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"Skype in the classroom is a free community to help teachers everywhere use Skype to help their students learn. It's a place for teachers to connect with each other, find partner classes and share inspiration. This is a global initiative that was created in response to the growing number of teachers using Skype in their classrooms."

"Switch videos are animations or slideshows set to music, which can be controlled by a range of common assistive access devices. They are designed to help children understand and generalise cause and effect (the action / reaction bond), one of the foundation stones for early learning. The videos can be played online or downloaded for use on a PC or Macintosh computer."

This is the updated web addsress for the wonderful and highly entertaining Priory Woods videos. Farting Dinosaurs is my personal favorite.

"We provide a simple tool for creating and managing your todo list - all with a bit of fun and flair. Most people keep their todo lists on pieces of paper (which has its upsides!) But many other people have found it useful to have their todo list on their computer as well. They spend much of the day working on their computer, so it is always there - paper can easily get misplaced - or sometimes you forget to bring your list with you when you leave. Making your todo list here has some distinct advantages, such as... you can access it from anywhere you have access to the net. you can share the list with anybody you like just by sending them a link. you and your friend can both add items and cross them off you can save paper (it's a bit "eco"! ;-) less trash to mess your desk or washing machine! (you know you've done this!) you can make as many as you like! No registration needed!"

"Digital storytelling is simply using computer-based tools to tell stories. There are many different ways to do this - from making movies, recording voices, creating animations or electronic books. In schools they can help to take a task that might be seen as mundane - write a report, write a story, explain a process, describe an experiment - and turn it into something a whole lot more interesting. There are a great many tools out there that could be used for digital storytelling. I am going to give you just a few:"

ShowMe is a global learning community - a place where anyone can learn or teach anything. Our mission is to make learning as accessible as possible, while giving great teachers and experts a platform to reach even more students. Our community has created hundreds of ShowMe's, from chemistry to history to football strategy - and more knowledge is being shared everyday. Join the movement. Help us democratize learning.

"The latest version of Dictanote features QuickType, a faster than ever speech recognition engine using which you can actually write faster than normal typing."

"Typing with your voice. Simple and functional notepad. Title: VoiceNote II - Speech to text. Slogan: Easy typing. He writes what you say."

"Whether you prefer your students to handwrite their stories and reports or type them up in Word or Google Docs, you can transform their work into a slick-looking flipbook using a free tool called FlipSnack."

"EMPOWER STUDENTS Students (as young as 5!) can independently create, capture, and store artifacts of learning in their private learning journal. ENGAGE PARENTS Parents get notified of new items, giving them a glimpse of their child's day and an opportunity to support learning at home."