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This tool is fantastic for sharing your course syllabus.

"About Creaza Creaza offers you an integrated, web-based toolbox for creative work, both at school and in your free time. You use the toolbox along with various fully developed thematic universes: historical periods, fairy-tales, fantasy worlds, and current challenges, such as climate/environment. Creaza integrates professional and user-generated content, creative tools and a social network in a new and innovative way. Users on Creaza have the opportunity to share their work with other Internet users and can give each other comments and suggestions on the products they choose to share. To use this service, all you need is Internet access, a web browser, and the Flash plug-in. Creaza is available for PC, MAC, and Linux users alike. Creaza is fully integrated with Fronter, who provides a platform for learning and collaboration. Fronter offers Creaza as a PlusPack integrated in their platform"

"Zbang integrates all your online activity into a single place, allowing you to seamlessly work across different platforms, without having to flip from one site to the other. By using Zbang's interface, you can share your digital content with your friends via social media venues and collaborate with colleagues. Join the growing Zbang community to enjoy a simple, intuitive and effortless experience. "

Looks to be very useful to anyone teaching a film course!

Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities

Free Video Chat with Music & Video Sharing

Free online file storage and sharing

ConceptShare is a simple, cost-effective tool for gathering feedback from team members and clients. Easily share media and invite others to add and reply to comments, approve artwork, and markup on visuals.

VUVOX - slideshows, photo, video and music sharing, Myspace codes

"Built from the ground up to answer all of your music needs, Maestro.fm gives you the ability to store your music in the clouds, play it from any Maestro.fm enabled device, and share your music with your friends. "

ViVu-powered plug-in for Skype, the popular software that enables the world's conversations. VuRoom is built on the Skype platform to provide customers with instant multi-user video conferencing - an exciting new breakthrough previously unavailable to Skype users. Along with its presentation and desktop sharing functionalities, VuRoom is designed to help remote business users collaborate in real-time, while also saving valuable time and money.

Economic pressures from budget cuts and the rising cost of education continue to mount. While students are forced to pay higher tuition fees, share resources, and even drop classes, educators are obligated to creatively "do more with less" by designing curricula that accommodates economic constraints. For forward-thinking learning institutions committed to the cost-effective employment of emerging technologies for communication, collaboration and learning, Second Life supports and amplifies the ongoing mission to deliver world class education.

"Lazyscope lets you: 1. Have X-ray vision for Twitter! See through shared links in my Twitter stream without visiting. 2. Follow any non-Twitter sites! Discover and follow streams from any website along with Twitter, in a single real-time stream. "

When we recently announced our new pricing plans (which launch July 20th, 2010), we heard from many of you who were concerned about the future of education-focused Ning Networks. Ning Networks have become a valuable compliment to many schools and other educational institutions by helping teachers, parents and students supplement class curriculums; allowing educators and administrators to share best practices; and by helping all these groups bring the vitality and vibrancy of their institutions online.

"Figment is a community where you can share your writing, connect with other readers, and discover new stories and authors. Whatever you're into, from sonnets to mysteries, from sci-fi stories to cell phone novels, you can find it all here."

"Explore a world of publications by people and publishers alike. Collect, share and publish in a format designed to make your documents look their very best."

"Upload and comment on resources then share them with students and respond in real time."

"OpenProj is a free, open source desktop alternative to Microsoft Project. The OpenProj solution is ideal for desktop project management and is available on Linux, Unix, Mac or Windows. OpenProj is a complete desktop replacement of Microsoft Project and even opens existing native Project files. OpenProj shares the most advanced scheduling engine in the industry with Projects On Demand. The OpenProj solution has Gantt Charts, Network Diagrams (PERT Charts), WBS and RBS charts, Earned Value costing and more. You can get more detailed information on OpenProj or download now! "