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=Thing 21: More Cool Tools for Teachers =

It's time to directly apply some online tools to teaching! Check out these features for teaching, assessment, and more. Look at one of these tools in more depth, but feel free to check out more. If possible use one in class.

Click Here for Trailfire. This allows you to create a 'trail' of webpages on a subject. This a great tool for guiding students through a search on the web.

Click Here for Flashcarddb. Create online flashcards for students.

Click Here for Bubbl.us. Here you can create concept maps and brainstorm online.

Click Here for Gliffy. Here your can create flowcharts.

Click Here to check out mindmeister, and create mind maps.

Click Here for Flowchart. This is another Flowchart tool.

If these aren't enough check out this extensive list of these and other online tools teachers can use: Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools J ust remember to share the link in your blog entry, if you used a different link.

=A Briefing of Twenty-one: =

When you finish Thing Twenty-one you should have:


 * Tried out at least one online tool for educators in more depth.

Click Here to go onto Thing Twenty-two for a chance to share about online tools for teachers. Consider the pros and cons to using these tools online. How can you or other educators utilize these tools? Did you see any examples of how other educators have used them?