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In recent years , Websites which provides tools to edit photos in web browsers have come a long way. Instead of buying costly image editing software and installing them on your hard Drive , you can simply edit your images online without much trouble. With this online image editing tools , you can easily create all the special effects you want in your image. Even few websites provides templates for novice designers to create special effects in their photos.

Free and easy.

Photo editing made fun Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart's content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames. It's fast, easy, and fun. Get started now! Free! No registration required. Fix your photos in just one click Use advanced controls to fine-tune your results Crop, resize, and rotate in real-time Tons of special effects, from artsy to fun Astoundingly fast, right in your browser Awesome fonts and top-quality type tool Basketfuls of shapes from hand-picked designers Works on Mac, Windows, and Linux No download required, nothing to install All this for free! Want more? Upgrade to Picnik Premium for only $24.95 a year! Picnik works with your photos wherever they are: ...or your computer!

EffectGenerator makes it relatively easy to add different effects to your photos, and best of all you don't need to register with the site to use it. Select a template and start creating your slideshow. You can upload the photos from your computer or add by URL. Flickr search is integrated into the application.

Effective Web 2.0 Tools for the Classroom

iCivics is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. iCivics is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support.

The online role-playing games on iCivics are free, teacher-friendly, and effective

BrainFlips, Inc. is committed to building the most user-friendly and effective flashcards anywhere, for students and self-motivated learners of all ages and academic levels. BrainFlips.com is your free one-stop source for flashcards on any subject. We offer tools and features unavailable anywhere else. Features include: * Full multimedia flashcards: text, images, audio, and video * Fun, easy to use interface * Outstanding community features like study groups and wiki flashcard decks * Multiple modes of study * Artificial intelligence that targets learning and makes study time more efficient * And much, much more! In addition to the free BrainFlips.com website, we can provide your organization with the very best flashcard tools customized to fit your needs.

Free sound effects and audio (useful for podcasting, videos).

Teacher-librarian and technology educator practitioners will share their ideas relating to effective practice in use of 2.0 tools to deliver the mission that resonates well with ISTE's NETS*S for ALL Teacher-Librarians, Ed Tech Educators, Sympathetic Admins, and Change Agents from around the world!

effective tutorial for Google Spreadsheet; especially interested in the explanation of the Gantt Gadget; great for data visualization

Google Spreadsheet tips, including the use of the Gantt Gadget

"Google Apps brings together essential services to help your business, school, group or family communicate and collaborate more effectively. These services are powerful, easy to set up, require little-to-no maintenance, and are available for free. Everything is unified by the Start Page, a central place for you and other users to preview your inboxes and calendars, access essential content, and search the web."

cool effects

ByeGraph is a graph drawing application available for Macintosh OS X, and it is shareware. It enables you to make data and expressions into an effective graph with easier settings.

Online Resources - On these pages, you'll find a wealth of resources and suggestions on how to effectively integrate TinkerPlots into mathematics classrooms for grades 4-8. These pages serve TinkerPlots users by providing information about the software and a place where members of the TinkerPlots community can share activities, data, student work, demonstrations, and presentations.

Whether working individually or collaboratively, Webspiration™ is the new online visual thinking tool that helps you: capture ideas organize information diagram processes create clear, concise written documents With integrated diagram and outline views you can think visually, structure your work effectively and express your ideas in the ways that communicate best.

Encouraging Teachers to Use Technology Effectively and Effortlessly (presented at ICE 2009)