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Web 2.0 ToolsPrevious main topic attachmentsCreated by djainslie Please use, just give credit This mindmap is a work in progress and will be updated as I explore and add tools that I use.

WallsStixyStixy allows you to add images, docs, to do lists, and stickies to the stixyboard Can share using email addresses (1/10)

http://www.stixy.com/Wallwisher now padletCan create wall, add stickies Can embed, RSS feed and share Can also add image, video, audio, url to notes (but need url link to do that) Don't have to be logged in to add

http://www.wallwisher.comLinoitonline stickies great potential- more options then wallwisher- user agreement for 13 or older for account use Can have groups and share within- great feature for HS classes using Can post videos from youtube and vimeo Can post images Can post documents can highlight and go from sticky to sticky to showcase each can share url, link code, and embed code for blog

http://en.linoit.com/PinDaxCan add images, documents, text, polls. rss- can create groups as well as search looks promising

http://www.pindax.com/Spaazehttp://www.spaaze.com/Primarywallfor primary students, quick, easy no logging in required

http://primarywall.com/sticky toolsSquareleafA way to add sticky notes on a 'notepad'. No collaboration, sharing, only used by person logged in. Very much like Apple's sticky notes app

http://squareleaf.net/Listhingssimple new sticky wall for organizing tasks

http://listhings.com/Edistormhttp://www.edistorm.com/mindmapsMind42This application is easy to use, free, easy to share and collaborate, can be exported easily and you can attach notes and links.

http://mind42.combubbl.usA very easy mindmap to use. I like the way you have more freedom to link ideas and manipulate them. It is also easy to share and collaborate, can be exported easily, and you can set a print area. Only downside is that you can’t attach links or notes to the ideas. (but for a classroom brainstorm where you wouldn’t need them this is a great application)

http://bubbl.us/MindmeisterI liked this mindmap, but only the basic service is free. As a free version you can only create and save three maps and you are limited as to the other features as well. Of course, the educators fee level is quite low so if you don’t mind paying go for it.

http://www.mindmeister.com/Createlyfree version offers unlimited public maps, 3 collaborators, 1 team project, 3mb storage

http://creately.com/MindomoFree version includes only 7 private maps and basic import/export Complete feature list: http://mindomo.com/comparison_chart.htm

http://mindomo.comgliffyNo need to set up account, free- for basic- 5 public diagrams up to 5mb- if you want to upgrade you will have to sign up for a premium account and pay- starts with a 30 day free trial Very customizable- great for created flowcharts, floorplans, or libraries can publish as image, url or in blogs

http://www.gliffy.com/WiseMappingFree- no upgrades Like the look of it- can customize somewhat- but can't create topics off of subtopics can add links, notes can invite collaborators, publish and embed in blogs, export as image or print

http://wisemapping.comPearltreesLooks worth exploring, but haven't yet. Video shows organizing websites, videos, ideas all in 'pearltrees'

http://www.pearltrees.com/tutor2u-wisdomapbuilt for teachers free version has 3 mindmaps and can share- paid versions 10/50 pounds student/teacher

http://wisdomap.tutor2u.net/LucidchartLooks easy to use and contains many graphics

http://www.lucidchart.com/text2mindmapmakes mindmap out of outlined text, can then edit and save as jpg

http://www.text2mindmap.com/spicynodeshaven't checked it out yet- does require sign-in with email and has paid version for more features looks interesting

http://www.spicynodes.org/Outline toolsThinklinkrhttp://thinklinkr.com/NotetakingUbernotehttp://www.ubernote.comMyNoteithttp://www.mynoteit.com/Springnotehttp://www.springnote.com/Evernotehttps://www.evernote.com/Researchhighlightingawesome highlighterVERY easy to use- great basic highlighting tool put in a url, highlight, then send link to highlighted website can also share through twitter, facebook, wordpress, or delicious Don't need an account- but if you use often and want pages your highlight saved you will want to sign-up for free account

