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Wolfram/Alpha is to be the first web-based tool that can find answers to all systematic knowledge in the world. For educators, this "computational iknowledge engine" can find objective and fact-based answers for a variety of subject areas. Type in "Newton's Law," for example, and the formula for force is explained. Enter in an equation for a line, and the site plots the line on a graph. Ask "What is the GDP of the United States and Canada?" and a chart depicts a side-byside comparison of the nations' economic data.

This is a user-friendly site for digital storytelling that allows users to record their voices for narration. FREE

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Brings words to life through the use of video. FREE

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I have shared this before but I am sharing again because I think it would be a good one to share with students.

FREE Encyclomedia is a video encyclopedia with which results can be embedded in a site.

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Zooburst is a digital storytelling site. Users can make a 3-D pop-up book.

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Jay Cut is a site similar to iMovie that allows users to edit or create a video. FREE

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Splashup looks like photoshop and is agreat way to edit photos and manipulate layers and effects. It allows you to share with picasa, flickr, facebook

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Comic master allows you to create your own short graphic novel. This is a fun site for digital storytelling that has a drag-and-drop interface.

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"A fast, easy and FREE tool for capturing and organizing information. Brainstorm, take notes and track todos. For individuals and groups."

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this is a social network site for educators where lots of ideas and lessons can be found.

Protagonize is a community that writes collaborative interactive fiction. One person starts the story, and others post chapters to the story that lead it in different direction. In the end it becomes an evolving story in which everyone can participate.

Upload y our file and share your private link. Quick way to send a file to someone.

This is soooo cool! Go in and check out the 12 minute tutorial video. You will not believe all that this tool can do and it's free. Not only can individuals create and share flash cards, but they can test themselves. You can also add sound to this tool. If you selecte the spelling option you can create spelling flash cards that use sound. There is a translation tool built into this for foreign language teachers or ESL teachers or for students learning a new language. You have got to check this out!

LabWrite guides you through the entire laboratory experience, from before you walk into the lab to after you get back your graded report.

Virtual math manipulatives.

Great for those who need visuals.

Splash allows, for free, users to create an event. Users can track RSVP in real-time. Splash can be connected to the hosts' twitter feed to pull in relevant #conversations to bring your page to life.

Interesting tool. I have bookmarked an example of splash as well as this direct link to spash.

This wesite provides math activities, lesson plans, projects, worksheets, homwork help, videos, games, flash cards and many more.

Free Math Resources, as its name implies, is a web resource that provides tutorials, directories, formulas, calculators, howto'sand topics in each area of math.

Yummy Math provides free activities and ideas that relate math concepts with real life.

Illuminations provides a set of free standardbased resources designed to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students.