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A.I. SITES CREATED BY US DOD & US GOVT: U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Government have been actively involved in developing and adopting AI technologies. These initiatives highlight the U.S. government's commitment to harnessing AI for various applications, from defense to public service. Here are some notable initiatives:U.S. Department of Defense (DoD): - AI Rapid Capabilities Cell (AI RCC): Managed by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the AI RCC focuses on accelerating the adoption of next-generation AI capabilities across the DoD.
- DOD AI Adoption Strategy: This strategy aims to integrate AI into DoD operations to improve decision-making and maintain a competitive edge on the battlefield.
- Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO): The CDAO is responsible for accelerating the adoption of data, analytics, and AI within the DoD.
U.S. Government: - ChatGPT Gov: Released by OpenAI, this version of ChatGPT is tailored for U.S. government agencies to enhance productivity and streamline services.
- Partnership for Global Inclusivity on AI (PGIAI): Launched by the U.S. Department of State, this partnership aims to leverage AI for sustainable development and improved quality of life in developing countries.
- AI in Government: Various federal and state agencies are adopting AI tools to improve efficiency, decision-making, and the delivery of government services.
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Plotagon Plotagon is a excellent new (beta) PC/Mac app that is ideal for digital storytelling and free for download (it's robust 950 MB). This app reminds me a lot of the now defunct Xtranormal, in that all a user has to do to create a digital story is type out a scene. A lot of educators like to have students write out their storyboard before starting a digital story process and this is where Plotagon is perfect. All a student has to do is type out that story and watch their animations come to life. A user can also choose from different actions, sound effects, and music that they want to include into their story. A finished story can then be shared on Plotagon's site or YouTube. Hopefully, being able to embed a story into site/blog is soon to follow. [Written by dkapuler on Jan 15, 2014]. BOOK WRITER Book Writer is a fantastic iOS app for digital storytelling that lets users create interactive digital books, PDFs, and more. Educators are using this to Flip their classroom, create tutorials, photo books, presentations, and Project Based Learning. It's a simple app to use that has a drag-n-drop interface and lets users upload images, videos, audio, text, etc.
DIGITAL STORYTELLING APPS 50 Sites and Apps for Digital Storytelling
Digital Storytelling is the process of telling a story through the use of digital means. Also, it happens to be one the easiest ways to integrate technology into the classroom. Educators can use digital storytelling w/ almost any subject and can even "flip" their classroom by using mobile apps. Below is Kapuler's comprehensive list of sites/apps that can be used for digital storytelling...[*This list is in alphabetical order.] 50 Digital Storytelling Apps are: 1. Comic Life - Probably the most popular digital comic iOS app for creating comics. This is a very fun and easy to use app for telling the story by creating a customized comic. 2. Comic Master - One of my favorite sites for creating a digital comic by selecting a template, adding characters/props, and then adding text to tell a story. 3. BoomWriter - A fantastic safe site for students (teachers create accounts - not student email required) to create digital stories/books through a collaborative process. Once a story is completed, it gets published online and an actual book can then be ordered. 4. Five Card Flickr - A fun way to create a story through the use of five random Flickr photos. 5. Inklewriter - A unique site that allows students to collaborate with others to build a story by branching off of other paths. 6. Make Beliefs Comix - A nice site for creating digital comics in a number of different languages as well of lots of educational resources. 7. Moo-O - A fantastic site that has students use their own photo inside of a digital story. 8. My Story - A wonderful iPad app for creating a digital book/story. All a user has to do is draw or upload a picture, add some text, and then record audio to tell a story. 9. Speech Journal - A nice iPad app for pairing recorded audio with a digital picture from one's iPhoto library to create a story. 10. Story Creator - One of my favorite iOS apps for creating a digital story by syncing audio and photos together. Also, an option allows for highlighting of text during narration to help a student with reading. 11. Storybird - A great site with educational portal where students create art-inspired stories and then embed into a site/blog. 12. StoryJumper - A fantastic site for creating a digital story by building a story from scratch or choosing one of the story starters. A student can add objects, text, and even upload their own art too. 13. Strip Designer - A iOS app similar to Comic Life for creating a digital comic. 