http://awesomehighlighter.com/A.nnotateAllows you to upload docs as well as urls- highlight, make notes, share free version allows 30 pages a month has paid version

http://a.nnotate.com/diigoThis app- in my opinion does it all- highlight, share, make notes, comments, share to controlled groups- take a snapshot of website... it does it all and is a social bookmarking app that tags and organizes

http://www.diigo.comShareTabsCreate a tabbed list of websites in one place so students can access sites you select

http://sharetabs.com/GraphingCreate A GraphGreat, easy to use graph program for kids, all web-based and then can be saved, printed, or sent (text or html).

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/Drawing toolsCoSketchMulti-user whiteboard no registration Can embed as image, add images, google maps, text, and chat while drawing

http://cosketch.com/Imagination CubedNo need to register can save (sends link to email), print, send, replay drawing invite by email can use pen, shapes, lines, stamps,text, background color

http://www.imaginationcubed.com/FlockDrawCan embed, get url to share use pen,text, eraser, background fill

http://flockdraw.com/WebCanvasCollaborate painting project paint, upload, post

http://webcanvas.com/#-1254,-2926,1Sketchcastrecords your drawing and audio

http://sketchcast.com/sketchfucombines drawing with social network abilities (friending and commenting on others) records and has playback feature

http://sketchfu.com/artPadeasy, fast drawing tool, no registration required

http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/DolnkThis program is more of a drawing program that you can create a drawing sequence that then can be published and played. Can buy coins to then purchase more props ($5.00 for 400) Props are ones created by others. need to be 13 years old to use- could be used in high school but doesn't have a teacher/classroom dashboard

http://www.doink.com/Online Sketch Padfast, easy, no registration required

http://www.onlinesketchpad.com/CloudCanvashttp://www.cloud-canvas.com/Cartoon/comic creationGoAnimateCan add scenes, music to background earning gopoints can get you different animations to use can publish and share- but to download you have to pay .99- or 100 gopoints not school friendly can send through email-

http://goanimate.com/GoAnimate4schoolsNew this year- looks like it is more user-friendly for schools, need to check it out more

http://goanimate4schools.com/public_indexDomo AnimatePowered by Goanimate and a more controlled environment with no worry about inappropriate content

http://domo.goanimate.com/ToonDooGreat tool, many different backgrounds, props, characters, speech bubbles, layouts- and can share via social networks, email, url, or embed code. Can also print out or save as png. Great free tool- Has educational portal, which has subscription fee, but is inexpensive

http://www.toondoo.com/Pixton Has educational portal- Pixton for Schools- does charge, seems minimum fee and has 14 day free trial free gives you good content- uses credits to earn more backgrounds and characters, etc... but free version is very limited

http://pixton.com/Image sources/attributionsTons of more sites on this 'The best online sources for images blog post'

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/10/11/the-best-online-sources-for-images/SprixiFree images to use- attribution is put on photo for you

http://www.sprixi.com/flickrCCSearches flickr for CC photos you can use and gives attribution

http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/BurningWellGreat public domain images

http://www.burningwell.org/unprofound.comHas search, limited images but all are free to use

http://www.unprofound.com/Pics4learningCan search or browse by topic. Free pics to use for learning. I love the fact that they have the citation for students, or myself to easily copy and paste into presentations

http://www.pics4learning.com/edupicsGood collection of drawings, photos, and crafts

http://www.edupics.com/Photl.comGreat collection of free images, huge and searchable

http://www.photl.com/en/Open Clip Artgood selection of clipart- (not photos, but has drawn pics that look good) has source you can copy and paste for copyright

http://www.openclipart.org/photos8great site for photos and wallpapers Students just need to add link back to photos8.com Good selection and resource

http://photos8.com/pictureofahttp://pictureofa.net/Free Stock Photographyhttp://www.adigitaldreamer.com/gallery/index.phpDigital Storytellingweb-basedJaycutNice basic video editor, easy to upload video, share and export. Transitions were a little cumbersome though. *just released updated version- worth a recheck!

