing us to access and use other presentations
that are already created. You can easily
search Prezi topics and use the presentations as resources in the
classroom. I highly encourage teachers
to use this free tool for their students to create projects and presentations
on this wonderful software.
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