Combinations

   

  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".

The following 19 tools are samples of how tools can be combined to help students with their school projects.
        <--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
Reading and Analysis
Reading a Text book  Questions to develop an understanding of textbook read assignments.
Book Report Ideas   Long list of ideas for Book Reports
Biography .com  Find a biography
Character Chart   Characteristics of a character
Learning and Creation
Creately Create a diagram easily (free and $$$)
Google Tools for School    All Google tools for students in school
Exploratree    Thinking Diagram Guide
Writing
Paper Rater  Analysis of your writing.  Check the English section on this site for more tools.
Grammar Checker Spell Checker  Check Spelling, Grammar, and Thesaurus for better choices.
Diagramming Sentences    Easy sentence diagramming
Research
WooRank   Website analysis
Types of Tools      Research Tools  -- Dirt 
Great Summary  Summarize text from web pages 
Readability   Read a webpage without adds

Other Site Combinations:

<------------------------------------------------------------------>

Here is a list of linked sites I have created to improve my vocabulary.  

Vocabulary

Dictionary  Ninjawords

Dictionary  Worknik

Dictionary  MacMillan

Dictionary  Visuwords

Hyper-Dictionary

Reverse Dictionary  Onelook

Dictionary  Specialized

Dictionary/Encyclopedia  Word IQ

Dictionary  Object Graph

Dictionary  Dict.org

Visual Dictionary Online

VocabGrabber


    Multi-Dictionaries

Multi-Language Dictionaries  Dicts.info

Dictionaries Voycabulary

Dictionary   Onelook


Other Word Sources

Spell Checker

Thesaurus

Spelling City

Verbalearn

SuperKids Vocabulary Builder

WordPlay

Word A Day

AmeriSpeak

Create your Own Test

Cliche Finder

Confusing Words

Word Puzzle Help

Linquist

Eponyms

Quizlet

Tip of My Tongue

Crossword Solver

Pronounce all words, all languages

Spelling, Grammar checker

Study Stack

Etymologic

Crickler

Word Search

Spell Checker, Grammar, & Thesaurus

Hangman

Hangman - Science Vocabulary

Hangman -  ESL Students

Hangman Games

Mind Mapping

Lyrics Finder

Word Ahead  Vocabulary Videos

Brainypics   Vocabulary Videos

Spell Web

Exercises and Tests

Think Exist   Quotations

Podcast Word Explorer

TimesOnline Spelling Bee

SAT Prep

Vocabulary Games  

Vocabulary Daily

Weeding with Wordie

Spelling Practice   

Free Rice  

<------------------------------------------------->

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"  

<------------------------------------------------------------------>

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. ..."

<------------------------------------------------------------------>

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.)

-<------------------------------------------------------------------>

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 

<------------------------------------------------------------------>

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,

<------------------------------------------------------------------>

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.

<------------------------------------------------------------------>

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 FormsPoetry 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.

<------------------------------------------------------------------>

Shopping Combination

alaTest Review  7.0 million reviews from 1204 websites

Store Rattings   or compare prices

Epinions   

Review Centre  Honest and impartial reviews written by real people

<------------------------------------------------------------------>

Food and Coupons

      Recipes

Recipe Source

Recipe Puppy  

Smitten Kitchen  

Favorite Brand Name Recipes  

Recipe Zaar

Look and Taste    Videos

Supermarket Guru  Video updated weekly

     Useful Sites

Food Timeline

Ingredient Substitutions

Dieting Reviews

America by Food

Convenience Mixes

Shelf Life of Food

Diabetes  

Calculators

5000 Plus Food Facts

     Shop Groceries Online  

Netgrocer

Farm Fresh

Healthy Recipe Collections

Conversions


Coupons       Printable Coupons 

                       Deal Catcher  

                        Best Deals   

<------------------------------------------------------------------>

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.)

Google Image Swirl

Similar Images

Chromatik  Images by color ("search word", "color")

Gazopa   Upload a picture, url, Draw a picture, Keyword, Tools

Clipart

Animations

Sketchory

befunky  Photo Filters

CAP Center Graphics page

Sprix   Free image