Welcome to Tagxedo, tag cloud with styles

http://www.tagxedo.com/Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning tag cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.

Web 2.0 and 21st Century Skills

https://sites.google.com/a/ccpsweb.org/web2-0/home  Needs ideas on how to incorporate 2`1st century skills into your classroom.  Check out the website! 

Using Movie Maker in the classroom

Movie Maker Training
http://docs.google.com/a/ccpsweb.org/present/edit?id=0Aas_9b0FynCWZGhxN2J4bXNfMTE5Zm05ZDJyZHg&hl=en

Click Start Presentation to view ppt.

Movie Maker is a great tool that students or teachers can use.  21st century Skills Creativity and Innovation.

Portaportal

Every time I email the staff with a link of an interesting website I also bookmark it on the school's portaportal website.  Check it out and get some great ideas!!  Remember most of the games can be used on your Promethean Boards

Guest Access: culpepermiddleschool

http://guest.portaportal.com/culpepermiddleschool

Voki

VOKI
Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, websites, and email.

http://www.voki.com/

Examples of how Vokis can be used in education

Voki Handout!! Step by Step instructions

See me to get Culpeper Middle School's  Username and Password or create your own.

Promethean Planet

Even if you don't have a Promethean board you can still use the free Promethean software.

Now Every Classroom Can Be an ActivClassroom

Did you know that any classroom can be an ActivClassroom - even if you don’t have an ActivBoard?  Even if you don’t even have an interactive whiteboard at all?
With the new ActivInspire software, the possibilities are endless! Whether you're a veteran user of the ActivClassroom, or have never heard of an interactive whiteboard, the latest addition to the ActivSoftware family is sure to make an impact on teaching and learning in your classroom.
In this section, you'll find everything you need to get started with ActivInspire, including:

Overview of top features Comments from ActivInspire beta testers About ActivInspire Professional and Personal editions

Top Tips for working with ActivInspire ActivInspire training resources ActivInspire blogs Developers' favorite ActivInspire features

Take a look around, and you'll find that we've made it easy for you to bring the interactivity and excitement of the ActivClassroom into any classroom!

• Download ActivInspire today!
• Create an account on Promethean Planet http://www.prometheanplanet.com/
• Start downloading lessons (flip charts) immediately

Bubbl.us

Bubbl.us

What is it?

Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online.

Why use bubbl.us?

Because you can:

Create colorful mind maps online

Share and work with friends

Embed your mind map in your blog or website

Email and print your mind map

Save your mind map as an image



And it's FREE!