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Bibliography and Research Tools
The fully automatic bibliography maker that
auto-fills. It's the easiest way to build a works cited page.
Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.
OttoBib - Free Automatic Easy Bibliography Generator. Fast! MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian
ottobib.com/ Calvin College site; MLA format.
Collect, manage and cite your research sources.
Blog Hosting and Blog Aggregators
Easy to set up and use; create a virtual classroom and blog portal. Secure, reviewing capabilities of entries.
state-of-the-art publishing platform; you can download to local server or publish to site.
largest education commmunity on the internet; powered by WordPress. Safe, secure, supported and free of any advertising.
Class Blogmeister is one of several blogging engines that have been developed specifically for classroom use. You are welcome to explore the writings of teachers and students alike. You will need a school code from the author, David Warlick. To get a school code, e-mail to: david@landmark-project.com
Great Aggregator.
Collect your RSS Feeds on a single web page you set up easily.
Get a page with all the things you like. 
Bookmarking and Tagging Tools
Largest bookmarks and tags sharing site.
Diigo - Web Highlighter and Sticky Notes, Social Bookmarking and Annotation, Social Information
www.diigo.com/index Don't just bookmark; highlight the web, add notes, too!
Portaportal is a web based bookmarking utility that lets you store links to your favorite websites online. Now your bookmarks are no longer limited to any one machine.
Cell Phone Tools
Text Message (SMS) Polls and Voting, Audience Response System | Poll Everywhere
www.polleverywhere.com/ Poll Everywhere!
Conferencing Tools
VOIP conferencing calls from your computer, free to others on Skype.
Connect throughout the day; private groups; good sound quality.
TalkShoe Community Call Voice Chat Group Calling Teleconference Calling
www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/main.jsp?pushNav=1&c... Voice, group calling, teleconferencing.
Let WebHuddle host your meeting for you.
Create your own broadcast; videoconference with others.
ooVoo is the next evolution in online communication — a remarkably easy way to have a face-to-face video chat with friends, family or colleagues, no matter where they are in the world. ooVoo Video Chat is remarkably easy to use: easy to download, easy to install, and best of all: Conversion Tools
Zamzar supports conversion between a wide variety of different file formats.
Media Convert - free and on line - convert and split sound, ringtones, images, docs - MP3 WMV 3GP
media-convert.com/ vixy.net : Online FLV Converter : Download online videos direct to PC / iPod / PSP. It's free!
vixy.net/ iSpring Converter | Converter PowerPoint to Flash Converter
www.ispringsolutions.com/products/ispring_converte... For PC only - converts powerpoint files to Flash.
KeepVid: Download and save any video from Youtube, Dailymotion, Metacafe, iFilm and more!
keepvid.com/ Convert just about anything to anything else.
Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions. Mapping and Organizing Tools
Collaborative online mind mapping.
Try this to organize a virtual field trip!
Shareable mind mapping tools to construct, navigate, share and criticize knowledge models represented as Concept Maps.
Shareable online mind-mapping tools.
Draw and Share diagrams online.
Mind mapping software.
Easily create timelines.
Ta-da List is the web's easiest to-do list tool. Make lists for yourself or share them with others. It couldn't be simpler.
Easily create, manage and maintain your own shopping/grocery list(s).
Office Sharing Tools
Free from Adobe; use Buzzword to share documents, ConnectNow to collaborate and share desktops. Great Tools found here!
Online graphing tool; easy for kids.
Zoho - work online.
Welcome to Numbler, the web based spreadsheet that enables instantaneous collaboration with anyone on your project team. With Numbler multiple users can work with a spreadsheet, view changes in real time, and discuss changes. Free online alternative to Microsoft Office.
Collaborative writing software online with Writeboard. Write, share, revise, compare.
www.writeboard.com/ Writeboard is perfect for...
...and plenty more! Writeboard is great for personal and business use. For MAC: Try TextWrangler - allows you to do multiple edits at the same time - throughout multiple files at the same time.
Keep your latest files with you, no matter which computer you're using. CutePDF - Create PDF for free, Free PDF Utilities, Edit PDF easily;.
www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp CutePDF Writer (formerly CutePDF Printer) is the free version of commercial PDF creation
software. CutePDF Writer installs itself as a "printer subsystem". This
enables virtually any Windows applications (must be able to
print) to create professional quality PDF documents - with just a push of a
button!
