CUE Conference 2008

NobelPrize.org

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:17:28 GMT

Nobelprize.org is the official web site of the Nobel Foundation. Here you will find information for every Nobel Prize since 1901, including the Nobel Laureates' biographies, Nobel Lectures, interviews, photos, articles, video clips, press releases, educational games and more.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO NOBELPRIZE.ORG .

COMIQS

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:13:43 GMT

Comiqs is a service that lets our users create and share their comic-style stories with the community. We aim to provide our users with easy to use tools that transforms their most cherished and most memorable photographs into something fun. We also aim to build to build a fun and light-hearted community where people can hang out to have a laugh or two.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO COMIQS .

Make Beliefs Comix

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:11:03 GMT

Design your own comics to print or e-mail.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO MAKE BELIEFS COMIX .

SPELLINGCITY

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:52:52 GMT

SpellingCity is a fun new educational site that can help children improve their spelling skills:
- contains over 25,000 words, including plurals, contractions, future and past tenses
- uses a REAL human voice that says both the word and the word in a sentence
- a 'Teach Me' function that spells out the word using both visual and auditory input to improve retention
- teachers and parents can enter and save their own spelling lists for their students/children
- students can play games with their words or any saved lists
- teachers and parents can save and share their lists.
- the forum allows teachers and parents to share lists and ideas

CLICK HERE TO GO TO SPELLINGCITY .

CNN STUDENT NEWS

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:46:11 GMT

CLICK HERE TO GO TO CNN STUDENT NEWS .

Audacity

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:41:06 GMT

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:

Record live audio.
Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
And more! See the complete list of features.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO AUDACITY .

GARAGEBAND.COM

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:38:23 GMT

Hear fantastic new artists before they become famous. Download free MP3s to use in projects.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO GARAGEBAND.COM .

GCAST

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:31:51 GMT

Gcast is run by the same people that run GarageBand.com. Our goal with GarageBand is to redefine how music is discovered and promoted. Our goal with Gcast is to make personal broadcasting simple. In pursuing these goals we hope to democratize both music and media.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE GCAST SITE.

PODCASTS

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:30:06 GMT

There are lots of great podcasts available through the iTunes store - and they're free to download.

Check our GRAMMAR GIRLS.

PODCASTING AS A REVIEW STRATEGY

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:23:27 GMT

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS GREAT METHOD.

Great Blogs

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:04:58 GMT

Lots of great ideas and resources; check these blogs regularly:

CLICK HERE TO GO TO EDUTONICA.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO JOEWOODONLINE.

Animoto

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:01:53 GMT

Animoto is a web application that automatically generates professionally produced videos using patent-pending Cinematic Artificial Intelligence technology and high-end motion design. Each video is a fully customized orchestration of user-selected images and music. Produced in widescreen format, Animoto videos have the visual energy of a music video and the emotional impact of a movie trailer.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO ANIMOTO.

ONE WORLD PROJECT

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:44:49 GMT

The main goal of this project is to promote cross-cultural understanding...giving students topics to write about and speak about that are relevant to them and having them discover that we have a lot in common.

(See other links above for this session - CUE Glog, Podcasting Sites, Podcasting with English Learners, and One World Project Sites.)

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE ONE WORLD PROJECT.

KIDS TALK RADIO

Cue2008info — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:40:35 GMT

Kids Talk Radio is dynamic motivational project based learning program that advances students' education through creating media.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO KIDS TALK RADIO.

Six Stories Project

Cue2008info — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:57:28 GMT

The Six Stories Project currently is seeking to connect powerful stories from around the globe with classrooms of all levels. We encourage teachers to contact us directly as they plan and implement curriculum so that we can support learning and help facilitate these collaborative opportunities.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE SIX STORIES PROJECT.