Plugins

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The Plug-in Possibilities are Endless
Blogs offer students the opportunity to generate, demonstrate, and exhibit their knowledge. Words are powerful and can convey meaning as well as illicit audience response. Multimedia tools, in the form of plugins, present an ever increasing wealth of possibilities!

Video
[| Bubble Share] - Slide show using photos [|Image Loop] - Similar to Bubble Share, can convert PowerPoints to slideshows [|Slide] - Make a slide show or customize a photo [|RockYou Slideshows] - Create a slide show with backgrounds, special effects, even music [|FlixN] - Record video right from your computer. No video camera necessary! [|VoiceThread] - Like a slideshow, like a stage where each of your students can perform, text and/or audio [|Sketchcast] - Record a sketch with or without narration
 * [|ed.voicethread.com] - a secure VoiceThread restricted to use by educators
 * [|Informative video]
 * [|student example]

Audio
[|YackPack] - Record and receive messages
 * [|Information video]

Other Tools
[|Cluster Map] - See who is visiting your blog [|SiteMeter] - Retrieve information about your blog visitors [|Flickr Toys] - Add effects to your photos Create a [|Voki] - Make your own avitar [|ZoomClouds] - Make your blog searchable by tags [|AnswerTips] - Make every word on your blog clickable [|More Resources] - from Anne Davis

Blog Examples
[|Kathy Cassidy] (1st grade) [|Miss Gauley] (K-2) [|Full House Eights] - (8th grade) [|Darren Kuropatwa] - (High School Mathematics) [|A Really Different Place] - (4-6 Gifted Pullout) [|Mr. Langhorst] - (8th grade History)
 * [|AP Calculus]
 * [|Guerilla Season Book Blog]
 * [|Virtual Book Review Blog]