Additional+Websites+and+Apps

ADDITIONAL WEBSITES AND APPS

The vast majority of these websites and apps can be used for any or all of the 21st Century Skills. We attempted to categorize these resources by its strongest link to a single 21st Century Skill.

CREATIVITY
TED: Video presentations from the Technology, Entertainment, and Design conference iMovie: Video editing software available (in various versions) on all USD 345 MacBook computers GarageBand: Audio editing and podcasting software available (in various versions) on all USD 345 MacBook computers iPhoto: Image editing and collection software available (in various versions) on all USD 345 MacBook computers VoiceThread for Education: Interactive media presentation tool available to educators and students SMART Exchange: Hundreds of free and pay lessons available for use with the SMART Board

CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Popplet: Collaborative mapping tool that can also be used to present ideas Prezi: Collaborative presentation tool that can also be used to map ideas

COMMUNICATING AND COLLABORATING
Facebook: Social networking Twitter: Microblogging site that features frequent updates Email: Still relevant after all these years Edmodo: Student collaboration website with a Facebook-like interface Moodle: Online content management system Google+: Social networking Plurk: Social networking YouTube: Video upload service YouTube for Education: Video upload service dedicated to education users

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND MEDIA LITERACY
Diigo: Online bookmarking and highlighting tool Evernote: Web-based note-taking and sharing tool Wikispaces: Free collaborative webpage/wiki builder [|Livebinder: Tool for organizing online resources and information] Wikipedia: Online encyclopedia that anyone can edit--and that is surprisingly accurate Apple iBooks: Online bookstore for digital books Amazon Kindle: Online bookstore for digital books (can also be used with Apple iOS devices) Barnes and Noble Nook: Online bookstore for digital books (can also be used with Apple iOS devices)

FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY
Apple App Store: Apple resource for iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone Apps Amazon Appstore for Android: Apps for Android devices

INITIATIVE AND SELF DIRECTION
Google Calendar: Web-based, collaborative calendar that can also send invitations and be embedded into a webpage Lifetick: Goal setting website

SOCIAL AND CROSS-CURRICULAR SKILLS
Skype: Free video/audio conferencing software FaceTime: Video/audio conferencing software included on MacBooks with FaceTime cameras and the iPad 2, iPod Touch, and iPhone 4 or 4S NBC Learn: Online streaming and educational resources available by subscription Discovery Education: Online streaming and educational resources available by subscription Google Earth: Free, downloadable software that allows for interacting with locations on Earth

PRODUCTIVITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Google Docs: Web-based, collaborative productivity software Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook): Productivity software Apple iWork (Pages, Keynote, Numbers): Productivity software

LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY
Digication: An electronic portfolio builder Rubistar: Online rubric builder with easily editable example rubrics

EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER
Kansas Career Pipeline University of South Carolina's Websites for Middle and High School Students: A wealth of links to a variety of planning and information sources Bureau of Labor Statistics for Students: Provides information about various careers for various student interests