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  • bandofcs
     
    50 Web 2.0 Sites for Schools

    21.

    Description: Little Bird Tales - A wonderful free site for digital storytelling that allows kids to record and narrate their story. https://littlebirdtales.com/

    Content Summary: Little bird tales give teachers the ability to easily create custom digital assignments, and then save, edit or share them as needed. Customizable lessons provide countless teaching opportunities for numerous subjects to students across various grade levels. Assigning a lesson to a class or sharing with a teacher in your school can be done in a few clicks and with no copies, stapling or paper waste. With hundreds of lesson plans available, Little Bird Tales gives teachers the option of easily assigning work that satisfies most US common core standards while giving students the perfect tools for demonstrating their understanding. The service is attainable for a monthly subscription fee of $25.

    Information: L ittle Bird Tales was created to help nurture children's creativity and imagination while simultaneously creating one of-a-kind digital stories that can easily be shared. We strive to foster a love for reading, writing, self-expression and creative technology and to make the process easy and fun for students and teachers. Little Bird Lessons has opened up new possibilities in the classroom, giving educators and students a truly interactive experience with options like listening to verbal instructions, voice recording/verbal response, drawing, importing images, and writing using a keyboard. With hundreds of ready-made lessons offered, teachers will have more time to focus on teaching.

    Currency: The website is updated with new contents from users at a regular frequency.

    Content: The contents posted are directed to specific target audiences such as young kids etc. The entertainment value of the content depends on the poster, his creativity and his sense of humour.

    Presentation: The layout of the website is littered with bright and colourful videos and presentations of media contents, sufficiently enticing to attract its target audience of kindergarten to grade 6.

    Functionality: Links are responsive and brings you to the video without having the need to view any advertisements or installations of any additional software.

    Language Learning Potential: It is definitely a good site to learn the English language. As the contents are targeted at young children, it is easy for non-native English speakers to learn and understand the contents online.

    22.

    Description: Live Binders - Is a excellent site for creating an online binder to collect and share resources w/ others.http://www.livebinders.com/

    Content Summary: LiveBinders replaces the old physical 3-ring binders which used to be the easiest way to organize all educational resources. It helps students showcase their work while sharing it with parents and potential schools, giving them the opportunity to reflect on everything they have learned and how they have grown. LiveBinders can be used to integrate a variety of online resources in one location giving students what they need in context; keep a binder of online mathematic exercises; organize review videos on social studies and science material; collect powerpoint slides, slideshare, presentations, and prezi materials in a binder that students can access anywhere, at any time; provide flip learning video material that the students can utilize from home and in the classroom etc. In order to use this service, users will have to pay $100 annually to enjoy uploads capability and increase in usage bandwidth.

    Information: The web designers maintain a weekly google hangout meeting with the users/customers to the site. It creates the opportunities for tutorials to new users as well as sharing of source codes to improve the website by other fellow developers.

    Currency: The website will synchronize with the data and files uploaded by subscribed users.

    Content: With the emergence of several cloud sharing applications the website provides an apt user interface for use by educational institutions.

    Presentation: The layout of the website is cater for file management targeted at businesses, educational institutions and personal usage. It is user friendly and promotes file management in the cloud.

    Functionality: The databases are updated realtime with each uploads by the user and user interfaces are sufficiently intuitive for users to navigate the site.

    Language Learning Potential: The website provide a simple tool (cloud service) and does not have any contents suitable for picking up a new language.

    23.

    Description: MentorMob - One of my favorite new sites for curating the web into learning "playlists". This is an innovative way to teach a lesson, unit, or any given topic http://www.mentormob.com//mmu

    Content Summary: Website discontinued

    Information: Website discontinued

    Currency: Website discontinued

    Content: Website discontinued

    Presentation: Website discontinued

    Functionality: Website discontinued

    Language Learning Potential: Website discontinued

    24.

    Description: Mixbook - A great site for digital storytelling in a safe environment. Educators get a discount on printed books http://www.mixbook.com/edu

    Content Summary: Mixbook is an easy and fun way to engage students, parents-and build school spirit. With Mixbook, there are no contracts, no commitments, and no fees to create and share a project among students, faculty, and parents online. With a community of over 5 million, Mixbook is the most trusted and secure site of its kind. Here are some ways educators have used Mixbook: event invitation, class project, class calendar, year book etc.

