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From the website: Vanishing Georgia comprises nearly 18,000 photographs. Ranging from daguerreotypes to Kodachrome prints, the images span over 100 years of Georgia history. The broad subject matter of these photographs, shot by both amateurs and professionals, includes, but is not limited to, family and business life, street scenes and architecture, agriculture, school and civic activities, important individuals and events in Georgia history, and landscapes. The wide variety of the collected visual images results from efforts by archivists from the Georgia Division of Archives and History who sought, between 1975 and 1996, to preserve Georgia's endangered historical photographs. Designed primarily for preservation, the project located, selected, and copied historically significant photographs held by individuals who wanted to share their pieces of the past with future generations.The Georgia Archives joins with the Digital Library of Georgia to present the Vanishing Georgia images as a digital resource. Support for the project is provided by a Library Services and Technology Act grant administered through Georgia HomePLACE.

Commonly used in classrooms lacking LCD projection ability, this piece of hardware makes it possible to project images from a computer to a television. iMicro supports resolutions up to 1280 x 1024, ands it works with both Mac and PC. Images can be cropped and enlarged for better viewing.

Document cameras, also known as "visual presenters," are electronic presentation tools teachers and instructional technologists use to display anything from documents and drawings to 3-D renderings and other objects that cannot be displayed on a standard overhead projector. Through the use of a megapixel sensor camera (instead of a set of mirrors and light tables), images can be displayed on an interactive whiteboard or overhead screen just by placing the item on the presenter, therefore eliminating the need for transparencies. Most models also offer the ability to interface with other electronic media in order to display digital images and video.

Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create, share and present 3D models. Whether you want to design a new deck for your house, build models for Google Earth, or teach geometry to your fifth-graders, you can use SketchUp to see your ideas in 3D. And when you're done, you can export an image, make a movie or print out a view of what you made.

Online application for one time fee of $29.95 for one user. Volume discounts available. Create your own flash cards or access cards made by others. Upload your own images and audio to make the flash cards multimedia. Review the cards and then play games or take a quiz. Application picks up where you stopped and shuffles the deck to show you cards you had trouble with. You can print the cards, use them online, or download them. You can also put them on your iPod or cellphone.

The ability to display images, video, and sound on demand with little download time has proven itself essential to the classroom teacher or instructional technologist looking to bridge what is said to what is seen and heard. Using MPEG compression technology through a broadband connection, streaming media, such as that provided by Discovery Education Streaming, readily provides students the opportunity to see/hear prerecorded movies, music, and excerpts from online libraries more extensive than any school media center. Live broadcast feeds enhance classroom experiences through real-time experiences and interactions with other students or experts. Online classes utilize streaming technology, as well.

Downloadable free software to capture images that you can add arrows and comments on or create a screencapture video with your voice. The file can be saved where you want it to be, but they give you a complementary small account of 2GB at screencast.com so you can share it instantly if you want to.

Students describe a typical day in their life and/or a special event such as a birthday. Students may also submit a captioned digital photo of themself representing an event in their life on an agreed upon subject (e.g. typical meal, transportation to school). This is a great way for students around the world to learn what it is like to be a child in different countries. Students may develop a deeper understanding and tolerance for cultures that are different from their own.

Online library of free resourses - collection is from public televison.

Collaborative tool that can utilize various types of media and allow commenting through voice, text, audio file, and video. The person commenting can also draw on the visual and it will by synched with their comment. Educators can purchase a one time $10 membership to put more restrictions on access.

Teachers could use this tool to post images, videos, or slideshows and have each student share their ideas about what was presented. This would give all students a chance to express their thoughts. I believe the teacher can hold the comments until she is ready to release them so students can't base their comments on the other comments they heard. I also liked the idea that it could be moderated by the creator of the Voicethread. Students could also use it as a presentation tool.

This is a very cool tool. I came across it this weekend while searching for something for my Cool Tools Demo and immediately put it down as one of the things I wanted to talk about. I just noticed you just posted this, so I hope I don't steal your thunder! It is something I would love to learn more about and actually use at some point, though. SlideShare is a similar program I came across and signed up for as well. I'll post that bookmark for the group.

VoiceThread is another Web 2.0 presentation tool where users can interact with presentation slides via video, voice, and text commenting. Presenters can get real-time feedback on posted presentations, and users can interact with each other, sharing ideas related to the content covered.

talk about pictures in class with your students. Really neat tool to show group conversations.