14. Tellagami - A nice way to tell a short story by creating an avatar and then recording audio, similar to Voki. 15. VoiceThread - One of the most popular educational sites/apps for creating a interactive digital storytelling by uploading multimedia content and recording an audio narration. A finished VoiceThread can then be embedded into a site/blog. 16. Web of Stories - A community where users tell their story through the use of video. 17. WriteComics - A simple to use site for creating a digital comic to tell a story. 18. Xtranormal - A very popular site for creating stunning animated videos, with educational portal. David Kapuler's EdShelf BLogspot with great Digital Storytelling recommendations 30hands30hands is a wonderful iOS app for digital storytelling. It's a perfect mobile learning tool that can be used in any curriculum for all grade levels. It has a very easy to use drag-n-drop interface and allows students record their audio on top of images to create a digital story. Once a story is created, it can then be exported to a camera roll or published to 30hands educational website for sharing. Brickflow Brickflow is an innovative new (private beta) program for digital storytelling that is similar to Prezi and Storyplanet. It has the zooming capabilities of Prezi w/ a similar style of block building process for story creation via Storyplanet. Brickflow is a very user friendly site that allows users to upload all types of media (videos, images, links, text) via hashtags and more. Once media is uploaded it can be rearranged by moving blocks around. Finally, a finished story can then be embedded into a site or blog which is ideal for education. I highly recommend checking out Brickflow by clicking here! Technology Tidbits: Thoughts of a Cyber Hero StorySmith StorySmith is a fun inexpensive iPad app for digital storytelling. This app is dear to my heart as it focuses on a fantasy setting and students can select: backgrounds, characters, props, and add text. A pirate theme will be coming soon. [Written by dkapuler on Jan 31, 201]. For his Pinterest board on Digital Storytelling click here. For his Edshelf collection on Digital Storytelling click here. 31 of My Favorite Digital Storytelling Sites Creator is working on starting a virtual classroom- 'actually when it is all said and done, it will look more like a virtual club. I have opened up my virtual classroom to students in 3rd-8th grade. My first offering is going to be digital storytelling. In honor of that, I thought I would share the sites I am going to use with the students, as well as some other favorites for digital storytelling.' DOODLETOO 
DoodleToo is a fun site for creating, drawing, or just having fun. It is a combination of a drawing tool meets a chat room. A person enters a room and then can draw and chat at the same time. These rooms can be shared via a URL or embedded into a site. Diigo.com Diigo is much more than a simple bookmarking tool! Compared with other bookmarking tools, Diigo enables you to do so much more. So if you read a lot digitally, Diigo is for you! Compared with other information management tools, Diigo is differentiated by its focus on e-reading. Featured Tools include: ¥ Diigo for iPad Your all-purpose digital library on iPad! ¥ Diigo Power Note for Android Your memory booster on the go! ¥ Diigo offline reader for iPhone Read bookmarks offline on iPhone ¥ Tools for desktop browsers Bookmark
DearReader.com Tell me what type of books you like to read and each day I'll email you a short 5-minute excerpt from a book that I've hand-picked for you. You can enjoy my daily excerpts with your morning cup of coffee and before long I'll have you hooked on a book. Read US Future in the Demography Tea Leaves! Pat Buchanan's Analysis makes sense. Doc Translator Doc Translator says it "Instantly translates and preserves the layout of Office documents using the Google Translate." ESL students can put their energy into writing a document in English, make it into a nice flier, use Doc Translator to translate it (and maybe tidy it up a bit), and then upload it to the web using Crocodoc (as well as printing it out).a2 EasyDefine EasyDefine is a site I just found out about from the amazing educator/presenter/app designer, Ozge Karaoglu. This is a terrific site for uploading a list of words to get their definition. However, what makes EasyDefine so great are various formats in where you can get your results such as: definitions, synonyms, flash cards, and quizzes. All which are ideal for learning your words. For another great site for learning Vocabulary check out SpellingCity. Digital Citizenship Digital Citizenship is a teaching tool that helps teachers, technology leaders, and parents to understand what students, children, and technology users should know to use technology appropriately. DigiTales: The Art of Writing Digital Stories DigiTales provides ideas, resources, and inspiration for families, individuals, schools, organizations, corporations, and churches to merge the art of storytelling with the skills of using digital tools. Digital Ethnography Blog This is group blog led by Dr. Michael Wesch dedicated to exploring and extending the possibilities of digital ethnography. Digital Writing Wiki The Digital Writing Wild is designed to support the book Teaching Writing Using Blogs, Wikis, and Other Digital Tools.
