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"CloudConvert supports the conversion between more than 100 different audio, video, document, ebook, archive, image, spreadsheet and presentation formats. You can specify advanced options for every conversion type."

"Build and test circuits right in your browser."

This online tool is like a free Photoshop. it is also less complicated to use and so good for younger users. It has intuitive editing control panels that allow the user to do simple things such as using filters, creating effects, cropping and resizing photos. It is also very easy easy to undo anything that does not turn out as well as expected. If  a project requires a more sophisticated treatment, it also has layers that, like Photoshop, allow a user to create very professional final products. It is also easy to upload projects to Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. 

"Edit audio anywhere Copy. Snip. Pan. Record. Flexibly fade volume with envelopes. Apply and move effects (filters, compression, etc.) amongst tracks. And more."

Simple, stop-motion animation creator

* Create beautiful slideshows\n* With music and many effects\n* Insert them into your blog or website\n* Burn slideshows to DVD\n* Edit your pictures easily\n* Store and organize all your photos online\n* Share your creations with your loved ones!"

Essentially, a web 2.0 version of MovieMaker / iMovie.

"What is BeFunky? BeFunky simplifies photo editing and effects for everyday people. Marvelous Photo Effects Choose from our constantly growing library of photo effects to turn your ordinary photos into extraordinary art with virtually no effort. Smart Photo Enhancement Photo editing made smart. Fix your common photo problems like bad lighting, digital noise, fuzzy colors and details with one click. Design Goodies Give your digital creations a whole lot of character with BeFunky Goodies. Add speech bubbles, frames and more..."

"Save Money. Save the Environment. Tired of printing web pages only to find your printout is full of ads, empty space and other junk you don't want? PrintWhatYouLike is a free online editor that lets you format any web page for printing in seconds!"

I use a firefox addon called Aardvark and can vouch for the advantage of being able to trim your webpages on the fly, especially when removing advertising and other junk before preparing a page for students, keeping it child friendly.

"PrintWhatYouLike lets you print the good parts of any web page while skipping ads and other junk."

Perhaps this opensource writing software could be adapted to lesson or course design outlines by teachers too. Hmmm, interesting. See also script writing tool Celtx.

Fantastic online music creator. Enough free loops to be a powerful tool for students and educators. 

Image Embellisher makes it easier to create special effects with a few clicks. Simply pick the Image Effect you'd like to try, select your image and click Submit to generate a new image.

Open Source web site creation

Cross platform software for web design.

n case you missed the #edmodochat last night, I wanted to let the Edmodo community know that I am offering FREE PD for "21st Century Learning Skills with Web 2.0 Tools and Edmodo". This is an entirely self-paced course that highlights learning pedagogy and tools to help you teach these skills in your classroom.

n case you missed the #edmodochat last night, I wanted to let the Edmodo community know that I am offering FREE PD for "21st Century Learning Skills with Web 2.0 Tools and Edmodo". This is an entirely self-paced course that highlights learning pedagogy and tools to help you teach these skills in your classroom.

Just search for any song or artist and Riffstation will give you the chords for any song synced with the YouTube video! You can view the chord diagrams in sync with the music for guitar, ukulele and piano. Riffstation is in Beta