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Here is my list of '60 Classroom Tools in 60 minutes' which I will be delivering at Bradford Grammar School.

If you need any further explanation of these or wish to contact me about anything else relating to this presentation, please use the feedback form or contact me on Twitter (@russeltarr).

Russel Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk / www.classtools.net)

Video

1. Screenr: Instant screencasts direct from your browser
2. MailVu: Record from webcam , email directly, all from the browser
3. FilmOn: Record / Watch TV programmes from your browser (also see IPlayerAutomator)
4. ssyoutube: Download YouTube Videos (sample)
5. TubeChop allows you to easily chop a section from any YouTube video and share it
6. Animoto (sample). Online video creation from images. Also see PhotoPeach, Stupeflix.

Audio

7. Voacaroo: Record your voice online, get mp3 directly
8. AudienceSounds: To spice up classroom debates, roleplays
9. ListenToYouTube: Extract audio from YouTube Videos
10. Soungle: Search engine for sound effects
11. MoodStream: Soundtracks for your classroom
12. Spotify: Build and share music playlists (sample)
13. ClassicCat: Hundreds of copyright-free .mp3 tracks for use in Movie projects

Text and Essays

13. Wordle (samples)
14. Tagxedo (sample)
15. TitanPad (sample)
16. Padlet (sample)
17. Wikispaces (sample)
18. KeyWord Checker (sample)
19. Plagiarizr
20. Citation Generator

Personal Organisation, Classroom Management and Productivity

21. TodaysMeet (sample)
22. Google Alerts
23. ClassDojo
24. Feedly: Follow all your favourite blogs from one place
25. DropBox: Sync your files across computers, share with a click
26. Storify: Collate a newsboard of a social media conversation / links
27. Dates for Schools
28. Kahoot!
29. Quizlet

Images

30. BlockPosters: Print off giant posters for classroom display (TIP: Use Google Image advanced search to get high-res images)
31. MemeBetter: create memes for classroom display
32. ThingLink: Annotate and share images (sample)
33. Zoomify (sample)

Social Media / Google

34. Twitter (also History teachers on Twitter, Getting started guide)
35. Newsmap: Headlines around the world.
36. Facebook Groups (also see Edmodo)
37. Museum of Me: Creates exhibition from your Facebook profile
38. Google Hangouts (plus quickstart guide)
39. Google Books

Student Projects and Presentational Tools

40. StripGenerator
41. Piktochart: Create fantastic infographics
42. Sliderocket
43. Canva
44. Blabberize
45. Prezi (and sample)
46. Popplet (sample)
47. Bubbl.us
48. Popplet

ClassTools.net

49. Fakebook (and gallery)
50. Connect Fours
51. Arcade Game Generator (sample)
52. Random Name Picker
53. QR Game Generator (sample)
54. Mission MapQuest (sample)
55. PowerSearch

Tarr's ToolBox

56. Group Work Role Cards
57. Hexagon Learning
58. Silent Discussion Strategies
59. Using the De Bono Approach
60. Takeaway Homework

Gadgets

61. Quiz buzzers
62. Window pens
63. Wireless Presenter

For History Teachers Only...

Source Repositories

54. CartoonHub
55. International Posters
56. Mary Evans Picture Library
57. History Today Archive
58. German Propaganda Archive
59. Seventeen Moments in Soviet History

Lesson Plans and Worksheets

1. Facing History and Ourselves
2. DocsTeach: From the National Archives
3. History Explorer: From the Smithsonian
4. The National Archives
5. TeachingHistory.org
6. EdSiteMent
7. Cold War Files

ActiveHistory

44. Worst Jobs in History
45. Internal Assessment / Extended Essay guidance
46. Historiography and TOK
47. Head2Head (sample)

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