"Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom and their students to a world way beyond their campus. With Skype, students can learn from other students, connect with other cultures, and expand their knowledge in amazing ways. Teachers and parents can also benefit from Skype in the classroom. Read below to learn how you can take advantage of the power of Skype in your classroom."

How do you choose web 2.0 tools for your classroom?

This is a drag and drop very easy to use "Paint"like application to create quick diagrams on the fly online.

"Skype has a new free service just for educators called Skype in the classroom"

"Saferpedia.eu is an online encyclopedia that includes definitions and resources about Internet safety, developed within Sigur.info project. Sigur.info is a project aiming to raise awareness and information on safer Internet navigation for children."

"The Khan Academy, excellent videos and online lessons are now available with the new Khan App. The Khan App is free and works with iPhone, the iPad, and Android devices. The Khan App gives access to the same videos and lessons you can find at the Khan Academy website. The Khan App is available through education section of the Open App Marketplace. The Khan Academy is a great place to find quality online instruction in math, science, and social science topics. The Khan App allows you to take those lessons with you wherever you go."

This is a new page of the Directory showing SOCIAL tools particularly targeted at (or very useful) for the primary, junior, middle and secondary school classrooms. (The rest of the Directory also provides useful tools)

Dropbox is an amazing filesharing tool and this guide has things in that boggles my mind- excellent!