I played with the Google translator at http://translate.google.com/ for a while and decided that I like it very much! You do not have to have an account to use the Google translator. You also do not have to create separate works to use it. Simply type what you would like to translate into the box on the left and it will be translated into your chosen language in the box on the right side. I attempted to translate several phrases that I know in Spanish and French. The site worked very well to do a thorough translation. The translator utilized suggested spellings and a button to speak the phrase to the user. It translated single words and whole phrases on the site. I will definitely use the site again. I think it would be very useful for educators who may have a foreign student in their class that knows or speaks little to no English.
I also used Picasa Web Albums at http://picasaweb.google.com/home and found it far more to my liking than Flikr. Picasa was so simple to use. Everything was clearly displayed and easy to find. The website was unbelievably efficient. The uploading process for the pictures was quick and without difficulty. I just clicked on the "upload" button, clicked on the blue "upload from computer" button, and chose the photo that I wanted to upload. Once it was finished loading, it was in my album. I loved this website with all its simplicity and would highly recommend it for others to use. If you would like to view my work, https://picasaweb.google.com/110536670178019578184 is a link to my photo albums that I have created on Picasa. The Picasa website would be great to get photos from to include in lessons and PowerPoints. With the permission of the parents, one could even put class pictures of the students and classroom activities on the site.
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