Cool+Tech+Tools+for+All+Classes

= Categories = //(The links in this section will take you to other wikis)//
 * === Blogs ===
 * === Comics & Graphic Novels ===
 * === [|Concept Mapping Tools]  ===
 * [|Bubbl.us] - (Heavily used in the edtech community w/ K-12 students - easy to use - limited formatting - esp. good for elementary, special flash effects are fun at first)
 * [|Exploratree] (Templates)
 * [|Gliffy] - (Heavily used in the edtech community w/ K-12 students - very robust (but ugly) interface. Allows you to upload your own images, includes many libraries of images, shapes, etc.; also allows you to do floor plans)
 * [|Mindomo] (Beautiful interface, not quite as intuitive as some of the others, but can handle attachments of multimedia, documents, etc., and produces a more professional product)
 * [|Mindmeister] - (Doesn't appear to be as robust in features as some of these other options)
 * [|Webspiration] - (Looks similar to Inspiration & Kidspiration - have closed beta invitations for now)
 * === Digital Storytelling ===
 * === Mashups ===
 * === Movies ===
 * === Podcasts ===
 * Polling Tools
 * [|Polldaddy]
 * [|Polleverywhere]
 * === Posters ===
 * === PowerPoint Presentations ===
 * Quiz-making Tools
 * [|Quibblo.com]
 * [|Quiz School]
 * [|Studiyo]
 * [|Survey Monkey]
 * [|Zoomerang]
 * === Social Bookmarking & Tagging ===
 * === Websites ===
 * === Wikis ===

Creativity Tools

 * [[image:languagelinks2006/AnimotoLogo.jpg caption="AnimotoLogo.jpg" link="http://animoto.com/"]]- Upload photos, select music, add text, and it makes short videos for you for free


 * [[image:click2collaborate/BigHugeLabsLogo.png caption="BigHugeLabsLogo.png" link="http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/"]] - Create badges, billboards, CD covers, collages, cubes, jigsaw puzzles, magazine covers, mosaics, movie posters, trading cards, and more


 * [[image:click2collaborate/BlabberizeLogo.jpg caption="BlabberizeLogo.jpg" link="http://blabberize.com/"]]- Take any image, add a mouth to it, record something for it to say, and watch it become a moving conversationalist!


 * [[image:click2collaborate/bubblePLY_logo.gif caption="bubblePLY_logo.gif" link="http://www.bubbleply.com/"]] - "Write" on online videos by adding pop-up speech bubbles and effects, then save and play


 * [|Cmap] - Free, online collaborative concept mapping that allows you to attach documents and photos and include hyperlinks. []


 * [[image:click2collaborate/CreateYourScenario.GIF caption="CreateYourScenario.GIF" link="http://www.kids-space.org/HPT/1a/11a.html"]] [|Create Your Scenario] - Generates simple playscripts - especially good for elementary


 * [[image:click2collaborate/DumprLogo.png caption="DumprLogo.png" link="http://www.dumpr.net/"]] - Make coloring books and other interesting things from photos, save as JPEGs and use as illustrations for assignments or worksheets


 * [[image:languagelinks2006/FlashpaintLogo.jpg caption="FlashpaintLogo.jpg" link="http://www.flashpaint.com/"]] - Draw, save, and share


 * [|Generator Blog] - A fantastic blog that contains links to all sorts of free, interesting generators (such as cereal boxes, insurance cards, money, etc.) that would be great tools for students to use in creating creative advertising campaigns


 * [[image:click2collaborate/GliffyLogo.gif caption="GliffyLogo.gif" link="http://www.gliffy.com/"]] - Create diagrams, graphic organizers


 * [[image:click2collaborate/GlogsterLogo.jpg caption="GlogsterLogo.jpg" link="http://www.glogster.com/edu"]]- Free, multimedia poster-maker. Set up student accounts for educational use.
 * [|All About Me Project (Spanish)] Note that students can include their own voices!
 * [|Spanish Vida Sana Project]
 * [|Spanish 3 Instructions]
 * [|Joan Miró]
 * [|Pablo Picasso]
 * [|Les freres lumieres (French)]
 * [|Linguistics Poster (University Level)] Glogster can be useful for helping university students prepare research for poster sessions at conferences


