Glogster

Glogster can be used as a single web page students can access, that links them to websites that the teacher has pre-selected. The following glog can be used to enhance pattern activities. http://www.glogster.com/

Tag Galaxy

A web 2.0 tool that allows you to create a Tag Galaxy picture collage on any topic. You type in a tag and Tag Galaxy creates a visual, moving, 3-D galaxy of options for you to browse. It would be a great tool to let students see beautiful example of your unit of study. The following tag has pictures of patterns found in nature. http://taggalaxy.de/ 

Voicethread

This is a web 2.0 tool that enables students to upload digital photos and record their voices or video. 

http://voicethread.com

Blabberize

 This video can be a good introduction of symmetrical features of insects. This software allows users to animate any pictures and add their voices. 

http://blabberize.com/

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ImageChef

 Image chef has a feature similar to wordle (http://www.wordle.net) to create word cloud. This could be used to have students name vocabulary related to topic and create a visual representation. http://www.imagechef.com/

Tagxedo

 Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning tag cloud. The following is a screenshot of Tagxedo. http://www.tagxedo.com/

Photo Booth-mirror 

This is the computer program called “Photo Booth.” Students can move in front of a computer camera and explore symmetrical figures that they can make with any part of their bodies. 

Animoto

http://animoto.com/

Animoto automatically produces unique video clips with music.  It is fast and free!