Internet Facts & Safety
PEW Internet - This site features interesting facts about internet uses as well as safety issues. They provide extensive research about the demographics and uses on the internet. pewinternet.org
Tomorrow.org - Has some interesting information about on-line learning. Also has research but you have to register for the information. tomorrow.org
Weaving a Web of Responsibilities - Great graphic on the uses and responsibilities of using the internet Link currently down
Health & Fitness
Learn To Be Healthy - Free dynamic, interactive games, actiities and webquests for grades k-12 learntobehealthy.org
CaloriesPerHour.com - This site has a wealth of information about nutrition and fitness. It includes calories for most foods as well as restaurant foods. It also includes a calculator that will tell you how many calories you burn doing specific activities (hundreds to choose from) caloriesperhour.com
X-Ray Risks - An interactive website that calculates your risks of radiation exposure while getting medical x-rays. xrayrisks.com
Legal Music & Sounds
FreePlayMusic.com - Has hundreds of genres and styles to pick from. Allows previews and downloads in MP3 format so they can be easily inserted into multimedia presentations. freeplaymusic.com
Pac DV - Free sound effects. Choose from hundreds of sounds including mechanical, transportation, voices, etc. pacdv.com
Audacity - This is a free download. It is a user friendly program to edit your music, voice, sounds, etc. Great for Podcasting. It is currently loaded on all machines in the PC lab. audacity.com
Animation, Drawing & Movies
Kerpoof - Kerpoof is a site that provides a variety of creative tools for animation, drawing, and movie creation. Users can choose from a range of preset characters and environmental options, or they can create their own. The site offers drag-and-drop simplicity coupled with advanced animation and editing capabilities that, according to Lovely, open the platform up to a range of curricular applications. www.kerpoof.com
Organizational Tools
Tada - Is a great site that allows you to create a to-do-list. As you complete the task you can cross it out. Could be a good site to use during a project that has a lot of tasks. http://tadalist.com/?ref=public
Internet Facts & Safety
PEW Internet - This site features interesting facts about internet uses as well as safety issues. They provide extensive research about the demographics and uses on the internet. pewinternet.org
Tomorrow.org - Has some interesting information about on-line learning. Also has research but you have to register for the information. tomorrow.org
Weaving a Web of Responsibilities - Great graphic on the uses and responsibilities of using the internet Link currently down
Health & Fitness
Learn To Be Healthy - Free dynamic, interactive games, actiities and webquests for grades k-12 learntobehealthy.org
CaloriesPerHour.com - This site has a wealth of information about nutrition and fitness. It includes calories for most foods as well as restaurant foods. It also includes a calculator that will tell you how many calories you burn doing specific activities (hundreds to choose from) caloriesperhour.com
X-Ray Risks - An interactive website that calculates your risks of radiation exposure while getting medical x-rays. xrayrisks.com
Legal Music & Sounds
FreePlayMusic.com - Has hundreds of genres and styles to pick from. Allows previews and downloads in MP3 format so they can be easily inserted into multimedia presentations. freeplaymusic.com
Pac DV - Free sound effects. Choose from hundreds of sounds including mechanical, transportation, voices, etc. pacdv.com
Audacity - This is a free download. It is a user friendly program to edit your music, voice, sounds, etc. Great for Podcasting. It is currently loaded on all machines in the PC lab. audacity.com
Animation, Drawing & Movies
Kerpoof - Kerpoof is a site that provides a variety of creative tools for animation, drawing, and movie creation. Users can choose from a range of preset characters and environmental options, or they can create their own. The site offers drag-and-drop simplicity coupled with advanced animation and editing capabilities that, according to Lovely, open the platform up to a range of curricular applications. www.kerpoof.com
Organizational Tools
Tada - Is a great site that allows you to create a to-do-list. As you complete the task you can cross it out. Could be a good site to use during a project that has a lot of tasks. http://tadalist.com/?ref=public