 * [[image:click2collaborate/GoAnimateLogo.gif caption="GoAnimateLogo.gif" link="http://goanimate.com/"]]- Create animated videos from stock characters, images, music, and effects, or upload your own and lay them in tracks. Students have to type text into Word and then copy and paste it in order to get diacritical marks.
 * [|Chinese III Dating Story]
 * [|Episode 1 Scene 2: La tourmente]
 * [|Mi rutina]
 * [|Revolution Francaise]
 * [|Spanish Project]


 * [[image:click2collaborate/GoogleDocsLogo.gif caption="GoogleDocsLogo.gif" link="http://docs.google.com/"]]- Free, online, collaborative suite of office tools (forms, presentations, spreadsheets, word processing)


 * [[image:click2collaborate/ImageChefLogo.gif caption="ImageChefLogo.gif" link="http://www.imagechef.com/"]]- Dress up photos with interesting frames and your own captions, then save and share


 * [[image:languagelinks2006/IssuuLogo.jpg caption="IssuuLogo.jpg" link="http://issuu.com/"]]- Create your own, digital magazines


 * [|Keep Toolkit] - A free, online project planning template that allows students to input images, text, and video into different "boxes" to create a shareable "project portfolio." [|http://www.cfkeep.org]


 * [[image:click2collaborate/LetterpopLogo.jpg caption="LetterpopLogo.jpg" link="http://www.letterpop.com/"]] - Create newsletters with photos from templates and host up to 10 online for free at any given time


 * [|Mindomo] - Shareable concept maps - Beautiful interface, not quite as intuitive as some of the others, but can handle attachments of multimedia, documents, etc., and produces a more professional product


 * [[image:click2collaborate/MixbookLogo.jpg caption="MixbookLogo.jpg" link="http://www.mixbook.com/"]]- Create and share photo scrapbooks online (you can also print them)


 * [[image:click2collaborate/MotivatorPoster.jpg caption="MotivatorPoster.jpg" link="http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/motivator.php"]] - Create motivational posters by adding your own photos and text


 * [|My Brochure Maker] - Brochures


 * [|Newspaper Clipping Generator] - Fill out the form, it generates the newspaper image.


 * [|Nota] - Allows collaborative creation of scrapbook-like pages from multimedia elements. Very intuitive interface. Click on the "learn more" link for more info. Don't need an account to try it out.


 * [[image:click2collaborate/OurStoryLogo.jpg caption="OurStoryLogo.jpg" link="http://ourstory.com/"]] - Create collaborative timelines with text, photos, and videos. You can also choose a type of album, answer questions, and it will generate it for you


 * [|Pikipimp] - A free, online site that lets you upload pictures, add all sorts of accessories and speech bubbles to them, then save them. The site will generate a URL where the pictures can be viewed, as well as code for your webpage. [|http://www.pikipimp.com]


 * [[image:languagelinks2006/PikistripsLogo.png caption="PikistripsLogo.png" link="http://www.comeeko.com/"]] - Create your own comic strips


 * [[image:click2collaborate/PreziLogo.jpg caption="PreziLogo.jpg"]] - Create dynamic, non-linear presentations and concept maps


 * [|Protopage] - Ever wonder what a Web 2.0 webpage will look like? Well, here's the answer! Register for free to get your own page, then customize the content by clicking on any of the tabs and altering their contents. Make as much as you like public or private. Like someone else's content? Simply click import and watch it all get added to your page!


 * [[image:click2collaborate/ScrapblogLogo.jpg caption="ScrapblogLogo.jpg" link="http://www.scrapblog.com/"]]
 * [|Linguafolio Español]
 * [|Comida española deliciosa]
 * [|Las comidas de España]
 * [|Bienvenida a la ciudad de Memphis]
 * [|Mi viaje a Utah]


 * [[image:click2collaborate/StorybirdLogo.gif caption="StorybirdLogo.gif" link="http://storybird.com/"]]- Students can select illustrations from real children's picture book illustrators, then use them to illustrate their own, original stories. Diacritical marks must be cut and pasted in (via Word, for example)
 * [[image:click2collaborate/SuperstickiesLogo.png caption="SuperstickiesLogo.png" link="http://wigflip.com/superstickies/"]]- Put your own text on a Post-it note image


