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Technology has changed a great deal in the last few years and the skills we need have changed along with it. Although no one would use all of these technologies, we should be knowledgeable in what each of them is and how it could be/might be used in a classroom. Here is some detailed information about technology skills 16 through 20.
16.Video & Podcasting
A podcast, simply stated, is a webcast, a show that is broadcast over the web and is broken up into parts or episodes. Most podcasts are similar to news radio programs and deliver information on a regular basis. Types of podcasts include comedy shows, special music broadcasts or even gospel. Podcasts are most popular on Apple's iPod and iPhone devices, so the name podcast was coined. A podcast can be listened to from a number of different sources including your computer. Podcasts can be easily created in the classroom by teachers and students for uploading to the web or to other devices and there are numerous sites that have podcasts that can be accessed for free.
Read more: http://www.ipodder.org/whatIsPodcasting#ixzz1Uk9i3eC7
Read more: http://www.ipodder.org/whatIsPodcasting#ixzz1Uk9i3eC7
Educational Podcasting Sites for Teachers
2 Cents Worth
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents
Occasional thoughts about education, teaching, learning, & the 21st century -- with David Warlick
The blog for educators who use Macs and the rest of them who wish they did.
This site supports an effort to bring together into one place, the wide range of podcast programming that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about, and to explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century.
Edupodder
www.edupodder.com
Podcasting works in a similar way. Except, instead of having to read the new content on a computer screen, you can listen to the new audio content on a portable device like an iPod as well as your computer.
Yahoo Groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Podcasting-Education
Information and discussion regarding podcasting as an educational tool in today's classroom. Teachers, educators and others share how you have used podcasting thus far, how you hope to use it soon, or any special projects that you envision using podcasting in a school setting. Exchange ideas, tech tips, lesson plans, or even your podcast.
This site is helpful in learning why and how to podcast.
2 Cents Worth
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents
Occasional thoughts about education, teaching, learning, & the 21st century -- with David Warlick
The Educational Mac
The blog for educators who use Macs and the rest of them who wish they did.
The Education Podcast Network
This site supports an effort to bring together into one place, the wide range of podcast programming that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about, and to explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century.
Edupodder
www.edupodder.com
Podcasting works in a similar way. Except, instead of having to read the new content on a computer screen, you can listen to the new audio content on a portable device like an iPod as well as your computer.
Create Podcasts from TechLearning
Yahoo Groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Podcasting-Education
Information and discussion regarding podcasting as an educational tool in today's classroom. Teachers, educators and others share how you have used podcasting thus far, how you hope to use it soon, or any special projects that you envision using podcasting in a school setting. Exchange ideas, tech tips, lesson plans, or even your podcast.
How Podcasting work from HowStuff Works
D’Arcy Norman
This site is helpful in learning why and how to podcast.
Podcasting Sites
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
This site has free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Kid Cast
http://www.kid-cast.com
Kid-cast.com is a website for kids to publish their own Podcasts so that other kids can listen. The idea is to make sure that there's a kid-safe Podcast out there for our young minds to hear.
This site is the podcast lovers portal. Featuring the best Podcast Directory and the Top 10 podcasts (as voted on by the listeners). You will also find podcast software, the podcast forum and great podcasting info.
This web site is designed to find and promote "Only The Best Podcast" on the net, taking Audio Quality and the value of the content into consideration. Each and every podcast is reviewed and done at a time for quality, only the hands selected are listed.
This is the first and best UK directory to locate quality podcasts from over 450 carefully selected podcast channels for educational use - ideal for teaching and learning activities with children, young people and educational professionals.
Welcome to the best place to find all information relating to podcasts and podcasting. We are striving to develop the biggest and best directory of podcasts (podcast directory) available on the Internet.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
This site has free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Kid Cast
http://www.kid-cast.com
Kid-cast.com is a website for kids to publish their own Podcasts so that other kids can listen. The idea is to make sure that there's a kid-safe Podcast out there for our young minds to hear.
