Teaching and Learning with Web 2.0

The mission of Teampedia is to become the world's largest collection of resources (e.g. warmups, icebreakers, and other group facilitation and training activities) to facilitate teamwork, teambuilding, and community.

I'm looking for sites that have math problems that require creativity from students, not just knowledge of the material, like the kinds of questions they use for math competitions. Two interesting answers with resources - worth checkng!

How To Sketchcast Screen recording tools: * Cam Studio (free) * Krut Recorder (free) * ACA Screen Recorder ($30) * Camtasia Studio (full-featured and very powerful, but $300) * And many, many others. Drawing Tools. For drawing tools, you can pretty much use anything. I really enjoy using Artrage. It's only $25 and there's even a very capable free version. You can even use good ol' MS Paint or the free Paint.net.

Social media - Pownce, Twitter, Facebook, Social network service, Second Life - Visual Wikipedia

As a teacher, using an RSS reader can help you stay informed and up to date on new information related to your content area and practice. People often ask me how I find so much information about new technology resources, the answer is simple, I scan roughly 600 updates in my RSS reader every day. Obviously you don't have to subscribe to as many websites as I do to stay informed, but my RSS addiction does demonstrate how much time a person can save and how much information a person can find by using an RSS reader. If I didn't use an RSS reader there is no way that I could find so much information in a couple of hours each day. (As a side note, I'm going camping for six days without Internet access when I get back, I'll have thousands of items to scan through). If you maintain a blog or website for your classroom, having your students use RSS readers is a good way to keep them informed of new information you've posted. For teachers that address current events in their curriculum, having students use RSS readers is a good way for them to track developments in news stories.

What is it? ScreenSteps helps you turn screen captures into documentation that your users will love to read. The tutorials and documentation you create will be easy to follow and easy to keep up to date. Easy for you. Easy for your users. And best of all, it is the fastest documentation tool available. Watch these two videos to see how quickly you can create

If you have tried your hands in screencasting then you probably would have an idea that most of the screencasting applications cost money. TechSmith's Camtasia and Macromedia Captovate 2 are some of the best out there but they is out of the reach of many people. The market is definitely ruled by the paid softwares but it doesn't mean that there are no free applications for you. There are quite a few free screencasting applications which you can use without burning hole in your pocket.

From mapping the weather and news to mapping things that aren't maps at all, Google Maps has a lot to offer. Here are 100+ best Google Maps tools and mashups.

Turn bookmarks and feeds into interactive slideshows, guided presentations and tutorials, virtual tours, and more.

A trail is a collection of web pages, assembled and annotated by any Trailfire member, on just about anything under the sun.

Easily combine webpages, photos, presentation files, etc.so that you and your students can create interactive guided presentations.

Online directory of educators interested in collaborating via Skype instant messaging and video conferencing. Good way to organize collaboration with classrooms around the world, invite in guest presenters, receive/provide assistance, support and professional development.