Your+Blog+As+A+Showcase

Why not use your blog as a "home base" to show and share all of them?
Let's brainstorm!

What are some of the online tools you use?

Increase Appeal of Your Blog to Students
Edmodo - Link to the Edmodo sign-in page from your blog (Edmodo could be used for sharing descriptive feedback with students) Animoto - embed Animoto slide shows into blogs or link an image in your post to the video (on free blogs) Voice Thread - tool for commenting, sharing Vimeo - free video sharing tool Photo Peach - free video sharing tool Vocaroo - extremely simple online voice recording tool - embed recording in blog posts (or link if using free blog) Answer Garden - an online bulletin board to share short phrases BitStripsforSchools - besides using your avatars you could also insert comics or the class picture into your blog Add a Poll - a Google Form or other online poll service

-try new Web 2.0 tools - Here's a list of many more: Cool Tools for Schools -add a "gimmick" on your blog such as a virtual pet or a [|Voki] speaking avatar -embed a Clustr Map or Flag Counter



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