Every Tuesday, I will review a web tool or app that can help you in your library. Today's Ed Tech Tuesday focus is a LiveBinders review. I've recently started using LiveBinders and I must say it is pretty cool. It's a virtual three ring binder - basically like bookmarks on your browser that you can share with the world (or just those you choose to ... Continue Reading...
Ed Tech Tuesday: SurveyMonkey
Today's Ed Tech Tuesday feature is a SurveyMonkey review. I used SurveyMonkey to poll my 4th and 5th graders this week. I had never used SurveyMonkey until a few days ago, but someone on my state's library listserv was asking for student survey samples, and I thought it would be more efficient to do one online. SurveyMonkey is fairly easy to use. ... Continue Reading...
Ed Tech Tuesday: Twitter Review
Today's Ed Tech Tuesday feature is a Twitter review. I'll be the first to admit that at first I didn't really get Twitter. Once you really start using Twitter, however, you will see that it's a really great tool for educators. The beauty of Twitter is that you are able to quickly connect with a variety of people who have similar interests. Just ... Continue Reading...
Ed Tech Tuesday: Wikispaces Review
Today's Ed Tech Tuesday focus is a Wikispaces review. Wikispaces allows people to create wikis. According to the Wikispaces website, a wiki is "a space on the Web where you can share work and ideas, pictures and links, videos and media — and anything else you can think of." We've all heard of Wikipedia, and Wikispaces is similar to that - a place ... Continue Reading...
Ed Tech Tuesday: Wordle Review
Today's Ed Tech Tuesday feature is a Wordle review. Wordle creates word clouds from text or a web address. The word clouds generate based on word frequency. The more frequently used words will be larger, and less frequently used words will be smaller. The Wordle above is for my website, Elementary Librarian. Using Wordle is pretty simple. Just ... Continue Reading...