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"Google Docs Templates Sharing templates through Google Drive is a great time saver for teachers. You could share a "view only" version of your file and require students to go to File>Make a Copy. Unfortunately, this often results in your inbox overflowing with requests for edit access. A Better Solution Use this simple trick to share Google Docs Templates. It works for essentially any G Suite file (Docs, Drawings, Sheets, Slides)."

"Pando is a free file sharing software that makes downloading, streaming and sharing large media files fast, easy and fun. Need to email large attachments, IM a folder, or publish your downloadable videos to the Web? Meet Pando."

"Dropbox is a very useful tool to store online files, sync your computers and mobile devices and share files. With all those capabilities it makes it a natural tool for educators!"

An iOS app (download at Apple App Store) to share all kinds of files quickly from your phone or keyboard.

"Abstract: Knowledge sharing and creation are considered key processes leading to innovation and organizational performance. Several organizational initiatives have focused on building communities of practice in order to create a platform where employees can share experiences and insights. The focus in this paper is on one type of network structure, termed distributed networks of knowledge (DNoK). The success of such practices is deeply linked to whether or not formalization of the networks can hamper their knowledge creation and creativity. The role of leadership has been extensively discussed in the setting of communities of practice. However, this paper intends to shed new light on the topic by exploring the boundary management perspective in order to enable knowledge sharing and creation within this specific context of DNoK. To this end, we have examined the role of leadership styles in different DNoKs in a multinational firm." More related to business CoPs, but of interest.

Claims to be an easy way to share all types of files--docs, music, and video, and also has a linked site for editing files collaboratively. Better than Google docs? Give it a try.

"To share your presentations just create a Presefy account and upload a PPTX or PDF file. Your account is given a channel name and URL. Share that URL with your students, have them enter it into their browsers, and they can follow along as you advance your slides. " The free version of Presefy lets you store two presentations at a time; delete and reload as often as you wish.

You can upload a video (FLV format) or get one from YouTube, capture and edit images, adding titles and descriptions, and print or create a pdf file to share. This might be a very useful tool for project sharing with parents when there is no computer at home, or to create a paper record of a video project.

"What is Audio-Lingua ? A collaborative bank of authentic audio resources, recorded by native speakers, for a freely pedagogical or personal use. Audio documents ? Short, a maximum recording length of two minutes, on various subjects… Collaborative ? It means that any person who feels interested may contribute sending personal audio documents by filling in the form. Authentic ? For they are only made by native (English, French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish) speakers ! All accents can be useful. Aim ? To train oral comprehension for anyone who would like to improve this language skill." An interesting share-and-share-alike method of accummulating short audio files for study. You can select any of the European languages and a level for listening. Have your tudents practice and make their own recordings.

A drag-and-drop free 10 GB of space to transfer your big files.

Searching by file type and searching by domains is a great way for students to refine their Google searches. Searching for and within a DOC, a PPT, or XLS file can lead students to resources that they might not otherwise have seen.

no storage limit and integrated with Zoho. Allows access from cell phones and you can upload large files using FTP. shared by Daf April 2009

R. Stannard describes how to use Dropbox.com to save your files, share them, and view them on all devices connected to the Internet.

A simple online recorder to get you started with podcasting. The tool creates an mp3 file that you can download or share with a link. R. Stannard has a training video for using RecordMP3 at http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/mp3recorder/index.html.

You may find it extremely useful to upload files to a secure site to share to another of your own computers or with collaborative associates and students. This site offers 15 GB storage to begin, a good deal more than Dropbox. Get it while it's still free.

"Freelancers, small business owners, college students and family members have found that the Internet has made it easier to work from home, collaborate on group projects, and share important files and links. This list of web tools is ideal for anyone working on a group project, whether you're looking for task management support, scheduling and calendar organization, or just a place to collect all your materials and brainstorms." These tools may be of more use to teachers than students, and you will need to try them out individually, although there are short snips of information about each one.

R. Byrne: "One of the problems I run into when trying to find documents, videos, or folders that I have saved in my Google Drive folder is trying to find them again quickly without having to dig through the myriad of my created folders. I also want the ability to quickly share with my students folders that have documents or videos without having to send them a link to each one. With these concerns in mind, I felt that combining one of the best visual web resources (Symbaloo) with one of the best storage resources (Google Drive) was the best way to go. " The article shows how G-Drive and Symbaloo can be used together, with an instructional video. It also offers tips on using the two tools for student research projects. Organization of the tiles in the Symbaloo webmix, and the folders in G-Drive is promoted -- a good lesson for anyone whose desktop and files/folders are cluttery. Symbaloo might also serve as a mind-map for a research project, collecting related sites together, and/or tagged by color. I use Symbaloo as my Firefox desktop -- all the sites I want to find fast are there, not just the ones I have used most recently, which is what Firefox offers when a blank tab/window is opened. Symbaloo also means that when you switch from device to device the same set of tiles is viewable. Run out of room? You can organize tabs with different sets of tiles.

A webconferencing tool that allows you to upload files for interactive sharing. A Skype-friendly site. No registration, no downloading. Instructional video.

A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too. Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies.

"This is a tutorial on how to create a presentation with voice-over on MS PowerPoint, and then converting it into a Flash file using AuthorPoint Lite add-on. Next, you can upload the presentation to WiZiQ. You can share and embed it on any website. You can also use it for your WizIQ virtual classes. " This is a nice little tutorial for a free app -- thanks for the tip from Hanaa K Hamis, Webhead.