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This is a cool web 2.0 tool that allows you to add a list of links and submit it to get a single link to them all, conveniently displayed in tabs. You can then share it on email, IM, Twitter or SMS. It's perfect for teachers who want kids to visit a series of websites.

Sporcle is one of the most addicting, trivia based, gaming web sites that students will enjoy for reviewing content or new material pre-testing. Instructors can create their own content using anyone of the three major delivery methods. Image identification, fill in the blanks, or answer bank selection. Students challenge themselves to answer the questions before time runs out and then scored based on percentage completed. Once the game is over, students are revealed the correct answered and where they fall in the percentages of games played. Sporcle is free and can be run on any platform or web browser. Games or test are easily created using manually entry or loaded from a document. Sporcle allows all users to create content giving everyone opportunity to add content specific to unique topics. Once content is created, the links can be shared and the data is view able for all users to see and collect.

PowToon is an outstanding online tool to create animated presentations. Animations are easy to set up and put in motion using simple tools and provided characters to present ideas or stories. Sounds can be added along with voice over capabilities. Once the animation is created, it can be viewed using an embed code or exported to different online media through using a simple link. Powtoon is a web based client that can run on any web based platform. Powtoon is a great teacher resource to let students bring their stories to life through animations and sound. Students can tell stories or create their own adaptations and tell the story they intended. Students can take events and re-enact the dialogue or create their own dialogue that parallels that even.