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14 Apr, 2010

Fantastic French Site

Posted by: Michael George In: Web 2.0

I’ve been using this site for years and it’s one of the best sites for French teachers I’ve ever seen.  There are hot potatoes activities, links to French music videos, links to java games, an interactive novel, webzines, and much more.  I highly recommend all French teachers check out this site as I’m sure there’s [...]

07 Apr, 2010

Get animated!

Posted by: Michael George In: Web 2.0

I know, I know, online animation sites have been around for a while now.  But I wanted to share this one with you because out of all the ones I’ve used (and I’ve used quite a few) this one is by far my favorite. Go!Animate is a free online animation creation site.  You simply register [...]

22 Mar, 2010

Let’s play!

Posted by: Michael George In: Games|Web 2.0

I absolutely LOVE using online educational games with my students because, if they’re fun enough, the kids end up learning something without even realizing it.  I’ve talked about quizlet and scatter, but my new favorite site for online educational games is called classtools.net. This site was created by Russel Tarr, the head of history at [...]

14 Jan, 2010

Blogger’s Delight

Posted by: Michael George In: Web 2.0

Yo yo yo we’re kickin’ it old school today.  This rad application has been around for a long time but that doesn’t mean educators should toss it aside because it’s still h-o-t.  Hot Potatoes actually… Hot Potatoes is freeware that educators can use to create games and other review tools.  Just visit their site and [...]

14 Jan, 2010

Do you want to play a game?

Posted by: Michael George In: Web 2.0

For my first real post I knew I had to share my current favorite tool.  It’s fun, useful, and so easy to use.   It’s a site called Quizlet and it’s a great resource for teachers and students to review vocabulary from any subject.  It allows you to create online flashcards, practice tests, and two [...]

18 Jul, 2009

ccMixer

Posted by: Michael George In: Audio|CC|Collaborate|Fun|Online Apps|Podcast/ Vodcasting|Video

http://ccmixter.org/ ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want. Remixers If you’re into sampling, remixing and mash-ups grab the sample packs and a cappellas for download and you can upload your version back into ccMixter, [...]