http://jaycut.com/AnimotoFree version very limited, but for simple, quick digital stories using photos- it creates a nice video educators can apply for animoto for educators- which gives all access- allowing full-length videos (good for 6 months at a time- but renewable) FAQs for educators: http://animoto.com/education/getting_started

http://animoto.com/createYodioFree digital storytelling platform where you can add voice to photos (even calling in from cellphone to record) Can also embed yodio player in blogs, websites... Haven't explored yet, looks like it is worth some time

http://www.yodio.com/PhotoPeachAdd photos, captions, background music- creates 'slideshow' video of content with pre-made transitions , then can share or embed VERY easy to use free version has available music to use, can not upload own music or narration unless you upgrade. Also allows for spiral or story view- neat variation See differences between basic (free) and premium (3.00/month) here http://photopeach.com/premium/upgrade Great feature to add quiz questions to photos as well! TOS states users need to be 13 years or older, or have parent/guardian approval- so this is for use with HS or teachers Now has educator's account with dashboard

http://photopeach.com/YouTellYouInteresting format, not video publishing, but more a magazine format You can add photos from your computer, or flickr- then add descriptions. Another way to tell a story through pictures can email or share on twitter- didn't see a way to embed published mag others can comment on your published stories- also keeps inappropriate content off- no age req on user agreement

http://www.youtellyou.com/Stupeflix StudioFree video production- less then 1 minute- other lengths purchased by movie- 3.00 or 5.00/movie

http://studio.stupeflix.com/XtranormalGreat program where you can easily create text to movie

http://www.xtranormal.com/Masherhttp://www.masher.com/index.jspfotobabbletalking photos- upload a photo- record and publish (one photo a time)

http://www.fotobabble.com/Flixtime60 sec video can be created- very similar to animoto Free allows for longer video- 60 seconds- has more music choices, can't edit transitions with free

http://flixtime.com/Tel.A.Visionhttp://telavision.tv/Stroomeonline video editing tool

http://www.stroome.com/free download appPhoto Story 3Great program, especially for younger students. Add photos, narrate, add text, music then publish and export

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/PhotoStory/default.mspxPinnacle VideospinNice editing program, easy to use!

http://www.videospin.com/Redesign/Digital writing toolsStoryjumperHas teacher dashboard- students can add pics, images, text, and then print out stories (or purchase hardcover books)

http://www.storyjumper.com/StorybirdRelatively new, adding features no teacher dashboard, has art that you can add stories to. Will be able to print out

http://storybird.comtitatoksponsored by Barnes and Noble- free, has teacher dashboard- great editor but only allows you to publish and pay- cost for pdf even- no free printing out

http://www.tikatok.comBig universethis is a paid service, but looks good and worth exploring

http://www.biguniverse.com/Bookemonhas teacher edcenter and discounts for teachers when they want to purchase books- which are abt 10.00 Easy editor with lots of images, layouts, etc to add Can buy- share (email link, facebook, twitter)

http://www.bookemon.comThe Art of Storytellingstudents can choose a piece of artwork and write a story, or create a background by selecting a background, props, characters and then write a story. The story can then be shared via email and submitted for publication to The Delaware Art Museum. Work is not saved, so students would have to finish in one setting. no registration required

http://www.artofstorytelling.org/Tar Heel Readerhttp://tarheelreader.org/simplebookletscan publish stories, books, reports- and get url no need to register, free

http://simplebooklet.com/index.php#wpKey=gcjkGiKIbmk8wboFdbe7t8#page=0PodcastingPosterousThis is a great tool that allows you to post audio and video that can then be downloaded or subscribed through iTunes. It is free and as simple as sending an email, because that is what you do! Then an email with an image, doc, audio or video attached and they will post if for you. This can also be a blog platform

http://posterous.comPodbeanpodomaticScreen Capturing toolsThis blog compares 12 free screencasting tools- kudos this is a great resource

http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/01/comparing-12-free-screencasting-tools/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eLearningLearningFull+%28eLearning+Learning+Full+Feed%29&utm_content=Google+ReaderCamStudioOpen source screen capturing software.

