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Free and easy-to-use photo stitching software and virtual tour hosting. Create panoramic photos and virtual tours for free.

RefSeek's guide to the 25 best online resources for finding free educational videos. With the exception of BrainPOP and Cosmeo, all listed sites offer their extensive video libraries for free and without registration.

An article with lots of references to free education courses from MIT and Academic Earth

list of free web tools for almost any need or occassion

"No matter how much you know, there is always something new to learn about science. While your college courses may cover the basics, you can get a more in-depth look at a wide variety of topics from Internet resources such as these great documentaries. These selections will help you explore everything from the inner reaches of the human mind to the outer areas of our universe and just about everything else in between. Better yet, they're all free to watch online so you can learn more without spending a dime."

Lots of free classes here!

"Welcome to EasyPrompter This web-based teleprompter application is free, doesn't require any plugins or flash and is fully configurable. It's so browser compatible, you can even use it on your iPhone! Take a look at some of the features: * Supports mirrored text via an exclusive font download! * Elapsed time display * Works in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome * Supports keyboard and mouse controls (start/pause, ff/rew, etc) so you can control the prompter remotely * Can run full screen (F11 in most browsers) with no distracting ads, banners or control graphics * Control pad can be undocked for 2 screen operation - this way there is nothing but the text on the second monitor"

"In all there are 33 pages containing 21 ideas and how to instructions for creating Google Maps placemarks, directions creating and publishing a quiz with Google Docs forms, directions for embedding books into your blog, and visual aids for accessing other Google tools."

Now that my students are getting more comfortable making online slideshows (especially with Flowgram), they're also getting more interested in including music

Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online

Free mathematics software for learning and teaching

's to a "Massive Open Online Class". The topic is online learning today and tomorrow.  These things are a lot of fun and your level of participation is very much your own choice. Participation is free and they are a great place to bounce ideas around, or even find out what other educators are thinking.