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Create a digital magazine pulling images, text, and the like from all over the internet or from your own hard drive.

Students can create a slideshow for whichever class may require it and then present it to the class through their computers using slideshare.

Slidershare uploads and shares slideshows. This makes it easy to share powerpoints.

This website lets you browse or create a "playlist" of videos to help you. It's basically a educational YouTube. They have videos in almost every subject and even has things for parents and it could be helpful for teachers as well to find a new way to present an idea.

3DTin is a free online tool for creating 3D models. There is a gallery of models from which you can find inspiration as well as templates for users who aren't starting from scratch. The model you create can be exported and used on other 3D modeling software. 3DTin can be used to create images that go beyond the usual two dimensions. Using original 3D models for projects and presentations is sure to boost the visual appeal of a student's work and therefore their grade. The tool can also be used to spice up engineering class, in the place of or in conjunction with drawing on graph paper.

A simple audio tool that converts the audio to a format that can be downloaded, emailed, or embedded.

Seriously Amazing is presented by The Smithsonian and is a collection full of thought-provoking questions that cover the artistic, historical, scientific, and culture aspects that are spread throughout The Smithsonian's museums.

This website is a program that allows you to record what you are doing on your laptop and can be used for all sorts of presentations or tutorial videos.

Allows students to download free (and attractive!) CSS or HTML based templates.

ThingLink lets users add interactive links to any photo and turn them into fun web experiences that drive engagement. Using ThinkLink, anyone can make interactive images. Adding text, video, sound, and other media to the picture, ThinkLink can be used as a unique learning device. Classes can also interact and collaborate on images. Teachers and students can add their own input and links to the image to create an educational masterpiece. Teachers can create images for their students to explore and contribute to. Students can do the same and can also use ThinkLink as a unique means for presenting information for any kind of project.

Using Kaltura is similar to creating a google doc or making a wiki. Students can collaborate on one project from multiple computers simultaneously. However, unlike google docs or a wiki, Kaltura allows students to upload videos, audio files, and pictures and collaborate on their uploaded media to create a video presentation.

SpiderScribe - online mind mapping and brainstorming app. Can be accessed from anywhere and easy to use. If you are visual and love organization, then this website is perfect for you.

Students can use this tool to study for tests or prepare for presentations.

10x10 ('ten by ten') is an interactive exploration of the words and pictures that define the time. Every hour, 10x10 collects the 100 words and pictures that matter most on a global scale, and presents them as a single image, taken to encapsulate that moment in time. By Jonathan J.

Free Online Screen Sharing If you are working on a group project on the computer, you can screen share your documents, presentations, and files in real-time instead of sending files back and forth constantly.

Used to create links that only last for a limited amount of time.

For big projects, instead of doing a poster board or presentation, teachers can opt for their students to create blogs with this tool. Weebly is a simple and easy blogging site and with Weebly for education, teachers can quickly create accounts for all their students. Weebly becomes more than just a blogging site with Weebly for education; teachers can accept homework and keep parents up to date on their child's work.

This site can be used to make elaborate and dynamic flash-based projects.

UtellStory is a great alternative to PhotoStory that allows for intuitive multimedia storytelling.

Voki is used to create interactive talking avatars.

Use this tool to take clips or videos of your computer screen. Great for making tutorials or projects involving technology. Make your video of the screen-shots and recordings using the free tool and then export it to the location of your choice.