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Twitter has become a powerful tool for community organizers, marketers, and others who want to share and receive information in a fast, friendly environment. It's no wonder, then, that teachers have also found success on Twitter, using the tool to connect with students, share information with parents, and find useful resources. Here, we'll take a look at 100 tools that can help twittering teachers make the most out of this helpful microblogging tool.

Technology isn't a "tool".....it's part of the ecology. Blog post from Kim Cofino

Tools don't raise achievement....good teaching does.

"The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning examines the effect of digital media tools on how people learn, network, communicate, and play, and how growing up with these tools may affect a person's sense of self, how they express themselves, and their ability to learn, exercise judgment, and think systematically. "

This is a site that contains links to web 2.0 tools in various categories: presentation, collaboration, research, video, etc.

Flickr search tool.

A blog post from Dangerously Irrelevant provides a glimpse into adding annotations and highlights on digital devices and then sharing them - Using tools like Kindle, iPad and iPod Touch and applications such as Evernote and iAnnotate.

WordSift is a tool that was created primarily for teachers. Mainly, think of it playfully - as a toy in a linguistic playground that is available to instantly capture and display the vocabulary structure of texts, and to help create an opportunity to talk and play with language.

50+ web tools you can use to create your own web-based story

A list of links to support the use of Web 2.0 tools for teaching and learning in the K-12 environment.

Online tool that allows you to create a time line and then embed it elsewhere

A post on how one might use Twitter in education.

A blog post on Tips, Tools and Technology for Educators that suggests 6 sites that promote educational gaming. Quality varies.

iCivics is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. iCivics is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support.

Picnik.com gives real people photo-editing superpowers.Because Picnik lives online, users get fast, easy access to a powerful set of tools for editing, sharing, and printing images using any internet browser on any computer platform.

Sketchpad drawing tool

The Wizard Tools look interesting - Citation Wizard, Web Site Evaluation Wizard, and Search Wizard

Data.gov is a citizen-friendly platform that provides access to Federal datasets. With a searchable data catalog, Data.gov helps the public find, access, and download non-sensitive Government data and tools in a variety of formats.

WordSift is a tool that was created primarily for teachers. Mainly, think of it playfully - as a toy in a linguistic playground that is available to instantly capture and display the vocabulary structure of texts, and to help create an opportunity to talk and play with language.

The view that Web 2.0 tools bring us back to the way we are naturally wired to learn.