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9th Grade Laptop Resources

start.io--customized start page/dashboard. There are other programs, but this one is no frills/no feeds. Can help students keep track of their tools and even of their tasks.

Naiku--assessments. This may or may not be something we want to look into with teachers in light of the quiz functionality of finalsite.

edicso--online flashcards with images, text, and sound

zen.do--take notes that become flashcards

urli.st--share multiple links at one time

tweentribune--aggregated news geared at a level for middle school students--can interact/comment--and it can be moderated by the teacher. This can have integration for tech/current events with social students, LA, science, art, etc. based on the stories.

wisemapping--collaborative (or not) tool for mind storming, planning, mapping, flow charts, idea sharing, etc.

wordle--text visualization tool that can be used to analyze or compare word frequencies

answergarden--intastant response to questions that reflects frequency--could be used with classes to generate idea or to survey group understanding

curate.us--share clips and other info

classroomsalon--reading and response/reflection homework with social applications.

futureme--send and email to your future--perhaps to enhance/ad to the time capsul

desmos--free online graphing calculator

springpad