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Free and stable. A very robust and secure online discussion platforms. Easy to use and moderate. Easy to set up and begin. Discussions, polls, debates. Allows attachment of pictures, videos, PDF, Microsoft documents. Reports and results; grouping of students...

A good tool to add to your Non-LMS toolkit

A digital poster creation site~benefits include: -Open log-in so if students already have Twitter, Google, or Facebook accounts, it's simple to save, publish, and log-in -Integrates multimedia -Able to share and interact with others~comments and reactions in the side window. -Web tool for any platform--iPads, PC's...

A few project-based tools for hands-on and collaborative learning experiences

A very robust online classroom that includes discussion, quizzes, calendars, polls, gradebooks, assignment annotation, and much more. Very dynamic and free. The help centre provides video tutorials: http://help.edmodo.com/?subdomain=www

Quotation from email sent by the company Layouts give your page more structure, if and when you need it. In a Stream, all posts are arranged one below the other in chronological order. Here are some cool ways of using Streams: Writing long form text, like a blog. Group discussions, where order is important. Presentations.

I know you folks have used (Walwisher) Padlet. I thought you might be interested in the new features. Avi

Scoop.it allows you to bring together topics of interest in one location, for easy access. This Scoop.it site, curated by a Miss Noor, contains hundreds of scooped websites relating to Web 2.0. The focus is the best resources and tools of web 2.0 in the classroom. You could spend hours exploring the different links and feel like you have just touched the surface.

Look no further, this wiki lists sixteen categories of online tools, additional online sites, as well it has a teacher resource section, and if you know of a cool web 2.0 site not listed you can email the creater and she will add it to the site.

A huge list of free online tools for teaching/learning. "At least one excellent free learning tool (or site) for every learning problem, need or issue!"

Wow--quite a list! Thanks! :)

This Glog, created by Sue Oxnevad, is titled "Google Docs For Learning". There are 12 notes attached to this online poster board. When you click on each, you are taken to different presentation formats and instructed how you can use Google Docs, and in some instances retailed web tools, in relation to the folllowing: * Assignment Tracker: Google Forms * Build Vocabulary * Digital Notes: Google Docs and Readability Martlet * Guided Learning * Mind Mapping * Multi Media * Organization: Google Calendar * Project Based Learning * Self-Grading Quiz: Google Form * Templates: Use Google Docs Templates * Word Posters: Google Draw * Writers Workshop

You must check out this blog. It presents ideas for efficient and effective tech integration. One tab focuses on professional development options for 21st century educators, each topic relating to using technology in the classroom. There is a page on Digital Literacy Badges, Google Docs; the list goes on as some of the pages have multiple tabs to take you to even more information. I could spend hours exploring. It is amazing the number of different online sites available for teachers to host content and for students to present their understanding. The host of this blog Sue Oxenvad also offers online professional development, which you can register for on the blog.

A site that is promoting coding in schools. Resources and testimonials on why this is a skill that should be taught in our schools, and where this knowledge will take our students.

As more educators turn to gamification to teach core curriculum and engage students, how can we ensure that these games have real educational value and are not just entertainment? This is a collection of stories and resources to help answer that question.

This article examines the potential of synchronous communication in online education by analyzing the newest tools and platforms that facilitate real-time group communication, and the pedagogy associated with implementing synchronous communication tools into asynchronous learning environments.

Terry Heike from TeachThought has compiled this wonderful list of apps, resources, graphs, charts, and more to help project-based learning be successful for your class.

Google is amazing...instead of a virtual get-together on Skype, try Google Hangouts and for teachers, you could "hold virtual meetings, hosting guest speakers, or creating a video podcast." Also--it is a free service!