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This is a web-based meeting tool that allows people to share drawing. It's a lot like etherpad. This site requires a login and lets teachers have professional accounts. If you have an edu account that works easiest, but if you have a dot.org email they will allow it. You can only have one whiteboard open at one time - not good for multitab browsers. You can upload images on this board. This site has a chat port too.

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.

The best web 2.0 tool for simple real-time sharing, collaboration and presentation. You can name your place, set due dates, limit collaboration and it's easy to add stuff. It's free. Real-time. Good for having a presentation. And there's an 800 number you can call into for a conference call to add audio. And you can add content to your presentation from a mobile source. The moderator sets the limit 4 people.

This is a downloadable app for organizing and saving ideas, thoughts, documents. It makes your notes full-text searchable. So if you just remember a word or phrase it's ok.

This is a web-based word processor that doesn't require logins or downloads. You just start writing instantly. Up to 8 people can collaborate at one time REAL TIME. Each time someone adds something it shows up in a different color. Very cool. There is a chat feature that everyone can see which can be distracting. One person starts the document and then you send the URL to 8 others. This is faster than googledocs and works on mobile devices.

This is the World Digital library - with a small selection of digitized cultural resources from around the world. The most amazing thing is the search feature - there's an interactive timeline that allows you to search by time period and then focus on a map region. Perfect for students.