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Google has developed this helpful web-based tool to help citizens, journalists, and others stay abreast of various political campaigns throughout the United States. Visitors can view and interact with a clickable map of the United States to find out information about each candidate and his (or potentially her) activities. Additionally, visitors can use the Issues area to track news items on topics like the economy, immigration, healthcare, and others. This version is compatible with all operating systems

Screen Sharing made easy. Use this web app to instantly share your screen to anyone else who has access to the web. 

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There are many online word cloud generator out there for web users, but getting by free and good ones is not that easy. That is why I am sharing Nine Excellent (Yet Free) Online Word Cloud Generator Read more: http://www.smashingapps.com/2011/12/15/nine-excellent-yet-free-online-word-cloud-generators.html#ixzz1qz18Cybm

We recommend making an archived copy of your site if you'd like this content preserved, and we are happy to work with faculty who need assistance in recreating content located in areas that we cannot move. For more information on making an archived copy of your course, see 

Use bFree to open a Blackboard™ course archive file and display an outline of the course. Preview and extract individual content items, or extract any or all content as an independent web site that mimics the original Blackboard™ course.

2012 will likely see an acceleration of structured, push button, social curation across the web. Why? Because most users don't want to take much effort to produce content, and consuming content in a structured manner (especially photos) is also much faster.

This is an amazing site that allows you to share your screen live with up to 250 viewers for free. You can even view the screencast on ipad/iPhone and Android phones. Perhaps most exciting of all is that you can use the site to control the viewed computer remotely, a useful feature for fixing any computer problems from afar. You need to download a small file to start sharing. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

a website that catalogs infographics from across the web. Visual.ly has more than 5,000 infographics arranged in twenty-one categories. Some of the infographics are useful displays of information and others, like the one below are just for fun.

lThe course introduces pre-service teachers to the applications of different instructional technologies in mathematics classrooms (K - 12).  Students will examine and interpret the meanings of effective and appropriate use of technology through readings and activities.  Using technology along with existing school curriculum, either as an aid or as a supplement, students will learn to create, adapt, and find technological resources.  Students will be exposed to and use Web-applets and other resources on the Internet, computer-based learning software, multimedia presentations, mathematics forums, interactive whiteboards, spreadsheets, dynamic geometry software, calculators, and calculator based laboratories (CBL).  

Seamlessly integrate content with dozens of popular websites, apps, and social media services. Make ANY web content engaging, interactive and shareable using the same tools your learners use every day.

Viewshare.org is a free web application for generating and customizing unique, dynamic views through which users can experience cultural heritage digital collections. The intended users of Viewshare are individuals managing and creating access to digital collections of cultural heritage materials.

An online service opening today offers a new approach to connecting students with potential employers. The service is called Seelio (a portmanteau of "see" and "portfolio"), and it aims to simplify the postgraduate job hunt by creating a place where online student portfolios are seen by a network of companies.

As an enthusiastic outliner I have compiled the following list of cross-platform, browser-based, free web outliners. 

I found this post about using blogs in the classroom to be a helpful curation of teacher tips for student blogging. Mike G

Higher education conferences over the past few years have been full of presentations, papers and panels on the processes involved in migrating a campus and its people to Google Apps for Education. While it is useful to hear about marketing tchotchkes, data validation, and the pros and cons of web clients, what seems to get ignored is the process that led to the decision to move to Google Apps in the first place. At North Carolina State University, where students were already using Google Apps, the decision to move employees involved almost as much time, effort and heartache as the technical migration. As the users saw it, they had a working system, even if that system only worked because of huge expenditures of time and money both on the backend server maintenance and the client need to implement terribly complex workarounds for simple functionality. The end result: a 94-page white paper and the realization that it's hard to sell ice to Eskimos1 , even if you show them that their ice has already melted. This paper and presentation will discuss the information gathering and needs assessment done by NC State prior to the decision to move employees to Google Apps, and the successes and difficulties involved.

You can just use Photoshop Alternatives to edit for simple piece of work. These Alternatives allows users to resize photos, some can does cropping and adjust colors, brightness, contrast by using various usable functions. Give up Photoshop for a while and try hand on web based online photo editing sites. There is no need of any expert knowledge just follow few simple steps and put final touch to your project.

This release of Blackboard adds several exciting new features and a completely redesigned, modern Web 2.0 user interface. You'll get a "sneak peak" at some of the many reasons you might just like Bb 9.1, including: The new user interface - more customization options and fewer "clicks" to get something done! Drag 'n Drop functionality for both students and instructors Blogs, Journals, and Wikis -- Oh No (Oh Yes)! Updated (i.e. more manageable) Group tools Useful (and needed) enhancements to the existing Assignments tool and the Grade Center And many more

Supported Web Browsers Blackboard is committed to supporting the two most recent versions of client software for each major release of Blackboard Learn™ when possible. These levels of support may change depending on contractual obligations or lack of support from vendors. The following tables list the supported operating systems and browsers for use with Blackboard Learn Release 9.

6 screencast tools: You have a few options when it comes to screencasting (such as Camtasia which offers to record your screen for $299, or Camstudio). However, if you want simpler applications that can do the same thing without the heavy toll on your computer's memory or your wallet, try these easy-to-use web-based solutions. Since all of the following offer the recordings for download, you can edit the screencasts to your liking in your preferred video editor, or start over with ease.