Read the Words

Read the Words is a text to speech utility which allow for copied or typed text. You can download your audio MP3 and use on a blog or wiki. Give it a try at: http://www.readthewords.com

Quizinator - Free online quiz maker.

Completely Free to Use
Quizinator is free to use, for as long as you want. Seriously.
Additional premium features will be available soon for a subscription, but the core features of Quizinator will always be free.
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Butns - Multiple destinations for a hyperlink

Butns enables you to add more destinations to each hyperlink on your website, allowing your users to choose exactly where to go to get more information. This sentence contains a butns link for the word Africa. Click on Africa and see.

http://butns.com/

Social Media - A New Fad?

So many "great new innovative" ideas in education come and go. Is Social Media the latest fad? Should we jump on yet another band wagon? Check out the video below and decide for yourself.

Word Games

Make words starting with a provided letter. Second and third words must also include additional provided letters. The faster you go, the more points you get. Can be played in English or French. Explore other word games on the parent page as well.

http://dictionary.reference.com/fun/

Name Picker - random word picker

This site offers lots of fun classroom gadgets. I especially like the "Fruit Machine". You can copy and paste a list of words in the machine and it will randomly choose one. You could have your students define these words or categorize them. You might even input your class roster and use it to pick lab partners.
Don't forget to explore other cool tools on this site as well.

http://classtools.net/education-games-php/fruit_machine/

Mouse Mischief - A mouse instead of a clicker system.

Mouse Mischief can transform teaching and learning in the classroom. Mouse Mischief integrates into Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, allowing teachers to create interactive presentations that engage and excite every student in the classroom. Approximately 5–25 students, each with his or her own mouse, can answer multiple choice questions and draw on a shared screen. You can download Mouse Mischief free of charge. If you think you might like this program contact the tech department.

http://www.microsoft.com/multipoint/mouse-mischief/default.aspx

MorqueFile - photos, images, and more.

This site is a must stop for anyone using photographs, graphic design, images, or digital still cameras. There is even a tutorial and tips section. Images are free and can be searched using filters such as color and other styles.

http://morguefile.com/