WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE 5 WEBSITES FOR TEACHING?

[Paula]

Hi Again! I would like to know what 5 websites or internet tools you consider your favourite and why. I aim to include some reference to those chosen by most of you in a talk I will be giving to fellow teachers soon. thank you!

[Eduardo Peirano]

Paula, I think this list of Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008 may be useful. Here are the Top 10 Tools Lists nominations. Includes my and other members' list of 10 Tools for Learning. As you can see Delicious was the Top Tool.

[Todd Coston]

Not sure if these are necessarily my favorites but some you may want to consider using:

1) http://www.academicearth.org/ (Video lectures from the worlds top scholars)
2) http://www.classroom20.com (another network similar to this one)
3) http://www.netvibes.com (use as a classroom site. Lots of good ideas on this from Michael Wesch see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4yApagnr0s)
4) Google Apps (need I say more)
5) Jing (screen recording software....I use this ALL the time)

[Paula]

Thank you Todd! there are a couple here I did not know. I will have a look. I use Screen Toaster, that must be similar to Jing?

[Cheri MacLeod]

Paula - I agree with Eduardo that one of the best places to start is Jane Hart's list of the "Top 100 Tools...". I would not put Delicious in my top 5 though as I prefer bookmarking IN my browser. My absolute favourite (new to me actually) is Firefox 3 with the Foxmarks addin - this is a synchronizer so every time you change your bookmarks this info is synchronixed for you and comes to the Firefox browser wherever you open it (you have to sign in the first time you use Firefox at a new location but that is just a one time thing).
2nd favourite iGoogle main page
3rd ...have to think more!

[Cheri MacLeod]

Continuing on
3rd SurveyMonkey
4th Kathy Schrock's Graphic Organizers
5th Slideshare/You Tube

[Eduardo Peirano]

My current list of Top Tools:

1- Social Bookmarking: Delicious:

- already saved 3,500 bookmarks
- bookmarks are tagged
- bookmarks available online
- share bookmarks with others, making me useful to members of my network
- my Delicious network, emapey's Network on Delicious
- Delicious Network finds great bookmarks for me

I hope that these posts help you understand Delicious features:
Use Del.icio.us to Create Your Eportfolio
My Favorite Feed Reader is My Del.icio.us Network
Networking With Del.icio.us in Education
Del.icio.us Networking Features

2- Feedreader: GreatNews Desktop RSS Reader

3- Blogging: Wordpress.com where I host my two blogs

4- Ning

5- Twitter

6- Videoconferencing: Dimdim????

[Dr. Jacqui Cyrus]

I have tried the FREE version of DimDim 3 times and have finally become comfortable with its interface. I am hoping to use DimDim this fall with my students in the School of Education. I'll keep you posted.

[Bill Guinee]

A good list, but I prefer Diigo to Delicious. It has most of the same features but is better for collaborative learning with the ability to highlight and make comments on any web page that you share to a group. Very useful to make a classroom group.

[Viktorija Sulcic]

On YouTube I usually find some of interesting resources for my teaching. But now I will move to YouTube Edu ;-)

[Justin Lincoln]

http://www.ted.com/ - Stimulating lectures.
http://vimeo.com/ - I prefer this to Youtube.
http://www.tumblr.com/ - The easiest means of blogging I've found.
http://ubu.com/ - Great Art archive.
http://www.lynda.com/home/ViewCourses.aspx - Great means to pick up new software skills. There is a monthly fee.

[Eduardo Peirano]

Thank you for the links

[Justin Lincoln]

No problem. Britt Watwood speaks very highly of you and this site.