http://camstudio.org/JingFree software to download

http://www.jingproject.com/Screenrhttp://screenr.com/streamScreenToasterhttp://www.screentoaster.com/Screencast-O-Matichttp://www.screencast-o-matic.com/Image editingtuxpiHas 39 photo effects, upload image and select effect then download.

http://www.tuxpi.com/Change-ImagesThree steps, upload, change, save. Can resize, crop, convert, add affects and frame

http://change-images.com/Aviaryhttp://aviary.com/homeFunPhotoBoxCreate magazine covers, cards, or do other photo effects, animations, or other tools

http://www.funphotobox.com/BigHugeLabsGreat tools, including magazines, posters, jigsaw puzzles, etc...

http://bighugelabs.com/Dr.Picupload, add affect and edit, then save to disk or web (gives you a url to link to)

http://www.drpic.com/pic resizecrops or resizes pics

http://www.picresize.com/rsizrhttp://rsizr.com/Pixenatecan edit photos, then save or upload directly to flickr

http://pixenate.com/FotoFlexerGreat options- many affects, then can upload to many platforms including flickr, picasa, photobucket, facebook and more. More affects and abilities then most free editors

http://fotoflexer.com/BeFunkyhttp://www.befunky.com/welcomePicnikDirect connection with photo sharing sites many affects to choose Closing in April 2012- moving to google plus

http://www.picnik.com/Sumo Paint 2.0Great image editing tool, many possibilities!

http://www.sumopaint.com/home/piZaphttp://pizap.com/PhotovisiCreates great collages

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- Normal priority - 0% - 05/12/2013http://www.photovisi.comNew nodeMedia sharingVideo Sharing and collectionsCheck out this great of Educational Video Sites http://www.refseek.com/directory/educational_videos.html More than I will be adding here, but worth checking out if these don't meet your needs http://cybraryman.com/videos.html video sites

http://www.refseek.com/directory/educational_videos.htmlYouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/SchoolTubeCan register for a school channel where teachers can upload and a person at district is moderator. basic channels are free, with more functions come a fee (livestreaming)

http://www.schooltube.com/TeacherTubehttp://teachertube.com/Pixorial,IncCan upload, up to 10 gb videos and remix/edit right in the site- also has paid functions - burning dvds...

http://www.pixorial.com/WatchKnowcan upload video or slideshow (via url) great site for educational videos - organized- easy for students to search or teachers to organize their videos from other sources.

http://www.watchknow.orgKidsTubeprotected environment for students and teachers to publish videos

http://www.kidstube.com/Image SharingSidebloghttp://www.sideblog.com/index.phpflickrYahoo product This is the one I use, since I have all my photos loaded here I have been hesitate to go to another photo sharing site

http://www.flickr.com/flickr tool collectionEDUCATORS PLEASE NOTE: Some of these third party tools my not be student appropriate-

http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2005/03/great-flickr-tools-collection/PicasaGoogle product

http://picasa.google.com/intl/en/SmugMugshares photos and video, unlimited and has groups

http://www.smugmug.com/trooviexchanging photos free gives you: 500 photos per collection upload 100 photos at once expires after 30 days of inactivity Get a url for collection- can buy premium collection for as low as 1.49-

http://troovi.com/Media conversionzamzarhttp://www.zamzar.com/keepvidhttp://keepvid.com/mediaconverterhttp://www.mediaconverter.org/savevideohttp://savevideo.me/kickYouTubedownload videos from youtube

http://kickyoutube.com/Video conferencingThis is a complete list of video/web conferencing tools

http://caisefiles.wikispaces.com/Online+VC+ToolsWetokuinterview or have a conversation with someone else - records conversation, then can embed

http://wetoku.com/Social BookmarkingdeliciousDelicious a great bookmarking site to start with- it is easy to use, tag, bundle tags and is great to search for other bookmarks Once you are ready to do more- possibly with groups you might go to diigo, but keep adding to delicious automatically.

