Useful Tools
Audio
| Audacity | http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ | Easy to use, free, audio creation/editing |
| Garageband | http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ | Free on some Macs, easier to use |
| Brett McFall Audio | http://www.brettmcfallaudio.com/txwiz2.html |
Avatar
| Voki | http://www.voki.com/ | Animated avatars |
| Read the words | http://readthewords.com/ | Can listen to text |
Blogging
| Edublogs | http://edublogs.org/ | Free, user friendly, flexible |
| CoverItLive | http://www.coveritlive.com | Live blogging |
| Wordpress | http://wordpress.com/ | |
| Feedburner | http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/home | Convert blog to rss feed |
| http://twitter.com/ | Microblogging |
Chat
| Meebo | http://www.meebome.com/ | |
| Chatmaker | http://www.chatmaker.net/ | |
| Gabbly | http://gabbly.com/ |
Conversations
| Voicethread | http://voicethread.com | Audio, video conversations |
| Seesmic | http://seesmic.com/ | Video conversations |
Drawing
| Offtype Drawing Tool | http://offtype.net | |
| Artpad | http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ | |
| ImagineCubed | http://imagination3.com/ | |
| Scriblink | http://www.scriblink.com/ | |
| Queeky | http://www.queeky.com/ |
Games (Creating)
| Scratch | http://scratch.mit.edu/ | |
| Flash Classroom | http://www.flashclassroom.com/ | |
| Dragster | http://www.webducate.net/dragster.php |
Information Management
| Delicious | http://delicious.com/ | Manage your bookmarks |
| Zotero | http://www.zotero.org/ | Manage resource sources |
Maps
| Google maps | http://maps.google.com | |
| Google Earth | http://etc.usf.edu/te_mac/movies/gearth.html | How to guide |
Mind Mapping
| Bubbl.us | http://bubbl.us/ | |
| Mindmeister | http://www.mindmeister.com/ | |
| Mindomo | http://www.mindomo.com |
Music
| Freeplay Music | http://freeplaymusic.com/ | |
| Sound Transit | http://soundtransit.nl/search/ | |
| Flying Hands | http://www.flyinghands.com/ | |
| Royalty Free Music | http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ | |
| Live Music Archive | http://www.archive.org/details/etree | |
| Soundclick | http://www.soundclick.com/default.cfm | |
| Artist Server | http://www.artistserver.com/music.cfm |
Personalised Pages (Aggregators)
| Netvibes | http://www.netvibes.com | Love it! Lots of lists, tools - great! |
| Pageflakes | http://www.pageflakes.com | |
| iGoogle | http://www.google.com/ig |
Photos / Photo Sharing
| Depicto | http://www.depicto.us/index.php | |
| Bubbleshare | http://www.bubbleshare.com/ | Photo albums: captions, audio, video |
| FlauntR | http://www.flauntr.com/ | Photo editing |
| Tabblo | http://www.tabblo.com/studio | Make things with your photos |
| Our Media | http://ourmedia.org/learning-center/images/free-photo-sites | |
| Digitales | http://www.digitales.us/resources/image_sources.php | |
| MorgueFile | http://www.morguefile.com/ | |
| NEN Gallery | http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/index.php | |
| Photoshop for Video | http://photoshopforvideo.com/resources/free/free.html | |
| Pics for Learning | http://www.pics4learning.com/ | |
| Openphoto | http://openphoto.net/ | |
| Istock photo | http://www.istockphoto.com/index.php | |
| Flickr | http://www.flickr.com/ |
Powerpoints
| Slideshare | http://www.slideshare.net/ | |
| Vischeck | http://www.vischeck.com/vischeck/ | Check view for colourblind people |
| iSpring Free | http://www.softpressrelease.com/pressreleases/?id=646 | Turn pp to flash movies |
Screen Capture
| Sketchcast | http://sketchcast.com/ | |
| Jing | http://www.jingproject.com/ | |
| Camtasia | http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp | |
| Snagit | http://www.snagit.com/ |
Social Network
| Ning | http://www.ning.com/ | Create a social network |
| Frappr | http://www.frappr.com/ | See where people are from |
| http://www.facebook.com/ | ||
| Myspace | http://www.myspace.com/ | |
| Bebo | http://www.bebo.com/ | |
| http://www.linkedin.com/home |
Surveys
| Survey Monkey | http://www.surveymonkey.com | |
| Website Toolbox | http://www.websitetoolbox.com | |
| Poll Daddy | http://www.polldaddy.com/ |
Talk
| Team Speak | http://www.goteamspeak.com/?page=home | |
| Skype | http://www.skype.com/intl/en/ |
Video Creation
| iMovie | http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie | |
| Photostory | http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx | |
| Windows Movie Maker | http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx | |
| Viddler | http://www.viddler.com/ | |
| Animoto | http://animoto.com/ | |
| Vuvox | http://www.vuvox.com/ | |
| One True Media | http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/howitworks | |
| Mindbites | http://www.mindbites.com/ | |
Video Hosting
| Blip TV | http://blip.tv/ | Free video host (no private option) |
| Edublogs.tv | http://edublogs.tv/ |
Virtual Worlds
| Second Life | http://secondlife.com/ |
Web Design
| Flash Gear | http://www.flash-gear.com/ | Adds features to your pages |
| TinyURL | http://tinyurl.com/ | Shorten urls |
Wikis
| Wetpaint | http://www.wetpaint.com http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com |
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| Wikispaces for Teachers | http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/ |
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| pBwiki | http://pbwiki.com/ |
docs.google.com
Swivel
E-learning strategies http://designing.flexiblelearning.net.au/gallery/index.htm
Links to loads of open source tools http://wadingweb2.wetpaint.com/page/web2.0+tools+list
Video emails http://www.eyejot.com/
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