Technology+Resources

Cool Tools for Presentations
The tools listed below all offer FREE versions; paid upgrade versions are available but not required for this course. All that is required is that you sign up for an account.

A non-linear alternative to PowerPoint.
 * [|Prezi] **

Online multimedia posters.Another alternative to PowerPoint.
 * [|Glogster] **


 * Glogster Tutorials: Videos and step by step instructions. **

https://docs.google.com/View?docid=dgqwv5cr_127g7nqc8fm

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80NISdsoouE

@http://www.schooltube.com/video/746a92b6c5d6442a9e97/Glogster-Tutorial

Fun, creative alternative to a traditional book report or book talk. There are hundreds of examples on the site. There are lots of book trailer examples on [|Mr. Schu's blog], too. Here's one from [|You Tube]: P.S. Did you know that You Tube was co-founded by IUP alumni, [|Chad Hurley]? :-)
 * Book Trailers for Readers **


 * How to Make a Book Trailer **

**Free Tools for Creating and Editing Videos**
Visit [|this link] for further explanations of each tool and check out [|this free guide to making videos on the web] at [|Free Technology for Teachers].

NOTE: Contrary to popular belief, not all content on the Internet is free to take and use. Unless they are your own pictures, ALL images used for projects must carry a [|Creative Commons License].[| Click here] to search Creative Commons for content you can use. [|Click here] to learn how to use Google Images Advanced Search Options to find Creative Commons images you can use. You can also use the [|Behold search engine] and [|Flickr] to find licensed images.