http://delicious.comdiigoCan import bookmarks, tag, list, highlight... and much more Like the group feature where others can add to group (group can also be private or public) Great for organizing and presenting bookmarks This is the best bookmarking tool I have found for educators- cause it does so much

http://www.diigo.comTrackStarThis is a great way for teachers to create a list of websites to be explored by their students focusing on specific topics or content exploration. I used this often when teaching 3rd and 4th grade students where I wanted to give them the resources to explore. You can also use/explore other teachers' tracks. Created for teachers, so very user-friendly There are even more features now then when I used it five years ago.

http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jspStumbleUponhttp://www.stumbleupon.com/Only2Clickssimplified way to share bookmarks- easy to share with students and teachers. Creates page with visual appeal. This is a great way to share with students- so they can only refer to one page with the needed links.

http://only2clicks.com/ScoopitA way to keep all your bookmarks on a particular topic together- and build more- not like diigo- but I think this would be good for specific topics that you really want to focus on, say if you were doing research on a specific topic

http://www.scoop.it/Social Networkingningdweeberdesigned for younger students

http://dweeber.com/Togethervilledesigned for young students- 8-10 year olds- with parents

http://togetherville.com/Elggopen source social network for schools- looks promising, haven't checked it out yet

http://elgg.org/Grockitsocial network for students 13 or older- has free introductory version, then goes up to 99.00 and 239 for tutoring version Has forums, chat and review sessions covers SAT,GMAT,ACT, GRE,LSAT prep review Also says it is for mastering of content, but looks like it is mostly for test prep

http://grockit.comScuttlePadsocial network designed for younger kids (6-12)- requires parents to sign up their children

http://www.scuttlepad.com/EdmodoGreat tool- teachers can create a group, give students code for them to join, students can post links, discussion questions, pics and can also have library to post documents (up to 100 mb)

http://www.edmodo.comPosterbeeCreates a 'poster' with links, docs, etc that you can share with a group creating a mini social network. Free only allows groups of 12- has paid version for more

http://www.posterbee.com/facebookDue to the difficulty keeping privacy settings set on student end- I believe the best way to use in a school environment now is to create a group page and have students join. That way there isn't any 'friending' back and forth and it won't put the teacher in a bad situation if they read something that they have to do something about. Group pages allow you to post announcements for members and discussions to happen around projects or ideas without the full profile connections. For now, that is what I recommend in our district.

rubric makersRubiStarhttp://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.phptech4learning rubricmakerhttp://www.recipes4success.com/index.php?v=pl&page_ac=view&type=tools&tool=rubricmakerconferencingTinychatfree,no need to sign up- teachers can set up and simply give url for students to enter video/audio conferencing room

http://tinychat.com/TodaysmeettimelinesThis is great post that outlines several timeline tools http://edutechintegration.blogspot.com/2009/12/friday-focus-online-timeline-creation.html

http://edutechintegration.blogspot.com/2009/12/friday-focus-online-timeline-creation.htmlPrecedenfree, multi-layered, can share or keep private Haven't thoroughly explored yet

http://www.preceden.com/Dipityhttp://www.dipity.com/Virtual Learning Environmentsmoodlehttp://moodle.org/Blackboardcostly, not great for k-12 environment- version 9.1 clunky and having issues

edu2.0very intuitive- free version gives alot of features-

http://www.edu20.org/ectohttp://www.ectolearning.com/ecto2/Default.aspxSchoolRackhttp://www.schoolrack.com/dokeosfeatures can be viewed here: http://dokeos.com/en/products it is open source

http://www.dokeos.com/Desire2Learnhttp://www.desire2learn.com/LearningSpacehttp://corp.epals.com/products/epals-learning-space.phpSakaihttp://sakaiproject.org/product-overviewJoomla!open source

http://www.joomla.org/class.iointegrates with google apps and facebook

http://class.io/Edlinehttp://www.edline.comSchoologyCombination between student learning management and social network- I really like this CMS, it is very easy to navigate and is very similar to facebook in feel- as it has that social network feel.

