Key Skills:Tools and Resources

Enhance and extend your

project work

Tools Use what’s useful

The right tool for the job

Tools should make work easier or better

Don’t try to include every single thing in one project

You should be demonstrating a range of skills across your project work

Planning

Bubbl

ThinkTank

Bubbl Online “Mind Mapping” software

http://bubbl.us

Useful for: Planning

Topic Breakdown

Web Structure

Revision

Exports as image

Can be shared / worked on together

Think Tank Online Writing Frame to help structure a report

http://thinktank.4teachers.org

Useful for: “I don’t know

what to write”

Planning sub-

headings

Generates a list

of questions

Researching

RiptVismarksGoogle Notebook

Ript Scrapbook software http://www.ript.com

(Requires installation)

Drag and drop:ImagesTextWeb addresses

Add your own notes Replace highlighter pens and paper

Vizimarks Online Visual Bookmark Tool http://www.visimarks.com

Requires browser extension

and registration

Right click to add: Text snippets

Images

Web addresses

Add brief notes

Keep track of information sources

Google Notebook Online research tool http://google.com/notebook

Requires browser extension

and registration

Manage multiple

projects and subtopics

Add and format notes

Keep track of sources

automatically

Share and publish research

Reading and Summarising

Annotator

Diigo

Annotator

http://annotator.thinkport.org

Copy and paste any text to be annotated

Use on screen “highlighter pens”

Attach notes and comments to highlights

Diigo Highlight and annotate over live websites http://www.diigo.com

Requires browser extension and registration

Add comments on bookmarks

View and discuss others’ comments

Creating

FotoFlexerSplashupCreateAGraphWordleGoogle Maps / PlatialSlideShare

FotoFlexer Easy online image tool http://fotoflexer.com

Add:Text

Special Effects

Borders

Create fun, fake photos

Save on PC or share online

Splashup

Online PhotoShop equivalent

http://www.splashup.com

Advanced image

editing tools

Supports layers

and selection

control

CreateAGraph Online tool – no spreadsheet skills needed

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph

Edit: Colour

Style

Labels

Data

Save as image

Wordle

Online “Word Clouds”

http://wordle.net

Edit:Font

Layout

Colour schemes

Capture as image

Google Maps / Platial Online mapping tool

(Requires registration)

http://maps.google.com / http://platial.com

Add placemarks

with comments

Embed in blog

Platial allows

adding as widget

SlideShare Upload and Embed PowerPoint shows in your

blog or website

http://slideshare.net

Search existing shows

Or create your own:

Easy as PowerPoint

Add narration

Remember…

A balance between content and tools

produces the best project possible