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Latest update 11th March 2011 - These are some of the best free internet resources for education. This page is constantly updated; every time I come across a new piece of software or an exciting website, I list it here. You might also want to take a look at my Diigo or Delicious accounts for more links. This list is not exhaustive in any way. In fact, if you think there is a tool or application for use in education that should be added to this list, please don't hesitate to get in touch and suggest it!

World clouds have become very popular. Thanks to the Wordle javascript (www.wordle.net) anyone can make a beautiful picture with words. There are however some drawbacks, such as the Wordle picture can not be saved (directly) and because of copyright modifications or alterations of the Wordle application is out of the question. Word clouds are playful and it is very attractive way to show text. Here we offer yet another application to the list of our creativity tools: Wordaizer. This new application offer the possibility to tune, shape, create, print and save any word cloud that you can think of.

Great list of copyright free sites

Use this list and information to create a product for classroom application to share with class.

Use this list and information to create a product for classroom application to share with class.

Blogs are becoming more and more commonplace for educational use as alternatives to Learning Management Systems (LMS) or for the use of teaching aides in the classroom. With Class Blogs, teachers can create unlimited free blogs for bibliographies, assignments, e-learning, learninglogs, or student blogs for their students. If you would like to try out the service, subscribe to the mailing list below. When we are ready, you will be sent an invitation code to try out the service and you will also be able to send out invitations to friends and colleagues as well.

A great list of skills for what is needed in today's classroom.