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"The Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) is an Open Source project based at Tufts University. The VUE project is focused on creating flexible tools for managing and integrating digital resources in support of teaching, learning and research. VUE provides a flexible visual environment for structuring, presenting, and sharing digital information. "

This is a cool concept.

Twenty Tips for Creating a Safe Learning Environment I visit a lot of classrooms. And I'm always fascinated by the variety of ways teachers launch the new school year and also by how they "run their rooms" on a daily basis. From these visits and my own experiences as an instructor, I'd like to offer my top 20 suggestions for keeping your classroom a safe, open, and inviting place to learn. by Rebecca Alber, UCLA

A simple to use online writing environment for the high-production, creative writer. Write the way you want to write, using any approach you like in a simple, distraction-free environment. It's novel writing in the cloud. All In The Cloud No save button needed. Yarny constantly saves your work to the cloud. Stay Organized Stay organized with separate sections for people, places & things. Write character descriptions, capture research about a location, track to-dos, or use them any way you want to. Distraction Free Start typing, and the distractions disappear. Snippets Write your story in snippets and organize snippets into groups. Auto Versioning

"Chronos allows scholars and students to dynamically present historical data in a flexible online environment. Switching easily between vertical and horizontal orientations, researchers can quickly scan large number of events, highlight and filter events based on subject matter or tags, and recontextualize historical data."

a secure chat environment

webs 2.0 science tools compilation -2012 article; 

EcoKids: Games and Activiites

DOGONews is an online newspaper and web guide for children. "DOGO" (not Do-Go), means young or small in Swahili. Our goal is to provide a fun, safe and interactive environment for children to read and learn about interesting current events. Our news articles are short, simple and include photos/videos in order to keep children focused and interested. We also augment our content with an integrated dictionary for challenging words and maps for geographical context.

Current event articles written by kids for kids.

Current events articles with great photos, has a social networking component as well.