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This list was compiled from the Top 10 Tools lists of 109 learning professionals during July and August 2007.

It was not long ago that producing multimedia digital content required expensive equipment and technical expertise; we are at the point now where we can do some very compelling content creation with nothing more complex than a web browser. In this workshop you will: * Design a basic story concept that can be created in a web 2.0 tool using images, audio, and/or video. * And then create it quickly using one of 50+ different web tools that are free to use. * Plus, you will share in this wiki site your example and observations on the value of the tool

We are using the word "story" in a general sense; it may be a deeply personal one of the digital storytelling variety, or it may be a tale of a travel trip, or a simple multimedia presentation.

Tools for Research

Login page for the University of Delaware survey tool.

Katana Links: Download the latest tool versions, as well as install documentation. McGraw Hill's Sakai solution.

The tool I used in class. $45 (single license) or $125 (5 licenses).

The software I have been using for the last 4 years to stimulate classroom engagement. It's a timer and a student or team random picker. Very easy and useful.

Here' s a little experiment -- using a tool called "Webslides" which allows me to make a type of slideshow consisting of series of links to web pages.

One qualitative study, which surely won't be welcomed by manufacturers of basic word processing software, found that students who create and edit documents using Web-based collaboration tools include more complex visual media in their assignments - and come away with a better understanding in the process. Another ongoing experiment finds, with statistical significance, that instructors can be more effective in grading students' work if they record their comments directly into documents as audio.

Ideas are powerful, especially when they have become beliefs and have been unquestioned for generations. Three in particular may be standing in the way of more faculty using our new learning tools in enlightened ways. Assuming learning is about acquiring content is a distortion of reality. Learning is about learning how to learn. It is a social process: For young people the social process must be tangible, present, and immediate; for more advanced learners, the social context is internalized but still indispensable.

As the phrase suggests, it is the telling of stories using Web 2.0 tools, technologies, and strategies. Since the name is fairly recent (and not yet widely used), it may not bear out as the best term for this trend. Another name may emerge, one better suited to describing this narrative domain. However, the term seems to have met with quiet acknowledgment to date, so it may serve as a useful one going forward.

When it comes to presentations, typical slideshows have gotten a bad reputation for being dull and dry. That doesn't necessarily have to be the case. Thanks to Web 2.0 tools and applications, you can bring pizzazz to your presentations like never before. Whether you're looking for an "un-slideshow" altogether or just looking to add a little kick to the boring charts and graphs in your PowerPoint, you can find something here that fits your needs as we introduce you to Slideshows 2.0.

Pipes is a powerful composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content from around the web.

Collaborative writing is useful for projects, for peer-editing, and for many other writing tasks limited only by teacher/student imagination.

In higher ed, there are really three ways I think a wiki can be useful: teaching, research, and administration.

Snapz Pro X allows you to effortlessly record anything on your screen, saving it as a QuickTime® movie or screenshot that can be emailed, put up on the web, or passed around however you want.

Students take their ePortfolios to new levels, while the pundits look on and try to fathom what's next, and the market responds with Web 2.0 goodies.

Video Annotations are a new way for you to add interactive commentary to your videos!

Your competitors are using wikis. Your customers are using wikis. So are other employees in your organization. You need to use wikis too. It's where your future is. And I'll show you how.

Record a sketch with or without voice. Explain something, have fun, or create art.