    Information: The website has been reviewed by several major publishing firms such as: New York Times, San Francisco Times, Bloomberg, USA today, Forbes etc.

    Currency: Limited edition products are sold during holidays.

    Content: The website contains several templates for creation of any form of photo book,cards and calendars. Users can pay a nominal fee for the purchase and delivery of the made item simply by online payment methods. It takes a brief period for them to print and send the item to your doorstep.

    Presentation: It is easy for customers to navigate the website based on their different needs. The website provides a comprehensive range of products to choose from to cater to customers of all ages and categories.

    Functionality: Links are responsive and user interfaces are intuitive to any customers who wish to buy anything from Mixbook.

    Language Learning Potential: Besides having an english interface to the entire website, there isnt' really any functions designed for users to learn the english language from the website.

    25.

    Description: Musicshake - Legal, copyright, free music for every student in your school - created by students right from a browser http://edu.musicshake.com/

    Content Summary: Musicshake provides a platform for non-artists to select from 1.3 million original music samples to create their original music, share and connect across the globe and also provide a way to monetize. Musical training is not required to get started. A song can be created instantly and used immediately, or students can refine each block in the song. All music samples are created by Musicshake - students can use their songs in videos, presentations, blogs, or wherever they wish, worry free. The service will come at an annual subscription of $499.

    Information: Based in Los Angeles, the Musicshake team includes veterans and experts from the music, technology and entertainment industry. They continue to innovate with the promise to deliver the best user experience to both Musicshake application and the website. The site meets the California Learning Resources Network's review criteria and has been approved for its social content.

    Currency: The website is updated with new contents from users at a regular frequency.

    Content: The contents posted are meant to be shared with everyone who owns an account on musicshake. The quality of the music depends on the creator, his creativity and his sense of music appreciation.
    Presentation: The user interface of web browser based application is intuitive even to an amateur who doesn't know how to play any musical insturment. The web browser application can make use of more than 6 instruments at the same time to create a symphony of any sort: for a school project, or even for a theatrical play.

    Functionality: Links are responsive and brings you to the video without having the need to view any advertisements.

    Language Learning Potential: There is no intention for any form of language learning on the website. It simplys provide a platform for the creation and sharing of copyright free music.

    26.

    Description: Myths & Legends - One of the best free sites around for digital storytelling in a safe environment w/ lots of characters, themes, and objects to choose from. http://myths.e2bn.org/index.php

    Content Summary: Myths and legends are good ways of educating children about the very good people and the acts of real kindness. People from all over the world have stories to tell and the site gathers some of them together. For a fee of $40, educators can purchase these stories with extended teaching materials such as questionnaires, word banks and lesson plans suitable for children age 3 to 5. It is free to view the different myths and legends on the site though. However, it can be quite cumbersome to create a new video as it is required to download a story creator software and its interface may take some time to be familiarized with.

    Information: As the name suggests, myths and legends are stories that are fictional. Contents are screened by the site administrator before it is published to make sure that there isn't any inappropriate contents.

    Currency: The website is updated with new stories from users. Stories had been submitted from 2006 till 2012. Since the middle of 2012, there has been no more updates to the site.

    Content: Myths and legends are usually imaginative and very creative stories that are able to captivate the attention of the audience and at the same time teach them a very meaningful life lesson. An improvement over reading a book, these stories are presented in video format which adds some liveliness to the already interesting stories.

    Presentation: It is easy to view videos that are created by other users. However, if you would like to use it as an educational material for your students, you would need to pay a subscription fees which would allow access to extended contents such as lesson plans and worksheets. The software to create these stories seem complicated to use and may not be suitable for children. It should not be a problem to adults though.

    Functionality: Links and updates from friends are responsive on the news feed. A FAQ was written to guide new users in exploring the software.

    Language Learning Potential: The site consists of interesting myths and legends stories from all around the world. It is definitely a good place to learn about different local myths and stories of countries which varies largely in culture. The site makes use of stories to captivate the audience and this can provide hours of joys and fun to learn English.

    27.

