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**A.** [|Voki]** Allows you to create an avatar and give it voice. **

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**B.** [|VoiceThread]
Digital storytelling with the ability to have text, audio, video, or doodle commentary on each slide. You must have a VoiceThread account in order to create or comment.

You can set preferences to allow others to comment as well. [|VoiceThread] is an interesting, easy to use web-based environment for digital storytelling and there is an [|education portal].

[|Langwitches]describes how she used it with her students and how to get started.

(//Linked examples:)// //(Embedded example: Added by using the super-secret embed code!)// [|This quick start guide can get you started!]
 * French - a simple use for [|French vocabulary on professions]
 * Read more about how educators are using VoiceThread - there are many examples here!

Like VoiceThread? Here is a [|VoiceThread Ning] you could consider joining!

[|Think VoiceThreads] is a wiki created by educators on the PBwiki platform - great ideas there too!

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C. **Comic/Poster/Page Generators**
These tools allow the user to upload or add content, and personalize it. The end product is often embeddable as well.

[|Comiqs]can easily pull in your [|flickr] photos. [|Glogster] allows you to create posters [|Pikistrips] allow you to create comic strips from your photos. [|Scrapblog] takes scrapbooking online. [|Toondoo]allows you to create your own comic characters and comic strips. [|Xtranormal] is a web-based animated movie-making environment

**D. [|BubblePLY]**
Allows you to add speech and thought bubbles to any online video. The teacher can draw students' attention to specific features of a video clip. Students can use their language skills to comment on the content of the video by inserting text, graphics, or analysis - they create their own mash-up! Here is [|an example] around the infamous First semester Spanish love song.

**E. [|Prezi]**
Tired of PowerPoint? Prezi is a tool that allows the user to create multimedia presentations that are more reminiscent of concept maps. [|Learn more about Prezi]and if you are seeking something new and different, Prezi is for you! The key to Prezi is to (1) have all your content gathered and organized graphically (think sticky notes and shuffling them around) and (2) understanding that "paths" help set the order of the presentation!

and here is [|a Prezi about blogs]and [|a student-created Prezi about animals]. Keep clicking the forward arrow to proceed through the Prezi - notice all the kinds of media embedded in this Prezi. Here is David Warlick's [|Convergence: A perfect storm for Change], a Prezi he used on [|June 19, 2009] with Texas School Board members

**F. [|Wordle]**
Wordle creates word clouds. This is a neat tool - one idea for world language educators is to take a reading in the target language, paste the text into Wordle, thus creating a word cloud of the high frequency words for the text selection. Here is a Wordle based on an [|article from El País]. Imagine how this Wordle could be used as a pre-reading activity!



**Another survey tool**
Gathering information in new ways

Do your students have cell phones? Use **[|Poll Everywhere]** - students can text message their response. Here is the same poll as was in the initial powerpoint. As you can see there are two views: web-based voting and cell phone texting-based voting. If you didn't vote before, vote now!


 * **Web Voting Widget** - click here to vote || **Results Chart Widge**t - use the info below to text and see the results as they come in ||
 * What level do you teach? (Limited to first 30 responses) Elementary School Middle School High School University Other ||~ Value ||~ Responses ||
 * Elementary School || 0% ||
 * Middle School || 50% ||
 * High School || 50% ||
 * University || 0% ||
 * Other || 0% ||

Replace [|audience response hardware] with [|Poll Everywhere] || Try this [|audience polling system] at [|Poll Everywhere] || Additional information regarding pricing from [|Poll Everywhere's FAQs]: //Our basic plan is free. It allows up to 30 votes per poll. The free plan includes really great features: PowerPoint polls, web voting, widgets, downloadable results, and more. [|Check out our paid plans] if you need more votes per poll or advanced features. K-12 Teachers: We tried to make our free plan useful for you. If you teach the same subject multiple times per day, remember that you can download the results and also clear the results for any poll to reuse it with a different class. Poll Everywhere is free for Title I schools who have not made Adequate Yearly Progress. Email us to set up a school-wide account for all teachers.//

//Hint// - you must first set up an account at Poll Everywhere, then create a new poll and look for the HTML embed code - which you will insert into the wikipage using the embed widget button and then select "Other HTML" You may also embed the results widget if you choose - I inserted the two above on this page using a table to make them appear side by side.
 * Task -** Create a poll and embed the web voting widget onto your wikipage.