 * [[image:click2collaborate/TagulLogo.png caption="TagulLogo.png" link="http://tagul.com/"]] - Make tag (word) clouds in different shapes


 * [[image:languagelinks2006/ToufeeLogo.gif caption="ToufeeLogo.gif" link="http://www.toufee.com/"]]- Make flash movies for free


 * [[image:click2collaborate/VocarooLogo.gif caption="VocarooLogo.gif" link="http://vocaroo.com/"]]- Click, record, share


 * [[image:click2collaborate/VoicethreadLogo.jpg caption="VoicethreadLogo.jpg" link="http://www.voicethread.com/"]]- Photo stories that allow audio voiceovers and audio comments
 * [|Chinese Radicals]
 * [|Voicethread Project Sample in Spanish]


 * [[image:click2collaborate/VokiLogo.jpg caption="VokiLogo.jpg" link="http://www.voki.com/"]]- Speaking avatars
 * [|Edgehill College Spanish Blog (Ben describe el medioambiente)]
 * [|German Voki]
 * [|Japanese Voki]
 * [|Voki poèmes]
 * [|Voki Project] - Helpful example of project directions for Spanish
 * [|Voki Project Samples] - In Spanish


 * [|Wallwisher] - Collaboratively "graffiti" by posting "stickies" on this online "wall"
 * [[image:click2collaborate/WeeblyLogo.gif caption="WeeblyLogo.gif" link="http://www.weebly.com/"]] - Free, online website creation


 * [[image:click2collaborate/XtranormalLogo.png caption="XtranormalLogo.png" link="http://www.xtranormal.com/"]] - Create mini, animated videos (or greeting cards) from stock elements
 * [|Camila y Gozo] - Sample conversation between 2 roommates made in Xtranormal (in Spanish)


 * [|Webquest Generator]


 * [[image:click2collaborate/WikispacesLogo.png caption="WikispacesLogo.png" link="www/home"]]Wikispaces- Make your own wiki!
 * [|AFLTA Festival Wiki] - Publicize language festivals
 * [|Autonomous Technology-Assisted Language Learning - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks] - A wiki-book by Gary Cziko
 * Bishop Blogs
 * [|Chinese (Mandarin) - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks] - Not a very well developed text, but could be used for ideas.
 * [|Curriki - BrowseSearch] - Wiki designed for resource sharing that contains entries from multiple subject areas (365 entries for FL)
 * DHS Espanol
 * [|Deutsch 21] - Create curriculum projects across schools
 * Digitale-schule - Create separate pages for small group work to guide students in dividing up project responsibilities, gathering necessary information, and working through the writing process
 * Español 3: Wesley - Display individual student work
 * [|Ecce Romani Wiki / German Exchange] - Organize exchange trips
 * Flat Classroom Project - Develop transliteracy skills by engaging in the collaborative exploration of real-world issues through social technologies
 * FL Teaching Wiki - Have students collaboratively develop and display content as a resource for others (higher ed)
 * Flushing French
 * Fun/Chinese - Plan lessons and keep an organized repository of resources
 * Gramatica - Grammar lessons
 * Intercultural-it-aus - Converse with students from the target culture and [|discuss cultural perspectives] using chat, discussion forums, or Skype
 * International Collaborative Wiki - Jerusalem - Facilitate joint explorations of literature and culture (among students in Canada and Jerusalem in this case)
 * KWR-Deutschwiki - Create galleries of student work that demonstrate the growth of students' language skills
 * Learning Latin America
 * Le français, le FLE, les TICE . . . - Comics in the target language
 * LHSWLC: District Rubrics - Articulate curriculum across schools
 * LHSWLC: Spanish Cover Sheets - Articulate curriculum across sections
 * Loveland High School Professional Learning Communities Wiki Workspace - Facilitate professional learning communities
 * Madame Krause's Wiki - Cultural video
 * Madame Shackelford - Organize unit resources (L'Afrique Francophone)
 * MadameSpace
 * MIC USI français - Post assignment models
 * Mon Espace
 * NHS German - Post homework calendars
 * [|Park School Languages Wiki] - Collaboratively brainstorm grant proposals
 * [|Pormesfleurs Wiki] - Involve parents in reinforcing what their children are learning
 * Tarea - Listening exercises and comprehension questions
 * [|Toulouse Study Abroad Program] - Manage study abroad programs
 * [|Vermont FL Teachers Tech Resources] - Participate in professional world language associations
 * Waterford School Japanese - Post course syllabi, assignment instructions, and worksheets
 * [|We Are the World] - Develop interdisciplinary curriculum across grade levels
 * [|Wikiaula] - Automatically notify students and parents any time a page is updated using the RSS feature of the page.
 * Wikitaller - Post copies of presentations or video clips showed during class