Podcast Alley
This site is the podcast lovers portal. Featuring the best Podcast Directory and the Top 10 podcasts (as voted on by the listeners). You will also find podcast software, the podcast forum and great podcasting info.
Podcast Bunker
This web site is designed to find and promote "Only The Best Podcast" on the net, taking Audio Quality and the value of the content into consideration. Each and every podcast is reviewed and done at a time for quality, only the hands selected are listed.
Podcasts for Educators, Schools and Colleges
This is the first and best UK directory to locate quality podcasts from over 450 carefully selected podcast channels for educational use - ideal for teaching and learning activities with children, young people and educational professionals.
Podcatcher Directory
Welcome to the best place to find all information relating to podcasts and podcasting. We are striving to develop the biggest and best directory of podcasts (podcast directory) available on the Internet.
Online Educational Videos
Video in this context will be web-based videos designed specifically for educators. Web based educational videos are a wonderful tools for the classroom. Most teachers will find that educational videos can enhance most content areas and there are many sites that have free access the that site’s video content.
Video in this context will be web-based videos designed specifically for educators. Web based educational videos are a wonderful tools for the classroom. Most teachers will find that educational videos can enhance most content areas and there are many sites that have free access the that site’s video content.
BrainPop (K-12)
www.brainpop.com
BrainPOP is the leading producer of educational animated movies for K-12. The company creates original animated movies to explain concepts in a voice and visual style that is accessible, educational and entertaining for both children and adults. In the K-12 arena, BrainPOP movies demystify Math, Science, Health, Technology and English topics. Through BrainPOP’s online subscription, Teachers use movies to enhance traditional classroom learning and Parents are given a safe and informative resource for their children. This site also has free educational movies to view
BrainPop Espanol
http://esp.brainpop.com
BrainPop ESL
http://www.brainpopesl.com
BrainPop for Educators
http://www.brainpop.com/educators/home
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com
http://esp.brainpop.com
BrainPop ESL
http://www.brainpopesl.com
BrainPop for Educators
http://www.brainpop.com/educators/home
Discovery Education Videos
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com
Google Video
http://video.google.com
This site is part of Google and has an index of millions of videos.
http://video.google.com
This site is part of Google and has an index of millions of videos.
http://video.pbs.org
PBS Videos
SchoolTube
www.schooltube.com
SchoolTube provides students and educators a safe, world class, and FREE media sharing website that is nationally endorsed by premier education associations. SchoolTube is the recognized leader for moderated, internet media sharing for teachers and students.
www.schooltube.com
SchoolTube provides students and educators a safe, world class, and FREE media sharing website that is nationally endorsed by premier education associations. SchoolTube is the recognized leader for moderated, internet media sharing for teachers and students.
CatchUTube
This site enables you to download and convert YouTube videos into Windows (mpg), Mac (.mov), DVD (.dvd) iPhod / Sony PSP and Apple iPhone (.mp4), Mobile (.3gp), Audio (.mp3 and .wav) and Flash (.flv) file formats.
KeepVid
www.keepvid.com
This site allows you to download streaming videos.
TeacherTube
This site is an extension of YouTube. This site has a large amount of videos for teacher use.
Teachers TV
This site has engaging videos, practical resources and an active online community. Teachers TV supports the professional development of anyone working in school, enabling them to widen their skills, develop their practice, and connect with others in the field.
Top 10 UTube Channels for Education
an article from Tech & Learning
National Geographic on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/nationalgeographic
NASA Television on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/NASAtelevision NOVA Online on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/NOVAonline
YouTube-K12
Teachers and student have uploaded hundreds of videos in a variety of educational categories.
United Streaming
This site has a digital video-on-demand service brought to you by Discovery Education. Find out what 25,000 schools and over 10,500,000 students and teachers already know—unitedstreaming works! With unitedstreaming, you get: The largest and most current K-12 video/video clip library available today. VideoClassroom
http://www.videoclassroom.org Video Classroom is a collection of video and radio programs documenting K-12 teachers, student teachers, faculty and administrators in real life classroom experiences. Click here to enter Video Classroom or see our suggestions below on how to get started. instructional setting featured in the classroom clip.
