Top 5 web apps list. Due Friday for "E" and Monday for "A" class
1. Go to the "useful links" section of the website in the sidebar, click on the "List of Best Web Applications" link.
1b: Using that link and list to create a list of your "Top 5" applications that you would like to use in creating the IB History HL Y1 class portal.
1c. Post your list on the Class Blog with links and an explanation of how you can use each app in the IB History class.
My Top 5 Links:
ReplyDelete- Youtube, because in History, we would be able to post up whatever videos/projects/movies we want to share with the class
- Academic Earth, because an entire websute dedicated to lectures by respected educational institutions sounds perfect
- Quizlet, to help you quiz on history with facts, etc.
- Blogger or Wordpress or some kind of blog, which we are already using, since we can keep in contact with students better like this
- Wiki, since we can collaborate on information, much like Google Docs
1) SlideShare- it’s like google docs but for powerpoints. I think it would be easier to organize it here. But yet again docs does a good job!
ReplyDelete2) Google calendar – I think this would be very useful for us to keep all our history ia things and all the due dates online. Because we tend to forget things a lot and it would be good to stay on time and not procrastinate!
3) Zoho notebook – this is a notebook where we can save text, image, audio, and video. I think its also very useful because people could go in and change things
4) Mind 42 – With Mind 42, I think it would be good for each of us to have an easy way of making a mind map of significant events or periods. It can also help us organize our thoughts about something or sometime.
5) Quizlet – I think it would be useful in our class for all the things we need to memorize. We can all make different sets of important people, important dates, and important events and try to memorize them.
- Facebook: Since we can make a group and as an alternative to doing reading journals, we can discuss different chapters by using the discussion tool available in groups. We can also share videos with each other.
ReplyDelete- Quizlet: Using quizlet, we can test each other on different chapters (also an alternative to reading journals)
- Dropbox: Somewhat like google docs. This can be used to drop files in and then share them with our classmates
- Google Reader: Basically like google docs. the Format is the same and most of the tools are similar as well
- Blogger: We can make a class blog where we discuss and share our ideas and other documents such as jigsaws.
Facebook - A popular method to communicate assignments and news, with no learning time as everyone already knows how to use it.
ReplyDeleteYoutube - Unlimited access to countless online videos, as well as an opportunity to post multimedia work to the rest of the world.
Quizlet - We could use this tool to share notes on chapters and help with reading journals and revision for tests, and could be an alternative to jigsaw.
Typewithme - would enable students to work in groups and peer edit from home. this would speed up review of chapters and reduce time needed for jigsawing.
Dropbox - or any more reliable alternative to google docs.
Google Calendar
ReplyDeleteTeachers can put deadlines on the calendar so students can have a general plan of the month.
Typewithme
Students work on the same document simultaneously so they do not have to be in the same location and work done by different students is shown in a different colour. Then this document can be saved as a Word or pdf.
Evernote
This seems to be a useful device. It can store anything and auto organize. People can make notes and search them up quickly with keywords.
Quizlet
Using this site, students can test each other their knowledge about the subjects.
Youtube
Students can post their multimedia online, as well as view others’ works easily.
• I really like using “Google Docs”. I think we should continue using this tool and I think it is an easy way of turning written assignments in. keep this one up
ReplyDelete• ClockingIT, this could be a good way of really getting some home collaboration of a project or the jigsaw of the chapters that we are doing, this could also be useful since you can then also be a part of it and then make any necessary changes to make it perfect
• Mind42, this is a mind mapping cite which could be used for you to show what we are doing in the section, or in class, with the corresponding pages and documents that were studied during the section.
• Goformat, this could be used for the people that is not as good in English to help them with the grammar and wording of an essay
• Bitstrips, a fun cite to use to create comics to your section that could spice up the section
-Youtube: Youtube can help us develop our understanding of history by displaying the information in videos. For people who are more visual learners, this site can be a very useful and easy way to learn.
ReplyDelete-Quizlet: Quizlet would be good for this course in order to learn, for example, useful vocabulary and important dates. It will be useful in helping us to test our knowledge.
-Typewithme: Typewithme will be extremely useful if we need to write collaborative essays or even to use if we need a way to communicate with our partners to plan in group work assignments.
-RGBStock.com: this site can be very useful when looking for high-resolution pictures that will look best on our presentations.
