Cool+Tech+Websites

=Tools= The websites below will help you learn and try out new tools for Tech Yes projects. Remember you will need different tools for Gathering, Organizing, Constructing, and **Sharing** . www.cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com- wikisite with cool tools for kids

http://www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html#specialforms- Search engines for kids

Atomic Learning - Software video 1 minute tutorials on most applications you will use. //Remember, to access the Atomic Learning links from off campus, the username is "woodward" and the password is "academy."//

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=Sites for Mapping, Drawing and Charting=

http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Drawing%2C+Charting+%26+Mapping+Toolsmap, draw and chart tools

**Tools for the students** =**Music** =

**Free music** **Freeplaymusic site link is directly below-** **[|music mp3 format]** @http://www.soundzabound.com/

**This is for sound effects** @http://www.soundjay.com/ @http://findsounds.com/

www.Jamstudio.com

 - **JamStudio**  - create music beats - free online music mixing & songwriting tool - quickly create backing tracks, karaoke songs, soundtracks & demo songs

 Choosing music wisely- buy from itunes.  May only use 10% of music. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Create your own music using jamstudio.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Pictures** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">www.pics4learning.com <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Free educational picture site for students

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**My Avatar.com** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You can save, export as png file or jpg file. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Make it a clear background and then place your avatar anywhere ,any picture.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Shorten URL addresses.** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 1. Goo.gl <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 2. Tinyurl <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 3. Furly- used if you need to create one url for 1or more addresses at one time. – more for a 1time class assignment. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 4. 1link.in- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__