WatchKnow
WatchKnow is both a resource for users and also a non-profit, online community that encourages everyone to collect, create, and share free, innovative, educational videos
Online Video Converters
ConvertTube
http://convertube.com
Download Helper
www.downloadhelper.net
Download My Tube
www.downloadmytube.com
KeepVid
http://keepvid.com
Zamzar
www.zamzar.com
See more sites at this link http://www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/virtual_tours.htm
ConvertTube
http://convertube.com
Download Helper
www.downloadhelper.net
Download My Tube
www.downloadmytube.com
KeepVid
http://keepvid.com
Zamzar
www.zamzar.com
See more sites at this link http://www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/virtual_tours.htm
17.RSS Feeds
RSS (which, in its latest format, stands for "Really Simple Syndication") is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is called a "feed," "web feed," or "channel," contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favorite web sites in an automated manner that's easier than checking them manually.
RSS content can be read using software called a "feed reader" or an "aggregator." The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed's link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new content, downloading any updates that it finds
A RSS feed is a website that generates a behind-the-scenes code in a language similar to HTML called XML. This code, usually referred to as a ‘feed’ makes it possible for readers to ‘subscribe’ to the content that is created on a particular weblog(website) so they no longer have to visit the blog/website itself to view new information. As is true with traditional syndication, the content comes to you instead of you going to get it, hence Real Simple Syndication.
You can use your e-mail if you have Outlook to set up these feeds. Then you just go to one place to see what is new on any number of websites. The power of this technology is mindboggling. You can now track many many websites and have the new information from those web sites sent to you.
How to Use RSS Feeds from VideoJug
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-use-rss-feeds
RSS in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU
RSS: What it is, Where to Get it, How to Make it, How to Use it
http://www.interleaves.org/~rteeter/rss.html
What is RSS
How use Use RSS Feeds
http://lifehacker.com/136995/how-to-use-rss-feeds
14 Other Ways to Use RSS Feeds
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/14-other-ways-to-use-rss-feeds
Google Reader
www.google.com/reader
Available Google News Feeds
http://www.google.com/support/news/bin/answer.py?answer=59255&hl=en
Stay Up To Date with Microsoft RSS Feeds
How Do I Use RSS Feeds
http://help.npr.org/npr/consumer/kbdetail.asp?kbid=2
RSS Feeds from Education Week
http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/feeds/index.html
RSS: A Quick Start Guide for Educators
http://www.techteachers.com/rss.htm
RSS and Education - Everything You Need to Know About RSS from RSS Specifications
18. Mobile and Handheld Computing
Laptop initiatives in recent years have demonstrated that when each child has his own computer, educational gains are possible, but unfortunately, these programs are very expensive to implement. Kathy Schrock notes, however, that there is a "single type of personal electronic device that can be used for writing, computing, reading, graphing, presenting, record-keeping, photography, videotaping, surfing the Web, e-mailing, blogging, Web conferencing and instant messaging. This device has software available to support math, science, English, social studies, physical education, family and consumer science, music, drama, foreign languages – all for under US $500!" This device is a handheld computer.
Due to lower costs, increased functionality, and the availability of new software designed specifically for education, K–12 schools are now beginning to take a more serious look at handheld computing for teaching and learning, administrative tasks, and communication and collaboration. The potential for using handhelds in education can be limitless. Now is the time to for teachers to begin discovering whether or not these computing devices can be used to help fulfill the need for educational computing. They could easily be the answer to overcoming the problem of equity of use in the classroom and to creating access to educational technology.