Language learners' preferences for online dictionaries: Arabic and Italian learners tend to use Google Translate and www.Wordreference.com(Online Language Dictionaries). Japanese tend to use www.excite.com, www.Babelfish.com, www.Jisho.org, and others such as ALC.com, etc. Chinese cited using www.Mdbg.net and www.nciku.com . German learners cited www.Dict.leo.org. French learners like to use www.Lexilogos.com . Russian learners cited using www.Wordreference.com, www.Dictionary.com , and www.Dict.leo.org .
LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TRANSLATION SITES AND PROGRAMS DUOLINGO Duolingo is a wonderful new (private beta) for learning a foreign language. This is done by having users translate the web/text at their learning place. Sentences are given to users at their own learning pace and if they don't know a word DL helps by supplying correct words w/ images. For another great foreign language learning site using more multimedia materials check out Study Stream. DIGITAL CLASSROOM Recently, I received an email from one of my readers sharing a wonderful infographic that shares a "digital classroom". This graphic focuses on textbooks vs ebooks, tablets, and more. [Written by dkapuler on Feb 13, 2012 04:12 pm] Iciba.com Oxford Collocation Dictionary Online Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Digital Infra-Red Pens DONORS CHOOSE Donors Choose is a nice site I just came across which I proud to say, I personally know some teachers who have partaken in this. This is a site where teachers post a project request and then donors donate to them. When the project is finished, classrooms/kids then share what they've done through photos and thank you notes. (Written by dkapuler) drop.io Create a drop box on the fly and share items with others, up to 100 MB in size, which can also be pass-worded. E-Ediscio+ Collaborative Flashcard Creator Flashcards online - Create, learn, and share - Ediscio Learn flashcards online - free. Create cards on your own or cooperatively, and prepare for tests systematically. Edublogs DIGITAL DEVICES TO REPLACE TEXTBOOKS; BUT WHEN? Tsoni Tsoni.com is about the best quick Translator into many languages! Tsoni is another nice re-packaging of the Google Translate program very similar to Tradukka. Tradukka Translate instantly between languages, including foreign Emails! DICTIONARY DOWNLOADS FREE HERE FOR: 1. TheSage English Dictionary and Thesaurus - View an English dictionary and thesaurus on your computer without accessing the Internet. 2. Vocabulary Builder Simple - Increase your vocabulary and practice for the SAT, GRE, or any vocabulary-intensive examination. 3. A1 HangWord - Study English vocabulary, words, and spelling by playing games. 4. Talking Dictionary - Learn and improve your English vocabulary by listening to spoken words. 5. Oxford Dictionary of English (Second Edition) - Move your cursor over a word and read its definition in Oxford Dictionary of English instantly. FISCAL DATA FROM U.S.TREASURY DEPT. (DEBT DUE to out of control U.S. DEFICIT-$PENDING) U.S. Debt Clock. - Find real-time Updates on the U.S. National Debt (As it grows Exponentially, 'til hit by D.O.G.E.'s much-needed "Chainsaw Fraud & Budget-Cutting Intervention"!) Digsby Digsby.com offers great Email and Social Networking Integration! Digitizing ELT Textbooks: 36 Tools for doing so. Dictionaries and Translators Can be slow to load, but has MANY foreign language dictionaries. Softissimo Translations A super way to translate languagesÉtry it! Word2Word Dictionary
English-English Dictionary Sites (Learner & Native Speaker Dictionaries - many with audio pronunciation) Oxford for learners, British and American English Cambridge Dictionary for learners, British & American English Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary with pronunciation using Flash Pronouncing Dictionary & Thesaurus (dictionary of synonyms = similar words; British & American English) Thesaurus for Native Speakers to find synonyms Multiple dictionaries referenced - mainly native speaker ones Nice Translator Nice Translator is the newest addition to The Best Reference Websites For English Language Learners — 2008. One way it stands out is by translating into your chosen language as you write it. Most other similar sites require you to input everything and click “enter” before it begins to translate. Shahi Dictionary Shahi Dictionary is a dictionary that combines simple definitions with quite a few Flickr photos. The combination of the two makes it pretty accessible to English Language Learners.
