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Virsonas are "Virtual Personas," created to Reason, Remember and React in the same way that a living, fictional or historical person would. You can create the "Virtual You" as a Personal Virsona™ or you can create and / or interact with one of our Community Virsonas. Interacting with our Community Virsonas opens up a world of possibility - you can actually talk directly to one of your heroes, conduct research or simply have FUN! You can also create Virsonas of departed loved ones, your pet(s), as well as for commonly shared experiences, for example; "The First Kiss."

Video conferencing today is broken: typically requiring cumbersome downloads, logins, and endless contact lists, it too often becomes a service that is slow and unreliable. Enter tinychat. Tinychat delivers dead simple video conferences without the extraneous ad-ons and inconvenience, making video conferencing an accessible, uncomplicated experience. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux; with Firefox, IE, Safari, and Chrome; and there is a version available for iPhones. You can have up to TWELVE people in a room with HQ video, protected by passwords and moderators, share your desktop with them, and your conferences can be recorded and embedded on your website.

Video conferencing today is broken: typically requiring cumbersome downloads, logins, and endless contact lists, it too often becomes a service that is slow and unreliable. Enter tinychat. Tinychat delivers dead simple video conferences without the extraneous ad-ons and inconvenience, making video conferencing an accessible, uncomplicated experience. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux; with Firefox, IE, Safari, and Chrome; and there is a version available for iPhones. You can have up to TWELVE people in a room with HQ video, protected by passwords and moderators, share your desktop with them, and your conferences can be recorded and embedded on your website.

Create narrated sketches using just a mouse. Can also add text. Shows can be shared, commented upon, embedded.

Sketchcast is, apparently, dead.

A SmartBoard mini-movie is a simple (most involve only a click of the mouse), interactive animation that teachers can download and add to their galleries. From there, the movies can be inserted into their SMART Notebook presentations. Each mini-movie is a dynamic Flash file, similar to the same files that are already included in SMART Notebook's resources.

Timetoast is a great way to share the past, or even the future... Creating a timeline takes minutes, it's as simple as can be.

Timetoast is a great way to share the past, or even the future... Creating a timeline takes minutes, it's as simple as can be.

President Obama's first address on educational reform.

Tool similar to Glogster, but free for 1 teacher + 30 students. Additionally, presentations can be downloaded and (wait for it) printed!

Create online flashcards that students can access via web browser or mobile apps (iOS and Android); tracks student progress.

Ultra simple web-based drawing tool, no account needed, and drawings can be downloaded.

Create multimedia quizzes/surveys for mobile devices (1 free in current beta incarnation, but users can contact developers to request more).

Free software lets students design games in Flash or iOS modes. Games can be tested in iDevices or in Stencyl Lite software (Mac only for testing software; all platforms for design). Subscription allows submission to iTunes store.

Social network for kids 6-12 years built around sharing books/reading. Teachers can easily set up classes, reading lists, etc.

VERY simple blog tool--requires only a page name and a password--NO EMAIL. Images can be added by click/drag.

Useful tool lets you upload PowerPoint or Keynote presentations and then share as a link. You can then insert polls or questions and get real-time feedback from students/viewers.

Create Twitter and Facebook connected networks for courses. Messages can be publicly or privately displayed.

Moderated discussions/surveys. Users can create a topic, ask questions, solicit responses, rate responses, etc.

Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories. As with traditional storytelling, most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view. However, as the name implies, digital stories usually contain some mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music. Digital stories can vary in length, but most of the stories used in education typically last between two and ten minutes. And the topics that are used in Digital Storytelling range from personal tales to the recounting of historical events, from exploring life in one's own community to the search for life in other corners of the universe, and literally, everything in between. A great way to begin learning about Digital Storytelling is by watching the following video introduction to Digital Storytelling.

Palbee is a free online service which allows you to set up easy video meetings with your friends and colleagues. You can also use Palbee to record your own presentations and store them online.

This youtube video explains the "deal" with Diigo and how it can be used. This is excellent for researchers and educators. (You could even use this for grading!)

Create online polls that users can respond to via the web or CELLPHONE! Updates go directly to the browser or PowerPoint.