Handheld Computing in Education from ETTC
http://ettc.lrhsd.org/archives/handheld.shtml
http://ettc.lrhsd.org/archives/handheld.shtml
Using Handheld Technology in Schools from NewWire
385 Resources on Mobile Computing from Educause
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/Mobile%20Computing/30529
Handheld Computer and Education – A Bridge Across the Digital Divide by Bill Lud
http://www.jeromegarfunkel.com/authored/ubiquitous_comments_bill_lud.htm
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic78.htm
http://www.jeromegarfunkel.com/authored/ubiquitous_comments_bill_lud.htm
Computing @ Every Student – Lessons learned and questions asked in four years of working with school-based handheld projects
Handheld computers in Education – a paper by Carolyn Staudt
HandHelds in the Classroom from Education World
HandHeld Devices in the Classroom from Teacher Tap
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic78.htm
Handheld Computing in Education – A Guide to Handheld Computing in K-12 Schools from CoSN.
http://www.wcu.edu/ceap/houghton/EDELCompEduc/pdastoryframes.html Power in the Palm of Your Hand
http://kathyschrock.net/power
This page provides educators with resources for effective use of the handheld computer in support of teaching and learning. The site includes supporting Web sites, links to hardware and software sites, books, and training handouts.
A is for App - How Smartphones, Handheld Computers Sparked an Educational Revolution http://www.teacherdrivenchange.org/teacherdrivenchange/2010/04/a-is-for-app-how-smartphones-handheld-computers-sparked-an-educational-revolution.html
http://www.wcu.edu/ceap/houghton/EDELCompEduc/pdastoryframes.html Power in the Palm of Your Hand
http://kathyschrock.net/power
This page provides educators with resources for effective use of the handheld computer in support of teaching and learning. The site includes supporting Web sites, links to hardware and software sites, books, and training handouts.
A is for App - How Smartphones, Handheld Computers Sparked an Educational Revolution http://www.teacherdrivenchange.org/teacherdrivenchange/2010/04/a-is-for-app-how-smartphones-handheld-computers-sparked-an-educational-revolution.html
Report: Mobile and Classroom Technology Surge in Schools – article from the Journal
http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/05/05/report-mobile-and-classroom-technologies-surge-in-schools.aspx
http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/05/05/report-mobile-and-classroom-technologies-surge-in-schools.aspx
Handheld Computing: New Best Tech Tool or Just a Fad – article from Education Week
Learning in Hand – Blog from Tony Vincent
19.Virtual Worlds
The following was taken from Wikipedia:
Virtual worlds represent a powerful new media for instruction and education that presents many opportunities but also some challenges.[33] Persistence allows for continuing and growing social interactions, which themselves can serve as a basis for collaborative education. The use of virtual worlds can give teachers the opportunity to have a greater level of student participation. It allows users to be able to carry out tasks that could be difficult in the real world due to constraints and restrictions, such as cost, scheduling or location. Virtual worlds have the capability to adapt and grow to different user needs. They can also be a good source of user feedback, the typical paper-based resources have limitations that Virtual Worlds can overcome.
Virtual worlds represent a powerful new media for instruction and education that presents many opportunities but also some challenges.[33] Persistence allows for continuing and growing social interactions, which themselves can serve as a basis for collaborative education. The use of virtual worlds can give teachers the opportunity to have a greater level of student participation. It allows users to be able to carry out tasks that could be difficult in the real world due to constraints and restrictions, such as cost, scheduling or location. Virtual worlds have the capability to adapt and grow to different user needs. They can also be a good source of user feedback, the typical paper-based resources have limitations that Virtual Worlds can overcome.
Typically, educators create an online presence where students can interact, using their avatars to learn about new assignments or create projects that are viewable within the virtual world. For example, students taking a computer manufacturing class can log into a virtual world in which they are the inhabitants of a burgeoning village that needs their expertise for the construction of houses, furniture, machines, and other goods. A number of educational institutions are now running virtual classrooms and discussion sections in worlds like Second Life. The British Open University has a strong presence in Second Life, where it is developing social and community links for students as well as practicing teaching and learning.
