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==Step 2: Once you and your partner have settled on a tool, select the EDIT tab (upper right-hand corner) to place your names next to the corresponding "sign-up." First come, first serve.==

==Step 4: Use the linked Module Page associated with your tool choice to create your module.==

**(If you need assistance with how to use the wiki, please let me know!)**
[|Easel] Create and share visual ideas online. Vhemes are visual themes. Drag and drop a vheme onto your canvas for easy creation of your visual idea!

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Fall 2013 Easel Module Page

[|Socrative] A smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

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Fall 2013 Socrative Module Page

[|Powtoon] PowToon is the brand new Do-It-Yourself animated presentation tool that supercharges your presentations and videos! Save massive amounts of time and money by creating Presentoons that bring the WOW!-factor to product demos, business presentations, social media clips, and much more.

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Fall 2013 Powtoon Module Page

Tagul A word "cloud" generator... create custom word clouds - and be able to connect each word to specific URLs

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Fall 2013 Tagul Module Page

Screencast-o-matic Easy way to make a screen capture video recording with audio (aka screencast with picture in picture options). Download file (mp4, etc.) or upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install.

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Fall 2013 Screencast-O-Matic Module Page

Story Bird An interactive and customized storybook maker.

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Fall 2013 Story Bird Module Page

Diigo Collection of hotlist bookmarks and tags that you can share or keep private. PLUS the ability to highlight and/or leave notes on websites.

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Fall 2013 Diigo Module Page

Wix An easy website building tool. GREAT for WebQuests.

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Fall 2013 Wix Module Page

GoAnimate Make your own video with animated characters.

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Fall 2013 GoAnimate Module Page

EdModo Students can use like FaceBook, but also allows for digital assignments and postings within class groups.

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Fall 2013 EdModo Module Page

Evernote Online / offline note taking software. Can take audio or video notes, clip web pages. Really useful!

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Fall 2013 Evernote Module Page

Penzu Online journaling application that stores all entires in a "book". Entries can be shared or kept anonymous.

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Fall 2013 Penzu Module Page

Tiki-toki Great timeline tool! Note that this is a freemium service; there is a limited volume on the timelines you can create before paying. The premium cost is minimal.

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Fall 2013 Tiki-Toki Module Page

[|Weebly] //Weebly// gives everyone a surprisingly easy way to create a unique site.

Sign-up: Fall 2013 Weebly Module Page

[|Symbaloo]

Access your bookmarks anywhere with //Symbaloo//, a free social service now available in the US.

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Fall 2013 Symbaloo Module Page

[|Tagxedo] Turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning word cloud, is individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.

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Fall 2013 Tagxedo Module Page

[|Popcorn Maker] Popcorn Maker makes it easy to enhance, remix and share web video. Use your web browser to combine video and audio with content from the rest of the web — from text, links and maps to pictures and live feeds.

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Fall 2013 Popcorn Maker Module Page

[|Storify] Create stories using social media. Turn what people post on social media into compelling stories. Collect the best photos, video, tweets and more to publish**.**

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Fall 2013 Storify Module Page

If you and a partner want to explore a tool not on the list, let me know! Make sure you choose a tool that you have not used yet.