My Top Free Online Tools and Resources for PBL

As an advocate of Project-Based learning and Challenge-Based Learning, I have accumulated lots of different online resources that I frequently use with my students. The best thing about these resources, is that they can be used and applied to any topic, in any subject area.

For pedagogy, research and examples on PBL, check out my blog post: Could PBL be the Solution to Education Reform?

Below, you will find a list of my favorite FREE online tools, applications and resources that are perfect for student-directed learning.

Research

• http://www.google.ca/advanced_search
• http://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en&tab=ws
• http://www.britannica.com/
• http://www.encyclopedia.com/
• http://www.safesearchkids.com/google-for-kids.html
• http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/
• http://www.schooltube.com/categories/
• http://www.sweetsearch.com/
• http://www.findingdulcinea.com/
• http://www.wikihood.com/web/#-13,-14,10000

Collaboration

• https://docs.google.com/
• http://www.enterthegroup.com/
• http://education.skype.com/
• http://voicethread.com/
• http://liveminutes.com/oneclick/
• http://todaysmeet.com/
• http://www.caffein.tv/
• http://classparrot.com/
• http://www.idroo.com/home

Photo Editing

• http://pixlr.com/
• http://www.picnik.com/
• http://www.gimp.org/

Audio Editing

• http://www.aviary.com/online/audio-editor
• http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Video Editing

• http://www.youtube.com/editor
• http://www.wevideo.com/
• http://www.creazaeducation.com/
• http://www.tubechop.com/
• http://animoto.com/

Visualization

• http://edu.glogster.com/
• http://popplet.com/
• http://en.linoit.com/
• http://www.spiderscribe.net/
• http://www.wallwisher.com/
• http://www.tiki-toki.com/

Presentations

• http://prezi.com/
• http://ahead.com/#
• http://edu.glogster.com/
• http://www.authorstream.com/SignIn/Dashboard
• http://www.slideboom.com/
• http://www.slideshare.net/

Publishing

• http://issuu.com/
• http://www.youblisher.com/
• http://www.scribd.com/
• http://www.myebook.com/index.php
• http://free.yudu.com/
• http://www.blogger.com/home
• https://sites.google.com/
• http://www.weebly.com/

Applications and Tools

• http://www.google.com/earth/index.html
• http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/
• http://sketchup.google.com/
• http://web2.0calc.com/
• http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/interactive-map/?ar_a=1&ar_r=1

For a more detailed list of online applications for Project-Based Learning, visit my blog posts:

• 14 Free Online Apps to Get Your Students Creating 
• 12 Free Online Apps to Get Your Students Publishing. 

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