 * [[image:click2collaborate/WixLogo.jpg caption="WixLogo.jpg" link="http://www.wix.com/"]] - Create free flash websites

- Make your own tag (word) cloud
 * [|Why Wordle?]

Collaboration Tools

 * [|Blogger] - Students can use a variety of pre-made templates to create their own blogs for free. These blogs support the uploading of media-based content [|http://www.blogger.com] and can be used as learning logs.


 * [|Bubbl.us] - Easy-to-use, online graphic organizer that is shareable. []


 * [|Buzzword] - Free, collaborative writing webware with PDF and online web conferencing (including audio, video, and screen sharing) [still in beta, but nice interface and recently acquired by Adobe]


 * [[image:click2collaborate/DeliciousLogo.jpg caption="DeliciousLogo.jpg" link="http://delicious.com/"]]- Save your bookmarks (a.k.a. "favorites") online & then access them from any computer


 * [[image:click2collaborate/DiigoLogo.jpg caption="DiigoLogo.jpg" link="http://diigo.com/"]]- Same as Delicious, but on steroids (allows highlighting and archiving of webpages, social interaction, etc.)


 * [|Evite] - This site allows you to design custom invitations for various kinds of events, draft a guest list, send the invitations, and track the responses automatically. You can choose from pre-made themes and templates, or create your own.


 * [|Flickr] - Allows you to create libraries of images that you can share with others and is a particularly good place to "store" a shared collection of photos for a group. [|http://www.flickr.com]


 * [[image:click2collaborate/GliffyLogo.gif caption="GliffyLogo.gif" link="http://www.gliffy.com/"]] - Create diagrams, graphic organizers


 * [|Goodreads] - A great way to build a searchable, virtual library and share it with colleagues


 * [[image:click2collaborate/GoogleDocsLogo.gif caption="GoogleDocsLogo.gif" link="http://docs.google.com/"]]- Free, online, collaborative suite of office tools (forms, presentations, spreadsheets, word processing) that lets multiple users on different computers edit documents simultaneously and save it online. Can also set up forms, embed into webpages or wikis, and have the results aggregate in a Google Doc. Great for collaborative authoring among various group members. Combine this with Skype for voice features too! [|http://docs.google.com]


 * [|Google Talk] - Free chat program


 * [|Ning] - Social networking platform


 * [|Pandora] - Type in your favorite artists and Pandora will create "stations" of streaming music that is similar to the work of the artists you have selected, based on research from the Music Genome Project. You can create up to 100 stations for free (registration required)! [|http://www.pandora.com]


 * [|Second Life] - Free virtual world software


 * [[image:click2collaborate/SkypeLogo.png caption="SkypeLogo.png" link="http://www.skype.com/"]]- Free software that allows you to talk to anyone in the world (up to 4 people at once) through your computer for free with a cheap headset mic (like the telemarketers wear) as long as the other person also has the software. Great for group conversations about projects. You can also call landlines or cell phones, but there is a charge for that


 * [[image:click2collaborate/SlideshareLogo.gif caption="SlideshareLogo.gif" link="http://www.slideshare.net/"]] - Upload ppt presentations to share with others (Example: [|STARTALK: Developing Teacher Leaders] )


 * [|TinyChat.com] - Set up an ad-free, "disposable" chat room in one click. No registration required.


 * [[image:languagelinks2006/twitter_logo_header.png caption="twitter_logo_header.png" link="http://www.twitter.com/"]]- A great tool for keeping up with the latest developments in your chosen fields [|http://twitter.com]


 * [|Webnote Wiki] - Allows users to collaboratively take color-coded notes in a space they create and organize them graphically. People can subscribe to your RSS feed.


