Wednesday, December 30, 2009
AWESOME Book and Author Games from Harper Collins!
FUN Interactive Quizzes on National Geographic Traveler Website!
FUN Interactive Quizzes on National Geographic Traveler Website!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
CHECK OUT the Diigo Libraries From VOICE!
Diigo V3: Highlight and Share the Web. Social Bookmarking Web 2.0 Tool!
GREAT Diigo Lists to Check Out from VOICE!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Web 2.0 Tools to Use With Images!
- Aviary provides photo-editing, logos, web templates, sound editing, color palettes, screen capture and more.
- befuddlr lets you create a drop and drag jigsaw puzzle from an image or your own photograph. It is also fun to use if you just want a mixed up picture.
- Hockneyizer creates unique photo collages from a single photograph.
- MagMyPic lets you create magazine covers with your picture.
- MapWing is a free virtual tour tool to use with up to 20 images. You can share your MapWing tours with others and check out what where they are going too.
- Motivator lets you create motivation posters from your photos or other images.
- Mypictr - Allows you to quickly cut a small portion out of any picture you care to upload.
- Phoenix - a new kid on the block. This image editor has some advanced tools and solid sharing features. Think of it as a middle of the range tool, simliarities to Picnik.
- PhotoFunia is an online photo editing tool that gives you a fun filled experience. You upload any photo and just wait to see the magic. Our proprietary technology automatically identifies the face in the photo and let's you add cool photo effects and create funny face photo montages.
- PIC-LITS is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture.
- Picnik upload your own photos and add effects, text, frames, stickers, and much more to them. Then save and use where you want. My Posterous has one I created.
- Pixlr - Comparable to Sumo, Pixlr is a full featured image editor. It's very accessible, and if you have experience with Fireworks or an equivilent product, then you'll pick it up very quickly!
- Repper is a free to use pattern creator that yours your images into amazing designs to use in backgrounds of applications.
- Resizr - Resize an image you've copied from the web quickly and easily.
- Scrapblog is an awesome online scrapbook tool that lets you add tons of backfounds, stickers, text, and other effects. Once you have created your Scrapblog you have the option ot save, publish, or export it to use for a variety of purposes.
- Splashup - For more advanced image manipulation, Splashup offers a way of editing images online
- speechable ™ is a free photo service that lets you easily upload and add speech bubbles to your photos and share them with friends via email or on Facebook
- TiltShift Maker lets you create the illusion of life in miniature with an image or photo of your own.
- Tuxpi provides 38 photo effects and tools to apply to images and photos. Shape photos, wanted posters, puzzle pictures, and various picture frames are a few of the featured effects.
- Wanted Poster created in GlassGiant.com
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Secondary Brain Games from VOICE
Monday, December 14, 2009
Elementary Brain Games from VOICE
NEW Van Meter Libraries VOICE Google Site!

NEW Van Meter Libraries VOICE Google Site!

School Library Journal-Battle of the (Kids') Books

School Library Journal-Battle of the (Kids') Books

SCREENR! Try Out This Awesome Web 2.0 Tool for Twitter!
Another Snow Day! What to do now!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Best Books of 2009!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Vote for the Goodreads Choice Awards!
Check Out These NEW Van Meter Student Blogs!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Excited to announce a new student blog!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
New Facebook Application....STATUS CLOUD!
FUN Thanksgiving Activity!

Wondering What to Do Over Break?

Thanksgiving break is here and we have five days off! I can't believe that it is almost December and the amount of THINKING, LEADING, AND SERVING taking place among our students and teachers at Van Meter!
Wondering What to Do Over Break?

Thanksgiving break is here and we have five days off! I can't believe that it is almost December and the amount of THINKING, LEADING, AND SERVING taking place among our students and teachers at Van Meter!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Become Famous With MagMyPic!
Hey everyone,
Check out this awesome magazine cover that I created at magmypic.com You can download a picture (even one that you took in PhotoBooth), choose a cover, and then share it with others. You can share it on Facebook, Blogger, Twitter, Myspace, and many other places. Also, it is easy to just email it to someone. Try it out and share your covers with others! :)
Create Fake Magazine Covers with your own picture at MagMyPic.com
Thursday, November 19, 2009
13 Going on 35! The Best YA for 2009!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Shannon Miller's Email Address Changing
Monday, November 16, 2009
Kideos....Videos for Kids!
Monday, November 2, 2009
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Come to the Van Meter Scholastic Book Fair and check out the second book of the Hunger Games called Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Go to this link and watch a trailer of the book. You can also find both of these books in the Van Meter Secondary Library.
Friday, October 30, 2009
MakeBeliefsComix
Sherman Alexie author of The Diary of a Part Time Indian
Sherman Alexie author of The Diary of a Part Time Indian
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Glogster – Poster Yourself | Text, Images, Music and Video
WOW! Everyone has to check out Glogster! I am making an interactive poster tonight and will post it tomorrow. SO COOL!
School chooses Kindle; are libraries for the history 'books'?
I cannot imagine a library without books. The introduction of Kindles would be wonderful, but to stop purchasing actual books. Now I would love the $12,000 coffee maker in the library! :)