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Richard Byrne has compiled and shared his Google Apps/Docs tutorials for educators to download and use.

There are a tremendous amount of websites out there now (usually referred to as web 2.0) which allow users to create content. You're actually on one right now…a blog. With all of these resources, they offer tremendous promise for classroom application. The trick is to pick a few and begin to infuse inside your class. From time to time, you will see our TCI bloggers refer to, or even use, sites. For techies, web 2.0 is like breathing. They can't imagine life without it. For many teachers though, it can be overwhelming. We've worked to create a quick guide to some of the more popular web 2.0 sites out there. This guide will give you basics on how to get started and how they can be used in a great TCI activity. Feel free to download and share this document with colleagues. If there's another site you feel we should really take a look at, please let us know! We're always on the hunt for great new tools for teachers

As written on the post topic, you can expect to find on this upcoming list, services that don't require registration, nor download from any kind in order to use them. Tools that are really easy-to-use (most of them are single-page sites), and basically web-applications that can help on your daily internet visit/work. To be honest, it is not so hard to create lists of web 2.0 services, especially if you own a blog or a directory that contains relevant content. BUT it is definitely not easy to isolate the most useful ones from hundreds of sites.

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EclipseCrossword is the fast, easy, free way to create crossword puzzles in minutes. It's never been simpler-just give EclipseCrossword a list of words and clues, and it does the rest. In seconds, you'll have a crossword puzzle with just the words you want. EclipseCrossword has been downloaded more than two million times by people just like you.

Curriki is more than your average website; we're a community of educators, learners and committed education experts who are working together to create quality materials that will benefit teachers and students around the world. Curriki is an online environment created to support the development and free distribution of world-class educational materials to anyone who needs them. Our name is a play on the combination of 'curriculum' and 'wiki' which is the technology we're using to make education universally accessible. Curriki is built on the XWiki platform, an open source development platform and "Next Generation Wiki" application developed in Java and released the LGPL open source license. Curriki is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. Download a summary of Curriki's history and mission: CurrikiBrochureApril2009.pdf.

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Apple's slate-style computer has been released in the U.S. The iPad runs the iPhone Operating System and can run almost all apps from the App Store. Schools are interested in iPad because of those apps and the promise of interactive textbooks. * Read Learning in Blog Blog posts tagged iPad. * Download Apple's 154 page iPad manual. * View Apple's iPad Guided Tour videos.

"If you think that iPods are used just for listening to music, you obviously haven't been keeping up with the latest technology. The Apple-developed music player now features all kinds of accessories to help you study better, and now other companies are in a rush to get their designs in sync with the iPod. Pre-teens, college kids and even adults are taking advantage of the educational benefits an iPod affords them. From downloadable podcasts to just-for-iPod study guides and applications, learning on the go has never been easier. To find out about the many different ways you can transform your iPod into a learning device, check out our list below."

Enter some text in the form above (follow the 6 simple steps) and hit the 'Convert Text2image' button, this will create your text to be converted to a JPG image file which you can then download and use on your web site/blog. Great way to protect your email from spam bots (make emails "unspiderable" and unreadable by OCR robots) and search engines, post a picture of your email (only human eyes can read it) instead of actually typing your email online (to forums, chat rooms, instant messangers, blogs, etc).

DaButtonFactory is another website button maker that lets you quickly create customized buttons online. Almost any feature on the button can be customized, you can apply variety of fonts, styles, colors, customize text, shadows, gradient, change button style… etc. Once button is ready you can get it as CSS code or download as image file.

Turn your Animoto videos into beautiful, crisp productions, then play, share, and download your hi-res videos

"Do you need greater file sending, receiving, and tracking abilities? SizableSend.com is the solution for you. Securely send multiple 500 MB files to as many recipients as you want, all at no charge and with no limit restrictions. SizableSend.com offers an easy-to-use FTP replacement drop box so you can receive important files on-demand. With SizableSend.com, you'll have the added assurance of file delivery tracking to know your files have been received and downloaded."

"Lesson Plans for Teachers The Museum has created these Lesson Plans that you may download or print from this web site for your classroom use. Each lesson comes complete with directions, enrichment suggestions, and reproducible handouts. "

"Welcome to the complete collection of our Photo Masterclasses. Just click on the images below to download a PDF of each masterclass and your photography skills will soon improve with our experts' advice. "

"Best Things in Life Are Free We are happy to share our products with you free of charge, and that's what Goodies are all about. Our customers-even non-regular ones-have a chance to download various Jumsoft products just like that! We regularly add sets of Keynote, iWeb, and Mail Stationery themes, and more to the Goodies package, and all you have to do is follow this section of our site and seize the opportunity to get our designs for free! "

You can download and install these fonts on your computer.

he Khan Academy is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere. We have 1200+ videos on YouTube covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance which have been recorded by Salman Khan. Listen to a recent interview by Salman with NPR's All Things Considered Download the Khan Academy factsheet. You can also read more about the Khan Academy vision in this document. The Khan Academy and Salman Khan have received a 2009 Tech Award in Education. The Tech Awards is an international awards program that honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity.

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