A number of new Internet technologies are changing the way we find, manage and distribute information. From Weblogs to Wikis to RSS to online bookmarking services, the possibilities for collaboration and sharing are almost limitless, as are the ways students and teachers can benefit in the classroom. Get an overview of the tools being used to foster this new literacy and a framework for integrating them into teaching practices.
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Free web-based education site with comprehensive features for teachers, students and parents.
Anyone can teach and/or learn using the system, whether it's at school, at home, or on the move.
A new way of organizing, sharing, and presenting web content... How is it useful? * Create a guided tour for any website * Show a list of houses to real estate clients * Review a list of job candidates found online * Bundle important course resources for
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Digital Vaults gives you and your kids a place to find raw materials that are arranged in ways that may make more sense to them. The site is set up a bit like a social network.
eJamming, a software application and online service that enables musicians to find, network, and play music online with one another in real time, facilitates music education, collaboration, and social networking over the internet, its authors say.
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free video converter on the Web that worked just perfectly for taking either the downloaded WMV or MOV files and turning them quickly and easily into MP4
create your own interactive games for class use, or use some of the posted games, Includes directions for each type of game, mostly variations of matching.
a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work - in the web browser itself.
Yet another good web app to work with PDF files online. PDFescape lets you open PDF files online, make necessary additions and download them back. Please note it's not a web-based PDF editor for working with text but more of a tool to add to your docume
PortableApps.com Suite™ is a collection of portable apps including a web browser, email client, office suite, calendar/scheduler, instant messaging client, antivirus, sudoku game, backup utility and integrated menu, all preconfigured to work portably. J
And, now, here are the best ways for students (and anyone else) to create online content easily, quickly, and painlessly: includes cartoons, comics, maps, movies and lots more!