Try these websites on most any computer...any known OS limitations will be noted on the entry. Enjoy!
Web Utilities
Simply paste a YouTube URL, and set the start and end times of that long-ish video to your preferred clip...then share or post on your website or Blackboard. So simple!
Don't just show them the video...make it a discussion or an assessment! Free account allows you to add 6 pop-up questions per video.
Use HippoCampus for loads of content in all areas!
Yola--free website builder. Simple drag-and-drop creation, similar to Weebly. Use for your own website, or have students create one!
Love this site! Choose from New York Regents Exam questions in the four core academic areas, rearrange and format to your preferences, and save/print/link to great assessments!
Build, print and share crosswords online!
Sign up on Readability to get web pages instantly cleaned up and turned into resource documents for students. **Check my iPad resources section for the partner site Readlists--turn a collection of Readability pages into an ebook for iPad OR Kindle!
Sweet Search will deliver search results that have been evaluated for educational content...SWEET! Many thanks to Misti Jenkins at JOHS for the tip!
Try this Google Chrome extension for quick and easy annotated screen shots.
Like Pinterest for educators, with a twist: each "pin" is a mini-board where you put all of your resources for a particular theme. The pin shown here has four activities included, with links, video, etc. There is also an iOS app available!
Search a topic, and gooru returns results that include collections of multimedia resources, digital textbooks, videos, games and quizzes created by educators in the Gooru community.
Fantastic career guidance site with short videos and explanations of various career paths. Note the screenshot I used: Athletes...great for those kids who love sports but don't have a backup plan! :)
I signed up and had a full APUSH textbook in a few keystrokes, accessible from any device with a web browser. This has incredible potential for students AND teachers!
PDF to Word document is a fantastically simple site that allows you do do just what the url suggests: Convert PDF documents to fully editable Word documents. You simple go to the site, upload your pdf, select either .doc or .rtf, enter your email and click convert. PDF to Word then emails you the word file upon completion. There is no sign up necessary and the turn-around time is approximately 10 minutes.
Search for educational videos by category OR by words spoken in the video.
Students (and teachers!) can check papers for plagiarism...
NO sign-up required! Create your poll with up to 8 answer choices, then post your unique poll URL to your website, blog, or Edmodo wall.
This has been the go-to site for classroom timers for years. Now, they have several new timers, as well as an option to download one that stays on top of all other windows while open!
Crop and annotate your screen shots (or other images) instantly, then save back to your computer.
Online textbooks, fully editable! Tons of subjects available, downloadable in a variety of formats. This could come in handy for those of us with crummy district-issued books...
DropCanvas is SO easy to use, and offers 5GB of free storage on each canvas you create! Drop your large files via your web browser, then share the link with those who need access...no registration required!
I love to use game templates with middle-school kids...and they love the competition! These templates work in PPT, Word, Excel, etc., come with fabulous instructions and can be used over and over again!
Need a form? Try this site before you spend time creating your own...
For online quizzing, try QuizSlides--you upload one of your PowerPoints, then add questions that kids can then answer online. You can choose to grade after one answer, or give kids one or two tries to get it right.
Symbaloo is a new bookmark utility (much like PortaPortal, only cooler) that lets you make your own collections, and is accessible from anywhere.
A new directory of movies that are organized by location and era. You'll still have to find the movies you're looking for on your own, but this site may help you decide what you want.
A new web service that allows you to automate many tasks in your digital life. For example, any time a photo is posted to your Facebook wall, you can tell ifttt to automatically download it to your Dropbox...or email it, or send you a text...take a look to see what all it may be able to automate for YOU!
Demo: Share your screen with others instantly...no registration or signup required! This is a useful tool for showing kids how to use a new web tool!
Search tools: Instead of Googling, try Grokking instead! For any concept or term you enter, instaGROK will give you key facts, websites, images, and even video clips for your topic!
Do you enjoy having as many font choices as possible? Do you enjoy getting free stuff? Yeah, me too...
YouTube: This channel has short videos detailing 224 career options!
...like THIS one! Wix is the only online WYSIWYG website editor that allows you to create your site in HTML5...allowing iOS users the opportunity to view your site on their devices. NOTE: SAVE OFTEN while you build!
YouTube: Check out the 100 best YouTube videos for teachers, sorted by subject! This is an EXCELLENT resource...
Need a photo or image to be BIGGER so that you can hang it in your classroom? Try BlockPosters...the better the original image, the less pixelated it will be.
A NEAT way to quickly get large files...register and get a unique address that is connected to your dropbox. Give your sender a password, and they can upload files directly to your main Dropbox.
Use the WikiSummarizer to get fast, simple results from Wikipedia. This seems like a great time saver for students.
Simply the best "Blooms Technology" list I've ever seen.
My new favorite file converter! For the moment, it still works to download YouTube, as well.
Turn almost any document into an online book with turning pages. The flash link created can be posted or embedded into a website. The kids could post their electronic projects online with this tool.
Check out these 360 degree and even 3D images from subject areas like music, science, social studies...there are dissections on here, too!