Tools
Tools
This is a list of some of the valuable tools that we use in our classrooms:
Web 2.0 Tools
http://del.icio.us/edtechinnovators.com - Online Bookmarking/Social Bookmarking
www.zoho.com - Online Word Processing, Spreadsheet and Presentation Utility
http://edublogs.org - Teacher-friendly blogsite
www.splashcast.net - Content manager for online access
www.netvibes.com - Feed aggregator
www.flickr.com - Photo sharing and storage
www.gaggle.net - Student email solution, blogs, file storage
docs.google.com - Collaborative document sharing, forms, data sharing to a Wiki
wikispaces.com or pbworks.com - User created content canvas
mywebspiration.com or mindmeister.com or mindomo.com - Graphic organizers
coveritlive.com - Backchanneling
onetruemedia.com or jumpcut.com - Video embedding tools
vocaroo.com - Podcast and embed code generator
sliderocket.com or slideshare.com or slideroll.com - Powerpoint embed code
Skype (although not a site, will the ports be open) - Global communication
skrbl.com - User created content for problems, diagrams, etc.
scrapblog.com - Web based publishing
diigo.com - Collaborative website sharing/mark-up
edublogs.com - Blogging
edmodo.com - Backchanneling
wordle.net - Language arts word frequency tool
Netvibes - Feed aggregator (iGoogle would be fine if this is blocked)
Royalty Free
www.audacity.sourceforge.net - Podcast recoder/mp3 exporter
http://cyberduck.ch - Free FTP client for Mac OS X
Google Earth - Geographic and global imagery software
Classroom Tools
Interactive Whiteboards - Smart, Polyvision, Promethean
Calculators
Blackboard Course Management System
Probes and Data Recording Software - Vernier, Pasco
Wacom Tablets
Mimio Whiteboard tool
eInstructuion Classroom Response System