WebQuests

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20 Sites that Will Make Your WebQuests Pop[]

Five Ways to Pop - Free
 * Make the Content More Understandable
 * Readability - [] - Bookmarklet - Add to browser tool bar - Turns any webpage into a more readable document
 * Lingro - [] - Vocabulary - Turns everyword on a page into a link with a definition - Can translate into different languages or use for definitions - create its own unique URL so that can be embedded into a webpage
 * Invite Creativity
 * Pic-Lits - [] - Add words and beautiful pictures - drag and drop words - or type freestyle - has own URL
 * Twine - [] - Just about the words, no pictures - using graphic organizer, good for sequence - interactive branching stories - creates a webpage that you download and embed
 * Idee - [] - Choose pictures based on colors - Great for Color Poems - Quilts for Math Quilt
 * TimeToast - [] - timelines
 * TimeGlider - [] - timelines that is tied to the New York Times database - type in a keyword and then see what articles come up to use as research
 * Aviary - [] - Image editor - No ads - no spam
 * Myna in Aviary - similar to Garage Band - professional like audio editor
 * AudioBoo - [] - allows you to go out and record interviews. create a podcast, etc. iPhone app
 * ipadio - phone blog call with phone and it posts it instantly
 * Read the Words - [] - avatars read the words that you type - may be able to embed the video into a page - use as an introduciton to a webquest - can create 3 for free and then minimal fee
 * Turning Content into a Game
 * Jeopardy Labs - [] - Create a Jeopardy game online - not PowerPoint
 * The Game Crafter (beta) - [] - Costs money to create the game -
 * Quizlet - [] - flash card generator - can use some that are already created
 * Jigsaw Planet - [] - Online Jigsaw Puzzles - Can put your own pictures up - Use with an Inspiration Web so kids have to think about what they are studying - maps -
 * UMapper - [] - Create maps based on Google Maps - Add questions - markers - outline areas - can embed into webpage - Where Paul Revere rode - What are the important places?
 * Harness the Power of Sound
 * Engage with Others
 * Book Glutton - community of readers - set up a group and be reading a book together - more interactive
 * LlibraryThing - a million members - let kids see they are part of a larger community
 * goodreads
 * shelfari - a little more user friendly - more visual
 * QuickTopic - discussion space - 5 seconds - type in a topic and it gives you a URL
 * Wallwisher
 * Wallwisher