Specific+Tools

Here is a list of specific Web 2.0 tools that you might want to check out at some point:

As with everything on the web. Things are changing all the time. Some of these links may not work and some of the 'free' tools may now charge. Please look around and spend some time using one or more of the tools. Then if you can edit this page so as to annotate the link. Explain what it is and why you would use it.

toc =Annotation and Note Taking= Awesome Highlighter Evernote Notely.net Springnote

=Audio and Podcast Tools= Audacity Audiopal Chirbit Gabcast Digital Podcast Education Podcast Network iSpeech Kids Podcast MyPodcast Podomatic Podbean Read the Words Talkr Vaestro Vocaroo: I use this site to record my voice and send feedback to students. It is simple and easy to embed. Tobey Voki YackPack Yodio

=Blogs= Blogger: This is the goto site for blogging. This is owned by Google so if you have a google account you have a blogger account. Easy to use. Tobey Class Blogmeister CoverItLive Easyjournal Edublogs ePals Gaggle LiveJournal Posterous 21Classes TypePad Weebly WordPress

=Calendars=

Assign-A-Day Google Calendar 30 Boxes

=Collaborative Writing Tools= Buzzword HyLighter Google Docs MixedInk Scribd TextFlow Thinkature YourDraft Zoho Writer

=Idea or Concept Mapping= Bubbl.us Debategragh Gliffy Mind 42 MindMeister Mindomo Webspiration: I have used this concept mapping online site successfully. It allows for realtime collaboration and it is pretty straight forward. Tobey

=Communication and Online Discussion Tools= [|Chatzy] FlashMeeting Mikogo OpenHuddle Scribbler Skype SnapYap TinyChat TodaysMeet: This is the site we used to start off class. It is easy and gives you a specific place to host an online discussion. Tobey Voxli YackAll Yuuguu

=Content Management Systems and Learning Space= Drupal Haiku Hippocampus Moodle NineHub

=Online Whiteboards= CoSketch Dabbleboard Scriblink skrbl Twiddla

=Maps= Google Earth Google Maps Google Sky Quickmaps

=Microblogging= Edmodo: I use this as my platform for communicating to students. Plurk Tweetdeck Twitter Twitterific Twitteroo

=Photo Editiing and Photo Sharing= BeFunky Blabberize Flickr Fotoflexer Photobucket Photoshop (online) PhotoStory Photosynth Picasa Pixlr Scrapblog

=Presentation and Video Editing Tools= Animoto Empressr Jing: This allows for video screen capture. It is great if you want to create a quick tutorial about how to use a webpage or specific software. Tobey Movie Maker Museum Box Photoshow PreZentit Prezi Sketchcast Sliderocket Slideshare: This is a site where you can upload your powerpoints and keep them online. You can also then embed them into your other sites. Slidesix 280Slides VCASMO VIDDIX Voicethread Vuvox Zentation Zoho Show

=Productivity Tools= EditGrid eFax Gliffy Instapaper iRows Mayomi Scanr Slideshare Sproutliner ThinkFree Show 30 Boxes YourDraft

=Publishing and Drawing Tools= Calameo Comicbrush Comic Creator Formatpixel Glogster GoAnimate Issuu Kerpoof LetterPop MakeBeliefsComics OpenZine Pikistrips Pixton Plotbot Scrapblog Scribd Sketchfu Stripcreator Stripgenerator Tikatok Toondoo Tux Paint

=Portals and Social Bookmarking= Delicious Diigo: I use this as my personal bookmarking site. I haven't done too much with it as a social tool but I understand the potential. Edutagger Fleck iGoogle Jog the Web Netvibes Pageflakes StumbleUpon Trailfire

=Quiz and Activities Generators= Google Forms MyStudiyo Quia Quizlet Wordle

=RSS= Bloglines Google Reader

=Timelines= Dipity Timetoast Xtimeline

=Videoconferencing= Skype Ustream

=Video Sharing= Next Vista SchoolTube TeacherTube Xtranormal Youtube

=Wikis= PB Works Wetpaint Wikieducator Wikispaces: you are on it.

=Other Tools= Eduratings2.0 iRows LibraryThing Scratch TinyURL [|Screenpresso] (screen capture program for windows with the unique feature allowing you to "stitch" multiple screen captures together) Awesome Screenshot(Google Chrome and Safari browser extension for capturing, annotating, and sharing screenshots) Screenr (Super easy service for creating screencasts. Note: requires a Twitter account to save your screenshots) Screenjelly(Screencast program that allows you to share your video on Twitter and other social networks, or embed it into your blog or website)