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ForeverSMS allows you to send text messages to any cell phone in the US for free. No sign-up required, no spam, no gimmicks, no hassle. Just free and simple text messaging right from your web browser. Just provide your email address, the phone number of the recipient, and your message. We'll deliver your message at no cost to you!

xtraNormal is a very cool beta web service that lets you create your own animated films using their very slick online movie maker software.

They just did a big update on this so sorry if you already had it bookmarked.

Collaborate & Publish Everyone works on a document at the same time. Collaborators get your changes immediately, or only when you save-your choice! Share your flow charts as a web page, PDF, or image. Publish an always-updated image of your work.

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Learn how to embed almost anything in your HTML web pages from Flash videos to Spreadsheets to high resolution photographs to static images from Google Maps and more.

That's why we're here," she said. "So I can show you not only what's out there but also how other educators are using these resources to teach their students right now."

TRAILS is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on sixth and ninth grade standards. This Web-based system was developed to provide an easily accessible and flexible tool for library media specialists and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in the information-seeking skills of their students.

Virtual Apple ][ is a site which will take you back to the 1980's through its collection of more than 1250 game disks online. Play and enjoy old Apple ][ (Apple2) and Apple IIgs games and other disks through your Internet web browser. You will find games like Oregon Trail and Number Munchers which many of you played as kids, as well as games like Tetris, Battle Chess, Leisure Suit Larry, Choplifter, Archon II and Kings Quest.

At this not-for-profit web site, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn. These ideas become classroom reality when concerned individuals, whom we call Citizen Philanthropists, choose projects to fund.

Pivot makes it easier to interact with massive amounts of data in ways that are powerful, informative, and fun. We tried to step back and design an interaction model that accommodates the complexity and scale of information rather than the traditional structure of the Web. Watch the TED Talk video. Only about 6 minutes http://www.ted.com/talks/gary_flake_is_pivot_a_turning_point_for_web_exploration.html

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What can I do with Symbaloo? With Symbaloo, you can now create your own desktop on internet, including your favorite websites and sources. The advantage is that you can navigate easily to the most important websites, without remembering the links.

The question has to be raised that are there things in this list that APS is not doing properly? "She lists eight ways to keep your networks safe: * Don't assume a link is "safe" because it's from a friend. * Don't assume Twitter links are safe because Twitter is now scanning for malware. * Don't Assume Bit.ly Links are safe. * Use an up-to-date web browser. * Keep Windows up-to-date. * Keep Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash up-to-date. * Don't assume you're safe because you use a Mac. * Be wary of email messages from social networks (because email addresses can be "spoofed" by hackers). "

* Employees need to be educated and held accountable. * IT departments need to keep systems updated.

"Why use VideoLobby? Until now running a live webcast was complex and labour-some, VideoLobby provides a simple yet powerful web-based production solution that makes publishing a professional live show as easy as setting up a blog. "