Tech Tools for CIF Projects

Prezi Presentation Tool

Prezi – is a great tool to create dynamic and beautiful presentation. you can use video, photo, text, tabs, and whatever else you feel would make your presentation a better story.

About Prezi

Prezi Tutorial

VoiceThread Presentation and Collaboration Tool

VoiceThread – is another tool that you can use to work together on your projects from anywhere in the world. You don’t have to be online at the same time as your teammates from Russia or the United States. VoiceThread allows you to contribute to your project anytime you have a minute. All you need to do is start your project and then anyone on your team can edit and contribute to it. Anyone of you can comment on the changes made by others using your computer’s microphone. Check out this video tutorial and let us know if you have any questions!

Google Docs

GoogleDoc – a very handy tool for your team to collect information, think, draw and write together. To use it (just like most of other tools), to use GoogleDoc you all need to have your google accounts set up. One of you can start a document and invite the rest to join in to work on your presentation, report, or whatever else you all decide to work on.

Google Docs lets you create, share, and collaborate on documents online. And it just got better with rebuilt editors for documents, spreadsheets, and drawings, designed to improve collaboration, increase speed, and create richer documents.

 

WordPress: Blogging and Websites

Easy tool for creating blogs and websites, as well as a content management system. Get students writing and creating visual displays of information, organize their information, and collaborate.

Wikispaces: Collaboration and Content Management

7 Things You Should Know About Wikis – EDUCAUSE.edu