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Bee Docs Timeline is software for Mac OS X that makes it easy for you to present historical events in a way that reveals connections and clarifies relationships. Make timeline charts of world history, family trees, fictional events or business deadlines. Timelines can help you understand and present history with new perspective!

Most people think of Google Maps in terms of finding a place or business, or getting directions from one point to another. Others use the satellite images and terrain mapping features. But there are tons of other uses out there for Google maps. From mapping the weather and news to mapping things that aren't maps at all, like paintings or magazines, Google Maps has a lot to offer. And there are free tools available out there for those who want to use the Google Maps API without doing a bunch of coding. Here are more than 100 of the best mashups and tools out there right now.

Games in Education - a great list complete with resources for General, Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Business and Health (so far)

stinto offers you a comfortable, yet also easy to use chat, which you can create with one click and which will be deleted after a longer period of inactivity. * Conferences with business partners * Planning for the evening with friends * Gamer meetings * Nice discussions * stinto is the right choice for every reason! Create your own free stinto-Chat with only one click - no registration required!

# Track business issues in one secure space # Stay up-to-date with running projects # Keep record of conservations and decisions # Restrict access or share as you like # Improve your project records # Suitable for personal use and enterprise wide deployment

# a place for sharing plans and guides # helps you achieve your goals; learn and discover # is ideal for technologists, bloggers, business professionals, students and professors or anyone who wants to discover and share guides and plans

It's easy to bring a site to life on Webs. You'll find everything you need to grow a dynamic site for you, your group, or your business.

If I were forced to choose an aspect of the internet that made it simply indispensable, it would definitely be its availability as a huge learning resource. 20 years ago, who would have thought that one would have easy access to already completed business documents, research papers of world class universities, free encyclopedias and some great books, no matter where he or she is located in the world.

We have a huge catalog of royalty free music libraries for you to download and start using right away in your commercial projects. These high quality music tracks will make your projects more effective and sound more professional. All of our music comes with the most generous licensing agreement in the business. Free Sound Effects Here we have large collections of free royalty free sound effects and public domain free sound effects available for use in your multimedia projects plus an extensive library of general free sound effects collected from the web.

The ClassMarker online testing website, is a professional, easy to use, online quiz maker that marks your tests and quizzes for you. ClassMarker online testing has both free and paid upgrade solutions. You simply create your quizzes and your learners or business clients take them online. * Link directly to quizzes from your website or emails * Randomize quiz questions and set time limits * Have quiz results emailed to you and saved in ClassMarker * Create multiple choice, true false, free text, short answer, fill in the blank and punctuation quizzes * Register multiple learners instantly with 1 click

Eyejot is the first, comprehensive, client-free online video messaging platform ideal for both personal and business communications. It offers everyone the ability to create and receive video messages in a self-contained, spam-free environment. With no client to install, you can start using Eyejot immediately with any browser, on any platform. It even features built-in support for iTunes™ (and iPods™), mobile devices and social networks like MySpace™.

TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. We offer our own professional and classroom-ready content along with thousands of reviewed web resources, including practical ideas for classroom use and safe classroom use of Web 2.0. Busy teachers, parents, and students can find resources using our subject/grade level search, keyword search, or extensive menus.

Use your digital camera as a mobile scanner to scan documents, business cards, whiteboards, and books. Snapter makes camera photos look like scanned documents!

Xtranormal's mission is to bring movie-making to the people. Everyone watches movies and we believe everyone can make movies. Movie-making, short and long, online and on-screen, private and public, will be the most important communications process of the 21st century and its democratization is a massive business opportunity. Our revolutionary approach to movie-making builds on an almost universally held skill-typing. You type something; we turn it into a movie. On the web and on the desktop. * Founded in 2006 by Richard Szalwinski, formerly of Discreet Logic and Softimage * Headquartered in Montreal, Canada * Staff includes experts with 3D animation, web development, and engineering backgrounds.

Fotobabble lets you create talking photos in two clicks. Simply upload a photo and then record your voice directly through your computer to create a talking photo. You can easily share it by e-mail, Facebook, Twitter or embed it into a blog or website. It's free and all completely web-based. No software to download, just register and get started in seconds.

In this Pearson Foundation video, "Teaching Teachers to Teach 21st Century Learners," we hear from various leaders from the worlds of business and education as they discuss the importance of 21st century learning.

"Welcome to the Kidpedia, the soon to be best encyclopedia on the internet written by kids, for kids! The 5th graders at Mattawan Later Elementary are busy preparing their articles and entries for you, so stop back anytime to see the progress they've made! "

"WELCOME TO WONDER ROTUNDA, AN INNOVATIVE ONLINE EDUCATIONAL GAME FOR KIDS! Wonder Rotunda is a virtual theme park designed to spark curiosity and open the eyes of youngsters to the wonders of our world. Kids are transported to the Great Barrier Reef, to the African Serengeti, to a Costa Rican Rainforest and to the Moon aboard Apollo 11. They can travel through the human body, run their own business or take a VIP Tour of Washington D.C. Kids learn while the are having fun!"

"Social media may have started out as a fun way to connect with friends, but it has evolved to become a powerful tool for education and business. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter and tools such as Skype are connecting students to learning opportunities in new and exciting ways. Whether you teach an elementary class, a traditional college class, or at an online university, you will find inspirational ways to incorporate social media in your classroom with this list."

This is a collection of 2 Minute Moodles - an attempt to simplify and show how to use a range of Moodle features to a busy teacher