    Description: PhotoPeach - An excellent site for creating slideshows and creating and managing student accounts. http://photopeach.com/education/premium

    Content Summary: For a nominal fee of $9 a month, the website allows a teacher to control and maintain the photo contents uploaded by his/her students. Available controls include filtering of improper content, organizing projects with tags, option to download slide shows etc.

    Information: The website is a sister site to notaland.com which is a publishing company for many other forms of social platforms. Slide shows are primarily created by classmates and schoolmates who were assigned to complete a certain assignment by their instructors. Therefore, it can be safe to a great extent to say that very little or no improper contents may be found on the site.

    Currency: The website is updated with new contents from users at a regular frequency.

    Content: They say a picture speaks a thousand words. A slide show full of pictures is definitely able to convey a stronger message of the topic to its audience. The entertainment value of the content depends on the poster, his creativity and his sense of humour.

    Presentation: The user interface of web browser based application is intuitive even to an amateur who doesn't know how to make a photo slide show. The slide show of photos enhanced with music will make learning a fun thing to do for students of any ages.

    Functionality: Links are responsive and brings you to the video. However, the presence of advertisements can be a huge turn off for non-paying users.

    Language Learning Potential: A photo slide show is a good way to learn about new contents online. This is especially true for younger adults/ students who have a short attention time span.

    28.

    Description: PikiFriends - A fun safe environment for online pen pals for middle school and high school students. http://www.pikifriends.net/

    Content Summary: PikiFriends is a unique 'penpal' tool that is safe, easy to use and free to connect junior and senior high schools students from around the world. They are connected to each other via PikiFriends and they can use English to share ideas, images, blogs and many more. The website also provide a 3 part curriculum for its member. Using an interdisciplinary approach, over 100 tasks help learners focus on improving English communication skills and building 'digital citizenship' awareness.

    Information: Designed so that every lesson can be taught without using computers, it was created and tested in classrooms by PikiFriends founder Jeff Dionne. The founder has acquired a Master degree in elementary education and founded the website when he was working in Japan. In 2013, he moved to Charleston, South Carolina and began working at Ashley Hall as International Director.

    Currency: The website had not been updated since Jan 2013. The reasons may be due to the author's relocation to another country and his new job appointment.

    Content: Contents are posted by existing users who will form a network of friends on the web server. The concept is very similar to facebook where users will upload photos, blogs and statuses to be shared with their friends. They can also maintain their own profile page which can be view by the public.

    Presentation: The user interface of the web page is intuitive to anyone who has used facebook before. However, teachers are able to create a group for students in the same school to interact in a safe and controlled online environment.

    Functionality: Links and updates from friends are responsive on the news feed. Addition of new users to a school group is easy and convenient. A FAQ was written to guide new users in exploring the functions available on the website.

    Language Learning Potential: The site is basically a network of junior and senior high school students from around the world who are learning English. It is a good platform to know more friends while completing assignments from the school.

    29.

    Description: Pixton - A great way to motivate students by creating digital stories using this comic creator http://www.pixton.com/jp/schools/overview

    Content Summary: An account is to be registered for students or teachers to upload their pixton comics videos onto the server. An annual subscription to the service will cost an individual $62. The website provides an interactive tool for students to present a topic in the form of comic strips.

    Information: Winning over 10 prestigious awards, Pixton Comics was named a "leading Web 2.0 pioneer" and "one of the 20 companies driving innovation and changing the way we use the Internet" by Backbone Magazine / KPMG. Pixton is the invention of husband-and-wife team Clive & Daina Goodinson, based in Parksville, British Columbia, Canada. An expert in the full spectrum of interactive technologies, Clive has a M.Sc. degree from the University of British Columbia and over a decade's experience building interactive content for some of Canada's leading brands and design agencies. With an English-Sociology degree from UBC Okanagan, Daina draws on her varied background in graphic design, freelance photography, and office management.

    Currency: The website is updated with new contents from users at a regular frequency.

    Content: The contents posted are directed to specific target audiences such as classmates and teachers to the original poster. The entertainment value of the content depends on the poster, his creativity and his sense of humour.

