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links from your library | September 12, 2011
Zoho Challenge - challenge.zoho.com Zoho Challenge is a full-featured quiz maker which allows a variety of question types (multiple choice, true/ false, etc.) as well as varied question content, including multimedia elements like video and audio. Results are graded and able to be exported to gradebooks. Zoho Challenge allows 100 tests a month with a free account.
How-To Video: Creating Online Quizzes with Comprehensions in Zoho Challenge
Visual.ly - visual.ly Visual.ly allows users to create their own infographics, which are images which include descriptive images and explanatory text. You can use Visual.ly to have students create and upload their own infographics. You can also use Visual.ly to find infographics for instruction, including for Eyes Past Print readings and/or introducing topics for background knowledge.
Sample Infographic: 9/11 Ten Years Later on Visual.ly
Pinterest - pinterest.com Pinterest is a virtual pin board where you can collect any content you like, including images, links, articles, and more. Pinterest works great as a brainstorming tool to build pin boards of content about a particular topic. It also works well as an assessment option to show understanding of a topic. It’s typical application as an inspiration pin
How-To Video: How to Use Pinterest - A Tutorial
Xtimeline - xtimeline.com Xtimeline is an interactive timeline maker. It requires a free account and allows users to make timelines with embedded images and videos. You can also make timelines with text only for years, dates, events, and descriptions. Xtimelines have a scroll bar that allows users to shift from a long timeline to a shorter one in order to see details of a decade and/or year. Xtimeline is a great tool for history and historical projects in other subject
Sample Timeline: History of France Xtimeline