This is a list of my digital proficiencies
Create your own website and/or blog using this awesome website. For more information go to: www.weebly.com http://www.websitebuilderexpert.com/weebly-review/
An educational social media site for communication. Students really love this. For more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmodo
Check out and read digital books and listen to audio books from the library For more information go to: www.overdrive.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OverDrive,_Inc.
Upload and watch videos about virtually everything. For more information go to: www.youtube.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_tube
This is a three dimensional virtual earth. Great for geography. Can be used on computer or mobile device. For more information go to: http://www.google.com/earth/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_earth
Learn about the planets and other celestial objects with this augmented reality app for the iPad. For more information go to: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skyview-explore-the-universe/id404990064?mt=8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU36tp6Fa5E
This is an iPad app for creating cartoon stories complete with movement, voice over and music. Students love this app. For more information go to http://www.launchpadtoys.com/toontastic/
Create and edit videos using this iPad app. Record free form or use templates. Easy to use. For more information go to: http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/apps/imovie-ios.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMovie
Create videos For more information go to: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/movie-maker#t1=overview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_movie_maker
Turn your Lego creations into a movie with this app. For more information go to http://uncorkedstudios.com/work/lego-super-heroes-movie-maker-app
This is an iPad app that lets you incorporate crazy special effects at the end of your videos such as tornadoes, missile attacks, etc. It is available for iPads and android devices. For more information go to http://mashable.com/2011/12/23/action-movie-fx-app-is-awesome-free-fun/
A wiki for school teachers For more information go to: http://www.school-pages.com/site.cgi/Home
An online learning management environment and communication platform For more information go to: https://moodle.org/ http://www.slideshare.net/moodlefan/what-is-moodle-explained-with-lego-presentation
Create your own blog or visit other peoples blogs. For more information go to: https://wordpress.org/about/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress
Create and share videos For more information go to: www.animoto.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animoto
A rss reader for your computer or mobile device. Free and paid versions are available For more information go to: www.feedly.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedly
Record and showcase audio podcasts. For more information go to: http://vocaroo.com/
Create visual aids such as interactive posters For more information go to: http://www.glogster.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glogster
Used to create visual presentations For more information go to: https://prezi.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prezi
Create and manage a wide variety of documents including spreadsheets, surveys, presentations and more. For more information go to: docs.google.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_docs
Take and organize notes. For more information go to: https://evernote.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evernote
Create mind maps and other brainstorming tools and save as a jpeg. For more information go to https://www.spiderscribe.net
Get help with reference citations. Available for the computer and iPad For more information go to: https://www.zotero.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zotero
An e-bookshelf For more information go to: www.apple.com/ibooks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibooks
A great GBL game that allows users to build and explore. My students love this game. There is an educational version created specifically for use in schools. For more information go to: minecraftedu.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft
Perform virtual surgery, investigate a crime scene, design a mobile phone and more. Available on computers and iPads For more information go to: www.edheads.org
Use QR codes to create treasure hunts. For more information go to: www.classtools.net/QR
Learn your multiplication in a fun way. Free and paid versions are available For more information go to: www.bigbrainz.com
Word cloud generator. For more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordle
Test your knowledge in vocabulary, English, Math, Science, Geography and more. For more information go to: freerice.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_rice
Learn about the planets and other celestial objects. For more information go to: http://sciencenetlinks.com/tools/planets-app/
Look up words on your computer or mobile device For more information go to: www.dictionary.com/
A great dictionary for the iPad
Black board is a learning management system. I have used this program when I take my online graduate classes from UNK. For more information go to: http://blackboardsupport.calpoly.edu/content/about/whatis.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackboard_Inc.
A digital thesaurus that is available for the computer and mobile devices. For more information go to:
Digital encyclopedia source that includes links to a dictionary and a thesaurus For more information go to: http://www.reference.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference.com
Word processing software For more information go to: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_word
data spreadsheet program For more information go to: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/
Slide show presentation software For more information go to: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_powerpoint
Video creation software For more information go to: http://www.touchcast.com/
Apples software that allows you to make video calls via Wi-Fi. Requires IOS. For more information go to: http://www.apple.com/ios/facetime/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FaceTime