Nonlinguistic+Representations

= Nonlinguistic Representations = Knowledge is stored in two forms: linguistic and visual. The more students use both forms in the classroom, the more opportunity they have to achieve. Recently, use of nonlinguistic representation has proven to not only stimulate but also increase brain activity. Nonlinguistic representations can include graphic representations, mental pictures, physical models, drawings, and kinesthetic activities. New knowledge is usually presented in a linguistic form. When students are also able to use imagery, the effects on achievement can be significant.

Have students use graphic organizers to represent knowledge, create physical models of the knowledge (math manipulatives, models, etc.), develop mental or physical pictures of the knowledge they are learning, generate visual representations of the term (hook in the brain), or engage in kinesthetic activities representing the knowledge.

Technology Tools and Integration

 * Animation
 * Audio, Image & Video Collections
 * Comic Strip Creation
 * Image Repositories and Collections
 * Images Editing
 * Multimedia / Video
 * Slide Show & Presentation Tools
 * Story Mapping
 * Timelines

**Animation**

 * GoAnimate: @http://goanimate.com/
 * Voki (speaking aviatars): @http://www.voki.com/
 * Voki for Education: @http://www.voki.com/Voki_for_education.php
 * Xtranormal Movie Maker: @http://www.xtranormal.com/
 * Zimmer Twins: @http://www.zimmertwins.com/

**Audio & Video Collections**

 * =====100 Best YouTube videos for Teachers: @http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/100-best-youtube-videos-for-teachers/=====
 * =====Aniboom (animation collection): @http://www.aniboom.com/=====
 * dotSUB (videos in any language): @http://dotsub.com/
 * Gifs.net (free animatations): @http://www.gifs.net/gif/
 * Internet Archive (digital library of Internet sites & other cultural artifacts): @http://www.archive.org/
 * JohnLocker.com: @http://johnlocker.com/home/main
 * Library of Congress: @http://www.loc.gov/index.html
 * Library of Congress - National Jukebox: @http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/
 * NASA Multimedia gallery: @http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/index.html
 * National Science Digital Library: @http://www.nsdl.org/
 * PBS Learning Media (public media content produced specifically for PreK-16 teachers): @http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
 * Qwiki - An Information Experience: @http://www.qwiki.com/
 * SchoolTube: @http://www.schooltube.com/
 * Snag Films (find documentaries and share): @http://www.snagfilms.com/films/
 * Strip Generator: @http://stripgenerator.com/strip/create/
 * Superhero Squad: @http://superherosquad.marvel.com/create_your_own_comic
 * Teacher's Domain - Digital Media for the Classroom: @http://www.teachersdomain.org/
 * TeacherTube: @http://www1.teachertube.com/
 * TED: Ideas Worth Sharing: @http://www.ted.com/
 * TV Theme Music: @http://www.televisiontunes.com/index.php
 * Virtual Tour of the Smithsonian: @http://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/
 * Vocaroo (voice emails): @http://vocaroo.com/info.php
 * Youtube: @http://www.youtube.com/

**Comic Strips / Sketch**

 * Bubblr (comic strips using Flickr photos): @http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/
 * Chogger: @http://chogger.com/
 * Comics Sketch (tools to actually draw): @http://www.mainada.net/comics/
 * Make Believe: http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix
 * Marvel-Create Your Own Superhero: @http://marvel.com/games/play/31/create_your_own_superhero
 * Pikistrips (comic strips from own photos; use for teacher creation - some strips not appropriate for classroom): @http://www.pikistrips.com/
 * Pixton: @http://www.pixton.com/
 * TooDoo: @http://www.toondoo.com/

**Image Repositories and Collections**

 * 4 Free Photos: @http://4freephotos.com/
 * Flickr: @http://www.flickr.com/
 * Image * After (free stock images): @http://www.imageafter.com/
 * Morgue File: @http://morguefile.com/
 * Pic4Learning: @http://pics4learning.com/
 * NASA image gallery: @http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/image-gall-index.html
 * Picasa Web Albums; http://picasa.google.com/features.html#utm_medium=embed&utm_source=pwalogin

**Images Editing**

 * Aviary: @http://www.aviary.com/
 * Big Huge Labs: @http://bighugelabs.com/
 * Gimp: @http://www.gimp.org/
 * Photofunia (photo effects): @http://www.photofunia.com/
 * Picasa (Google): @http://picasa.google.com/
 * Picnik: @http://www.picnik.com/
 * Sumo Paint: @http://www.sumopaint.com/home/