-Thinklinkr: this link is perfect for organizing different ideas and outlining useful information. This could be a perfect study tool when studying from the textbook for a test. THis site even allows for collaborative work which would be perfect for the "jigsaw" activity.
1. Thinklinkr: this site helps us to collaborate and work on outlines easily. It also helps to organize our notes and will be especially useful when we do jigsaws.
ReplyDelete2. Youtube: visual learning often times makes it easier to learn and retain information.
3. Typewithme.com: this site is like thinklinkr in that it's a way of taking notes collaboratively online. The site also color codes the notes according to who typed what and will be helpful during jigsaws.
4. Quizlet: I think making flashcards on important people and dates will really help us retain and review information. Flashcards really helped me to review for my APUSH exam last year.
5. Wiki or Dropbox: Google docs has a lot of glitches, so maybe something more reliable will help.
1. WikiSpace - I have used this in another class in New Zealand and it worked really well, especially with discussions.
ReplyDelete2. GoogleDocs - So far has worked really well and I don't see any problems with taking it away.
3. GoogleSites - Just like google docs we have used it so far and it hasn't posed much a problem. But having one that the whole class could edit could work really well.
4. Quizlet - If everybody was making up different questions and making a collabaritive collection of them, it could work really well. You could say chose 5 random questions from this topic for your homework tonight, or things along those lines
5. Blogger - Make a collabrative page for everybody to use, however we may need too use one per unit as there is a limit to how much we can actually fit on it.
1. YouTube: Probably the best video sharing website available. We can use this to post interesting and educational videos on the website.
ReplyDelete2. Typewith.me: This is one site that isn't on the list, but we use it in our English class. It is a perfect tool for multiple students to edit one document at the same time. When it's finished, it can be exported as a .pdf or a .doc file. It is also color-coded so you can see which student writes which part of the document.
3. Google Calendar: Calendars are always useful on school related websites. They can help us keep track of due dates and important events on the website.
4. Google Search: You can put a search box on the website that can either search the website only or the entire internet. This could be extremely useful.
5. Webnode: An application that helps with the creation of web pages. This could be useful in creating the website itself.
1. Scribd-good website for uploading presentations and pdf files and even books
ReplyDelete2. Crocodoc-you can work collaboratively and edit anything. I believe that it's even better than GoogleDocs.
3. Thinklinkr-yet again you can work collaboratively and upload and edit anything. Like GoogleDocs but, in my opinion, better.
4. Mind42-a good website where you can put any and all ideas.
5. DropBox-lets you store any files and share them
WHAAT
ReplyDeletewhy did mine disappear...
My top 5 links:
ReplyDeleteQuizlet:
The quizzes and games that this site generates are very helpful to memorizing vocabulary, events, or formulas for any class one may take.
Youtube:
Many historical documentaries and projects can be found on Youtube, not to mention students can always upload multimedia projects on this site.
Typewithme:
Although one can't post videos or pictures on these online shared documents, many users can access and edit a document at once and there are almost no technical glitches on this site. It also shows the history of the document and shows who did what through color coding.
Delicious:
This site can help track all other sites that may be useful to us as a history class. This site can help one can keep track of all useful sites and tag, bookmark, and share them with others.
Dropbox:
This site makes sharing files and entire folders much easier, making group work much more simple to do. It has almost no technological glitches and works every time.
1)Scribd: This website seems like it would be very easy and simple to use. Similar to Google docs, sharing documents of any format are avaliable and there could be privacy and security within our class. Scribd unlike google docs, is like a blog which will be a lot more appealing to students to check out and be intuned with.
ReplyDelete2) Crocodoc: A great document collaborating website, this would be a great tool to use between students. Not only could we collaborate easily and simply with eachother, some of the issues we have with google docs wont be a problem with this site. Collaboration on projects will be easy and ultimately it will become a great site of ideas from everyone and work combined from all sorts of sources.
3)ClockingIT: This would be a helpful tool for the teacher because the effort and process of each student's work will be able to be seen. Through this time managing site of our work, the ability to manage time for work will be much more effective and it would be a great site to organize our work.
4)thinklinkr: A great tool for organizing and collaborating on work. Thinklinkr seems like it would be very helpful when doing projects or sharing information. It has a chat room where you can talk to partners or other students. The outline aspect of the site will give us clear points for understanding information that is trying to be taught or understood amongst students. Similar to our googledocs presentations yet easier and simpler to view and learn.
