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Zoom.it is a great photo tool. It allows its users to view and share high resolution imagery. It creates a display of your images in such a way that you can zoom in, zoom out and scroll around any image to see all its beautiful details and explore the whole image no matter how large it is. Zoom.it uses the Deep Zoom technology to give its users a new way to experience their imagery.

Automatoon is a great web application. It allows its users to easily create animations. These animations can be reused anywhere on the web. I know the first thing that you would think about now is how hard it is to create an animated clip , but do not worry no one of us is a technology wizard yet we can make simple animations to share with our students using Automatoon. No sign up required and u can export your creations.

A wealth of free resources that can help you jazz up those tired old (or new) lesson slides and presentations.

We extracted the colours from 10 million of the most "interesting" Creative Commons images on Flickr. Using our Piximilar visual search technology you can search the collection by colour. Check out the FAQ. Have feedback?

"Groupboard is a free online whiteboard that you can place on your web page by simply copying a few lines of HTML code. You can also run Groupboard on your own web server. It can be used for tutoring, distance learning, training, or simply for fun! With the whiteboard you can upload background images and draw on top of them, and all users connected to the whiteboard will see the changes in real-time. Works on any web browser including iPad, iPhone and Android with no plugins or downloads required. Free for 5 users. Product details Live demo Free Trial"

"Gamestar Mechanic is a game and online community that teaches kids how to design their own games!"

"Web Worksheet Wizard and Project Poster have combined to make Web Poster Wizard. This FREE tool allows educators to create a lesson, worksheet, or class page and immediately publish it online. Teachers can also set up classes and assign projects to students. Students complete the assignments by creating their own online projects or reports. Teachers and students can even add images and links to their pages. "

"While you can choose from numerous online PDF to Word converters, sometimes you'll actually want your own readily available software. Firstly, offline conversion tools are by and large much faster than their online counterparts, and secondly, your online conversion will remain online. Anything other than the odd document shouldn't be converted using an online tool, e.g. anything sensitive, business documents, and information you'd like to keep private."

a great downloadable animation programme.

Present a live, interactive webinar or presentation quickly and easily with this superb online tool. Setup is simple and you just share the url with your audience. The video is recorded so it can be watched again. Get your class presenting to other children/parents. You may even be able to persuade you head teacher to conduct a staff meeting virtually!

Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites. Moodle.org is our community site where Moodle is made and discussed. Please use the menus to explore and join in!

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.

A private social platform to share with teachers and students to share ideas, files, events and assignments. Secure Social Learning Network for Teachers and Students

"Online software training videos that really work. Available 27/7. › Learn software from Adobe, Apple, Microsoft and more. › Classes for beginners to experts. › Learn at your own pace: Play, pause, rewind. › Watch one tutorial at a time, or a whole course."

Some of these are free but not all of them.

Large PDF files can be difficult to archive or email. Using Preview, you can compress a PDF file so it's easier to share or store. This process compresses the images in the file. The compressed images look the same as the originals when viewed onscreen, but may appear to be of lower quality when printed.

Free tool to make visual data charts and graphs

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.