Cool+Tools

www.wikispaces.com -Wikis are an amazing tool for collaboration. Of all the tools on this page, I most highly recommend wikis. A wiki is basically a series of web pages where you can post information and a million other things on the web and allow your students to add information, comment etc. It's the best of blogs and regular webpages. Here are some examples, and a document to walk you through setting up a wiki. http://madamekrause.wikispaces.com/ http://dhsespanol.wikispaces.com/ http://espanol3shaffer.wikispaces.com/Simone http://bishopblogs.wikispaces.com/
 * Wikis**

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-These services allow you to be able to play a video that you saw on youtube off of your hard drive so you don't have to connect to the internet. [] [] How to Download Videos from YouTube: 1. Go to YouTube and find a video that you want to download. 2. Click the "Share" button just below the video. 3. Copy the url. 4. Paste the url into the box in either of the services listed above and click download. 5. You will see various links appear as it processes. 6. Click one and the video will download to your computer.
 * Download YouTube Videos**

[|animoto.com] - Allows you or your students to upload photos and add text and music to create a presentation. Here is a document to help you get started.
 * Animoto**

[|Storybird.com] - Similar to Animoto in that it to add text to pictures. The layout is really nice and instead of adding their own pictures, the service allows you to choose a wide variety of illustrations. Here's some instructions that might help you get started.
 * Storybird**

[|voicethread.com] - Voicethread is a service that allows users to upload media and have conversations about it. Options are endless. See this page for interesting ideas about how to use Voicethread. Almost all the ideas in the slide show could be adapted for use in the target language. http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/ Here are some instructions that could help.
 * Voicethread**

[|voki.com] - Users create an avatar, then add their own voice or have the computer read text that they have typed with a regional Spanish accent of their choosing. Really fun, really simple. Here are some instructions that could help,
 * Voki**

This is the Built Wild version of me :) [] -Site that allows students to design wild characters with lots of fun animal parts.
 * Build Your Wild Self**


 * Skype**

[|skype.com] - Skype is a type of service called VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) which allows millions of people world wide use Skype to make phone calls free from computer to computer or very very cheaply from computer to telephone. Skype is a great tool for putting students in contact with native speaker peers all over the Spanish speaking world. Skype recently launched a teacher network that can help you connect with teachers from other locations for classroom e-pals. []