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A superb, 'must try' collaborative whiteboard site. Invite collaborators to draw, write, screen capture and upload documents onto your whiteboard in real time. Great for webinars, distance learning, howework or group work in class.

Draw your own comics Chogger is an awesome comic strip building platform. It looks like Pixton and Make Beliefs  but offers extra services. Choggers has a good editing tool that allows users to create their own cartoons out of imported photos. Users can even hook on their camera and snap images to edit on Chogger. There are also tools to help users start  drawing their own  images  from scratch. It is indeed so much fun working on Chogger and students will definitely feel at ease using it. Some features of Chogger Here is a list of the main features that choggger offers to its users It is free It is easy and simply to use It has a user friendly interface It lets users create their own strips  Users can either draw their images, import them or use their cameras to take some It allows users to add different effect to their images such fading and outlining It offers frames and lets users customize the look of their frames It requires a sign up Users can read comics made by others

Easily tell interactive stories

An online portfolio allows you to compile what makes you employable - it should include things like your resume, cover letter, references, certifications, transcripts and any examples of your work (including writing samples, press clips, artwork or lesson plans). Plus, you should include basic contact information, such as a phone number and email, and more modern information, like a Twitter handle, LinkedIn profile, or Facebook URL. Put all of this into one online package that's easy to browse and voilà - you have an online portfolio!

A great site for media resources

I've been reading lately about the novelty effect for increased attention spans in education. I believe "iFake Text" is a great example of  a simple tool that can allow your students to show what they know in a unique or novel way by emulating a text message conversation on an iPhone.

Sketchpad  is a cool platform that you can use to make awesome drawings using text and a wide range of colours and patterns.

storyboarding resource. Either use images from the gallery or upload your own. A free sign up is required to save your storyboards.

" Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Outline Maker"

Watch this recording of our network webinar with David Mitchell, Deputy Headteacher and blogging expert, to find out how to raise writing standards in your school through the power of a classroom blog. This webinar was delivered as part of the National Literacy Trust Network's "The power of blogging" theme.

create cartoon strips online

"The new updated version is now out. This resource should help you understand the changes through clear examples. Click here to read about the 2009 MLA updates. "

"a rich source of information on a enormous number of creatures."

"a rich source of information on a enormous number of creatures."

Sharendipity is a web based creativity suite where anyone can build and deploy engaging and interactive web applications.

is a quick way of turning a poem, sentence or chunk of random text into a sequence of Flickr photographs.

Flickr is a fantastic site for sharing photographs with others, and as such it's also a brilliant resource for finding and using photographs to use in a lesson.