Study Boost ; Learn Through Instant Text Messaging

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Study Boost is a great website for students . It allows them to collaboratively study using text messaging and instant messaging . It also enables them to keep their learning materials fresh even outside the classroom . Study Boost offers a new way for students to interactively learn on the go .

Some features of Study Boost

Here are the main features that Study Boost offers to its users ;
  • It is completely free
  • It allows you to study using on mobile device or on favorite social media usinf instant messaging and sms
  • It supports several networks such as ;
1. SMS
2. Facebook Chat
3. Yahoo Messenger
4. Microsoft Live (MSN)
5. Google Chat
6. Jabber
  • You can use your Google, twitter , or facebook account to log in
  • You can share batches you create with your friends and collaborate on others
  • It les you add questions to your batches
  • You can search for batches created by your friends or classmates

How can I get started using Study Boost ?

Go over to Study Boost and sign in for a free account or use other accounts to log in
Watch this Tutorial video to learn more

I hope you would consider stopping by Study Boost and give it a try .
That’s all about Study Boost ; Learn Through Instant Text Messaging .

Here are all the educative web2.0 tools i have covered so far in this blog .I have organized them into different categories , select the category you want and explore the tools

  1. Presentation/Mapping Tools
  2. Organizing / Collaborative Tools
  3. Google / ResearchTools
  4. Audio/Image/Music Tools
  5. Converting/Writing/Storytelling Tools
  6. Video Tools
  7. Teacher Resources
  8. Best of The Rest

takingitglobal ; social learning and individual awareness

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TakingItGlobal  is a community based website that was founded in 1999 with the aim off facilitating global awareness , social networking , and civic engagement for the youth through the use collaborative projects .TIG has a great  program LINK called TIGed program that serves over 2,400 schools in 118 countries with professional development, engaging lesson plans, and collaborative global projects.



Using TIG you can be able to browse through several global issues organized under different tabs




there is also a special section just for educators where they can ;

  • participate in a community of global educators
  • access online resources and learning activities
  • create a safe , interactive and virtual classroom

The following is an excerpts of TIG “Impact Stories” ;
"TIG is one of the most unique and vibrant youth communities today. A place of brilliant people, ambitious visions, and an action-oriented outlook, it is a catalyst and support for young people around the world who aspire to make positive changes in their communities. It has been the source of countless practical projects ranging from action on hunger in a rural community to engagement at the highest levels of the multilateral system. As young people seek opportunities to engage and contribute, TIG will continue to be a place to find the networks, knowledge, and inspiration that will make their efforts succeed."
Watch this video to learn more about TakingItGlobal


Do you want to make an impact and inspire people to take action and make a difference in their education using social networking technologies ? You need then to consider visiting TakingItGlobal and sign up for a free account .
That’s it about TakingItGlobal ; Social Learning and Individual Awareness .

Here are all the educative web2.0 tools i have covered so far in this blog .I have organized them into different categories , select the category you want and explore the tools

  1. Presentation/Mapping Tools
  2. Organizing / Collaborative Tools
  3. Google / ResearchTools
  4. Audio/Image/Music Tools
  5. Converting/Writing/Storytelling Tools
  6. Video Tools
  7. Teacher Resources
  8. Best of The Rest

Voice threads;video and audio multimedia slideshows

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VoiceThread is a digital media discussion service . It allows you to create engaging interactive slideshows using different types of media .

A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too.
Voice Thread has just launched a new accessibility option called VoiceThread Universal. This option is designed for compatibility with screen readers and via deleting extraneous visual and text elements and focus on offering  precise information.


Some features of Voicethread

Here are some of  the most important features that Voice Thread offers to its users ;
  • It is free
  • It requires a registration
  • it lets you use documents, videos, pictures and presentations
  • You can record your audio or video and attach it to your slide
  • You can even draw right on the slide to circle or highlight different areas of interest.
  • you can add up to fifty identities to each account
  • VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies.

How can I get started using Voice Thread ?

Go over to Voice Thread main page and register for a free account
Watch this tutorial video to learn how to use Voice Thread



Applications of Voice Thread in Education

To show you how to use Voice Thread in education , I have embedded this short video to walk you through the different uses of Voice Thread in the classroom.
That’s it about Voice Thread ; Video and Audio Multimedia Slideshows

Here are all the educative web2.0 tools i have covered so far in this blog .I have organized them into different categories , select the category you want and explore the tools

  1. Presentation/Mapping Tools
  2. Organizing / Collaborative Tools
  3. Google / ResearchTools
  4. Audio/Image/Music Tools
  5. Converting/Writing/Storytelling Tools
  6. Video Tools
  7. Teacher Resources
  8. Best of The Rest

Toonlet ; Digital Story Telling Using Comic Strips

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Toonlet is another strip generator tool that we can use in education . It is almost the same as Strips Generator I have talked about earlier here . Toonlet allows its users to create their own comic strips filled up with the characters they want .It is in fact a new way of digital storytelling using comic strips .
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Some features of Toonlet

Toonlet offers several features to its users , here is some of them ;
  • It is free
  • It has requires registration
  • It provides a simple to use editor
  • It has a set of different frames to choose from
  • It lets you tell your story using speech bubbles
  • You can share your finished strip via a direct link or embed it in your blog or wiki
  • You can also send your strips as ping file

How can I get started using Toonlet ?

Go over to Toonlet main page and sign up for a free account
Watch these two tutorial videos to learn how to use Toonlet .

The first Video

Strip Generator ;The Easiest Way to Create Comic Strips

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Strip Generator is a great web2.0 site in education . It lets you create your own comic strips with such an ease that anyone with a little technology knowledge would do it in a couple of minutes . Cartoon strips are a good way of teaching and students show more interaction when strips are included in a lesson part . This is  why I am introducing Strip Generator for you to try it with your students .Create professional looking strips and share them with your students and let them enjoy their learning .




Some features of Strip Generator

Here are the main features that Strip Generator offers to its users ;
  • It is free and has premium features if you want to upgrade but the basic version is generously enough for us here
  • It requires a sign up if you want to save and claim your strips
  • it has a very user friendly drag and drop  interface
  • it provides frames, characters , items , text and speech bubbles
  • You can publish and share your strips on the usual social networking sites and embed them for classroom blogs and wikis .

How can I get started using Strip Generator ?

Head over to Strip Generator main page and sign up for a free account
Watch these tutorial videos to learn how to use Strip Generator

The first video

The second video


 

 

Applications of Strip Generator in education

Strip Generator is a very important tool to include in our teaching . We can use it to revise and consolidate knowledge students have captured during a course study . We can also use it to give homework to students , they would love to work on different cartoons to create their own strips while working on their assignments . I personally think that Strip Generator is a great application for students to work on .
That’s it about Strip Generator ; The Easiest Way to Create Comic Strips

Here are all the educative web2.0 tools i have covered so far in this blog .I have organized them into different categories , select the category you want and explore the tools

  1. Presentation/Mapping Tools
  2. Organizing / Collaborative Tools
  3. Google / ResearchTools
  4. Audio/Image/Music Tools
  5. Converting/Writing/Storytelling Tools
  6. Video Tools
  7. Teacher Resources
  8. Best of The Rest