Sunday, February 28, 2010

IzzyTodo - easy to-do list builder

http://www.izzytodo.com/

"What's IzzyTodo? It's easy to use, todo list builder. Build everyday's todo list with IzzyTodo to organize your life and work! Try to add new item to your todo list, or build another list, target or project. This is only demo mode - Register (free & quick - up to 30 seconds) or Login now to get full features!"

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Deadline - reminders via web, email, im, sms and more

http://deadlineapp.com/

"Deadline is the simplest calendar ever made. You write in plain English, and it will set up a reminder for you. Once your appointments have been entered, you can quickly search through them based on words or dates. If you're reading this page you can use Deadline — sign up for a free account and get organised today! Since Deadline is a web app, we do all the boring stuff: backup data and maintain servers. Stay focused with Deadline's simple, unobtrusive interface. Quickly edit, delay or remove reminders with one click. Search for dates or phrases. Send reminders to Deadline through email
# Visit deadlineapp.com/mob to access Deadline mobile. Download the Mac app here: DeadlineGrowl.zip (read more here)
# iPhone app in development."

Friday, February 26, 2010

Wipee List - to-do list maker

http://www.wipeelist.com/

"Regardless, we're not going to make your decisions for you. However, we will say that signing up only takes a really short time, and people that use the to do list maker we provide love it! And it's not done yet. We're consistently and constantly working on improving the site, and since it's web-based you'll recieve instant updates, for free. So give us a shot, it's free anyways!"

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Soshiku - assignment tracker and reminder

http://soshiku.com/

"Soshiku is a simple but powerful tool that manages your high school or college assignments. Soshiku keeps track of when your assignments are due and can even notify you via email or SMS. And it's totally free."

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

TrackClass - student class organizer

http://www.trackclass.com/

"TrackClass helps you get your school work organized. From reminders to notes to assignments and grades, you'll be on top of your studies! Assignments and Exams keep you focuses on important tasks, while the calendar keeps it all in perspective. Take class notes to a new level! With fully revisioned note taking capabilities, you'll never lose a thing. Custom reminders keep you in check and let you know about that midterm you have in 15 minutes. It's all Free"

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

BioEd Online - biology teacher resources

http://www.bioedonline.org/

"Welcome to BioEd Online, the online educational resource for educators, students, and parents. BioEd Online utilizes state-of-the-art technology to give you instant access to reliable, cutting-edge information and educational tools for biology and related subjects. Our goal is to provide useful, accurate, and current information and materials that build upon and enhance the skills and knowledge of science educators. Developed under the guidance of our expert Editorial Board, BioEd Online offers the following high-quality resources."

Monday, February 22, 2010

Groupboard - whiteboard, chat, voice conferencing

http://www.groupboard.com/products

"Groupboard is a set of multi-user java applets including whiteboard, chat, message board, games and voice conferencing which you can place on your web page by simply copying a few lines of HTML code. You can also run Groupboard on your own web server. It can be used for tutoring, distance learning, training, or simply for fun! With the whiteboard you can upload background images and draw on top of them, and all of the users connected to the board will see the changes in real-time. Free for 5 users."

Try my demo here http://www.groupboard.com/mp/gb.cgi?large=true&adverts=false&board_id=111941

Sunday, February 21, 2010

What's it like where you live?

http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html

"The MBGnet project began in the mid-nineties as a collaboration between the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Evergreen Project. Together we created a series of videos about terrestrial biomes and aquatic habitats called What's It Like Where You Live?. The MBGnet website was based on these videos and gives additional information about the ecosystems. The site was maintained by the Evergreen Project until January 2000, when the Evergreen Project was sold (along with the MBGnet videos and website) to Ask Jeeves Inc.

In the summer of 2002, the Missouri Botanical Garden gained ownership of the website and videos from Ask Jeeves. We are revising and updating the site, and marketing the videos.

In early 2005, the Garden launched it's newest addition to the MBGnet site: The Biology of Plants. This site is based the Biology of Plants video series, geared to grades K-3."

