Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Getting David Letterman All Up In Here (Top 10 Cool Tools for School)

10.)HyperPhysics: While I find this to be a useful tool for simplifying Physics, I still hate the subject with a passion. Last place Hayden, last place.
9.) Pinterest: While it really can only be used as an ice breaker, my girlfriend has sent me many a funny cat pic through Pinterest so circle takes the square.
8.) Smartboard: "I will always feel that math is best taught by a chalkboard or whiteboard, and  a smartboard is nothing more than an advanced version."
7.) High School English: While as a future High School I'm all about finding the best tools to help students write essays, I feel like most of them will be turned off by the websites design...
6.) Pegby: I hate when people don't pull their share in group projects, and after some 1st Hand experience with Pegby, I can safely say it helps tremendously on keeping people on task.
5.) Wicked: As I stated in my own Cool Tool post below, I am a firm believer in the use of games to help teach students, and Wicked has games in a variety of subjects.
4.) Wikispaces: These numbers don't lie. 6 Million student teachers is more than enough to get my vote
3.) Prezi: Usually PowerPoints bore me to tears, but Prezi seems like something that could possibly regain some of that attention.
3.) Teachertube: Youtube by teachers for teachers, using the power of collaboration to provide students and fellow teachers alike with helpful techniques and lessons? Yes Please! (It even connects to Facebook!)
1.) StudentPublishing: What better way to get students to care about books then to HAVE THEM MAKE THEIR OWN! I want my own book..."Wiggles the Cyborg Gerbil" here I come!

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