Everyone is familiar with creating a power point, and presenting it before class. "Combos" means taking technology one step further, and creating projects, presentations, portfolios, etc. using many of the free offerings that are available on the Internet.
This web page is all about combining websites to encourage you to us online technology as well as computer software on your machine to enhance school work. Some of the tools listed on The CAP Center cannot be used in school, but they can really help you to achieve a better grade on your projects, homework, or class assignments. (if a site is blocked, ask your teacher to check into having the school release it for use in school.)
Refer to the "Disclaimer" and "Copyright" on this site. Be very mindful of your security and safety, when giving out personal information and joining a site. I am not aware of any problems with the sites I am link to on this CAP Center, but sites can change with out my knowledge. It is the World Wide Web, and your personal data needs to be protected.
An example of a combo is found in this flowgram: The CAP Center - Vocabulary An off this site combination suggestion is "How to Find Anything Online: Become an Internet Research Expert".
Other Site Combinations:
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Here is a list of linked sites I have created to improve my vocabulary.
Vocabulary
Dictionary Ninjawords
Dictionary/Encyclopedia Word IQ
Multi-Dictionaries
Multi-Language Dictionaries Dicts.info
Other Word Sources
Pronounce all words, all languages
Spell Checker, Grammar, & Thesaurus
Brainypics Vocabulary Videos
Voicethread
One simple example is a "wiki" voice thread started by Colette Cassinelli who started the Voicethread 4 Education wiki. Original site; voiceththread.com. Video on how to create "voicethread"
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Hopes and Dreams
Today's Technology from
http://wwwinfinitethinking.org
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Posted by Lucie deLaBruere
"...Today’s technology can knock down the walls and open the possibilities for you to reach far across the globe. How about using Google Maps, Google Earth or Google Sky to take a field trip that your students’ could only dream of not so long ago. Video’s available through You Tube, Google Video, or other video-sharing websites, along with other video services such as Discovery Education Streaming, Annenberg Media, or National Geographic Video can also help your students’ dreams reach far beyond their classroom. ..."
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Feed Reader
Create Your Own "Google Alert" and Put It Into Your Feed Reader
"Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) ..." Now, click on the alert you have just created. Find the RSS feed on the page by holding down the "control key", and pressing the "F" key. Click on the RSS Feed link and copy the RSS Address to you Feed Reader. ( Google, Bloglines, or other feed reader.) Install it on your feed reader and you are done. You can also use Zap Reader to improve your reading speed. Or use Highlight to show the important parts of a web page. Save the web page and present it in your presentation. (power point, etc.)
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Family History Search
Try the following sites when you are searching family History ancestry.
World Vital Records, Dead or Alive. U. S. Census Bureau, Death Records
Social Security Online, Criminal Searches
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Top Health Sites and Data presentation for possible Power Point
Hospital Compare, Data Visualization, Chart Gizmo, Create a Graph, Create Database, Medstory, Family Doctor, Cleveland Clinic, Health Finder, Mayo Clinic, Medicine Net, Medline Plus,
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Demo of the tools menu and the use of "Voycabulary".
Using Skitch (A free Mac download) with Evernote (A part free, part pay for ($4.00 per month.) You Tube Video.
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English - Combine sites to form unites to help you complete your projects.
Writing Projects:
Combinations of sites can be used for one project. An example of a project might be to create a report for History, (or any subject) and hyperlink words through out your report to link to places on the Internet. These links should support your report, (data sites) and enrich it with additional facts. Use a text editor such as "Word" or "Notepad" to type your vocabulary, vocabulary words can be highlighted and copy them into Voycabulary. Vouycabulary is linked directly into several dictionaries, and the vocabulary words and their definitions will automatically appear in the window. Use Quizlet to learn the words for class. The report could be given to other students, and they would be responsible for reading the report as well as following the links to further information. The student would give a brief report or a quiz, created by the original student who wrote the article, could be given to the reader.
Writing I would suggest a combination of the following sites:
Reverse Dictionary, to use as a type of Thesaurus
WordFlood, a free download for word replacement
Multi-media for film video theater, podcasts, videocasts, storyboards etc.
Topicalizer, for text analysis, word count, etc.
Text Analyzer for readability and complexity as well as text statistics
Grammar, Spell Checker, Thesaurus Copy and paste your text.
Mind Mapping for organizing your thoughts
Journal prompts, for suggestions if I were writing a journal
Poetry Forms, Poetry Idea Machine, and Instant Poetry forms for Poetry
Lyrics finder, for lyrics
Character Chart, if I were creating a fictional character
Plot and Character Generator, if I were creating a story
Book Report Ideas, if I needed a fresh idea for a book report
Google Docs, for documents, spreadsheets or presentations
Luminotes Wiki, to write my project. (It keeps previous copies of my work)
Quote Finder, to find quotes to support my material
Voycabulary, for word and web site definitions
Punctuation, for quick reference about punctuation
Grammar and Writing, for quick reference on these subjects
Comix for creating your own comic book
Spell Checker, keep this open in a small window and use as needed.
Web Page Creation, for personal use or use as a reference in class
Story Generator, for creation of my project, short story, etc.
Writing Prompts, to help me with my story or assignment creation
Summarize Anything, to condense a web site or my writing
Resources for Writers, to keep in mind the task in front of you.
Graph it, Create a graph and put it into your writing to prove your point.
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Shopping Combination
alaTest Review 7.0 million reviews from 1204 websites
Store Rattings or compare prices
Review Centre Honest and impartial reviews written by real people
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Food and Coupons
Recipes
Look and Taste Videos
Supermarket Guru Video updated weekly
Useful Sites
Shop Groceries Online
Coupons Printable Coupons
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Media - Create a combination of media visual images or pictures from the following links of sites for a possible power point or other presentation. (Use browser bookmarks or "favorites" to create your own.)
Chromatik Images by color ("search word", "color")
Gazopa Upload a picture, url, Draw a picture, Keyword, Tools
befunky Photo Filters
CAP Center Graphics page
Sprix Free image