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This tool can help with pointing out geographical areas related to study, show how countries, cities are related, serve as a way to understand or track distances - think of it at an interactive map and more! "Scribble Maps is the quick and easy way to rapidly make and share maps! With Scribble Maps you can: - Draw shapes and Scribble! - Pace Markers and text - Create a Custom Widget - Save as KML/GPX - Send maps to friends Whether it is planning a vacation, or plotting a hiking trail, Scribble Maps can help you out!"

I've been using this tool with students in place of our Inspiration software. While bubbl.us is not as sophisticated as Inspiration (no conversion to outline form, no educational templates), it is quick and easy to use. Webs can be shared with teacher and/or other students as view only or with full editing rights. My kids really seem to like it because it runs faster, seems easier to put together and they can work on it from home.

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PowerPoint Converter for posting presentations online

Blocked @ IH Here is a run-down of ten things that you can do with Drop.io: 1. Post documents and PDFs for others to view and download. 2. Post documents, links, videos, audio files for others to access and comment on. 3. Create voice recordings in MP3 format. 4. Establish a voicemail box at no cost to you. 5. Host online presentations. 6. Chat with others accessing your Drop.io page. 7. Create an anonymous @drop.io email account. 8. Create a "drop box" to collect work from students using the Drop.io upload widget. 9. Use Drop.io bookmarklet to bookmark links and add them to your Drop.io page. 10. Offer RSS feed for updates to your Drop.io page.

Use Jing to capture anything you see on your computer screen and share it instantly...as an image or short movie.

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"Zoho offers a suite of collaborative tools that in many ways are similar to the Google Docs suite. When Google announced last winter that they were no longer going to offer Google Notebook to new users, many teachers went scrambling looking for a replacement. Zoho Notebook is the replacement that some teachers chose. Zoho Notebook allows you to save links, add notes about those links, and just simply write notes. Today, Zoho announced that you now have the option to use a search tab rather than just scroll through your notes to find something. For people who save a lot of links and notes this should be an excellent option. Applications for Education Zoho Notebook is an excellent tool to introduce to your students at the beginning of the school year. Students can use Zoho Notebook to keep track of the web resources that they find while researching a topic. One of the selling points of Zoho Notebook over similar services is that your students can log-in using a Zoho ID, Google ID, or Yahoo ID. Here are some related resources that may be of interest to you: Notetaking and Collaborative Research Zoho Docs - Chat and Edit at the Same Time Zoho Notebook Adds an Import Option " From Free Technology for Teachers Blog