CSI

ive completed the advanced level of the CSI game. It was quite fun.

I rate it 8/10.

Books and Cartoon creation Site

A free to register site - you can create meaningful or otherwise - cartoons and books. All the tools are embedded in the site, and it is very interactive. You are able to view the works of others and many are clever pieces of work. You could also waste a lot of time having fun with this site in your holidays! Rated 9/10.

Cyber Info from 'Missing Persons' Site - Outstanding

A very worthwhile site - "Missing and Exploited' website. Great videos based on real-life stories relating to cyber issues. Check these out. 10/10

I have decided to continue posting great sites that may help you and anyone else needing online tools to achieve learning outcomes, or becoming online publishers, or digital contributors. This site will be opened up to any senior student from our school this year who would like to participate.

Ask a Librarian - National Library NZ

We talked about this site in class - good one to store for High School - you will be amazed at how a librarian can help you in your search for data and information. Don't forget to enlist the help of local libraries and staff also - they usually always want to help you get the best information possible. High School assignments are going to demand depth and complexity of ideas and supporting information.

Kids News Site - Easy to find latest news

This is a great site - don't be put off by the "kiwi kids' title - it is real news, latest and greatest, updated regularly. It is very quick and easy to locate local and international news without the huge navigation efforts needed when going onto TVNZ etc. Rated highly!!

Marvin -

This is a screen shot of Marvin - check out Guy's post re Marvin.

8GE Web 2 Tools: CSI Web Adventure - Fantastic science site

I was on the CSI web site and i completed the intermediate level. I rate this 10 out of 10.

CSI Web Adventure - Fantastic science site

The Web adventure we have been working on in class - outstanding site, fully interactive, and quite challenging for all students - three levels - Rookie, Intermediate and Advanced. Covers many aspects of forensic science, while solving cases with the CSI team. Real learning in an engaging format. I rate this 10/10.

8GE students, what do you think?

take a screen shot

Guy, try taking a 'screen shot' of the 'Marvin 30 day trial page' and posting that up -

Marvin

I thaught that the Marvin thing that we did was great so I went looking around and I found this. It is great, Its a 30 day trial for Marvin. I have downloaded it and it is awsome.

MIzone Vid both

This is a great app if you don't have the soft wear you really want to make that 360 stunt of yours look awssome so give it a go and get vidoeing making.

Timeglider

This is a tool you could be using right now, as you work through your Social Studies unit - signing up is free and safe. This online tool lets you build excellent visual time lines - you can put up images, comment boxes to elaborate on any point, and links to other sites etc. I rate this 9.5/10. It took me a short time to work through how to use it, and once sorted, it is easy and visually powerful to represent your info.

Deadliest Catch Game: Deadliest Catch: Discovery Channel

Deadliest Catch Game: Deadliest Catch: Discovery Channel

An example of some of the excellent online games and simulations that are available based on tv programmes. You have to make decisions while working within a budget, on your type of boat, deckhands you hire, equipment you take, and where you'll base yourself in the Barring Sea. At the end you can see how much profit you've made. Find, evaluate, rate and describe other such excellent sites on the blog.

Wow

This seems like a pretty cool idea for coneting everyone Great idea Mrs Webster so now i got to get searching

www.tubechop.com

This is a great new tool for selecting parts of a Youtube video, and chopping out the other parts, and being able to share widely to other applications such as twitter, FB and email it to friends or yourself. This is a smart tool, as you can source excellent resources for projects from videos, and then select a specific part, and insert it. Imagine a Glogster poster with a link to your specific portion of a Youtube video. Rating 9/10.

Congratulations ....

Well done those students who have managed to get themselves up and running on this blog as a contributor - You can comment on any previous posts by clicking on the comment link under the post. You can also upload your own post, let me know if you have difficulty with this. Looking forward to seeing what great researched sites/tools you come up with.

www.wordle.net/

This is a great site FREE - user-friendly, can print out copy of page you create - Use it to create title pages, charts to represent frequency/popularity of something you are researching, or to create a snap-shot of a website - it pulls random words from any website and inserts them into the word chart. Rating - 8/10 - It would be fantastic if you could embed your page into any other digital media, powerpoint, etc. You can take a screenshot and save that and embed it that way I guess.

WELCOME...

Welcome to this blog that is waiting for your comments and contributions - this is a place for you to add your thoughts, recommendations, and ratings on sites/tools that your peers rate.

Research 'Web2tools' and explore the myriad of sites/tools that you think would be of value to others. Share the url, a synopsis of the tools/site, and rate the site/tools out of 10 for its relevance, engagement and potential. Don't waste your time listing any mediocre sites/tools.

I expect you all to comment and contribute as often as is practical - think of it like media homework.

Have fun and get hunting...