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Educational Videos
Over 2400 free educational videos from the Khan Academy. Made by Salman Khan to fill the gaps for students in a variety of subjects. Fantastic list of Math, Science, and Humanities YouTube videos. No fancy graphics. Writes on a blackboard. Starts at the very beginning of subjects. You pick where you want to start. Featured at the TED conference.100 Educational videos a teacher should know. These also include some online teaching quizes. From the blog Innovative Educator.
Humor
Welcome to the Plaid Avenger. Home page lists photos or cartoon drawings of world leaders some with biographies. A website with an interesting mix of information and web comics.Cluster Map
Create a Twitter Timeline for student instruction in K-8 classroom No info in the timeline, but a good place to start. Probably not so useful for k-5 but 6-8 possibilities.
Mixbook. Build a book with photos and text. Could use scanned art also. Can be viewed online or you can buy a hard copy. Pbworks has a short tutorial by the AASL.My Blog List
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Review: ‘Sanity & Tallulah’6 years ago
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Musical Bookcases5 years ago
Atavist publishes non fiction original adult stories for mobile devices including the iphone and ipad. Stories are not as long as a book and not as short as a magazine. Includes video, timeline, photos, character chart. The app is free. The stories are $2.99 each.From Mindshift. KQED's best Educational Apps for 8/31/11
Software to make your own ebook. Has available all the bells and whistles that a good ebook should have. Might be worth a try. Inexpensive, $75, and a possibly a good deal if it really works.
Custom FONTS for fun and work. Generator will provide html code.
Make a movie. Text to movie with Xtranormal.