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On Tuesday, May 18th, Google announced that Google Wave is now available for everyone! Now you may have tried Google Wave in the beginning and felt it was not your cup of tea. Initially, Google Wave did have some annoying problems. However, like most technology, it has improved with time. Google Wave uploads faster, notifies you of updates through your e-mail, has many collaborative features, and now lets anyone join. Some of the collaborative features on the wave include video chat, embedding all sorts of documents within the page (PowerPoints, videos, and text documents), collaborative mindmapping, collaborative drawing, and much more! The video below will show you how to get started and wave.

Write an eBook! Students (or teachers) can easily become authors of their own eBooks and upload to the iBooks App or the Stanza App on the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad

"iPhone, iPad, Android App Builder and Content Management System (CMS) step 1 Create a buzztouch Account It's super easy and only takes a minute. No credit card or other top-secret stuff required. We respect your privacy, no SPAM here. step 2 Login and Start Building Our free app builder allows you to build a flexible app for your individual needs (or your clients needs). Update app screens and features anytime. step 3 Download the Source-Code Download the source code, compile it using XCode (iOS SDK) or Eclipse (Android SDK) then upload it to iTunes, or the Android Market, or both. "

"Adam brings life to your dusty old static documents. With a flick of your wrist and a click of a button, you can add videos, HTML, stylized text and more to a static PDF or image file. In less than 20 minutes, you can have a dynamic web page to showcase your products, services and multimedia content. It's uber simple, from print to web in four ridiculously easy steps. Upload a PDF or Image file Add Hotspots to your Document Insert content into the Hotspot (video, text, music, HTML) Put the link code on your website. SHAZAM! In a matter of moments, you've taken that boring non-interactive document and turned it into a valuable sales and marketing tool for your organization. Neat huh? Watch Adam work his mojo and see for yourself."

Infographic illustrating the increase of technology demand and usage by college level students. 

Get your students blogging. Create a virtual classroom and BlogPortal. Instant use, hosted, free. Great for teachers * Host and manage blogs for your students * Use a Class Homepage to communicate with students * Reviewing capabilities of entries * Advanced privacy see all features Ideal for students * Fully featured blogs to upload text, photos, or insert videos * Fun learning experience * Customizable visibility and comment settings * No e-mail address required see all features

"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."

Great infographic on teacher responses regarding effectiveness of education materials.