The Power of Virtual Worlds in Education http://www.angellearning.com/products/secondlife/downloads/The%20Power%20of%20Virtual%20Worlds%20in%20Education_0708.pdf
A Second Life Primer and Resource for Exploring the Potential of Virtual Worlds to Impact Teaching and Learning
Learning in Virtual Worlds wiki from Lindy McKeown
http://learning-in-virtual-worlds.wikispaces.com
Welcome to RezEd, the online hub for practitioners using virtual worlds, offering access to the highest quality resources and research in the field to establish a strong network of those using virtual worlds for learning. Best Practices in Virtual Worlds Teaching from the Univ of Derby, the Univ of Aston and the Higher Education Academic Psychology Network
http://previewpsych.org/BPD2.0.pdf
Virtual Social Worlds and Future of Learning YouTube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2jY4UkPbAc http://hetl.org/2011/06/01/real-learning-in-a-virtual-world
Virtual Worlds Learning from MERLOW’s Center for Learning in Virtual Environments http://clive.merlot.org/vwlearning/index.html
K-12 Virtual Worlds
http://k12-virtual-worlds.com
Teaching and Learning in K-12 virtual worlds
A Second Life Primer and Resource for Exploring the Potential of Virtual Worlds to Impact Teaching and Learning
Virtual Worlds - Best Practices in Education
Learning in Virtual Worlds wiki from Lindy McKeown
http://learning-in-virtual-worlds.wikispaces.com
Teaching and Learning in Virtual Worlds Blog from Jane Wilde
RezEd Hub
Welcome to RezEd, the online hub for practitioners using virtual worlds, offering access to the highest quality resources and research in the field to establish a strong network of those using virtual worlds for learning. Best Practices in Virtual Worlds Teaching from the Univ of Derby, the Univ of Aston and the Higher Education Academic Psychology Network
http://previewpsych.org/BPD2.0.pdf
Virtual Social Worlds and Future of Learning YouTube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2jY4UkPbAc http://hetl.org/2011/06/01/real-learning-in-a-virtual-world
Virtual Worlds Learning from MERLOW’s Center for Learning in Virtual Environments http://clive.merlot.org/vwlearning/index.html
K-12 Virtual Worlds
http://k12-virtual-worlds.com
Teaching and Learning in K-12 virtual worlds
Virtual Worlds in the Hands of Student Scientists
The World of Miamiopia
http://www.miamiopia.com
The World of Miamiopia is where balloons go when they escape from the hands of a human. Once here, these balloons seek to improve themselves by learning as much as they can about the world around them. Each building in Miamiopia is filled with learning games.
http://www.miamiopia.com
The World of Miamiopia is where balloons go when they escape from the hands of a human. Once here, these balloons seek to improve themselves by learning as much as they can about the world around them. Each building in Miamiopia is filled with learning games.
Virtual Worlds and Game Based Learning Activities from Justin Reevehttp://blog.weber.k12.ut.us/jreeve/game-based-learning-activities
20. Collaboration and Communication Tools
There are a large number of tools to assist teachers in collaboration and communication in and out of the classroom. Since the advent of the Internet, teachers can interact with students, parents and peers through a variety of online technology. Teachers now also have numerous options on how to teach using social networking, blogs, wikis, collaborative tools and many other web based tools.
There are a large number of tools to assist teachers in collaboration and communication in and out of the classroom. Since the advent of the Internet, teachers can interact with students, parents and peers through a variety of online technology. Teachers now also have numerous options on how to teach using social networking, blogs, wikis, collaborative tools and many other web based tools.
Collaboration
CoSketch
www.cosketch.com
CoSketch is a multi-user online whiteboard designed to give you the ability to quickly visualize and share your ideas as images.
www.cosketch.com
CoSketch is a multi-user online whiteboard designed to give you the ability to quickly visualize and share your ideas as images.
Creately
www.creately.com
Creately is a visual collaboration platform used by project teams to communicate more effectively. With Creately's easy to use interface and Shared Projects, everyone on your design, development and business teams can collaborate on software designs, wireframes, business & strategy diagrams easily.