https://www.schoology.com/home.phpWiZIQonline platform for elearning- it serious would want to pay 9.95/month for features

http://www.wiziq.com/website creationThis blog post has eight tools where you can create websites

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/05/8-ways-to-build-websites-not-blogs-for.htmlweeblyEasy to use, free website creator with blog ability built in. Has various widgets available, or html ability They also have education.weebly.com to get free trial- way for teachers to have controlled environment for student websites

http://www.weebly.comlifeyohttp://www.lifeyo.com/kafafahttps://kafafa.com/poll/survey toolssurvsFree plan includes: 100 responses/survey unlimited surveys 1 user account

http://www.survs.com/Google docs- formsLove its ability to create surveys/questionnaires, inserts into spreadsheet, produces summary with graphs

polldaddyhttp://polldaddy.com/poll everywherehttp://www.polleverywhere.com/SurveyMonkeyFree allows 10 question surveys, 100 respondents

http://www.surveymonkey.com/zoomeranghas free version, and paid free offers 12 question surveys, 100 responses
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http://www.zoomerang.com/Urtaksimple poll tool where you can embed into blog- has to be yes/no

http://urtak.com/doodlegreat tool for scheduling meetings

http://doodle.com/TextThemobpolling app for cellphones- can do up to 3 questions, and get 50 responses

http://textthemob.com/Micropollhttp://www.micropoll.com/99 Pollsunlimited polls and surveys, create, embed

http://www.99polls.com/online assessment toolsClassmarkerFree version is basic, but is easy to use- allows for students to view their results after taking the test so they can review their answers upgrade is only 24.95 a year and might be worth it if you want to do analysis of assessment questions, also emails results

http://www.classmarker.com/kubbuLooks very promising, haven't checked it out yet

http://www.kubbu.com/Google Doc formsStu's Quiz BoxesYou can create a 'jeopardy like' gameshow like quiz at this site. Great for review

http://quizboxes.com/Quiz Makerunlimited quizzes and takers, BUT free version does not allow for tracking,analysis, storage- and contains ads

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/Hot Potatoeshttp://hotpot.uvic.ca/wiki platformshttp://djainslietech.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Platformswikispaceshttp://wikispaces.compbworkshttp://pbworks.com/wetpainthttp://www.wetpaint.com/wikidothttp://www.wikidot.com/Homepage/startThese are tools that allow you to create and organize your homepage. Definitely a way to help organize your webworld

iGooglestart.iohttp://start.io/Pageflakeshttp://www.pageflakes.com/44tipsvisual start page

http://www.44tips.com/us/Search EnginesThis link is a great resource for all search engines and resources kid friendly

http://ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.htmlQuinturaThis search engine give you a tag cloud for your search word. You can also embed your search cloud into a blog, website... Powered by YahooKids

http://quinturakids.com/ZuulaGreat meta-searchengine

http://www.zuula.com/clustymeta search engine- doesn't include google, but does have filtering and other unique features.

http://clusty.com/SortFixCan sort out key words that you want to focus on and take out those you don't

http://www.sortfix.com/FindIconsearch for icons

http://findicons.com/SweetSearchsearch for students

http://www.sweetsearch.com/Text to SpeechiSpeechThis is a great, FREE text to speech tool- just need to copy and paste text or upload doc- voice is very natural sounding. Unfortunately can't get iSpeech plugin put on my edublog blog- but does work with other blog platforms, including wordpress.

