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Piclits is an easy tool that I could use with my students to help build their vocabulary. This will also help them express themselves in a fun innovative way.

I will use this in the classroom to label pictures and aid in presenting new ideas. The students can add more info as they learn more using it as an ongoing teach piece. Labeling together on the Smart board and then again on their own copy will give a repeat of the knowledge.

Survey Monkey is a great tool to use with students and employees to receive feedback quick and easy.

This site is really cool for different cultural musics. The search for music is difficult.

For some reason I really wasn't interested in what ATutor had to offer, but does seem to be similiar to blackboard.

This is a great collaborative tool that we have used in class so you should have a little experience with it. Google doc is easy if you are familiar with a word processor program.

I think Notemesh is useful for higher level education (college).

This site is an ipad app also aval. on the computer, the students will learn while having fun. Daily videos and quizzes.

NEATO! In most classrooms the teacher will find podcast episodes for students to listen to or watch. Sets of laptops, iPods, netbooks or other devices can be loaded with podcast episodes so students can use them at their desks, on field trips, in the library, or at home.

If you have research to do this is a great site. However it is not really designed for K - 12 unless you are assigning a real research project. Many of the groups have you apply to join their group but many you can just join.

This site is super easy for young students to create and make a map.

This is a great tool that could allow children to work collaboratively. This was a tool that was easy to use. I would highly recommend this site.

This site allows for students to collaborate with other on a website. Students can ask ask other questions and answer those, allow who you want and it has great setting for students.

This is a great comic creator site.

This is a so so that looks like it would be simple but yet I had a difficult time attaching and creating bookmarks. I think I would try something else.

Digital Storyteller is a user friendly website that allows anyone to create a digital story. Although you have to join, it is free. There are probably more complex and flashy programs to make digital stories, but this is a great into site that allows anyone to learn to make digital stories.

QuizStar is a user friendly website that allows teachers to easily create web based quizzes and tests. A great feature is that you can time the quizzes, whether that being the amount of time they are able to look at the quizzes, or the days that the quiz is available. For anyone who wants to create online assessment, this site is a must!

The website MyiCourse.com is a user friendly website that allows anyone to create a virtual classroom, whether as a study aid or as an online learning tool. This site allows for anyone to create a site that is user friendly on a virtually accepted platform.