An online learning platform for teachers and students.
www.creately.com
Creately is a visual collaboration platform used by project teams to communicate more effectively. With Creately's easy to use interface and Shared Projects, everyone on your design, development and business teams can collaborate on software designs, wireframes, business & strategy diagrams easily.
Collaborize Classroom
An online learning platform for teachers and students.
DabbleBoard
www.dabbleboard.com
Dabbleboard is an online collaboration application that’s centered around the whiteboard. With a new type of drawing interface that's actually easy and fun to use, Dabbleboard gets out of your way and just lets you draw.
www.dabbleboard.com
Dabbleboard is an online collaboration application that’s centered around the whiteboard. With a new type of drawing interface that's actually easy and fun to use, Dabbleboard gets out of your way and just lets you draw.
Doing Text
www.doingtext.com
This site offers a paragraph-based comment function so the ideas of every cowriter are right beside the text. Yet the text itself is not destroyed by user comments shown inbetween. Texts and comments are unified in discussions. Easy sharing of the discussion's URL with no required login for the cowriters let people focus on the elaboration of their text. Various ways of tracking changes of a discussion give users the option to integrate the collaboration into their individual workflow style.
www.doingtext.com
This site offers a paragraph-based comment function so the ideas of every cowriter are right beside the text. Yet the text itself is not destroyed by user comments shown inbetween. Texts and comments are unified in discussions. Easy sharing of the discussion's URL with no required login for the cowriters let people focus on the elaboration of their text. Various ways of tracking changes of a discussion give users the option to integrate the collaboration into their individual workflow style.
Google Docs
www.docs.google.com
This site allows multiple users to create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. It is a free, collaborative, browser based editor.
Google Docs Basic Video
http://www.techlearning.com/article/23554
Google Docs Help
http://documents.google.com/support/?hl=en-GB
34 Interesting Ways to Use Google Docs in the Classroom
http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_8323t58h3ft
www.docs.google.com
This site allows multiple users to create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. It is a free, collaborative, browser based editor.
Google Docs Basic Video
http://www.techlearning.com/article/23554
Google Docs Help
http://documents.google.com/support/?hl=en-GB
34 Interesting Ways to Use Google Docs in the Classroom
http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_8323t58h3ft
Grou.ps
www.grou.ps.com
This site allows a user to create their own social network. Forms, mailing lists can be created and documents, files can be shared.
www.grou.ps.com
This site allows a user to create their own social network. Forms, mailing lists can be created and documents, files can be shared.
Flash Meeting
www.flashmeeting.com
FlashMeeting is an easy to use online meeting application, it allows a dispersed group of people to meet from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. Typically a meeting is pre-booked by a registered user and a url, containing a unique password for the meeting, is returned by the FlashMeeting server. The 'booker' passes this on to the people they wish to participate, who simply click on the link to enter into the meeting at the arranged time.
www.flashmeeting.com
FlashMeeting is an easy to use online meeting application, it allows a dispersed group of people to meet from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. Typically a meeting is pre-booked by a registered user and a url, containing a unique password for the meeting, is returned by the FlashMeeting server. The 'booker' passes this on to the people they wish to participate, who simply click on the link to enter into the meeting at the arranged time.
ImaginationCubed
http://www.imaginationcubed.com
ImaginationCubed is a multi user drawing tool that can be used with a pen, stamp, shapes, line or text. You invite a 'friend via e-mail and then you can both use this tool together.
http://www.imaginationcubed.com
ImaginationCubed is a multi user drawing tool that can be used with a pen, stamp, shapes, line or text. You invite a 'friend via e-mail and then you can both use this tool together.
