Teacher and Parent Resources
HCS App Database
This one is for teachers, parents, community members, and anyone else looking to find the best educational apps for the iPod Touch and the iPad! Teachers and students will be updating this database throughout the year, so please check back often for an updated list. Please keep in mind that this is a database with recommendations. If you would like to purchase the app, you will do so through iTunes.
http://hcsappdatabase.weebly.com/
This one is for teachers, parents, community members, and anyone else looking to find the best educational apps for the iPod Touch and the iPad! Teachers and students will be updating this database throughout the year, so please check back often for an updated list. Please keep in mind that this is a database with recommendations. If you would like to purchase the app, you will do so through iTunes.
http://hcsappdatabase.weebly.com/
Recommended Web 2.0 Tools
Animoto
Create award-winning, free slideshows with your pictures and videos fast and easy. Educators can get the upgraded version, which allows for longer movies and, of course, music, transitions, and many movie themes to choose from!
http://www.animoto.com
Weebly
This tool should speak for itself, because, well…this website was made using Weebly! Weebly is an excellent resource to create free websites that look like they were created by professional web designers! From images and video to text and blogs, the sky is the limit with these sites!
http://www.weebly.com
XtraNormal
Warning!! This resource could “suck you in” and, before you know it, you have been creating an animated cartoon for hours. You are the director, set designer, and producer of your own animated movie!
http://www.xtranormal.com
Blabberize
This Web 2.0 tool is so much fun! Students and teachers can upload any image and give that image a voice, literally! This can be used with all age levels. Younger students can upload pictures of animals they are exploring in class while older students can create a conversation between two historical figures! Cool, huh?
http://www.blabberize.com
Prezi
This tool takes a bit of getting used to, but is a great way to engage students in your teaching. It’s an equally as powerful tool for students to create their own work.
http://www.prezi.com
Glogster
Sure, creating paper posters is great, but wouldn’t an interactive poster with images, media, music, and other interactive elements be even better? This is your one-stop shop to do just that.
http://www.edu.glogster.com
Create award-winning, free slideshows with your pictures and videos fast and easy. Educators can get the upgraded version, which allows for longer movies and, of course, music, transitions, and many movie themes to choose from!
http://www.animoto.com
Weebly
This tool should speak for itself, because, well…this website was made using Weebly! Weebly is an excellent resource to create free websites that look like they were created by professional web designers! From images and video to text and blogs, the sky is the limit with these sites!
http://www.weebly.com
XtraNormal
Warning!! This resource could “suck you in” and, before you know it, you have been creating an animated cartoon for hours. You are the director, set designer, and producer of your own animated movie!
http://www.xtranormal.com
Blabberize
This Web 2.0 tool is so much fun! Students and teachers can upload any image and give that image a voice, literally! This can be used with all age levels. Younger students can upload pictures of animals they are exploring in class while older students can create a conversation between two historical figures! Cool, huh?
http://www.blabberize.com
Prezi
This tool takes a bit of getting used to, but is a great way to engage students in your teaching. It’s an equally as powerful tool for students to create their own work.
http://www.prezi.com
Glogster
Sure, creating paper posters is great, but wouldn’t an interactive poster with images, media, music, and other interactive elements be even better? This is your one-stop shop to do just that.
http://www.edu.glogster.com