    Presentation: The user interface of web browser based application is intuitive even to an amateur who doesn't know how to make an animated comic strip. The purpose of making a presentation in a comical manner is to make learning a fun thing to do for students of younger ages. It also provides them an opportunity to work in a team and to learn about teamwork.

    Functionality: Links are responsive and brings you to the video without having the need to view any advertisements or installations of any additional software.

    Language Learning Potential: The site consists of educational videos and self-directed stories posted in English from all around the world. It is definitely a good place to meet friends who share the same interests in a particular topic or people who visit the website for a laugh. The site promotes assessment of students' participation in a project online and gives student the chance to learn the skills to produce an interactive media.

    30.

    Description: PresentationTube - A nice windows app for creating presentations out of powerpoint slides. http://presentationtube.com/

    Content Summary: An account is to be registered and the PresentationTube recorder software is required in order to upload your videos onto the server. The basic Lite version of software is limited to 15minutes of recording while the Pro version, which can record to any duration, will cost the user $50. The software allows instructor to record their PowerPoint presentations from the comfort of home or office without the need to have Internet connection while recording. The Recorder synchronizes the presenter's audio and video, PowerPoint slides, drawings, and handwritten words and generate videos ready for uploading to PresentationTube server.

    Information: PresentationTube network has been developed in January 2012 as a research-based project by Dr. Alaa Sadik. Within few months, PresentationTube received a considerable local and international recognition from many educational organizations, universities and academicians with more than 10,000 visitors a day, 5,000 subscribers, and 500 video presentations in all subjects. Dr. Sadik is an associate professor of educational technology at College of Education, South Valley University, Egypt, and currently work at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.

    Currency: The website is updated with new contents from users at a regular frequency.

    Content: The contents posted are directed to specific target audiences such as students to the original poster. The entertainment value of the content depends on the poster, his creativity and his sense of humour.

    Presentation: The user interface of the software program is intuitive even to an amateur who doesn't know how to make an audio video. The purpose of making a presentation of additional features sure as audio and video recording of the presenter definitely makes the presentation more enticing to its audience.

    Functionality: Links are responsive and brings you to the video without having the need to view any advertisements or installations of any additional software.

    Language Learning Potential: The site consists of educational videos posted in English from all around the round. It is definitely a god place to meet friends who share the same interests in a particular topic. The site promotes e-learning and enable students who can't attend school/home schooled children to access the same standard of education a student is receiving in a classroom.
  • Takuya Motohata
     
    50 Web 2.0 Sites for Schools

    11. Every1Speaks - A learning platform where students learn through collaborative enquiry based learning.
    (Description)
    What's Every1Speaks?
    http://www.every1speaks.com/
    (Content Summary)
    Every1Speaks is a World's first, designed to develop a pupil's skills through collaborative enquiry based learning.
    (Information)
    If you want to try this program, you can use free course for 6 month.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is May 21, 2012.
    (Content)
    This website is interesting and useful.
    (Presentation)
    This website uses many figures.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    You can use this learning program as roll playing game (RPG).

    12. Gaggle - A excellent suite of online learning tools for filtered: emailing, messaging, forums, and more.
    (Description)
    Gaggle
    https://gaggle.net/
    (Content Summary)
    Gaggle is solving the dilemma of shared devices. With Gaggle's iPad App, each student sharing an iPad logs in to their own account allowing users to share the iPad while still keeping files, images, videos, and email safe, secure, and protected from other users who share the same device.
    (Information)
    This website introduces about shared devices and has secure login function.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    This website is useful for students.
    (Presentation)
    This website uses many sentences but many people impressions.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    You can use this program in iPad as application.

    13. Glogster - Creating collaborative and interactive posters in this safe environment. A wonderful and very popular web 2.0 tool.
    (Description)
    Glogster
    http://edu.glogster.com/
    (Content Summary)
    Glogster EDU is the leading global education platform for the creative expression of knowledge and skills in the classroom and beyond. We empower educators and students with the technology to create GLOGS - online multimedia posters - with text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more.
    (Information)
    In this site, students can learn about how to create glog. A Glog is created using a very easy to understand, drag and drop interface that is relevant, enjoyable, and scalable for students of all ages and learning styles. A Glog is an interactive visual platform in which users create a "poster or web page" containing multimedia elements including: text, audio, video, images, graphics, drawings, and data.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    This website is useful for students.
    (Presentation)
    This website has many pictures. It's very clear.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    You don't have to determine new password. If you have Google account, you can use this password.