Yugma : Free Web Conferencing, Online Meetings, Web Collaboration Service, Free Desktop Sharing,
www.yugma.com/ Instant desktop sharing; collaboration; virtual meetings and presentations.
Collaborate on projects; real-time multi-user whiteboard, image upload and sharing, live audio communications.
SlideShare (share powerpoint presentations online, slideshows, slide shows, download presentations,
www.slideshare.net/ share powerpoint online.
Make great presentations online.
Upload, share PowerPoint Presentations; embed in blogs and networks; send to iPod or
Other Tools
CuePrompter is a free teleprompter/autocue service. Your browser works like a teleprompter -no extra software needed. Publish your own books!
Popfly is the fun and easy way to build and share mashups, gadgets, and Web pages.
It’s made up of online visual tools for building Web pages and mashups and a social
network where you can host, share, rate, comment and even remix creations from other
Popfly users.
Create a shareable family tree.
Save stories, photos, and videos on a collaborative timeline.
record a sketch with or without voice, get an embed code.
SurveyMonkey.com - Powerful tool for creating web surveys. Online survey software made easy!
www.surveymonkey.com/ create professional online surveys quickly and easily.
Creat your own cartoom by lubre - ToonDoo - The Cartoon Strip Creator - Create, Publish, Share,
www.toondoo.com/ViewBook.toon?bookid=27311 'ToonDo' - learn how to create your cartoon; easy and great fun.
build cartoon characters; compose a story; create a movie! It's like KidPix but FREE for educators!
Make a talking avatar and get an embed code.
Make a picture - or a graphic - talk.
The concept of Jing is the always-ready program that instantly captures and shares images and video…from your computer to anywhere.
Share video, share anything.
Documents, images, presentations and more. For the academic and business professional. (free trial; then there is a small monthly charge) Cozi™ - Free family calendar, shopping and grocery lists, messaging, and photo screen saver
www.cozi.com/ Family Shared Calendars, Shopping Lists, other.
ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want. You CAN use this for videos and podcasting.
community music site - when cited correctly, most of these music pieces can be used free by students.
Create your own seal or emblem, complete with motto, and save to use anywyere.
4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your
classroom by offering online tools and resources. This site helps
teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics
and classroom calendars.
New web 2.0 tools appear each day. Many of these tools were not originally intended for classroom use, but they can be powerful learning tools for today’s techno-savvy students and their more adventurous teachers. These sites appear (and frequently disappear) very quickly, launched by creative techno-geeks out there in the world. By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny URL that will not break in email postings and never expires.
Simply Box
http://simplybox.com/ SimplyBox is a free service to Capture, Share, and Organize ANYTHING you find on the web My Studiyo
http://www.mystudiyo.com/ MyStudiyo offers a rich solution for creating online quizzes. Make quizzes in just minutes and embed them in any website Shmoop wants to make you a better lover (of literature, history, poetry and writing). See many sides to the argument. Find your writing groove. Understand how lit and history are relevant today. We want to show your brain a good time. Our mission: To make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age. Photo Editing and Sharing
PhotoWorks: Custom Photo Books, Photo Cards, Digital Prints, Photo Calendars, Photo Mugs &
www.photoworks.com/index.jsp;jsessionid=8DCF217111... Upload your photos from Flickr with a click, create photo books choose any magazine cover presented and post someone's picture on it. no editing . Picasa is a free software download from Google that helps you:
combine photos, videos, audio and text to create stunning multimedia scrapbooks.
Big HUGE Labs. Great tools to use with your Flickr photos.
Worldwide photo sharing.
a powerful editing tool and photo manager.
Advanced online image editing.
Photo editing made funPicnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart’s content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames. Pixlr is a free online image editor.
Create, comment and share images, docs, videos.
BubbleShare - Easy Photo Sharing - Create a Slideshow and add to your MySpace Profile or Blog
www.bubbleshare.com/ Create a free account and upload photos to share with friends, family, or the world. Unlimited storage means you’ll never run out of space to keep hundreds, even thousands, of your favorite pictures. Add fun clipart, audio captions, video captions to your albums. Perfectly frame your photos with over 20 themes. Print stunning photo books, calendars and more! Turn your photos into digital paintings, cartoons; make an avatar of yourself.