=**CHOICE! Complete this [|doodle poll] - place a check mark under the technologies that interest you for activity development purposes!**=

**1. [|Edmodo]**
[|edmodo] is like Twitter, but designed for the education community. Privacy is ensured, and teachers can create groups (for example, by class periods or grade level) to easily direct posts to the appropriate group(s). The student only sees the posts belonging to his or her group(s). In addition, you can attach documents and embed objects :-).

[|edmodo:what students think] has some interesting thoughts and examples and [|edmodo:Microblogging (and more) for educators] provides additional insight. Here is what [|a middle school Language Arts teacher experienced].

[|edmodo documentation guide] is available.

**[|2. Ning]**
[|Ning] is a social networking tool, like facebook. You can set up a closed community. Ning's terms of service indicate the user must be over 13 years of age. the owner of the Ning can control the available features.



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 * 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===

Collaboration Tools
[|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]

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

[|Gliffy] - An online application that allows you to create diagrams (including floor plans) and share them with others. Allows you to upload your own images too. [|http://www.gliffy.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 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 Talk] - Free chat program

[|Ning] - Social networking platform

[|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!

[|Second Life] - Free virtual world software

[|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]

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

[|Twitter] - Microblogging

[|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.

[|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

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

[|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

//(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.

[|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)

[|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

Creative "Writing" Tools
[|Brochure Creator] - Design brochures and flyers by selecting themes and templates, editing the text, adding your own images, and printing.[]

[|BubblePLY] - Allows you to add speech and thought bubbles to any online video.

[|Buzzword] - Easy-to-use Word-like interface that allows you to store all your documents online, collaborate with others, export to Word, etc.

[|Comeeko] (Now called Pikistrips) - Free, well-designed software that lets you create comic strips and save them for others to view. -[|http://www.comeeko.com]

[|Create Your Scenario] - Darling tool that lets elementary students select characters, type lines for each one, save their work, and generate a playscript. []

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

[|Dumpr] - This free online suite of tools allows you to edit your Flickr photos in order to turn them into coloring book images (VERY COOL), make them look old, turn them into globes, or add reflections. You can then save them to your Flickr account. (Still in beta) [|http://www.dumpr.net]

[|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.

[|Exploratree] - Wide range of concept mapping/graphic organizer templates from a site in the UK that you can edit. (Saving requires that you be logged in.)

[|FDs Flickr Toys] - Some FUN things you can do to Flickr photos (such as create CD covers, magazine covers, mosaics, trading cards, etc.) that would make super assignments. []

[|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

[|Glogster] - Free, multimedia poster-maker. You can set up student accounts for educational use. Be careful--not all "sample" posters in the archives are classroom appropriate.

[|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]

[|Letterpop] - Create newsletters from hundreds of templates using point and click editing

[|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

[|Motivator] - Create your own motivational posters for free with a digital photo and a few clicks. Download them, e-mail them, print them, or upload them to Flickr. You can also order print copies. []

[|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.

[|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]

[|Scrapblog] - Combines the purposes and multimedia features of blogging with the visual affordances of scrapbooking. Comes with built-in templates and can accommodate music and video too [|http://www.scrapblog.com]

[|VoiceThread] - Easy way to connect photos and voices--particularly useful for emphasizing language without ignoring visual (in FL classes, for example). Would also be great for capturing family history.

[|Weebly] - Drag and drop website creation and editing from templates

Personal Productivity
[|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! []

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

[|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. []

[|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 you to highlight and annotate web pages.

[|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.

[|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 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]

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

[|Jumpcut] - Allows you to edit digital video for free online. Great for students who don't have access to anything but the internet at home![|http://www.jumpcut.com]

[|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!

[|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]

[|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)[]

[|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.

[|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.

[|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]

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

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

[|Twitter]- Microblogging

[|Weebly] - Free, online website creation

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

[|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

Professional Networking 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.

[|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 you to simultaneously post entries to del.icio.us or other social bookmarking sites.

[|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]

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

[|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

[|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]

[|Twitter]- Microblogging

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

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

[|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]

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

[|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]

[|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.

[|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.

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

[|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]

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

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

[|Jumpcut] - Allows you to edit digital video for free online. Great for students who don't have access to anything but the internet at home![|http://www.jumpcut.com]

[|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. []

[|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 that you can embed in your website or wiki

[|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.[]

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

[|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.

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

[|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. []

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

[|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.

[|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

[|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

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 ||