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Online Allowance and Money Management for Kids Although Zefty functions like a bank account, there's no real money involved. Parents set up each child and specify how much allowance they get and how often. It's their money, you as a parent are simply holding it for them - so the mom and dad are the bank.

Very cool features once you get into the site. Contrast, exposure, flipping, cropping...all sorts of stuff This could be good for an lower grade level photo project or in a secondary class where you dont have a photoshop licenes.

Site allows you to improve the quality of photo's and allows for special effects to enhance your pictures

Virtual photo album that you can add captions, titles, notes, etc. Not as dynamic as the videos, but allows kids to draw/scan or pull from images from online.

MediaMaster allows you to upload your entire music collection and iTunes playlists and listen from anywhere. You can stream your music from any web browser, listen to your music at work, publish it on your web site or share it with others. Pros: free service, ability to create playlists, rate songs, share music with others, and no limit to uploads. Cons: slow streaming, not sure how long it will be free, legal issues!

The Simplest way to Share your Photos & Video Share on Ovi lets you upload and share all your photos, videos and other media in one simple place. Plus, it's easy to use and completely free. Create your own channels and then choose to share them with the world, or just a few close friends. Or for a truly shared experience, you can allow others to add media to your channels, even non-members.

TweetCube allows Twitter users to share files, whether it be images, videos, music, or other with a few clicks of the mouse. \nTweetCube is completely free, however the maximum file size you can upload is 10mb. There is no limit to the amount of files you upload, however files are deleted after 30 days.

FixUpMyPic is a web 2.0 tool that allows users to upload ordinary pics and have them "fixed" by a large professional staff. These pics are then sent back to the user, where they can be shared on any popular social network, personal blog or web site, or even printed and shared as gifts. This whole process is 100% free, and no registration is required.

This site allows you to chat with anyone on your site... you must own the site. It is an interesting little tool.

This is a free site that allows users to preview picture books in their entirety. Users can rate and review books, create an online bookcase, and purchase books for their classrooms. A great way to view books without having to go to the library.

Bring children's books to life with interactive technology.

flauntR is a super /FREE application that allows users to edit and customize photos (uploaded or shared) with a simple click of the mouse. There is no need for graphic design schooling. Just simply upload your photo and get to work using the 1000's of photo effects from frames, to fonts, to anything you can imagine. \nPros: Endless effects/customizations\nCons: ..none yet

TwitterFone is a great application for all of those Twitter users that allows them to dictate text messages via their mobile phone to be sent out to everyone on their Twitter social network. Users speak their message into their phone and it shows up as text on twitter. Pros: Ability to update Twitter from anywhere, easily turns voice to text Cons: occassional mistakes with voice to text translation, site is sometimes lagging

Dipity is a site that makes it simple for your students to create and share interactive timelines about any subject or topic. It allows students to embed YouTube videos, RSS feeds, Blogger, flickr, Picasa, music, and more right into their timelines. Very cool application to make teaching history a bit more interesting and interactive!

Tikatok is a great site that allows children to turn their ideas into real, hardcover books. With this application, children (with the help of their parents) can post stories online for friends and others to read, and even print the tale for their bookshelf at home. Pros: Creat stories from scratch or get some help from the site, stories are stored on the site, read and comment on posted stories, upload/scan in pictures/illustrations Cons: n/a

What is Xurrency? Xurrency is a new tool 2.0 that allows you to convert currency online and offers you the exchange rate information. Xurrency is very easy to use :) You can use the calculator that appears at homepage or use the correct syntax URL: http://xurrency.com/amount/base/to/target

This is a humerous site that allows you to create your own fortune cookies

Just for fun.

MagToo is an image widget application and portal site which allows users to create slide shows with a unique magnifier tool, and immersive 360 degree panorama style shows. Furthermore, users can share these on social network sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.), as well as create virtual "travelogues" on Google maps.

This site allows users to "play" the guitar along with songs. Lyrics are also included so you can sing along as you play. Coming Soon: You'll be able to learn how to play an actual guitar, make an MP3 of your performance, and share songs with other users. May be a creative outlet for students.