Make an automatic video out of your photos; welcome to the 'end of slideshows.'
Create beautiful photo books - can even do this in partnership with others.
Capture memories, tell stories, travel through time. Combine videos, photos, blogs and mp3s into multimedia storylines. This is great!
Podcast Hosting and Creation
Your own
audio broadcast, where you can easily record voice messages,
mix in your favorite music, and share it all for the world to hear.
Gabcast.com is a podcasting and audioblogging platform that offers an easy way to create and distribute audio content. Most people will use a touch-tone telephone to make their recordings
but we also provide worldwide access to the service through VoIP.
Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.
Publish text, audio and video to a customized podcasting show.
Podbean.com is an easy and powerful way to start podcasting
Converts text-only blogs into PodCasts.
Create text-to-speech podcast from RSS feed with Odiogo for iPod, MP3 player and mobile phone
odiogo.com/ It transforms news sites and blog posts into high fidelity, near human quality audio files ready to download and play anywhere, anytime, on any device.
Social Networks
Welcome to Classroom20.com, the social networking site for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education.
Tired of your existing Social Networks? Share your life easily with friends, family and fans.
Welcome to TeachStrong.org, an online Professional Learning Community for
educators interested in becoming stronger teachers through the use of
digital technologies.
Controlled social network for kids, teachers and parents. This site really does check you out first to verify identity!
imbee is a parent approved, teacher endorsed social networking site appropriate for kids and 'tweens. Global SchoolNet's mission is to support 21st century learning. We engage teachers and students in meaningful project learning exchanges with people around the world to develop literacy and communication skills, foster teamwork and collaboration, encourage workforce preparedness and create
multi-cultural understanding. We prepare youth for full participation
as productive and effective citizens in an increasing global economy.
TIGed allows teachers to harness the power of the TakingITGlobal
community in a way that fits their needs as educators. Using TIGed, you
can give your students access to global perspectives on global issues,
new options for expressing their creativity, and an interactive
resource to help better engage them in their education -- all in an
environment that you control.
Use WiZiQ's virtual classroom equipped with live audio-video communication, chat, content sharing, and session recording
capabilities. Meet other teachers and students interested in same subjects and topics as you are, make connection with them and communicate either via e-mail or through WiZiQ's virtual classroom. with your students, teachers and friends in a Youtube-like format. You can find content created by other members or upload your own to build your content library. Social networking and microblogging service utilising instant messaging.
Video Editing and Sharing
For teachers and for students. Host videos; find videos; enter great contests for students!
TeacherTube - Teach the World | Teacher Videos | Lesson Plan Videos | Student Video Lessons | Online
teachertube.com/ Teachers share videos and links to useful videos on other sites for teaching and learning.
Dnatube encourages scientists to upload videos of their studies, lectures and seminars.
If you can type, you can make movies. Text-to-Movie
Celtx is the world's first all-in-one media pre-production software. It has everything you need to take your story from concept to production. Celtx replaces 'paper, pen & binder' pre-production with a digital approach that's more complete, simpler to work with, and easier to share....
WebPage Creation and Hosting
SnapPages™ takes online website creation to a whole new level. Now anyone can create and manage a professional quality website with drag-and-drop simplicity. Not only is it fun and easy, with SnapPages you'll end up with a great looking website that you can be proud of.
Build A Free Website - The Quick & Easy Website Builder that Requires NO Technical SkillsFree websites - free website hosting, free website templates, free web publishing - Webon
www.webon.com/ Webon. Create dynamic, stylish, and ad-free pages.
Publish & host your site for free. Wiki Hosting
Free wiki websites; very easy to use and control!
PB Wiki - quick and easy to use4.
Google Sites, a new offering from Google Apps, makes creating a team site as easy as editing a document. Use Google Sites to centralize all types of information -- from videos to presentations -- and share your site with just a few people, your entire organization, or the world.
Wetpaint powers free wiki websites that are available to anyone and
easy to use. In fact, that’s one of the many things that sets Wetpaint
apart from other wikis on the web. Creating a Wetpaint wiki is as
simple as 1-2-3, so anyone can start a free wiki website they can then
share with their family, friends, and the friends they haven’t even
met...yet
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