2. Your LMS Handy tools all in one location Feel forced to use limited resources

3. Why Move Your Classroom Beyond Blackboard? 1. Different purpose for sharing information 2. Tools more elegant, fun and flexible 3. Interest and ease of use Share information with a wider audience Create a more authentic/professional arena for sharing– share with the world, not just the classroom Link groups together (past students, people working in the field, professional associations)

4. Why Move Your Classroom Beyond Blackboard? Inside BbOutside Bb No extra loginSafeReliableSupported by IT Logins, finding right tool More optionsVisible to many

5. Will it help you (or your students) meet learning objectives? How easy is it for you (or your students) to learn or use? Do you have to download something? Sign up to use? Is it free? Work on Mac and PC? Tool Evaluation

6. Large File Creation, Storage & Viewing http://www.youtube.com/ http://www.slideshare.net/ https://vimeo.com/ http://voicethread.com/

7. Blogs, Wikis, Websites http://wordpress.com/ http://blogger.com/ http://sites.google.com http://www.weebly.com/ http://edublogs.com http://pbworks.com/ http://www.wikispaces.com/

8. Synching Devices & Collaboration https://www.dropbox.com/ http://drive.google.com http://evernote.com/ https://www.diigo.com/

9. Content Curation http://www.scoop.it/ http://pinterest.com/ https://storify.com/ http://list.ly/ http://www.mindmeister.com/

10. Word Clouds, Charts, Virtual Boards http://www.wordle.net/ http://www.gliffy.com/ http://tagul.com/ http://padlet.com/ http://mystickies.com/home http://nello.noteapp.com/

11. Video, Animations, Cartoons http://animoto.com/ http://www.toondoo.com/ http://www.pixton.com/ http://comiclife.com/ http://voki.com/

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