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A comprehensive wiki on web 2.0 technologies, education and pedagogy by Cheryl Capozzoli

Web 2.0 survey and polling tools

A guide on 20 selected Web 2.0 tools for research purposes

EU project that is helping unemployed young people with web 2.0 skills gain employment and at the same time increase the skills and experience of older workers in business

Wiki providing resources, guidance and examples of using Web 2.0 technologies in teaching and learning

there now is an edtech app store! Well, it's more like an app directory but you get the point. It's called edshelf and is an easy-to-use directory all the great web 2.0 tools out there just waiting for educators to try them out. You can share your experience with the tools, add your own, store a 'shelf' of your favorite tools, and more.

Web based tool for managing polls and audience/class feedback via SMS, Twitter or Web with real-time updating of results (Commercial)

TACCLE2 is an EU funded project to support the implementation of technology in teaching, particularly the use of Web 2.0 technologies at school and university level. It provides courses, materials and discussion forums

UK education sector starting point for accessing reports, resources, news and discussion about the application of Web 2.0 technologies in higher education

NTS aims to use ICTs as a tool to make the learning of science subjects more attractive and accessible. The project target groups are students from the general and vocational schools aged 13 to 18; teachers in science subject,plus college & university students attending science education courses (prospective school teachers in sciences) The project will establish a Virtual Lab, as an experimental virtual aid to science learning. This will serve as a platform for science lessons, as a database of teaching materials and as a hub for science-learning-related graphic aids and recorded and illustrated appealing experiments on Nano-Tech. It will include a Nano-Science Center, presenting to learners and their in-service or future teachers the miracles of the nano-technologies. A program for a week Science Camp training including hands-on experiments and demonstrations will be developed and delivered through the VL, this is a good step as an approbation of the contents and functionalities of the virtual lab.

Issuu is an online service that allows for realistic and customizable viewing of digitally uploaded material, such as portfolios, books, magazine issues, newspapers, and other print media. It integrates with social networking sites to promote uploaded material. While most of the documents are meant to be viewed online, some can be downloaded and saved as well. Uploaded print material is viewed through a web browser and is made to look like a printed publication with an animated page flip option.

A blog from Sue Waters discussing tips for using Web 2.0 technologies in education, and more generally innovation in education and encouraging creativity. Sue is an aquaculture teacher in Australia.

A crowdsourcing blog on ways of using Web2.0 tools and IT in the classroom

Simple web based screen video and audio capture tool for public sharing

A web platform for pursuing informal lifelong learning by connecting with others from around the globe who share professional and personal development interests, by providing self-directed educational opportunities, and by making life a shared experiment in growth

An Aquaculture Community Site focusing on sharing learning resources and themed discussions. Run by the University of Hawaii using a social networking platform 

Comprehensive blog covering the impact of social media on education and on how social media and Web 2.0 tools can be used in teaching and learning

A commercial web-based tool to enable class interaction via any kind of computing device - Polls, discussions, quizzes etc.

Guide to Open Educational Resources (OERs) and using Web 2.0 services for digital scholars - from the UK Open University

Website of the Information Society Unit of the EC Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies project on use of Web 2.0 technologies in training and education - includes reports and case studies.