Metanotes
http://www.crunchbase.com/company/metanotes
MetaNotes.com is an infinite online wall of stickynotes that acts like your external brain. Users can create social scrapbooks and brainstorm/collaborate in real time on a dynamic platform. MetaNotes introduced the note data model – notes containing text, images, video, powerpoints - for visual thinkers, multitaskers, and those overwhelmed with information
http://www.crunchbase.com/company/metanotes
MetaNotes.com is an infinite online wall of stickynotes that acts like your external brain. Users can create social scrapbooks and brainstorm/collaborate in real time on a dynamic platform. MetaNotes introduced the note data model – notes containing text, images, video, powerpoints - for visual thinkers, multitaskers, and those overwhelmed with information
Mindmeister
www.mindmeister.com
MindMeister brings the concept of mind mapping to the web, using its facilities for real-time collaboration to allow truly global brainstorming sessions. Users can create, manage and share mind maps online and access them anytime, from anywhere.
www.mindmeister.com
MindMeister brings the concept of mind mapping to the web, using its facilities for real-time collaboration to allow truly global brainstorming sessions. Users can create, manage and share mind maps online and access them anytime, from anywhere.
Ning
www.ning.com
Ning is the social platform for the world's interests and passions online. Millions of people every day are coming together across Ning to explore and express their interests, discover new passions, and meet new people around shared pursuits.
This site is a free online notebook based wiki. Springnote allows you to create pages, to work on them together with your friends, and to share files. Springnote is also a great tool for group projects as it allows group members to easily collaborate.
This site allows user to create an online bulletin board that can be used to collaborate.
This site allows users to record and upload/embed videos Wetoku is a new web service out of Korea that allows interviewing someone on the internet. Doing an interview can be a rather cumbersome process: think all those travels and equipment-carrying. But Wetoku makes doing an interview as easy as filling out some basic info, creating an interview session, and sending the created interview session's URL to the target interviewee.
Wridea is a web service first to avoid ideas being forgotten, then to organize and improve those ideas by giving you the opportunity to share your ideas with friends and necessary tools to improve your ideas by yourself and individually.
www.ning.com
Ning is the social platform for the world's interests and passions online. Millions of people every day are coming together across Ning to explore and express their interests, discover new passions, and meet new people around shared pursuits.
Springnote
This site is a free online notebook based wiki. Springnote allows you to create pages, to work on them together with your friends, and to share files. Springnote is also a great tool for group projects as it allows group members to easily collaborate.
Stixy
This site allows user to create an online bulletin board that can be used to collaborate.
Wetoku
This site allows users to record and upload/embed videos Wetoku is a new web service out of Korea that allows interviewing someone on the internet. Doing an interview can be a rather cumbersome process: think all those travels and equipment-carrying. But Wetoku makes doing an interview as easy as filling out some basic info, creating an interview session, and sending the created interview session's URL to the target interviewee.
Wridea
Wridea is a web service first to avoid ideas being forgotten, then to organize and improve those ideas by giving you the opportunity to share your ideas with friends and necessary tools to improve your ideas by yourself and individually.
Communication
www.voicethread.com VoiceThread With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with no software to install. A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam)
www.voicethread.com VoiceThread With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with no software to install. A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam)
Skype
www.skype.com
Skype is software that enables the world’s conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Everyday, people everywhere also use Skype to make low-cost/free calls to landlines and mobiles.
Skype Tutorials
http://skypetutorials.com
Downloadable PDF Skype Tutorial
www.educationworld.com/a_techteacher.org/skypetutorial.html
How To Get Skype Up and Running
http://newley.com/2007/10/08/how-to-use-skype-a-tutorial
This site is a social bookmarking service for K-12 learners and educators, allowing you to store your web links online and share them with others, all within an educational context.
Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking website -- the primary use of del.icio.us is to store your bookmarks online, which allows you to access the same bookmarks from any computer and add bookmarks from anywhere, too. On del.icio.us, you can use tags to organize and remember your bookmarks, which is a much more flexible system than folders.
This site has a unique 'penpal' tool for jr/sr high school teachers and students internationally. Free, safe and easy to use.
www.twitter.com
This site allows you to communicate quickly with teachers and students
This site for student ages 9-18 that requires parental approval
www.skype.com
Skype is software that enables the world’s conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Everyday, people everywhere also use Skype to make low-cost/free calls to landlines and mobiles.
