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Teachers are using the new Web 2.0 tools to launch their classroom into the 21st century. Students are creating online content, collaborating with other students around the world and showcasing their work to a global audience. Web 2.0 facilitates professi

A comparison of using paper vs online for your primary capture tool

Chirbit is a free online tool for audio sharing. Chirbit enables users to record, upload, listen to and share sound bites easily. Chirbit is simple, useful and fun. You can now use iPhone Voice Memos to post to chirbit.

Learning to effectively manage finances can be a process of trial and error but grads can stack the deck in their favor by taking advantage of great online resources that can help them learn and keep track of where every penny of their paychecks is going.

"Edublogs is a blogging tool which is allows students and teachers to create online journals/diaries to share their thoughts and ideas with others. They can include text, audio, images and videos. Blogging allows students to engage in 21st century learning within their classroom and beyond. There are many blogging sites available to use. This page focuses on Edublogs and how it can be used by teachers and students to enhance learning."

Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Internet, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into online learning activities.

this is a great site for teacher help - online meetings and how to's, loads of cheat sheets and other things helpful to teachers who are guiding themselves through the integration of tech in classrooms

Search tool to help you find the best scholarships online. With a high school junior, I'll be working here.

Settle the argument of who's is truly bigger with this planet size comparison tool. View a image of each planet as it's real ratio.

"An online tool for practising spelling patterns for primary pupils. Spellings are arranged in over 60 categories."

"Over the last few years, I have spent time trying to work out ways to engage our teachers. We, at Schools' Library Service, have introduced an information literacy framework, created lesson ideas and spent hours talking to teachers about how school librarians can support teaching and learning. I even wrote a blog about 'How to make an information literacy framework work for you", but still some teachers are just too busy to listen."

An intuitive online book creator - write, draw, add images and share. The site has a bank of backgrounds to choose from and a range of tools to draw items into the books.

"An online or downloadable image editor with a wide range of tools."

"A useful online teleprompt tool for presenting scripts for your pupils' drama productions and presentations, which listens using your device's microphone to move automatically."

"Online tool which removes backgrounds from images and makes it transparent. Select the best effect and then tweak by using a green line to show you want to keep something and a red line to indicate it can be deleted. Great for presentations and making resources."

Microsoft has announced an initiative as part of the ConnectED movement in the US. Here are the details: "Windows 8.1 Pro Operating System: One of the most powerful and flexible operating systems for education, it provides the ability for students and teachers to use education apps and Microsoft Office, search for information across their device and the web, and is optimized for touch, education apps, research, productivity and digital inking, critical keys to better learning outcomes. Office 365 Education Communication and Collaboration Tool: Email, sites, online and offline document editing and storage, IM, and web conferencing capabilities for all you students for free. Plus 5 copies of Office for free for more than 12 million students at qualified institutions. Partners in Learning Network Teacher Training and Resources: Partners in Learning provides educators with a network of nearly 1 million educators from 136 countries. It offers them a forum where they can share ideas, find free lesson plans to inspire classroom learning and develop professionally. Bing for Schools Ad-free search: An ad-free digital literacy platform aimed at helping students learn important digital skills based on access to a connected computing device, daily common-core aligned lesson plans, and a safe, private environment where search history will not be mined for data. Student training and resources: Microsoft IT Academy: For roughly 2,000 high-needs schools, Microsoft is providing academic institutions and their educators, students, and staff with digital curriculum and certification for fundamental technology skills. Affordable Broadband from EveryoneOn: A critical component to connected learning, Microsoft's non-profit partner EveryoneOn is offering home Internet service for as low $10 to the 36 million Americans living in low-income communities."

"In this eBook, we'll discuss the opportunities and benefits of kids creating stuff online and give real-life examples of the amazing things kids have accomplished on the web. We'll offer tips, tools and resources for getting started, all while staying safe and smart online."

Online whiteboard that's free, powerful and easy-to-use. Draw with flexible tools. Collaborate in real-time.

An online collaboration whiteboard. You can use it for free. Try using this for mindmapping and brainstorming between teams.

Create quizzes online, take them online, store results.

This online gradebook, state-standards alignment, curriculum mapping, formative assessment and learning management is free for teachers. If you don't have an online system or are looking for new ones, you may want to check this out.