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The fundamentals that define a great teacher don't differ much whether classes are taught in the online setting or off, but there are certain things that need greater emphasis and gain greater importance when a teacher is working with students who aren't in a traditional classroom setting. Knowing how to highlight these things to help students reach their potential and get more out of a course is what separates online teachers who are good from those who are great.

FlickandShare is a cool app that lets you share complete Flickr sets to your friends that they can download in one click.

"Live Gaming provides a unique way for online brands, publishers and bloggers to keep their readers actively engaged and entertained. Build audience duration and social interaction; allow Readers to make predictions, win points for answering questions, and bet those points on real-time outcomes. Live Gaming creates a second interactive event within the main one, and makes the overall event experience even more relevant and rewarding. To set up a new Game simply publish a new Trivia or Bet from the Polls & Interactive tab in your Console. "

WackWall is a free tool for creating custom social networks with easy setup and complete feature set.

Teachers know that managing a class is no small task. They have to manage grades, rosters, and at times, even seating arrangements. LearnBoost is a website that tries to merge all these features into an online interface, with a focus on grading. If you are a teacher, all you need to do is create an account on the site and then set up your school.

To photograph the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis), follow these instructions and tips to get the best photos. Try different settings shown here and learn what's best for taking pictures of the Northern Lights in all their nightly beauty.

If there's a video I want to save, like a video chat window or streaming news broadcast that can't be downloaded, liteCam is currently one of the best solutions. The software allows you to choose the portion of the screen you want to record, it offers customized audio settings, and you can configure the number of frames per second to capture, giving you plenty of flexibility about the recording quality. The key selling point of liteCam, at least for me, is scheduled recording.

The easiest tool for creating crosswords from a given set of words is EclipseCrossword. You specify the words and their corresponding clues, choose a grid size for your crossword puzzle and your crossword is ready. If you aren't happy with the generated layout, you can always shuffle until you find the right combination.

SpeakingImage is an application for creating interactive images and share them with others. You can also create groups, add wikis and set different permissions to manage collaborative work

I've put sticky notes on the Google Terms of Service page to use as talking points during my Google Apps workshop series.