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Voice recording tool...Free and EASY!

Free Photo Editing for Mac and PC. Basic photo editing.

Patty, I take it there is a lower learning curve on this than the real Photoshop?

Susan, yes, this is just basic photo editing compared to the real Photoshop. Although, more than adequate results with a few tools.

The purpose of this wiki is to organize and explore FREE Web 2.0 tools that can be used to enhance teaching and learning.

ReadWriteWeb published this list in August of 2010 - interesting and I can definitely see the potential in the tools and tech they featured! I'll be looking into Wikispaces, VoiceThread, and SlideShare which I have not previously heard about.

"Tools for the 21st Century Teacher"

Hi Anna, Thanks for finding and posting this link. I've enjoyed browsing through it and plan to revisit it later. Ruth

Web 2.0 Teaching Tools blog about ClassTools.net - Free Flash for Online Teaching

Art Daily Tweet (REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth) http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=44618&int_modo=1 High resolution images of famous art work will be available on you laptop! Google has partnered with museums like MoMa- NYC, Freer Gallery of Art- Washington D.C. , Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid - Spain, Museum Kampa, Prague - Czech Republic, National Gallery, London - UK, Palace of Versailles - France, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam - The Netherlands, The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg - Russia, State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow - Russia, Tate Britain, London - UK * Uffizi Gallery, Florence - Italy and the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam - The Netherlands. The site features over 1000 images, virtual gallery tours and something called Street View where "users can move around galleries virtually, selecting works of art that interest them and clicking to discover more or diving into the high resolution images, where available." Users can also use the Create and Artwork feature where they can save view of artwork they enjoy and build a collection of their own. I have been to MoMa, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam and the Freer Gallery of Art- Washington D.C s I would like to see how these collections are represented and how this new Google tool works.

Xtranormal Movie Maker

I've been looking for ways that my Writing Center can offer synchronous online tutoring. Etherpad is a free, open source tool that I looked at, and Pirate Pad is one free site that uses it. It's neat and easy to use. Open a Pirate Pad, give the person a link, and you're off!

Hi Professor Manning; I found an interesting website that list a variety of web 2.0 tools. Carol Walker

Read Write Think, a publication of the NCTE, provides this neat tool for creating comic strips.

This is a fun, free tool for making cartoons.

Like xtranormal, GoAnimate is a tool for making cartoons. Neat!

Cautions about medical use of Social Media.

Social media may have started out as a fun way to connect with friends, but it has evolved to become a powerful tool for education and business. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter and tools such as Skype are connecting students to learning opportunities in new and exciting ways.

I like this site as it offers innovate ideas for bringing social media into classrooms. It also categorizes the suggesions by levels - K-12 and college. It also gives suggestions for students' use and for teachers' use.

Found a great article with helpful tips on using technology tools. Enjoy!

Interesting article on how technology impacts the classroom today.

This article provides insights into the educational value of web 2.0 tools and how these tools may be used within education

This article encourages and motivates the exploration of best practices in integrating digital games, social networking, and simulations in the learning environment.

Example of how to use Facebook in education.