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This is a neat "tool" for free-writing. When the user hits the "go" button, s/he will see a word at the top of the screen and have 60 seconds to write about it. \n\n

Google offers a collaborative writing tool (similar to MS Word), with JEC uses with her writing students in order to manage the draft-edit-revision process.

By David Pierce, published on Makeuseof.com, November 8, 2008. This post outlines the advantages of Diigo over Delicious (both social bookmarking tools).

An online homework and grading tool.

from Michelle Zollars

JEC uses this site as a tool for her students.

By Robin L. Simmons, the site includes terms, exercises, hand-outs etc., all about grammar.

Screen capture presentation tool that is used by many of our faculty, including for GSCC presentations.

Web-based presentation tool recommended by some of our faculty.

Screen capture presentation tool; many of our faculty are using Camtasia for presentations.

Screen capture presentation tool that allows for closed captioning.

Icebreakers, games, and other classroom tools for faculty. Developed by Skip Downing.

From PBS's Frontline, this documentary looks at how learning and work have changed with the advent of digital tools. Website includes full program as well as supplementary materials.

GIMP is open source image manipulation software.

JEC uses this tool to hide student names in scanned documents.

Tools for online math education.

From publishers Bedford/St. Martin's and connected to the 7th Edition Bedford Handbook, this is an online tool for writing students.

RO recommends CompClass.

MyCompLab, a product of Pearson Education, "empowers student writers and facilitates writing instruction by uniquely integrating a composing space and ePortfolio with proven resources and tools." (from What Is page).

We've had a lot of prior discussion on MyMathLab (MML). In the April 2010 coffeeklatch, NH asked about MyCompLab.

Mashable.com is a very popular site for learning more about important social media tools, with information on trends, lists (e.g. 11 Essential Social Media Resources You Might Have Missed), and how-tos, included guides to Twitter and Facebook.

By Kevin Carey in the Commentary section of The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 15 2011. Carey cites a recent negotiation between the US Departments of Education and Labor in which community colleges can compete for federal funds "to serve students online" but, in exchange, will also provide those online tools, free, via Creative Commons license.

Presented by Innovation in Teaching and Leaning for Technological Innovation at Nashville State Community College. The premise of this project is that a course is linked with a local business and the students work directly with business partners to solve "real-world problems." The site offers background on problem-based and case-based learning, as well as tools to help an instructor connect with a business and frame his/her course.

Goog*lio noun (1) a hybrid next generation e-portfolio that utilizes emerging open, social, web2.0, and Google applications such as blogs, wikis, social networks and software to create a student created and controlled personal learning environment and lifelong content management system that can be shared and viewed from different perspectives, within various contexts, and for multiple purposes. noun (2) a free and easy to use portfolio web site for individuals to design as a space, story, and system that functions as a workspace and showcase for learners to collect, select, reflect, publish, link, archive, and demonstrate knowledge, skills, reflections, through multimedia artifacts. verb (3) "googlio it" to publish and connect a digital artifact to your webfolio. origin: rooted in the word folio (as in Da Vinci) + Google (as in all the free Google Apps & Tools) and evolved from portfolio -->

By Appcylon LLC on the iTunes App Store. Bookmarked version 1.0.4, updated March 28 2011. This is a graphing calculator app for various "smart" devices.

B.M. used this app with her students, using in-class iPads, week 6, semester 4