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With myebook.com, we've made it possible for anyone to upload, or create from scratch, beautifully simple or adventurously complex page designs and covers online, in no time. What's more, you can publish your book with a single button and release it to the world before the (virtual) ink's dry! You can create as many publications as you want. And it's all free.

An online collaboration tool that requires only the admin to register and has a calendar, file storage and collaboration space, conferencing, chatting, and much more

Wiggio is an online tool kit that lets you work in groups easily. You can send emails, text messages, and voice mails. It makes it easy to share files and polls. You can set up video conferences and also keep a shared calendar as well as keep track of your group's tasks and resources.

Edistorm takes the metaphor of sticky notes on a boardroom wall and brings it online allowing anyone - anywhere to brainstorm with only a web browser. Each user picks their favorite ideas and Edistorm brings the best ones forward.

A collaborative tools using post-it notes with the ability to color code, group, vote, and comment. There is an educator option, so make sure you look for it in the log in process. Thanks to Lori Stollar for sharing this one with me!

"Edistorm takes the metaphor of sticky notes on a boardroom wall and brings it online allowing anyone - anywhere to brainstorm with only a web browser. Each user picks their favorite ideas and Edistorm brings the best ones forward."

"There are so many wonderful resources that teachers can freely use on the internet! If you are looking for educational content, you'll find it there. If you are looking to connect with other educators, mentors, communities - you can easily find them. If you need a tool to help you accomplish as task, you can find it. This site's purpose is to get you pointed toward some of these marvelous educational treasures."

A pleasing annotated array of links to free learning/educational online resources

Go to this website, type in what you would like to be recorded into audio, and it will create a synthesized voice saying what you want. It creates a QR code for you directly on the site which you can scan and listen to on whatever device.

"The time is finally here for my annual list of favorite sites of the year. This year I decided to up my post to the top 100 instead of 25 because of the number of sites that I reviewed and the popularity of the post. I tried to cover a wide range of sites, from flash-card creators to digital storytelling, and of course social networks, which really stood out in 2011. I hope everybody enjoys the list and has as much fun reading it as I did creating it."

AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic feedback tool. Use it as a tool for online brainstorming or embed it on your website or blog as a poll or guestbook. Think digital "scribble space".

This is for all those people that find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than Google it for themselves.

All content viewed on WatchKnow is hosted by other websites. I tried the one titled "Home Run" and discovered it was missing. So this resource needs to be viewed prior to accessing it during class! I enjoyed "Finding Perimeter". You need to look at this one!

Debatepedia is "the Wikipedia of pros and cons". Its mission is to "clarify public debates and improve decision-making globally". Debatepedia is a project of the International Debate Education Association (IDEA), a 501c3 non-profit. It utilizes the same wiki technology powering Wikipedia to engage you and other citizen-editors in clarifying public debates by centralizing them into a single pro/con encyclopedia. This helps you, other citizens, and leaders better weigh ALL the pros and cons, develop positions, and make more informed decisions, votes, etc... And this significantly improves democracy and people's lives.

You can change those shortened URL's from sites like bit.ly, j.mp, fb.me, tinyurl.com, ow.ly,and dlvr.it with this site! It unshortens the URLs!

You can change those shortened URL's from sites like bit.ly, j.mp, fb.me, tinyurl.com, ow.ly,and dlvr.it with this site! It unshortens the URLs!

"This free on-line graphing calculator is available to you 24hrs / 7days a week. This free online graphic calculator requires no subscription, no downloading, no soft-ware, and has no advertising. When you click on the link, a new window opens. If the calculator doesn't load right away close the new window and click on the link again. Once the window is open you may resize it or maximize it to fit your screen. "

"Skype is a great way of calling people from all over the world. However, it lacks the call-record feature. One way to utilize this feature is to use the MP3 Skype Recorder program. This software can automatically record all your incoming and outgoing Skype calls. The output audio's format is MP3, so it's easy for you to listen and share the recorded call. You can use it as a podcast or as an instructional audio."

"The best homework tasks exhibit five characteristics. First, the task has a clear academic purpose, such as practice, checking for understanding, or applying knowledge or skills. Second, the task efficiently demonstrates student learning. Third, the task promotes owner ship by offering choices and being personally relevant. Fourth, the task instills a sense of competence-the student can success fully complete it without help. Last, the task is aesthetically pleasing-it appears enjoyable and interesting (Vatterott, 2009)."

This is a nice web video hosting service similar to Youtube. It will allow up to 500 MB per week for videos.

I have seen this used by many people and didn't try it until this week. It was slow to process.

Another free resource that looks interesting.

Shmoop, a publisher of digital educational resources, has added pre-algebra to its list of free learning guides. The online Pre-Algebra Learning guides contain hundreds of topics with succinct explanations, diagrams, interactive examples, practice problems, and real-world applications. Pre algebra is Shmoop's first foray beyond its core humanities offerings. At the home page click on the pre algebra tab

NBC Learn has launched this website called Finishing the Dream. It chronicles the h istory of the civil rights movement. It includes more then 100 stories from NBC News archives. Materials include documentaries on significan events over the course of 60 years, including the Montgomery bus boycott; the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.; the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas; the Freedom Riders; and more. The content provides the opportunity for community leaders, teachers, and students to discuss the impact of the civil rights movement and to consider related modern issues that affect people today.

This free software works on a computer that is connected to a digital video camera. The information provided said it takes some skill and troubleshooting, but it is worth the effort.

I will be sharing sites I found in an article called Bring the Word into Your Classroom.

stopy bullying now is a site for kids and adults about bullying. It includes information about bullying and what you can do. It has games related to bullying to teach students how to handle bullying situations. There are webisodes to help teach kids about bullying.