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Faves - Social Bookmarking - 1 views

shared by Jim W on 27 May 11 - Cached
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    Unfortunately, faves has gone out of business as of the 25th of May. It had many of the same features as delicious but I guess it just couldn't compete.
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Net Nanny - Internet Safety Social Responsibilty - 0 views

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    Net Nanny is a pay for and subscription based software that filters internet content and is customizable for level as well as content. It can be configured for different users on the same machine or for multiple machines with the appropriate license
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Flickr - Digital Storytelling - 0 views

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    Flickr is a website for storing and displaying digital imagery though it is mostly geared to photography. You can create sets of your own imagery or collect other photographer's photos in galleries. Has many other uses as well. Too numerous to list here.
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Question Tools - Survey and Assessment - 0 views

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    Question Tools is a program with a server client that allows the generation of interactive testing. It takes a certain amount of technical knowledge to set up the server, but test generation is easy.
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Moodle - Classroom Management Software - 0 views

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    Very much like Blackboard only free. It's easy to set up and has too many tools to list here. Just about anything you can think of using for classroom management is here. Great tool and easy to set up.
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TeacherTube - 0 views

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    Similar to YouTube but education oriented. I found some interesting videos on here but I have found the equivalent YouTube videos to have better production values.
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Evernote - Studying, Notetaking, & Annotation - 0 views

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    Note taking software designed for multiple platforms. Works as an iPad app as well as on a traditional PC or MAC. Requires a software install and an account which is free. You can share notes if desired. It works on just about any platform.
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Podcast Blaster - Podcasting - 0 views

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    This website is not for the beginning podcaster. It requires knowledge of host URL's and broadcast site URLs with no explanations as to how they work. I was never able to successfully produce a podcast. More knowledgeable folks may have better luck.
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ARIS GLS Mobile Learning Team for iPad - 0 views

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    ARIS is a tool for you to make mobile games, tours and interactive stories. Using the GPS and QR Codes, ARIS players will experience a virtual world of interactive characters, items and media placed in physical space.
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Dropbox - 0 views

shared by Jim W on 27 May 11 - Cached
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    Dropbox is an easy way to share files and to back them up. You can access your docs on any computer even without the software installed. You can send an invite to share access to specific folders or files to allow collaboration. It works on multiple platforms including iPad/Pod/Phone, PC, MAC, Android, Linux, and Blackberry
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MindMeister - Mind Mapping - 1 views

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    I found it very easy to use and I currently have two mind maps stored there. I used it for a refined flowchart for this class. The free account allows a total of three mind maps and you can attach files, display images and do limited formatting of text.
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Blogger - Blogs and Wikis - 0 views

shared by Jim W on 27 May 11 - Cached
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    Blogger is an easy site to use for setting up a blog. You can link just about anything to it and it can be linked to websites, facebook, or other social media very easily.
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