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favorite web-based tool to recommend to teachers for podcasting. After using it briefly last night, I completely understand why. iPadio accounts are free, and you can use ANY phone to call into the service and record a message which is immediately converted into a web-based podcast. This recording TRULY is a "podcast," because it's placed inside a web feed / RSS feed that makes it "subscribable." The feature I like the best is it is also easily linkable AND embeddable.

#edtech20 KidZui is packed with fun kids online games, silly kids videos, & awesome kids websites. Download KidZui... http://fb.me/zXqaNeMg - Lucian teach Web 20 (web20education) http://twitter.com/web20education/status/25304724051857408

Our "Active Bookmarks©" turn Web content into rich, formative and blended classroom lessons. These bookmarks, called Vibes©, automatically build interactive lessons on top of your favourite Web pages. It's that easy!

A Web Whiteboard is a touch-friendly whiteboard app that lets you use your computer, tablet or smartphone to easily draw sketches, collaborate with others and share them with the world. This is an incredible tool for the classroom and it pushes the ability to have interaction that only whiteboards were offering to any student or teacher with a web connection.

Google Launches Interactive Book to Teach Everyone About the Web

SEN Teacher is a web site that provides free teaching and learning resources for students with special needs and learning disabilities. Resources for K-12 and college-level students are available, as well as at-home activities and free downloads. The site's Printables Page has customizable handouts and teaching aids. SEN Teacher links to other web sites that are carefully chosen and that provide additional free resources and helpful links. The Files Page lists free educational software, and custom Google search engines make it easier to locate resources for special needs students.

Spaaze is a free online sticky note service that offers some handy functions for teachers and students. Spaaze allows you to write notes, edit notes and reorder your notes. Your notes can be simple text notes or you can create notes that contain videos, images, or links. Use the Spaaze browser bookmarklet to add a note to your collection anytime you come across an interesting find on the web. The video below gives a good overview of what can be done with Spaaze. Applications for Education Spaaze could be used by students as a personal organizer. Spaaze could be particularly useful for students who don't have their own computers and need to rely on computer labs in order to get work done online. By using Spaaze those students can create notes of what they need to do, what they have done, and create notes about the useful things they find while researching on the web.

Mark up websites, graphics, and photos, or start brainstorming on a blank canvas. Browse the web with your friends or make that conference call more productive than ever. No plug-ins, downloads, or firewall voodoo - it's all here, ready to go when you are. Browser-agnostic, user-friendly.

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

Excellent blog post with great Web 2.0 tool recommendations.  Quick read that leads to creativity of what next to try!

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

.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!

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.

Lots of links for grades k-12 on interactive web2.0 sites for science and math.  Great list of resources.

Web Based Meeting Scheduler

...this online tool allows one or more users to create an online sketch in real-time; no registration is needed and the image can be embedded in a blog or Web site with the included code