Screenjelly - what's on your screen?

"Screenjelly records your screen activity with your voice so you can spread it via Twitter or email. Use it to quickly share cool apps or software tips, report a bug, or just show stuff you like. To start recording, click on the red button. No need to install or download anything!"

Source page...
http://www.screenjelly.com/

Saturday, February 20, 2010

East Share - upload, organize, and share files

http://www.easy-share.com/

"The easiest way to upload your files. You can upload files from your PC or from a remote server. Upload via ftp, http, software or web embedded widgets. Organize your uploaded files with Easy-Share.com's Smart Organizer. Group your files into folders, attach descriptions or rename them. Protect your files with passwords or check your real-time download statistics.Upload and share your files with Easy-Share.com's user friendly platform. With our simple and intuitive interface you can post your files to forums or any other social networks."

Friday, February 19, 2010

doFlick - multimedia content sharing

http://www.doflick.com/

"Our efforts are focused on enabling innovators to accelerate the development and spread of their ideas. Founded in March 2007, doFlick’s mission is to enable web-based creation and distribution of world-class multi-media content in science and technology. doFlick’s online platform enables users to upload, view, share and respond to user generated educational, technical, and instructional content. Our advanced visual communications tools are geared to deliver value to corporations, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, government entities as well as small and medium size companies."

Thursday, February 18, 2010

TutorLinker - find a tutor in your area

http://tutorlinker.com/

"Tutors create and maintain their unique profile on TutorLinker. Tutors are able to tell about their background and expertise, their rates, and their availability. Parents and students access the http://TutorLinker.com portal and are able to search for their tutoring needs based on several criteria. TutorLinker shows them the best matches for their needs, along with all the relevant information in an easy-to-comprehend format."

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

WorkHack - task priority visualization

http://workhack.com

"Ever wonder why a simple tasks list on a piece of paper or a whiteboard works better than any tasks management tool. Is it the hassle of getting the tasks into the tool, or the lack of priority visualization? Whatever the reason is, WorkHack.com attempts to solve the problem by offering a simple yet powerful tool that is easy to use and offers priority visualization by color and size."

ShowDocument - meet, collaborate, share, communicate

http://www.showdocument.com/

"Launch a collaborative working session by selecting from a list of applications. Upload, view and share documents, web pages and images stored on your workstation or server. Exchange ideas and information with colleagues via a real-time interactive whiteboard. Communicate and collaborate with team members by simultaneously writing and editing text/word files."

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Notefish - research made simple

http://www.notefish.com

"Notefish makes Internet research simple. Making a purchase? Planning a trip? Save information from the web into a single online Notefish page, then organize and share! Notefish is a Maryland-based company founded by Web research enthusiasts who created it in order to address their own need to gather and organize all the information they come across daily on the Web. Eventually, it became their tool of choice for everyday use. And they hope it will become your tool of choice as well. Notefish is constantly being improved and modified and the Notefish staff welcomes your suggestions and comments. If you have a question, first check our Help Center. If you can't find the answer there, then e-mail info@notefish.com."

Monday, February 15, 2010

LibraryThing - share your book catalog

http://www.librarything.com

"LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books easily. You can access your catalog from anywhere—even on your mobile phone. Because everyone catalogs together, LibraryThing also connects people with the same books, comes up with suggestions for what to read next, and so forth. A free account allows you to catalog up to 200 books. A paid account allows you to catalog any number of books. Paid personal accounts cost $10 for a year or $25 for a lifetime. (See here for organizational accounts.) I conservatively predict the revenue will enable me to recline all day on an enormous pile of gold. Setting up an account requires only a user name and a password. You can also edit your profile to make yours a "private" account. With a private account, nobody else can see what books you have."

Sunday, February 14, 2010

StickyScreen - a sticky note homepage

http://stickyscreen.org/

"My new mini-project takes the note off the edge of your monitor and puts it smack dab in the middle. The idea is to set StickyScreen as your homepage so that your ‘note to self’ shows up whenever you open a new tab or browser window. You type directly onto the sticky and it updates as you type. Your sticky is unique to you – nobody will see it but you (and whomever you let use your web browser). You can change it as often as you like, so it never gets stale. Firefox users can make it load on every new tab too, with the New Tab Homepage addon."

