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Browser-based tools and several apps used in education are especially useful for researching, storytelling and collaborative video making. These tools' aim is to encourage students to approach a task by asking open-ended questions and develop a concept of a task. They also enhance personalized learning, where students discover their own strengths, whether it is analysing and mapping out ideas, research or even editing.

Writing will always be important, but weaving text, images, sound, and presentation together can give students more and different ways to express themselves. Easy-to-use online tools allow students the opportunity to create multimedia projects that demonstrate knowledge and develop useful skills. Check out these new three tools on the scene:

"We're excited to invite you to check out two new tools in OER Commons. One is for aligning OER to the Common Core State Standards and the second is a tool to evaluate the quality of a particular resource. Over 1,000 open resources have been vetted by teachers and curriculum specialists using our tools. Look here to see what has already been evaluated and aligned to the Common Core State Standards."

What's the capital of Kansas? The French word for "green?" Making flashcards to study material like this is nothing new, but these days you don't have to deal with index cards and markers to make them. Quizlet is an online haven of study games and more than six million sets of flashcards, with subjects that range from German verbs to LSAT questions. The study material appears on virtual flashcards, with an option to have the content presented in the test-form or within a competitive game. If you don't see a flashcard set that you want, make your own by submitting the information you want to study. Quizlet CEO Dave Margulius says he and much of the Quizlet team in San Francisco have decided to learn Spanish together and often use the website's Speller tool. When using this tool, a voice says a vocabulary item without showing the word itself, and you must type the word you hear. For example, the voice might say, "bailar," which is Spanish for "dance," and then you type the word the best you can. If spelled correctly, you move to the next word, and if not, the screen shows the accurate spelling.

10 Tools for Getting the Most from Dropbox

10 Tools for Getting the Most from Dropbox

VideoNotes is a neat new tool for taking notes while watching videos. VideoNotes allows you to load any YouTube video on the left side of your screen and on the right side of the screen VideoNotes gives you a notepad to type on. VideoNotes integrates with your Google Drive account. By integrating with Google Drive VideoNotes allows you to share your notes and collaborate on your notes just as you can do with a Google Document. 

Sharendipity is a Web-based creativity suite where anyone can build and deploy engaging and interactive Web applications. Go. Build something wonderful today. --Free creation tools inside the browser --Integrate third-party web services --No programming required --Deploy your apps anywhere on the web

Mentimeter is e an easy-to-use web-based tool that enables you to create questions, collect answers and show the result in real time. FREE and can be used with any device.

Mentimeter is e an easy-to-use web-based tool that enables you to create questions, collect answers and show the result in real time. FREE and can be used with any device.

PowToon is the Do-It-Yourself animated presentation tool that supercharges your presentations and videos! Save massive amounts of time and money by creating Powtoons that bring the WOW!-factor to product demos, business presentations, social media clips, and much more.

"These tools could be used by teachers to enhance short videos"

A comparison of Video Editing Tools

"gClassFolders is a free, Google-Spreadsheet-based add-on for Google Apps for EDU that CREATES class folders for students and teachers to simplify and streamline their experience of using Google's world class productivity and collaboration tools in the classroom."

Web search can be a remarkable tool for students, and a bit of instruction in how to search for academic sources will help your students become critical thinkers and independent learners. With the materials on this site, you can help your students become skilled searchers- whether they're just starting out with search, or ready for more advanced training.

Create free Infographics online.  *Currently in Beta* Drag & Drop pre-designed themes and vector assets onto your canvas for easy creation and customization of rich infographics.

"Want to convert PDF to JPG? Submit your PDF, we convert it to JPG, online! You will also have the opportunity to download the pictures as a zip file."

This is a great tool to use and/or share with students that need to convert PDF documents to a JPG format so that they may be uploaded to Schoology! It is free, it works entirely online and does not require the student to create an account. Woo-hoo!

"School teachers and administrators can log in and watch any video, but students cannot log in and can only watch YouTube EDU videos and videos their school has added. All comments and related videos are disabled, and search is limited to YouTube EDU videos. YouTube also has created a page for teachers, YouTube.com/Teachers, to help them learn to use the site as a powerful educational tool."

A Google Tool that allows you to use an image as a search term.

"Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office brings collaborative multi-person editing to the familiar Microsoft® Office experience. You can share, backup, and simultaneously edit Microsoft Word, PowerPoint®, and Excel® documents with coworkers. "