Approved Multimedia, Information, Writing, Grammar, Miscellaneous Sites
The following sites are approved by Mrs. Mallard as public domain sites for pictures, videos, and music. There are also links to "how to" sites for capturing video from the Internet and for creating video. I will add to this list throughout the semester. If you find a site that you think is appropriate, post the link on the blog page, and I will check it out for approval.
Online Presentation Creators
You may use any of the following sites for online presentation creation. You will need to create a free account using an email address.
Prezi
Empressr
Zoho Show
Slide Rocket
Prezi
Empressr
Zoho Show
Slide Rocket
While researching, keep in mind that you must use credible websites as sources. Consider the following lists, tips, and guidelines:
Non-credible Websites
Wikipedia.com
WikiAnswers
Ask.com
About.com
Answers.yahoo.com
Answers.com
ChaCha.com
Blogspot.com
Any individual blogs, especially without cited sources of information
Any Wiki sites
Any virtual community site
Tips on Credible sites:
URL’s beginning with http:// AND ending with .gov, .org, .edu
Major news organizations. They should have credits for their information either within article or at the end
Encyclopedia sites that I have linked on the class website
If you are not sure of the credibility, ASK!
Wikipedia.com
WikiAnswers
Ask.com
About.com
Answers.yahoo.com
Answers.com
ChaCha.com
Blogspot.com
Any individual blogs, especially without cited sources of information
Any Wiki sites
Any virtual community site
Tips on Credible sites:
URL’s beginning with http:// AND ending with .gov, .org, .edu
Major news organizations. They should have credits for their information either within article or at the end
Encyclopedia sites that I have linked on the class website
If you are not sure of the credibility, ASK!
Research Sites for Allusion Project
Mythology: http://www.pantheon.org/
Greek Mythology: http://www.greekmythology.com/
Greek Mythology: http://www.theoi.com/
Bible Stories: http://www.popularchildrenstories.com/biblestories.htm
Bible Stories: summaries of popular stories
Bible Stories: http://www.bibleforchildren.org/languages/english/stories.php
Searchable Modern Translation of the Bible: http://net.bible.org/#!bible/Matthew+1
Mythology stories: http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/bulf/
Chinese mythology
Thor and Hymir
Heise
Greek Mythology: http://www.greekmythology.com/
Greek Mythology: http://www.theoi.com/
Bible Stories: http://www.popularchildrenstories.com/biblestories.htm
Bible Stories: summaries of popular stories
Bible Stories: http://www.bibleforchildren.org/languages/english/stories.php
Searchable Modern Translation of the Bible: http://net.bible.org/#!bible/Matthew+1
Mythology stories: http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/bulf/
Chinese mythology
Thor and Hymir
Heise
Miscellaneous Writing/Grammar Sites
Thesaurus Site:http://visuwords.com
Word Clouds: http://wordle.net
Tag Clouds: http://tagxedo.com
MLA Citation Creator: http://citationmachine.net/
Rhyming Dictionary: Rhymer Dictionary
Rhyme Zone
Song Lyrics: Lyrics 1
Lyrics 2
Lyrics 3
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Rock and Roll
Word Clouds: http://wordle.net
Tag Clouds: http://tagxedo.com
MLA Citation Creator: http://citationmachine.net/
Rhyming Dictionary: Rhymer Dictionary
Rhyme Zone
Song Lyrics: Lyrics 1
Lyrics 2
Lyrics 3
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Rock and Roll
Multimedia Sites
Cartoon Maker: http://www.toondoo.com/
Animation Site: http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
Alternate Image Search Engine:
www.compfight.com
How to capture video from the Internet
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11327_7-6555399-1.html
How to convert videos
http://www.avs4you.com/guides/how-to-convert-between-all-popular-video-formats.aspx
How to take a screenshot
http://www.wikihow.com/Take-a-Screenshot-in-Microsoft-Windows
Free Use site (We will discuss this site in class)
http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/copypol2.htm
Free Play Music
freemusicarchive.org
http://freeplaymusic.com/
Copyright Free Image Archive
http://gimp-savvy.com/PHOTO-ARCHIVE/
The Best Copyright-Free Photo Libraries
http://www.dotgovwatch.com/index.php?/archives/8-The-Best-Copyright-Free-Photo-Libraries.html
The Best Copyright-Free and Government Video Librarieshttp://www.dotgovwatch.com/index.php?/archives/35-The-Best-Copyright-Free-and-Government-Video-Libraries.html
Internet Archive http://www.archive.org/details/movies
Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Public Domain Images
www.public-domain-image.com/
www.publicdomainpictures.net/
www.public-domain-photos.com/