    14. GoAnimate - A terrific way to create custom animations w/ an educational portal.
    (Description)
    GoAnimate
    http://goanimate4schools.com/public_index
    (Content Summary)
    Making a Video Shouldn't Be a Drag. It Should Be Drag & Drop.
    GoAnimate's mission is to enable businesses, schools, and individuals to make videos - quickly and easily.
    (Information)
    Used by thousands of schools in dozens of countries on every continent. Used for a wide variety of purposes including : for example, Teacher Presentation / Lessons, Student Presentation / Lessons, and Foreign Language Training.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    This website is useful for students and teachers.
    (Presentation)
    This website has many pictures. It's very clear.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    This website privacy & security are good.

    15. Google Apps for Education - Does it really get much better then this?
    (Description)
    Google Apps for Education
    http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/
    (Content Summary)
    Google Apps for Education includes dozens of critical security features specifically designed to keep your data safe, secure and in your control. Your data belongs to you, and Apps tools enable you to control it, including who you share it with and how you share it. Our data center network provides exceptional security and guarantees reliable access to your data, 24x7x365.25 (that's right: no rest, even on leap years).
    (Information)
    Free Web-based email, calendar & documents
    for collaborative study anytime, anywhere.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    This website is useful for people.
    (Presentation)
    This website has many pictures. It's very clear.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    If you have google account, you can use this web site easily.

    16. Gnowledge - A wonderful site to create collaborative online quizzes, share resources, view others quizzes, and more. Excellent tech support and tutorial videos as well.
    (Description)
    Gnowledge
    http://www.gnowledge.com/
    (Content Summary)
    Gnowledge is a free-to-use education platform where everyone can create, publish, share and take tests, exercises and assignments.
    (Information)
    This website has 3 parts, create, share, and learn.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is November 18th, 2013.
    (Content)
    This website is best web tool for teachers.
    (Presentation)
    This website has many pictures. It's very clear.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    If you are teacher, or if you want to make a test for your students, you can make test easily by this website.

    17. Grockit Answers - A great teaching tool to create a Q/A session for any YouTube video.
    (Description)
    Gnowledge
    https://grockit.com/answers
    (Content Summary)
    Start a Question & Answer page for any video on YouTube.
    Share it with your class or share it with your friends.
    (Information)
    In this website, you can search You Tube video by keywords.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    This website is useful for people.
    (Presentation)
    This website has many pictures. It's very clear.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    This website is easy for you. Maybe, you tube will become your friend.

    18. Kidblog - A fantastic way to create a safe environment for students to blog in. Everything is controlled by the teacher as a moderator.
    (Description)
    Kidblog
    http://kidblog.org/home/
    (Content Summary)
    Over 4 million K-12 students have a voice at Kidblog. We're trusted by teachers around the world. Set up your class for free in 20 seconds - no student email addresses, no ads.
    (Information)
    This website is safe and simple blogs for your students.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    This website is useful for teachers.
    (Presentation)
    This website has many pictures. It's very clear.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    You can teach to your students how to write blog.

    19. Kerpoof - Lots of educational activities can be found here such as: make a movie, draw a picture, and more.
    (Description)
    Kerpoof
    http://www.kerpoof.com/
    (Content Summary)
    The Kerpoof website is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company. What is Kerpoof? The answer to that is not so simple. Kerpoof is all about having fun, discovering things, and being creative.
    (Information)
    In this website, you can crate picture, video, card, and etc.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    This website is useful for people.
    (Presentation)
    This website has many pictures. It's very clear.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    This website has many contents. All contents are interesting.

