Web 2.0 tools for teachers

Open Source Living is a dynamic archive of Open Source software (OSS) spanning all major platforms, inclusive of small to large scale projects. It aims to introduce and inform new users about viable OSS alternatives to corporate, closed source software.

ZoeyBot is a free educational service for kids, parents and teachers. On this site Kids can perform safe searches for articles, videos, tutorials and more. ZoeyBot is like Wikipedia and Google - Just for kids!

Yoowalk is a 3D representation of the world wide web which lets you browse the web as an avatar, connect with friends and design your own space

By uploading photos you are the copyright holder and make your photos available under Creative Commons Attibution License. Get instant, free photos for your articles and web pages - just copy & paste the code to your page.

An online diagramming website, where you can draw, modify and share flowcharts and other diagrams, with the look & feel of a desktop application. It runs on any browser with Flash 9 installed. There is no need to download and install any custom software.

Free screen capture software

Ning community for visitors to www.ictineducation.org and the newsletter, Computers in Classrooms

What is Fish? Fish4Info is a next generation library portal that seeks to make the library catalog a socially engaging destination by integrating web 2.0 technology with the catalog. From book reviews, to forums, comments and tags; fish4info makes the library website an interactive social community.

Our Bookmarklet is a free tool to help you avoid having to manually cut and paste a URL for the web page you want to make a Bubble Comment on. Now you can simply click on our Bookmarklet anytime you come to a webpage you want to create a Bubble Comment on, and then just start recording your comment. It's so simple, we're sure you're going to love it! To use our Bookmarklet, simply drag the following link to your Bookmarks Toolbar or Links Bar or right mouse-click on it and select "Add to Favorites."

Well I never thought I'd say this, but I've become a fan of microblogging! I have to say that it's mainly because of Plurk. When I first saw Twitter some time back I couldn't really understand what all the fuss was about. I had a look at a few 'twitterers' sharing such information as what they had for lunch or that they were washing their hair and decided there are levels of detail at which information stops being informative - if you know what I mean.

Google Analytics can show you detailed reports and graphs on your wiki traffic, where users come from, what they do, which pages are most popular, and all sorts of other useful information. You can take advantage of Google Analytics on your Plus, Super, or Private Label Wikispaces wiki now by entering a Google Analytics ID into your wiki settings. In your wiki, click Manage Space and then Name, Description and License. Look for the section on Google Analytics and enter your ID. To add Google Analytics to your entire Private Label site, click Site Administration, then Settings and look for Google Analytics ID. If you don't already have a free Google Analytics account, you can get one at http://google.com/analytics.

Several different courses for teachers to learn how to apply web2.0 in the context of the classroom - all the courses and tools run in a moodle platform.

"A community of communities" for effective teaching and learning