scrapblog

The scrapblogging site works very efficiently - and the students don't need to register to use it - only if they want to publish their work. However I attempted to publish it to this blog and although it says it did, I can't seem to find the link. I have it in my email - but want to see if it works as seemlessly as it states.

This is a pretty cool tool the kids will enjoy playing with....

Survey Monkey

This is a fabulous tool. Our school has been discussing surveying the parents and students over a variety of issues. This is so well designed. The collection process is painless and easy. The analysis is immediate. Many ways to set restrictions etc (password protected, cut off day etc).

Very cool. Students will love creating their usual "smoking surveys" etc. with this tool.

Animoto

We did try the animoto site. It is probably great for some things but actually requires no technical skills as "they" do it behind the scenes and then email you the link. This might be good for motivational sets etc. for a particular theme, but as far as student skill building it is nill.

At first I thought it was almost useless, but I have since thought of a variety of places it would be useful for....isn't that the way using technology seems to go - as we play with it we think of more uses and places for it in our lives:)