 * [[image:click2collaborate/WeeblyLogo.gif caption="WeeblyLogo.gif" link="http://www.weebly.com/"]] - Free, online website creation--beautiful (drag and drop) interface, excellent templates, even elementary kids could use it, very attractive end results


 * [[image:click2collaborate/WikispacesLogo.png caption="WikispacesLogo.png" link="www/home"]]Wikispaces - Allows you to set up collaborative work spaces where multiple people can collaborate. Allows uploading of documents, files, images, and multimedia in addition to basic text, and includes discussion boards for every page, editing histories, revert options, RSS subscriptions, and the ability to review recent changes. http://www.wikispaces.com


 * [|YackPack] - Allows you to create a community of users and exchange recorded voice messages with them.

Cool Tech Tools
//(Master List)//

[|All Things Web 2.0] - Well-organized and nicely categorized collection of web 2.0 resources (includes ratings)

[|Applian FLV Player]

[|Audacity] – Phenomenal, free software you can download and use just like a tape-recorder. Great for projects that require interviewing or sound files. Students can also use it to edit, layer, or remove background noise from their own audio tracks. Even better, they can save the files as MP3 files and export them to their iPods! []

[|Blogger] - Students can use a variety of pre-made templates to create their own blogs for free. These blogs support the uploading of media-based content [|http://www.blogger.com] and can be used as learning logs.

[|Bloglines] - After creating a free account, students can use this service to keep track of the webpages to which they have "subscribed" (for free) using RSS technology [|http://www.bloglines.com] Teachers can "subscribe" to their students' blogs and easily keep track of who has posted new content.

[|Bubbleshare] - Allows you to edit audio and images online for free [|http://www.bubbleshare.com]

[|Bubbl.us] - Easy-to-use, online graphic organizer that is shareable; limited formatting - esp. good for elementary, special flash effects are fun at first []

[|Buzzword] - Free, collaborative writing webware with PDF and online web conferencing (including audio, video, and screen sharing) [still in beta, but nice interface and recently acquired by Adobe]

[|Chat Creator] - Lets you add a chat window to your site

[|ClassTools] - Provides flash-based templates for the creation of graphic organizers, puzzles, and worksheets []

[|Clipmarks] - Allows you to "clip" images, text, and other pieces of websites into your own personal "archive" and to tag and vote on the items that others have clipped. []

[|ClustrMaps] - Lets you add a cluster map that shows the geographical locations of all the visitors to your site - [|http://www.clustrmaps.com]

[|CutePDF Writer] - Free PDF maker

[|De.licio.us] - This free social bookmarking site (with an emphasis on the bookmarking) allows you to create an annotated list of online bookmarks to your favorite websites and to share them with friends. Great for groups who are trying to keep track of what they have each discovered in researching their topics. [|http://del.icio.us]

[|Diigo] - Free social bookmarking service, with an emphasis on the social. Allows

[|Five Thousand Resources to do Just About Anything Online] - Metalist that compiles all the individual collections of lists re: various applications and tools from Mashable (Social Networking News blog) into one giant list.

[|Flashpaint] - Draw, save, and share.

[|Flickr] - Allows you to create libraries of images that you can share with others and is a particularly good place to "store" a shared collection of photos for a group. [|http://www.flickr.com]

[|Flock] - Free social web browser

[|FoxIt] - Free PDF reader that allows users to annotate PDFs via highlighting, text, or drawing tools, to fill out forms and save them, to view PDFs as text, etc. Also has a multi-language interface, self-upgrade, on-demand download, and javascript support.

[|Gabcast] - Allows you to record audio greetings, blog postings, and podcasts from your phone or voice over IP, post them online, and share them for free.

[|Gcast] - Create podcasts--all from the convenience of your cell phone and using a "podsafe" free music library. Also lets you mix playlists online.

[|Giveaway of the Day] - Fully functional, commercial software and tools that can be downloaded for free (one item each day with restricted licenses). Read the "About" section for more information. RSS feed and e-mail subscription notifications available. []

[|Gliffy] - An online application that allows you to create diagrams and share them with others. [|http://www.gliffy.com]

[|Glogster] - Free, multimedia poster-maker. You can set up student accounts for educational use.