**Multimedia / Video**
Teaching with Multimedia: @http://tep.uoregon.edu/technology/multimedia/multimedia.html
 * Animoto: @http://animoto.com/
 * Aviary Education Version: @http://www.aviaryeducation.com/
 * Blabberize (make the mouths in pictures "talk"): @http://blabberize.com/
 * Creaza (multimedia development): @http://www.creazaeducation.com/frontpage
 * Digital Directors Guild: @http://ddguild.org/
 * Fotobabble (talking pictures): @http://www.fotobabble.com/
 * Glogster (interactive poster): @http://www.glogster.com/
 * Handbrake (free video and sound editor for download): @http://handbrake.fr/index.php
 * Jaycut (online video editor): @http://jaycut.com/
 * Jing (Techsmith: screen and video capture): @http://www.techsmith.com/
 * Kerpoof (K-12): http://www.kerpoof.com/
 * Masher: @http://www.masher.com/
 * MashupArts (multimedia greetings): @http://www.mashuparts.com/
 * MuseumBox: @http://museumbox.e2bn.org/index.php
 * Muvee: @http://cloud.muvee.com/
 * PodcastPeople: @http://www.podcastpeople.com/
 * Screenr (screencasts made easy): @http://www.screenr.com/
 * Sketchcast (record audio as you sketch): @http://sketchcast.com/
 * Storybird (collaborative storytelling): @http://storybird.com/
 * Tabblo (photo collages): @http://www.tabblo.com/studio
 * **TubeChop:** @http://www.tubechop.com/
 * View Pure: @http://viewpure.com/
 * Vimeo (Site to share videos you or your students have created; no advertisements).: @http://vimeo.com/
 * Voice Thread (collaborative, multimedia tool): @http://voicethread.com/
 * Vuvox: @http://www.vuvox.com/
 * XtraNormal (Text to Vdieo): @http://www.xtranormal.com/
 * Xtra Normal Support: @http://xtranormal.zendesk.com/home
 * Youtube Downloader**:** []
 * Yodio (upload pictures & create narrations through the phone): @http://www.yodio.com/
 * ZooBurst (create 3D popup books): @http://www.zooburst.com/index.php

**Slide Show & Presentation Tools**
Unleashing the Power of PowerPoint: @http://tep.uoregon.edu/technology/powerpoint/powerpoint.html
 * 280 Slides: @http://280slides.com/
 * Ahead: http://ahead.com/#view/lilaspaces/main/welcome?scene=HOME
 * Empressr: @http://www.empressr.com/
 * Imageloop: @http://www.imageloop.com/en/index.htm
 * Google Presentor:[| http://docs.google.com]
 * Jog the Web (web site slideshow): @http://www.jogtheweb.com/
 * MuseumBox: @http://museumbox.e2bn.org/index.php
 * Myplick: @http://www.myplick.com/
 * One True Media (video montages): @http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/public_home
 * Picasa Web Albums; http://picasa.google.com/features.html#utm_medium=embed&utm_source=pwalogin
 * Pictobrowser: @http://pictobrowser.com/
 * PhotoPeach: @http://photopeach.com/
 * Prezi: @http://prezi.com/
 * Scrapblog (scrap booking online): @http://www.scrapblog.com/
 * Show Beyond: @http://www.showbeyond.com/show/home
 * Slide: @http://www.slide.com/
 * SlideBoom: @http://www.slideboom.com/
 * SlideFlickr: @http://slideflickr.com/
 * Slideoo (simple horizontal slideshow; works with Flickr; easy to use): @http://www.slideoo.com/
 * Sliderocket: @http://www.sliderocket.com/
 * Slideroll: @http://www.slideroll.com/
 * SlideShare: @http://www.slideshare.net/
 * Slidesix (sharePowerpoint presentations online with audio): @http://slidesix.com/
 * Shwup (upload photos & video; share privately): @http://www.shwup.com/
 * Tikatok - Every child has a story: @http://www.tikatok.com/
 * Tar Heel Reader - Books for beginning readers of all ages: @http://tarheelreader.org/
 * Vcasmo: @http://www.vcasmo.com/
 * WebSlides (turn bookmarks & feeds into interactive slideshows): @http://slides.diigo.com/
 * Zentation (put your presentation online;; slideshow & video): @http://zentation.com/
 * Zoho Show: @https://show.zoho.com/login.do

StoryMapping Stories: @http://www.storymapping.org/

 * CommunityWalk: @http://www.communitywalk.com/
 * Map Builder: @http://www.mapbuilder.net/
 * MapSkip: http://www.mapskip.com/
 * Mapwing (build virtual tours): @http://www.mapwing.com/
 * SimpleMind (desktop & mobile): @http://www.simpleapps.eu/simplemind/
 * Wayfaring: @http://www.wayfaring.com/

**Timelines**

 * Capzles (Social Storytelling): @http://www.capzles.com/
 * Dipity (collaborative timeline tool; works with YouTube content): @http://www.dipity.com/
 * Our Story (stories, pictures, videos on collaborative timeline): @http://www.ourstory.com/
 * Ticki-Tocki (interactive timelines with video & images): @http://www.tiki-toki.com/
 * Timeglider: @http://timeglider.com/
 * TimeToast: @http://www.timetoast.com/
 * xTimeline (many historical timelines available; can create own timeline): @http://xtimeline.com/index.aspx