Skype Tutorials
http://skypetutorials.com
Downloadable PDF Skype Tutorial
www.educationworld.com/a_techteacher.org/skypetutorial.html
How To Get Skype Up and Running
http://newley.com/2007/10/08/how-to-use-skype-a-tutorial
Social Networking
EduTagger
This site is a social bookmarking service for K-12 learners and educators, allowing you to store your web links online and share them with others, all within an educational context.
Del icio us
Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking website -- the primary use of del.icio.us is to store your bookmarks online, which allows you to access the same bookmarks from any computer and add bookmarks from anywhere, too. On del.icio.us, you can use tags to organize and remember your bookmarks, which is a much more flexible system than folders.
PikiFriends
This site has a unique 'penpal' tool for jr/sr high school teachers and students internationally. Free, safe and easy to use.
Top Ten Social Networks for Educators
http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/32392
Social Bookmarking from TechLearning
www.twitter.com
This site allows you to communicate quickly with teachers and students
YourSphere
This site for student ages 9-18 that requires parental approval
Blogging
Blogger
www.blogger.com
Blogger is a web-based tool that helps you publish to the web instantly -- whenever the urge strikes. Blogger is the leading tool in the rapidly growing area of web publishing known as weblogs, or "blogs."
BlogEasy
BlogEasy offers free blog hosting, which is a free web page publishing and syndication service that allows users to quickly share information, such as news, reviews, blogs, journals, weblogs, diaries, and photos. You can also make money online with your free blog site.
Blog Search from Google
Blogging and Educational Networks from TechLearning
Blogging for Teachers and Administrators from TechLearning
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604794
Bloglines is a FREE online service for searching, subscribing, creating and sharing news feeds, blogs and rich web content. With Bloglines, there is no software to download or install -- simply register as a new user and you can instantly begin accessing your account any time, from any computer or mobile device.
Class Blogmeister is a online classroom blogging tool provided free of subscription or purchase charge by The Landmark Project, a consulting firm providing information and services for educator and education agencies.
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604794
Bloglines
Bloglines is a FREE online service for searching, subscribing, creating and sharing news feeds, blogs and rich web content. With Bloglines, there is no software to download or install -- simply register as a new user and you can instantly begin accessing your account any time, from any computer or mobile device.
Class BlogMeister
Class Blogmeister is a online classroom blogging tool provided free of subscription or purchase charge by The Landmark Project, a consulting firm providing information and services for educator and education agencies.
EduBlogs
www.edublogs.org
We provide free blogs for teachers, researchers, librarians and other educational professionals.
How to Create a Blog for Your Classroom from Edutopia.org
Wikis
How to Create a Classroom Wiki from Edutopia.org
www.edutopia.org/wiki-technology
Examples of Educational Wikis
http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis
ProProf
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school
This site is a free and open online resource for students, professionals and professors on various programs of study. Included are online quizzes and a quiz creation tool, online flashcards and a flashcard creation tool, bogs and wikis and more.
PBWikis web site
http://pbwiki.com/education.wiki
PikiWiki
www.pikiwiki.com
Instantly create and share web pages. Have friends add content. All with drag and drop ease right from your computer.
Wikis in Education from Shambles
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/wikiedu
Wikis in Plain English Video
http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english
Wiki Tutorial from AtomicLearning
http://www.atomiclearning.com/pbwiki
Wikispaces web site
http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K
Introducing the Wiki Concept (Pbwiki) from TechLearning
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604783 http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/
What Is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Your Projects)
2006/07/07/what-is-a-wiki.html
This siteexplains how a teacher can use wikis in their classroom. This is great learning and resource site for teachers.
Wiki Videos
Wikis in Plain English|
www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english
Wetpaint in Plain English
http://www.wetpaint.com/page/Wetpaint-Videos