[|GoAnimate] - Create animated cartoons (with or without audio - which can be recorded via phone)

[|Go2Web2.0 Directory] - A handy directory of Web 2.0 services

[|Goodreads] - A great way to build a searchable, virtual library and share it with colleagues

[|Google Alerts] – Lets you have Google notify you via an e-mail message when anything is posted on the web on the topic of your choice []

[|Google Books] – Lets you search the full text of lots of different books [|http://books.google.com]

[|Google Docs & Forms] - Free, online collaborative suite of tools (presentations, spreadsheets, and word processor like Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word) that lets multiple users on different computers edit documents simultaneously and save it online. Can also set up forms, embed into webpages or wikis, and have the results aggregate in a Google Doc. Great for collaborative authoring among various group members. Combine this with Skype for voice features too! [|http://docs.google.com]

[|Google Earth] - Free program that allows you to see 3-dimensional views of the earth, cities, etc.

[|Google Language Tools] - Allows you to translate webpages, select the language you wish to use to interface with your browser, or search country-specific pages using Google's country specific search engines

[|Google Notebook] – Lets you copy snippets from online articles, or create your own running notebook on the topics of your choice online. The notebooks can be kept private or shared, making them a great place for students to take notes, keep track of sources, and know where their peers have already looked. [|http://www.google.com/gn]

[|Google Reader] - After creating a free account, students can use this service to keep track of the webpages to which they have "subscribed" (for free and very easily) using RSS technology. Teachers can "subscribe" to their students' blogs and easily keep track of who has posted new content. []

[|Google Scholar] – Returns only scholarly articles and books, tells you how many people have cited them, and links you to related articles [|http://scholar.google.com]

[|Google Talk] - Free chat program

[|GoToQuiz.com] - Allows you to create free quizzes, polls, and surveys that you can use on your blog, MySpace, etc. []

[|Issuu] - Digital publication in a magazine format

[|iTunes] - Free multimedia player

[|Jing] - Free screencapture from TechSmith (great for providing personalized feedback on student work)

[|Letterpop] - Free online newsletter creation

[|Media Convert] - A free, slick little online tool that will let you identify a media file on your desktop or at a particular URL and convert it to the format of your choice simply by filling in a simple form. No registration required. []

[|Meebo] - Lets you manage chat/IM from multiple services all in one window. Also lets you create a customizable chat widget to add to your blog.

[|Meeting Wizard] - A free, online tool that allows you to negotiate a date for an event, send out invitations, collect responses, and send reminders. . . all automatically!

[|Mindomo] (Beautiful interface, not quite as intuitive as some of the others, but can handle attachments of multimedia, documents, etc., and produces a more professional product)

[|Mixbook] - Create free online photo books (think scrapbooking) from tons of templates

[|My Brochure Maker] - Free online brochure creation

[|Ning] - Social networking platform

[|Pandora] - Type in your favorite artists and Pandora will create "stations" of streaming music that is similar to the work of the artists you have selected, based on research from the Music Genome Project. You can create up to 100 stations for free (registration required)! [|http://www.pandora.com]

[|Photofunia] - Upload a photo, select from a comprehensive list of photo effects, then save, create an avatar, etc. Photos deleted every 2 hours

[|Picnik] - Absolutely fabulous, free, easy-to-use, extremely functional, online image editing software. Lets you rotate, crop, color, or edit photos and will soon offer special effects. Interfaces very well with Flicker. (Still in beta) []

[|Playlist.com] - Free, online, interactive music player

[|Protopage] - Ever wonder what a Web 2.0 webpage will look like? Well, here's the answer! Register for free to get your own page, then customize the content by clicking on any of the tabs and altering their contents. Make as much as you like public or private. Like someone else's content? Simply click import and watch it all get added to your page!

