I am currently enrolled in both the Tech Tools course and the Instructional Design Course. This web page about where the different tech tools fit in a "Blooms Taxonomy" scheme is a great resource for both classes.
For those of you who cannot text or don't want to reveal your cell phone numbers this is something I have used in the past that will allow you to text message from a browser.
This report defines the google generation and discusses how students and researchers, search for the information they need. While not specifically a techtools article, it is important for instructors to understand students may not have the information literacy skills that we think they have!
I was referred to this product by a colleague and it is really easy to use. I use it to record video solutions for my math review. Jing also works with Camtasia, which allows you to edit your Jing videos, as well as convert them into other media types such as mp4.
While you have to search through the content, you get insights into what works for students and what doesn't (e.g. "their website is often down for "improvements"")