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.a great collection of Web 2.0 tools arranged in categories such as presentation tools, collaborative tools, research tools, video tools, writing tools, creativity tools, and many more!

Excellent list of online drawing and other cool tools to use in school. Wiki has links for many other tools - writing, music, research, etc.

3 education technology experts give advice on their 3 top web based tools.  Elluminate, Twitter, SlideRocket, Blogging, etc.  Tool recommendations come with ideas on implementations.  Quick read.

Here are a series of tools that can be used to support reflection, with a brief discussion of the process, the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.

Tools for those addicted or see the greatness in utilizing what Twitter has for educators.

It is an advanced Open Source typing tutor and a free download. The 8MB archive is also portable and runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Amphetype is described as being layout agnostic that means it does not come with a virtual keyboard, but gives you lessons you can use to practice any keyboard layout with it. The software supports the learner with speed and performance measuring features and detailed statistics. One of the important metrics is that Amphetype also measures viscosity i.e. it measures the "pauses' one takes in between words. More pauses means higher viscosity. A lower rate of viscosity translates into better typing performance. Features of Note:  You can generate text fragments to type from Project Gutenberg or any other plain text source to practice your typing. Review mistyped words and even generate custom lessons to practice difficult words or problem words. A performance tab gives a snapshot of WPM, accuracy, measures performance by session, and plots a graph to show progress. Another alternative Open Source keyboard and language independent typing tutor you can try out is Klavaro. It has ready to use keyboard layouts like Dvorak, QWERTZ, Colemak, AlphaGrip5, and more. There are many options to practice your touch typing. I have usually found that using software tools like the two mentioned above, and my personal favorite - TIPP10, and supplementing them with typing games to be the best way. You can always come back to these tools and bump up your WPM (Words per Minute) to an acceptable figure. Want more practice? Look into the following sites too 

Excellent blog post on web based tools and what they are to assist you in you lesson development. 

‎30 in 60: 30 Tools for Tech-Savvy Teachers - Tech-Savvy Teacher's WorkshopHandouts.com

In addition to oodles of interactive math flashcards, Aplus Math hosts two flashcard creators for designing and printing custom cards. The first, Flashcard Creator, prints a set of twelve cards (four cards per page) for any operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) and any set of operands (one through twelve). The second tool, called Custom Flashcards, lets you design math flashcards individually by inputting each problem (two operands and an operator). Each tool also lets you choose between four print sizes, from small to extra large.

great online tool that students can use to create posters and videos. The National Archives Digital Vault poster and video creation tools allow students to drag and drop digital artifacts into a poster or video. The National Archives provides images, documents, and audio in an easy to use editor. When making a poster students can combine multiple images, change background colors, and create captions to make collages of digital artifacts.

Excellent list of Digital Storytelling tools.

a nice map creation tool that allows you to quickly draw, type, and insert icons on a Google Map. Quikmaps is similar to Scribble Maps which I reviewed a couple of weeks ago. Quikmaps does offer one extra tool that Scribble Maps does not and that is the option to select from a huge gallery of icons to use on your map. Placing these icons is a simple matter of dragging and dropping elements. As you will see in the map I've embedded below, I placed a camera icon on Yellowstone National Park and wrote above it, "this is a good place to take pictures."

Web 2.0 Tools for Math Educators http://t.co/rqVPq8SA #mathchat #4thchat #elemchat - Paula Naugle (plnaugle) http://twitter.com/plnaugle/status/118520281844285440

80 Online Tools, References, and Resources http://t.co/Oc4lC1om #EDTC5410 I like resource lists:) - ellen_schmitt (ellen_schmitt) http://twitter.com/ellen_schmitt/status/116099499176361984

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Cool tool to add to toolbar regarding attribution

6 sided box to put info on and use during presentation - can embed movies, links, ppts, audio (some issues)

"This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. "

This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box.