[|Quickmaps] - Allows you to pinpoint locations on a Google map, title and annotate the map, draw on the map, save all your annotations, and then generates a code you can embed into your blog or website to display the map. []

[|Quintura] - A very cool search engine that returns the results visually. Mouse over one of the tag words to see additional layers of results. [|http://www.quintura.com] See the new site for kids here: []

[|Reqall] - Free service that transcribes the 60-second voice messages you leave and e-mails them to you in text w/ an audio file attachment

[|Scribd] - Allows you to upload documents to share with others []

[|SearchCrystal] - PHENOMENAL tool (still in beta) that taps the power of chunking, comparisons, concept maps, search, AND visual thinking to let you "compare searches, remix, and share!" Can be customized and embedded in your own blog, Facebook, or website.

[|Second Life] - Free virtual world software

[|Similicio.us] - Beautiful, simple site. Type in a URL and this little application returns similar sites culled from people's del.icio.us tags. Very ingenious.

[|Singshot] - American Idol meets You Tube in a Web 2.0 sort of way. . . record and upload songs just like you might do with photos to Flickr. People can vote on them, etc. []

[|Slide.com] - Use premade themes to create slideshows from your photos that you can embed in your blog or website. [|http://www.slide.com]

[|Slideshare] - Post PowerPoint presentations online and embed in your wiki, etc.

[|Skype] – Free software that allows you to talk to anyone in the world (up to 4 people at once) through your computer for free with a cheap headset mic (like the telemarketers wear) as long as the other person also has the software. Great for group conversations about projects. You can also call landlines or cell phones, but there is a charge for that [|http://www.skype.com]

[|Snap] - Gives you visual previews of the websites that appear in your search results. [|http://www.snap.com]

[|Splashup] - Free, webware similar in functionality to Photoshop

[|Sputtr] - Free, customizable search page (uses visual icons)

[|Storybird] - AWESOME site allows students to choose artwork from real children's book artists for their stories. In order to get diacritical marks into the text, students will need to type their stories in Word, then copy and paste into the text boxes - [|chericem1]

[|Survey Monkey] - Free, online surveys, quizzes, etc.

[|Swicki] - Free software that allows you to create a search engine on your site that will evolve the results over time to better serve users based on their click patterns. []

[|Swivel] - Lets you explore, compare, and share data

[|The Amazing You Tube Tools Collection] - A collection of tools to help those interested in using/publishing materials to You Tube.

[|TinyChat.com] - Set up an ad-free, "disposable" chat room in one click. No registration required.

[|Tubes] - Allows users to drag and drop content (audio files, bookmarks, documents, e-mail contact lists, spreadsheets, videos) into a "tube" that can then be accessed by all those who have been invited to share it. Invitees can also upload content to the tube, making project collaboration easier. The latest versions of content in the tube synch up when the user is online. Click on the Download link to see a 30-second demo.

[|Twitter] - Microblogging

[|Viddler] - Allows you to upload up to 500 MB of video directly from the camera to the website, insert timed comments, tags, and share with others

[|Voicethread] - Free software for creating multimedia presentations online

[|Vuvox] - Allows you to create interactive panoramas, interesting visual effects for slideshows that you can build from RSS feeds or photo albums, etc.

[|Webnote Wiki] - Allows users to collaboratively take color-coded notes in a space they create and organize them graphically. People can subscribe to your RSS feed.

[|Websites as Graphs] - Lets you visualize the content of a website (in terms of images, tables, text, etc.) graphically. Useful for evaluating websites in terms of content and design issues.

[|Weebly] - Free, online website creation, beautiful (drag and drop) interface, excellent templates, even elementary kids could use it, very attractive end results

Wikispaces - Allows you to set up collaborative work spaces where multiple people can collaborate. Allows uploading of documents, files, images, and multimedia in addition to basic text, and includes discussion boards for every page, editing histories, revert options, RSS subscriptions, and the ability to review recent changes. http://www.wikispaces.com

[|Xtranormal] - Create mini, animated videos from stock elements

[|YackPack] - Allows you to create a community of users and exchange recorded voice messages with them.

[|YouConvertIt.com] - Convert documents to PDFs while maintaining hyperlinks

[|Yugma] - Free Web 2.0 videoconferencing software. (Read more about Tim Lauer's experiences with it here: [|http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2007/02/yugma_free_web_.html)] [] Interfaces well with Skype

[|Zamzar] - Convert files, download YouTube videos, etc.

[|Zotero] - Super tool for researchers, but could also be used to create libraries of multimedia resources for unit and lesson planning