The fab four

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Four excellent tools - Videolicious, Audacity, Pinterest, and Diigo

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IdaMae Craddock

Monticello High School, Charlottesville, Va

Mae.craddock@gmail.com

The Fab Four

The Fab Four

Audacity

Free Audio Recording Tool www.audacity.com

Functionalities1.Easy 2.Versatile3.Editable4.Ubiquitous

Limitations1. Not cloud. 2. Lame.dll

Audacity

Audacity

Instructional Uses:

• Podcasting (VASOL ENG 9.1 a-l)

• Music recording

• World Languages – speaking / listening skills (MFL 1.3)

• Read Alouds

Audacity

Pinterest

Cloud Curating

www.pinterest.com

Functionalities1.Organize Websites2.Customize the Look and Layout3.Any Website4.Annotate5.Share

Limitations1.Imbedding

Uses:

1. Website annotation (VASOL Writing ENG 11.8)

2. Collaborative research

3. Visual Pathfinders

Pinterest

Pinterest

Diigo

Cloud Webpage Annotation

www.diigo.com

Functionality1.Browser add-on, so it has to be installed, but the installation is simple and doesn’t

require re-starting the browser or the computer.2.Highlight, sticky note, save, and screenshot any website.3.Can login with google, facebook, or twitter.

Limitations1.It’s cloud, so you must be connected to the internet.

Diigo

Uses:

• Research Papers

• Annotation (WH11.1)

• Source Reliability (VASOL ENG Writing 9.8)

Diigo

Videolicious

Video Editing And Recording Tool

www.videolicious.com

Functionality:1. Record videos, upload videos, and edit videos.2. Add audio3. Easy sharing to facebook, twitter, and youtube.

Limitations1. No way to add “cards” within the program. These have to be created elsewhere

(powerpoint?) and then added.2. 60 second limit and 10 element limit on the free plan.3. Cloud, so it requires high speed internet access.

Original Film With VideoLicious

Uses:

• How to Videos (VASOL C/T 9-12.1)

• Documenting performances

• Original Student Film

Videolicious

Reading Audio

Video Writing

The Fab Four