WebMii - online visibility score

"Find all online public information about you (and other people) and get your PeopleRank: your visibility score on the web."

Source page...
http://webmii.com/Default.aspx

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Classic Cat - the free classical catalogue

http://www.classiccat.net/

"Classic Cat aims to make Classical music more popular by making it more accessible. It does this by providing an index to over 5000 free to download classical performances on the internet, sorted by composer and work. The site is specialized in audio files, but contains also some video, sheetmusic, lyrics and midi links. ...Classic Cat wants to be a legal alternative to filesharing services like Kazaa and Limewire. To achieve that only music that adheres to certain standards is selected: downloadable music with a minimum sound quality of 128 kbps, complete movements (or fragments of at least 3 minutes) and acceptable playing and recording."

Friday, February 12, 2010

Free Valentine's Day stuff for kids

"Candy Hearts (Spelling), Cryptogram, Create a Promise Booklet, Word Search, Valentine Paper w/ Lines, Heart Bingo Cards / Heart Numbers, Various Puzzles, Cupid Connect the Dots, Concentration Game, Valentine Counting, Find the Matching Hearts, Valentine Day Place Cards, k-2 Reading Comprehension (ABC TEACH), Valentine's Day Reading, Comprehension (ABC TEACH), Plural Endings (Grade 2-3), V-day Fact Sheet (Grade 1-3), Free from Teaching Heart - Sorting Gummy Hearts, Heart Shape Match Up File Folder Game, Heart Sticker Chart, Mini Valentine Booklet, Great Valentine Math Pages, Two Great V-day Printables, Printable Bingo Cards, Bookmarks to Print, Door Hangers, Tracer Pages, Many Activities from Eduhelper, Free From Our CDROM 3, A 9 page mini book for you to print and use with your class!"

Source page...
http://www.teachingheart.net/valentineprint.html

K7.net - web-based messaging system

http://www.k7.net/

"Sign up for K7, the world's leading web-based unified messaging system that channels your free voicemail and fax messages directly to your e-mail. K7 Unified Messaging provides you with a free phone number. This number enables you to have your voicemail messages and faxes delivered directly to your computer. You also have the option to view and listen to your messages right here on the K7 Web site."

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Backupify - back up your lifestream

https://secure.backupify.com/

"Backing up your lifesteam is easy. Just enter your login credentials for each service you want to back up, and set your backup preferences. We take it from there. and you will get regular emails confirming your backups are completed. Below is a screenshot of the 'settings' page."

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Reading Rewards - a reading incentive program for kids

"Welcome to Reading Rewards! The reading incentive program for kids that actually gets them off their computers, games consoles, etc, and encourages them to read! How does it work? It's simple. Kids accumulate 'RR' Miles on the site, which they can exchange for fun and sometimes silly things on the site: joke of the day, video of the day (always safe, kid-friendly videos our editors find), mini-games, and more. How do they accumulate RR Miles? By reading, and telling us what and how much they read! They'll get bonuses for reviewing their books, and making recommendations to friends."

Source page...
http://www.reading-rewards.com/pls/apex/f?p=501:89:4046094933165571

NetGram - email to postal mail bridge

http://www.netgram.com/default.asp

"NetGram's E-mail Bridge® turns e-mail into traditional paper mail delivered by the postal service. Customers are able to use our e-mail and web systems to easily integrate the sending of postal mail into their electronic workflow."