5)Tumblr: This site is not on the best free online site list however,I think this could potentially be a good site to use. Tumblr allows bloggers to upload, pictures, sites, text,conversations, etc on one blog page. As students we could either have our own history blogs and "follow" eachother to see the new information on eachothers sites. Or, we could have one for our whole class that everyone will simply collaborate on and add information to.
1. Typewithme is a really great interactive site that lets people interact and write on the same document. This could be more organized instead of making our own notes, and putting them together
ReplyDelete2. Youtube has a lot of good and helpful videos that could make history more fun and easier to learn
3. Dropbox let's you share documents and files with your classmates, which makes it really easy to access other people's work and is good for group projects
4. Blogs would be really helpful because it's a constant update of what people are finding, and the text can be as big as you want
5. Google Docs has also been working pretty well, and is easy because it's part of my email as well-- but sometimes it can get a bit disorganized
MINE DISAPPEARED!
ReplyDelete1. Youtube pretty much has everything... a lot of legit educational videos from the History Channel and other groups as well as current videos.
2. Drop Box is quite good for collaborative work by letting one share documents and files with other students.
3. Quizlet: a lot of teachers and students use quizlet for quizzes ad revising and studying for tests.
4. Weebly is a tool that allows you to make a free website and blog. Perhaps this could be the web portal we will use.
5. Typewithme is quite good because its really easy to work on essays with other people.
this is my 3rd time uploading but...
ReplyDelete1) Google Docs: Since we are most accustomed to this site, I think if we organize it a bit (no documents in random places), it'll be most useful because we can upload presentations and documents
2) TypewithMe: I used this site for English and it's extremely easy to use and effective. You don't need to make an account and it even color codes for you. It will be useful for jigsawing or collaborative writing work
3) ThinkLinkr: I liked this application because it helps you systematically organize your notes (could use for reading journal). I especially like the fact that you can click on a button to hide/show additional information for a point.
4) Webnode: An easy and visually effective way to make a class blog/site to stay connected or share things.
5) Quizlet: I've used quizlet since i was in middle school and it's been extremely useful in memorizing terms. It can be useful when we have to memorize important historical dates, times or people. Anyone can view the flashcards.
1. Pbworks (wiki)- because anyone can edit it and it is very easy to use
ReplyDelete2. drop box- its great for sharing files
3. google sites-google sites has been working pretty well w/ informing
4. quizlet-a good site for reviewing vocabuluary. can study events, people etc with ease.
5. history.com-has lots of valuable historical information and detailed videos.
-Jonathan-
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ReplyDeletePhilip Frasse:
ReplyDeleteMine Disappeared as well, but they were:
Crocodoc:
Its like google Docs, but you can easily upload PDFs, word docs, and PPTs and then other people can edit them. Good for group projects and collaboration on studying
SlideShare: Also similar to Crocodoc, this one can also upload videos.
Thinklinkr: A collaborative outliner. Basically multiple people can log on and work together on an outline live. This would be good for group notes.
Mind42: similar to Thinklinkr, in that you can create outlines. This one is in the form of mind-maps and tree diagrams, which would be helpful for the more visual learners. The mindmaps can be shared and collaborated on.
I think my last one was Quizlet: an easy quiz-making program. it makes virtual flash-cards and you can create a "set" of vocabulary words or terms. This set can be shared with other people.
Mind42: Is an easy and simple way to store information. (notes)That is useful when studying for tests.
ReplyDeleteQuizlet: It is a way to organize information into flash-cards and an easy way to quiz yourself and see how well you know your history.
SlideShare: A better way to share slide shows than Google Docs.
DropBox: A way to share information with your peers. (other than Google Docs)
Wiki: A place to keep all the above information, videos, etc...
mine didnt post...
ReplyDeleteFacebook:
most students are comfortable with it which eliminates alot of confusion.
Wiki:
i think this site can be very helpful for organizing all the information.
quizlet:
these quizzes will help us test our knowledge and know what to revise for.
evernote:
seems to be a excellent note taking device that is efficient.
google docs:
the system at the moment seem to be working pretty well.and most of us know how to access and use it now.
google docs-
ReplyDeleteits pratical and its easy
quizlet-
its a nice way to study and quiz yourself, and is pretty useful
facebook -
it would be nice for classes to discuss with each other but besides that it wouldn't be helpful
dropbox-
nice way to organize files and share with each other (similar to google docs)
mind42-
a great way to study and visualize history