http://www.ispeech.org/vokitext to speech program for blog, email, or profile free

http://www.voki.com/vozMefree, easy, fast... need I say more? Type text into window, select male or female voice, and create mp3 Also has many languages

http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=enCarryoutTextfree (for now) add text, converts to mp3

http://www.carryouttext.com/Default.aspxblog platformsCheck out this wiki: http://djainslietech.wikispaces.com/Blogging+Platforms to see different blogging platforms compared in detail with links

http://djainslietech.wikispaces.com/Blogging+Platformsedublogshttp://edublogs.org/class blogmeisterKidblogBlackboard blogsClass blogshttp://classblogs.us/RSS aggregatorsGoogle ReaderI like Google Reader, and prefer it over bloglines.

http://www.google.com/readerBloglineshttp://www.bloglines.com/Sharing doc toolsSlideShareWorks good with basic ppt and word docs, had problems with formatting of tutorial docs.

http://slideshare.netScribdGood with basic docs (did have issues with formatting from Word to Scribd, save as pdf then upload corrects formatting issues) To see an example of an embedded doc go to: http://djainslietech.wikispaces.com/Digital+Footprint

http://www.scribd.comdocstocEasy to set up, upload, then can share or embed into blog/wiki/website Even docs with complex formatting uploaded well so didn't need to convert to pdf. supports following formats: doc, xls, ppt, pps, pdf, rtf, txt, docx, xlsx, ppts max size 100mb To see example of embedded doc go to: http://djainslietech.wikispaces.com/Digital+Footprint

http://www.docstoc.com/Google DocsGreat way to share docs- can send link, or invite formatting may be lost on docs with many different components. Better to save as pdf before loading for those docs.

Posterousno account to set up, just send an email with attachment- they post

http://posterous.com/embedit.inupload, sign in using existing account (like google,yahoo... and others) then can embed, link to, or embed thumb Can also choose amount of rights for others viewing, printing, downloading Like the component of sitewide embedding- put in site address and all documents can be opened in separate window then downloaded

http://embedit.in/Drop.ioVery easy to use. 'Drop' a document, invite collaborators, share, or simply allow others to view and/or download. Did not incorporate links with ppt

http://drop.io/PDF Joinjoins multiple pdfs together for free

http://www.pdfjoin.com/file dropperupload up to 5gb then share url- easy!

http://www.filedropper.com/fillanypdf.comLove this for a simple, free way to edit pdfs, save and share them

https://www.fillanypdf.com/livebindercreate online binders to organize your resources and share

http://livebinders.com/CollaboratingTypeWith.menice tool for real-time creating and collaborating- then can export into word, pdf... to fine tune Gives a url to share (no sign in needed) can also chat as well fast, easy, free...

http://typewith.me/Publishing toolsFine line between publishing and sharing tools- I thought I should add a separate area for tools that allow students and teachers to publish documents online in a very polished and professional manner- these tools do just that

IssuuNice publication tool- can easily read, paging through and magnifying like a digital magazine.

http://issuu.com/homeYoublisherTakes pdfs and turns them into a 'page turning' published doc- then you can embed into blog, website...

http://youblisher.com/yuducan publish docs, audio, images or website (visually saves it) upload docs and they become magazine format to browse and read

http://www.yudu.compen.iohttp://pen.io/Joomaghttp://www.joomag.comNew nodeDigital storagedropboxeBackpackplans start at free (1 user, 2mb per upload 50MB total) .25,.35.45.55 per user gets more storage and management pieces To view pricing: https://www.ebackpack.com/plans

https://www.ebackpack.com/Other web 2.0 tool mapsThese maps have been shared by my PLN on twitter. Great resources, and interesting to see where others organize tools. I have to admit that has been my biggest challenge here, to organize them so they make sense to me.