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Animoto - tools for creating videos

http://animoto.com/education/

"Animoto provides an array of tools for creating videos in your classroom. Browse some of the features of our all-access pass below then check out individual case studies to see how others are already using us. Animoto automatically analyzes the music, photos and video clips that you choose, and orchestrates a custom video.  Leaving you and your students free to focus on the content and narrative of their videos. No two Animoto videos are ever the same, and our Remix button lets you quickly remix your videos to create a completely new video. Use our one-click remix to instantly create a new video, or do a complete remix with new photos and music. Mix relevant messaging, statistics and quotes among the pictures your videos to educate your audience and inspire them to action. Animoto makes it easy to share your videos via e-mail, on a blog/website, exported to YouTube, or downloaded to a computer for use in presentations."

Monday, February 8, 2010

Slideflickr - create and embed a Flickr slideshow

An 'extra' for today to ward off the snow-day restlessness... Visit Slideflickr, enter a Flickr username or URL to a Flickr set and you're done! Here's a sample from my 'Winter' set:









Source page...
http://www.slideflickr.com/

Preezo - presentations for the web

http://www.preezo.com/

"Create professional quality presentations using an ultra-fast Ajax user interface. Access your presentations from any computer with an Internet connection and a modern browser. And there's no need for dedicated hosting to use Preezo. Reuse images or the content of entire slides from easy to use galleries. Save time and reduce headache by collaborating on a centralized web document. Distribute presentations to clients and colleages without having to email huge PowerPoint files."

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Squareleaf - a sticky note board on the web

http://www.squareleaf.net/

"Squareleaf is a simple and intuitive virtual whiteboard, complete with all the sticky notes you'll ever need. Unlike the real thing, our notes don't fall off all of the time. Work how you want. Squareleaf doesn't force you to keep boring old tabular lists. Arrange your notes how you see fit, quickly and easily."

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Spazze - a virtual corkboard

http://www.spaaze.com/

"We wanted to solve one of our problems: organize pieces of information in a visual way. We were not happy with having all our things scattered around the web, some to-do lists here, some bookmarks there, favorite videos somewhere else and so on. Spaaze is an information management web application which tries to do things a little bit different. While most other application try to bring structure to your data, Spaaze is more like real life. Everybody likes to sort things differently, has different aesthetic demands. Spaaze doesn't force your thoughts into a specific structure, but let you decide how to arrange and group them."


Friday, February 5, 2010

PBS Teachers

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

"In your work as educators, you provide knowledge and guidance to our nation's young people and support the well-being of our culture and our democracy. All of us in public broadcasting have tremendous respect for your commitment. Public television's primary mission is to inform and inspire the American public with multi-platform content of unparalleled educational quality. PBS is dedicated to providing you, your students and their families with resources that transform teaching and learning. Through our local stations' outreach, our program producers, and our online efforts like PBS Teachers, we will sustain and enhance the role that teachers play in our children's lives. Thank you."

Thursday, February 4, 2010

ChipIn - social network fundraising

http://www.chipin.com/

"Create Tell us what you're collecting money for, how much you want to raise, and when you need it by. * Promote Embed the ChipIn Widget on your favorite Web site or create your own ChipIn page at yourname.chipin.com. * Collect Let your social network contribute via ChipIn's secure service and collect your funds via PayPal."

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Faxaway - fax from email

http://www.faxaway.com/

"Faxaway® is the world's finest Internet fax & unified messaging service. Since 1995, Faxaway has been giving customers faxing tools at their desktop."

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Easy Messenger - all your im services on one page

http://www.mijnmessenger.nl/

"We bring you the best free instant messenger service that runs entirely from your web browser. Combine your MSN, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo! and Jabber contacts into one solution. Now you can use your instant messenger at school, work or just at home without having to install software. With the build-in RSS reader you are always up-to-date with your favorite RSS feeds."

Monday, February 1, 2010

Lockbin - encrypted webmail

https://lockbin.com/

"Lockbin's cryptographic algorithm uses a Secret Word to encrypt messages. You invent the Secret Word and deliver it to the recipient using a phone, text message, instant message, smoke signals, homing pigeon, or as a last resort... another email. When the encrypted message is received, it is destroyed from Lockbin's database, and decrypted in the recipient's browser, provided that they entered the Secret Word correctly. Uncollected messages are destroyed after six months."