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Tilt-shift miniature style photos are pictures of real-life scenes that are manipulated to look like model photographs. Now you can easily transform your existing photos into tilt-shift style miniatures using tiltshiftmaker.com

Graphs and charts are great because they communicate information visually. For this reason, graphs are often used in newspapers, magazines and businesses around the world.

The power of YouTube (YouTube) lies in its capacity to create connections," explains Shawn Ahmed, the activist behind The Uncultured Project. It forms "connections between people and connections between communities [that are stronger] than pen pals, and [stronger] than just exchanging e-mails

Some of these are quite neat.

Some of these are quite neat.

if you are using a decent-size monitor, this Mindmeister concept-map includes weekly updated links to tons of collaboration tools

A way to make a storybook in several languages. Storybooks made by other users are also available.

A cluster map that students can put on their blogs to find out where people are visiting from.

Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.

take a look at this innovative way to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom with songs; tips, ideas, lyrics, and sound files are all here

the stated purpose of this site "is to serve as a resource for teachers and students who are interested in how multimedia can be integrated into a variety of educational activities"

"Today, thanks to microprocessors and the Internet, there are many new types of "scissors" for a child to master - and for that matter, for us adults, too. But what specifically should a young child know about digital technologies?"

"We built Togetherville using the spirit of the neighborhoods most of us remember when we were kids," said co-founder, CEO, and parent Mandeep Singh Dhillon, "where everyone knows everyone else and watches out for each other. In Togetherville, parents have peace of mind that their kids are playing with people they know and trust and kids have fun while learning the tools they need to become good digital citizens."

ActiveWorlds, the web's most powerful virtual worlds experience, lets you visit and chat in incredible 3D worlds that are built by other users.  Think you have what it takes to build your own world, Virtual Reality game or training software? 

Create visually compelling clips and quotes of web content that are easily embedded in blog posts, email, forums, and websites.

Great new resource called K-12 Tech Tools features more than 1,000 free online technology tools. The tools are categorized by subject, grade level, and standards.

Attractive presentation / storytelling tool that allows images, videos, and text.

Another simple tool for creating slideshows. As of right now there are no education accounts.

Blogging -- or Web logging -- most often is thought of as an activity for high school students. Did you know, however, that students as young as kindergarten now blog on a daily basis in a variety of exciting ways?