Student Tools
Top 100 Tools for Learning in 2008
Top 100 Tools for Learning in 2008 (part 2)
Web 2.0 Tools Hot List
More Free Tools
Bibliography/Works Cited Creator
Citation Machine
Easy Bib
Concept Mapping/Graphic Organizer
Bubble.us - online "Inspiration" - no need for software
Timelines
Timeliner - from Thinkport (Maryland), create timelines, save online and print.
XTimeline - collaborative timeline tool. Can be saved online and printed.
Mnemograph - web based timeline software
Flashcards
Flashcard Exchange - simply study or contribute to the web's largest flashcard library
Spelling
SpellingCity
Online Calculator
Calcoolate: simple calculator with advanced expression support
Unit Converter
Graph & Diagram Creation
Create A Chart or Graph:
Gliffy: Create flow charts, floor plans, technical diagrams, and more
Discussion Forums
Nabble
Studeous
OpenVes
Blogs
Blogger - Google's free blog tool.
EduBlogs - Teachers create blogs for their students. Teachers can monitor student content.
21Classes - same as edublogs
Wikis
Wikispaces - free for educators
Online Bookmarking
Delicious
EdTags -originally created for Harvard, now available to the public. For educational purposes only.
Audio Creation/Podcasting
Audacity - Free audio recorder and editor - can be used to create podcasts
Gcast
Voicethread - add narration to still images - allows for collaborative use where every student can add his or her voice to a picture- can upload voice from computer or phone
Video Creation
Photostory - Free download from Microsoft, bring still pictures, music and narration together for documentary making.
Animoto - Automatically converts a series of images to a music video
Jumpcut - upload and edit video online
Photo Editing/Photo Sharing
Irfanview
Flickr
Picnik
Screen Capture/Tutorial Creation
Jing Project: create computer tutorials right from your desktop - records video & sound
Social Networking
Ning - create your own social network around educational topics
RSS Feeds
iGoogle
E-Mail Exchange
IECC - Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections
Comic Creation
Comic Creator
ToonDoo
Other Tools:
GoogleDocs, Zoho, Thinkfree, Thumbstacks - Free Online WordProcessors, spreadsheets, slide show presentations and more.
ReadWriteThink - An index of many free web-based student tools
ReadPlease - Free text to speech recognition software.(11 mb download)
Web Poster - Online poster creator
Teacher Tools
File Sharing
Drop.io - easily post documents to the web that your students can get from home
Certificates
Certificate Maker
Create Flash Games/Activities
Classtools
Rubrics
Rubistar - Create rubrics for your project-based learning activities
Rubric Guidelines from Kathy Schrock & Discovery
Quiz Creation
Quizstar - Create online quizzes
Discovery Education Quizzes - Online quiz creator from Discovery Channel
Hot Potatoes - free for educators: create mc, short answer, fill-in-the-blank and more.
Puzzle Maker
Discovery Education Puzzle Creator
Homework Posting
OpenVes
School Notes
Assign-A-Day - allows teachers to post assignments to a shared calendar
Webpage Creation/Links Creation
Trackstar - create "Tracks" of web links for your students
TeacherWeb
ClassJump
MyTeacherPages
Weebly
Multiple Tool Sites
Quia - Create matching activities, quizzes, surveys and more. This is a pay site.
SuperKids Tools - Word Scramblers, Math Worksheet Creators
Online Course Management Systems
Studeous
Engrade
Nicenet
HotChalk - Offered in conjunction with NBC News
LectureShare - post your lectures for your students or listen to other teachers from around the world
Dokeos
Online Gradebooks
Thinkwave
Engrade
Surveys
SurveyMonkey
Online, Collaborative Whiteboards
Writeboard, SKRBL - Online Collaborative "Virtual" Whiteboards.
Assessment
Texas Education Agency - Web-based assessments grades 3-10 in all subject areas.
MMLA - Michigan Mathematics Leadership Association - create customized assessments based on grade level and strand
Video & Presentation Viewers:
United Streaming
YouTube
You Tube Edu
Ted - online lectures
Academic Earth
SlideShare - view, post, and share presentations
Class Response System:
Turning Technologies
YouTube Downloader, File Converter, Free Clip Art & More
YouTube Downloader- download before class and don't worry about buffering
Another YouTube Downloader - gives low quality and high quality options
Zamzar: free, online file converter
School Clip Art
Clip Art For Educators
Teacher Files
Pics4Learning
Edupics
Microsoft
Links to Copyright free resources