The Teacher ChroniclesThis is a great resource for web 2.0 tools for schools by teacher20.org

http://mindomo.com/maps/48511abbfb7e4145a33dbe6453d0f8afBest online collaboration toolsGreat map of tools created by Robin Good, 2009

http://www.mindmeister.com/12213323Collaboration Tool ResourcesPart II of this list of collaboration tools: http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/2010/01/19/100-web-tools-to-enhance-collaboration-part-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+edublogs%2FNRsj+%28Ozge+Karaoglu%27s+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/2010/01/05/100-web-tools-to-enhance-collaboration-part-1/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+edublogs%2FNRsj+%28Ozge+Karaoglu%27s+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+ReaderTools to Enhance your Personal Learning Environmenthttp://ow.ly/EmIoJane's Learning tools Directory 2010http://janeknight.typepad.com/pick/2010/01/learning-tools-directory-2010.htmlCooltoolsforschoolsI love this wiki- has web 2.0 tools organized by purpose GREAT resource

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/elearning toolshttp://www.mindomo.com/view?m=48511abbfb7e4145a33dbe6453d0f8afPresentation toolsedu.glogsterGreat digital poster tool. Make sure you check their FAQs to get all components of site unblocked so your students can use.

http://edu.glogster.com/VoiceThreadGreat tool for having conversations over images. A great way to have students interacting over presentations

http://voicethread.com/#homeNotaplatform where you can create, share (add email addresses), and collaborate on presentations Can add text, video, images, maps, documents,has drawing tools and can then embed Quick guide can be found here: http://notaland.com/howto

http://notaland.comPreziHas good tutorials, but not as intuitive as you would think. Can add images, text, docs. Can create groups and share for collaboration Nice feature of when you need to see 'whole picture' and then zoom in on each component. Can also have link to presentation. Has free, then two upgrades

http://prezi.com/280 SlidesGreat alternative to PowerPoint and publishes directly to slideshare Free, nothing to download, can upload existing Pp or create from scratch can add notes, themes, text, images, videos can export as Pp, pdf, or can also present right from app can also publish with Slideshare, email, or embed

http://280slides.com/aheadFree application where you can create a space using images, text, links to create a presentation When I was working with it took quite a while to process an image to insert- not an application I would use

http://ahead.comMyplickNo log in required, upload slides, upload audio and publish

http://www.myplick.com/PreZentitCreate, share and show presentations online

http://prezentit.com/Empressrhttp://www.empressr.com/Vuvoxworth exploring, looks like you add images and then progress through them, can add text, audio...

http://www.vuvox.com/slideNice slideshow tool upload (from my computer or web), choose theme, effects, music and publish- can also embed

http://www.slide.comvisual.lyInfographics and data visualizations- great way to display information

http://visual.ly/micro-bloggingtwitterhttp://twitter.comtumblrallows you to post text, photos, videos, links, quotes, music

http://www.tumblr.com/twiducatecan create a secure network for classes, post video, assignments, announcements etc...

http://www.twiducate.com/Word cloud toolsWordle.netIs currently unavailable- until further notice 2/10

http://wordle.netWordItOutPut words, urls and create word clouds- can choose final colors, font, size. publishing gives you embed code, and also url is sent to you via email

http://worditout.com/TagulInteractive with links to words- but does require sign-in (free)

http://tagul.com/Word MosaicPuts words into a shape

http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/Tagxedohave to install Microsoft Silverlight to use but once downloaded- nice word cloud generator- you can edit words, font, theme, shape- like others Love the feature where words pop out at you as you hover over them on the cloud Can save as image for use

http://www.tagxedo.com/Chatting toolshttp://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/03/02/the-best-online-tools-for-real-time-collaboration/ChatterousEasy to set up, embed in website can participate via cellphone, IM and email

http://www.chatterous.com/MaptoolsScribblemapsworks with google maps- can make and share maps

http://www.scribblemaps.com/maps