DICTIONARIES ONLINE 
Use good online Monolingual or Bilingual Dictionaries to look words up whenever needed as fast as you can. Check if you guessed their meaning correctly! (Monlingual are listed lst here.) A great variety of online dictionaries exists, even talking dictionaries that you can use for free. Here are some of the best resources online: Oxford English Dictionary OneLook.Com Meta-search dictionary tapping hundreds of general and highly specialized reference sources. A comprehensive index of over 6,096,987 words in 970 dictionaries indexed. Contains a database search that allows you to find a word contained in any of the dictionaries. If you can’t find a word here, odds are it doesn’t exist! Answers.com An English answer engine, with quick accurate talking dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, bios, tech terms, news, sports, weather, and much more. AllWord.com Search words, hear pronunciation, and see English meanings and translations. Dictionary.Reference.com Free online English dictionary, thesaurus and reference guide, crossword puzzles and other word games and online translator. LookWAYup: Multilingual Dictionary for French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Portuguese Corrects spelling, shows definitions, synonyms, related terms, translations. Look up any word on any web page. Google Translate Toolbar Google Translate Toolbar, also found on The Best Reference Websites For English Language Learners Ñ 2008 list, has just gotten better by adding a text-to-speech ability. Unfortunately, though, it doesn't seem to function for lengthy passages. Read more about their improvements at Richard Byrne's Free Technology for Teachers blog. To learn more view http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/11/google-translate-adds-speech-and.html . Google Translate now offers you the opportunity to hear translations read to you. The translation service now translates text as you type it rather than waiting for you to finish typing. If you want to translate an entire website, Google Translate now lets you do that by simply typing the url of the site you wish to translate into the translation text box. Click translate, and the entire site will be shown in the language of your choice. Google Translate has now made it easier to handle non-Roman texts. Multi-Lingual or Universal Dictionaries HyperDictionary.com English, Computer, Dream and Medical dictionaries. Contains also a Thesaurus. HyperDictionary.com is a continuation of an educational project to provide free dictionary services to any user on the web. Dabbleboard Dabbleboard is a synchronous, online whiteboard tool that allows the creation of multiple pages and integrates text and video chat. You can create one on-the-fly for brainstorming or a summarizing activity. Zeen: Digital Storytelling Program Dispostable.com Dispostable.com is like it sounds, a site for Disposable Email addresses that you can use with classes to create instant emails viewable online anywhere. Great when traveling too! Downloadpedia Downloadpedia is a nice collection of freeware, shareware and commercial tools for Windows, Linux, and Mac. It also includes template links. Dictionaries recommended at Language Learning.net Multilingual Dictionaries Recommended Dict.org: Dictionary Development Group Dictionary Research/Search Engine eEtiquette eEtiquette is a site proclaimed to have 101 guidelines for the digital world. This is a great site for tips on emailing, networking, etc. Declaration of Independence: How it may have been composed today? DESMOS Desmos is a cool new site for creating interactive content/lessons for education. This is done all through a browser and is collaborative by nature which makes it ideal for education (web 2.0). How DeepSeek Has Blown Open AI Race Between US and China DeepSeek, a little-known company in Hangzhou, China, is the brainchild of Liang Wenfeng, a former hedge fund manager who transitioned to AI development in 2023. Liang told Asia Tech Review: "This is about democratizing innovation." Moment of Zen Videos | Watch Awe-Inspiring Aerial Droneviews (BEST of Cathedrals, CITIES, MTS. & WATERFALLS GALORE!) WORLD TOUR 4 FREE WATCHING BEST DRONE MOVIES OF WORLD’S most scenic beaches & buildings. Watch as Drones work as flying cameras to capture these stunning waterfalls around the world! DOLPHINS’ 6 “FIN-TASTIC FACTS! DUBAI HISTORY DEATH-DEFIED just 4 a while…BUT One of the most elaborate death-faking schemes in modern history was destroyed by a single tourist photo and a basic internet search. Dubai seizes $500 billion from IRGC as Iran collapses (This) Day in History—Pick a Date to fine what occurred as shown by Stamp History! “Dog-Me” ESL/EFL Teaching Method Explained (SCOTT THORNBURRY).
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