    20. Kubbu - A free site for teachers to create games, quizzes, or crosswords and then share them w/ students and view/analyze their results.
    (Description)
    Kubbu
    http://www.kubbu.com/
    (Content Summary)
    Kubbu is an e-learning tool designed to facilitate teachers' work and enhance the learning process.
    (Information)
    In this website, you can create games, quizzes, or crosswords.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2012.
    (Content)
    This website is useful for teachers.
    (Presentation)
    This website has many pictures. It's very clear.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    You can this website on free.
  • naoto yamaguchi
     
    50 Web 2.0 Sites for Schools

    1
    19pencils-Discover Resources. Help Your Students. Save Time.
    (Description)
    19pencils
    19pencils.com
    (Content Summary)
    Search through millions of resources for students from teachers around the world.
    (Information)
    Basic Classroom is free.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    This website is useful for students.
    (Presentation)
    This website is simple.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    You can discover web resources from teachers just like you.

    2
    ACMI Generator-You can choose a script and create a storyboard.
    (Description)
    ACMI Generator
    generator.acmi.net.au/storyboard
    (Content Summary)
    A creative studio space to explore storytelling and the moving image. Download free video, images and sound and upload your own media. Create your own storyboards and share them online.
    (Information)
    Basic Classroom is free.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    This is a great site for older students for digital storytelling and creating a storyboard scene w/ a script.
    (Presentation)
    This website is graphical.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    You can creat digital storyboard.

    3
    Animoto-Create extraordinary videos of your life.
    (Description)
    Animoto
    animoto.com/education
    (Content Summary)
    The easy way to create and share extraordinary videos of your life. Our online video maker turns your photos, video clips and music into video in minutes.
    (Information)
    This website is basically free.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    Create wonderful looking slideshows that includes, video, images, music, and more.
    (Presentation)
    This website is graphical.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    You can creat extraordinary videos of your life.

    4
    Aviary Education
    There are broken links.

    5
    Boom Writer-Create and share amazing stories!
    (Description)
    Boom Writer
    www.boomwriter.com/schools
    (Content Summary)
    The BoomWriter BookStore offers a secure way to buy the latest books by writers from all ages.
    (Information)
    This website is basically free.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    The BoomWriter team is a group of dedicated educators, technology wizards and parents - all of whom share the same passion for reading, writing, teaching, learning and technology.
    (Presentation)
    This website is graphical.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    BoomWriter is a supremely engaging creative writing website that has students reading, writing and assessing content in ways they've never done before!

    6
    Classtell-A nice site for teachers to create an educational website.
    (Description)
    Classtell
    classtell.com
    (Content Summary)
    Classtell can help you create a beautiful, easy-to-use website for your classes and students in minutes.
    (Information)
    This website is basically free.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    You can create an unlimited number of pages on your Classtell website. These pages can used for assignments, calendars, blogs, and more.
    (Presentation)
    This website has many pictures.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    You can create an educational website.

    7
    Diigo-Social bookmarking.
    (Description)
    Diigo
    www.diigo.com/education
    (Content Summary)
    Diigo is a powerful research tool and a knowledge-sharing community.
    (Information)
    Free student accounts
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    Diigo is a multi-tool for personal knowledge management dramatically improve your workflow and productivity easy and intuitive, yet versatile and powerful.
    (Presentation)
    It is easily usable.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    You can create an social bookmark.

    8
    Dropbox-Share and collaborate on documents
    (Description)
    Dropbox
    www.dropbox.com
    (Content Summary)
    Dropbox is a file hosting service.
    (Information)
    This website is basically free.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!
    (Presentation)
    It is easily usable.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    A great way to share and collaborate on documents on a number of different electronic devices.

    9
    Edmodo- Where Learning Happens.
    (Description)
    Edmodo
    www.edmodo.com
    (Content Summary)
    Edmodo provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices.
    (Information)
    This website is basically free.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    A wonderful safe/secure learning environment for teachers and students.
    (Presentation)
    This website is graphical.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    A nice all-in-one solution for education.

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    Educaplay-Actividades Educativas.
    (Description)
    Educaplay
    en.educaplay.com
    (Content Summary)
    Crea tus propias actividades educativas con un resultado atractivo y profesional.
    (Information)
    This website is basically free.
    (Currency)
    Last up-to-date is 2013.
    (Content)
    A excellent way to create interactive multimedia educational activities.
    (Presentation)
    This website is graphical.
    (Functionality)
    There aren't broken links and missing pages.
    (Language-Learning-Potential)
    Create Multimedia Teaching Activities.

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