Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Dabbleboard

"Dabbleboard is an online collaboration application that’s centered around the whiteboard. With a new type of drawing interface that's actually easy and fun to use, Dabbleboard gets out of your way and just lets you draw. Finally the whiteboard enters the digital age!"

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Dabbleboard - Online whiteboard for drawing & team collaboration - Interactive whiteboard software
http://www.dabbleboard.com/

Monday, November 29, 2010

Collaborative writing software online with Writeboard.

"Writeboard makes it easy to... Write without fear of losing or overwriting a good idea. Compare different versions of a document
Collaborate with colleagues on copy, proposals, memos, etc. Subscribe to documents via RSS and be notified of changes. Keep your writings organized with Backpack integration. Writeboard is perfect for... Authors, journalists, PR folks, editors, and publishers
Bloggers or freelance/independent writers. Letter writers, songwriters, poets, comedians, creatives. Students, professors, and groups collaborating on a paper."

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Collaborative writing software online with Writeboard. Write, share, revise, compare.
http://writeboard.com/

Sunday, November 28, 2010

WikiMindMap

"WikiMindMap is a tool to browse easily and efficiently in Wiki content, inspired by the mindmap technique. Wiki pages in large public wiki's, such as wikipedia, have become rich and complex documents. Thus, it is not allways straight forward to find the information you are really looking for. This tool aims to support users to get a good structured and easy understandable overview of the topic you are looking for."

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WikiMindMap
http://wikimindmap.org/about.htm

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Turbo-Charge Your Wikis: Integrating Web 2.0 and More!

"See how Chesapeake High School-STEM Academy has used the full power of wikis to engage students in the learning process, thereby enhancing student achievement and preparing students for the 21st Century workforce. The purpose of this session is to educate teachers and others on how to integrate various Web 2.0 tools, advanced settings, and other technologies into wikis. Teachers and students at Chesapeake, in grades 9-12, in various content areas have benefited from the enhancement of their wikis in the classroom. Enhanced wikis allow teachers to integrate multimedia creating an interactive, engaging, and collaborative learning environment that meets the needs of a variety of learning styles. Specifically, we will present examples of wikis integrating Google docs, avatars, VoiceThreads, podcasts, virtual learning environments, and more! "

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ISTE 2010 Attendees | program | search results details
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/2010/program/search_results_details.php?sessionid=49996767&selection_id=60614537&rownumber=1&max=1&gopage=

Friday, November 26, 2010

Wiki Templates Transforming Instructional Environments

"Wiki Templates Transforming Instructional Environments (WiTTIE) helps teachers and students easily create and assess original Wiki-based texts. Text templates enable teachers to generate text scaffolds within which students can add content. Assessment templates transform grading criteria into rubrics and rating systems used to evaluate the developed text. Data analysis templates compile qualitative and quantitative assessment data gleaned from the assessment instruments to analyze performance at the individual and class level. A user-friendly interface makes it easy for all users to enter and edit content. WiTTIE will be developed through the piloting of two very different case examples. Students in an undergraduate education course will collaboratively write and evaluate successive editions of a textbook for their foundations of education course. Classes of k-12 students from around the world will create multi-media chapters describing their local environments in a global Wikitext on communities. Feedback and data from these two models will be used to refine WiTTIE resulting in a product ready for use by many types of teachers in widely varied learning environments."

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WITTIE:About - WITTIE
http://www.wittieproject.org/wiki/WITTIE:About

Thursday, November 25, 2010

DropMocks

"DropMocks is the easiest way to create and share beautiful image galleries online. Just drag your image files onto this page, and we’ll do the rest."

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DropMocks
http://www.dropmocks.com/

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Spicynodes

"SpicyNodes is a way to visualize online information that mimics that way that people look for things in the real world. Bits of information — such as text, links, photos, and other media — are placed into "nodes," which are then linked together in an appealing interface that invites exploration. SpicyNodes can be used for everything from mind maps and content portals to organizational charts and lesson plans. Visit our FAQ for more information. Should you pay for SpicyNodes? It depends... SpicyNodes has been made freely available by IDEA as a public service to encourage and support online communication and educational efforts. Free members get a great way to share, and we want you to use SpicyNodes. Paid memberships are designed for when you need more control."

SpicyNodes: Explore Calendars through the Ages

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Spicynodes : About
http://www.spicynodes.org/about.html

Monday, November 22, 2010

Only2Clicks

"Simple! Even your mom will love it. This is the simplest and most useful web application to use! Read the buzz why people love Only2Clicks! Access your bookmark anywhere, anytime. Imagine having your entire bookmark collection in one place. Access it from your home desktop, office laptop, airport lounge or using our optimized iPhone interface. Access your links anywhere, anytime.
Be Productive! Set it as your browser homepage now! Organize your frequently visited web sites in tabs. One for your social bookmarks. One for your online shops. One for your work. Ever wonder how many clicks you could save? Simply set it as your homepage and you are ready to jump into your favorite links in only 2 clicks."

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Only2Clicks - speed dial to favorite web site and make it your start page
http://www.only2clicks.com/

Sunday, November 21, 2010

eduTecher.net

"eduTecher was created in late 2007. The website’s main purpose is to help educators and schools around the world effectively integrate technology, including the wonderful tools on the vast World Wide Web, into the classroom. eduTecher provides links to thousands of Web Tools and provides concise information on how these tools may be useful in the classroom setting. The site’s goal is simple: contribute to the academic world, without charging membership fees for the users or promoting specific software and hardware products through commercial advertising. Besides the wealth of links to Web Tools, users can also find self-produced webisodes of eduTecherTV with walkthroughs and demonstrations on how to use specific Web Tools for educational purposes. The site also has various articles and archived presentations that aim at providing insight into successful educational technology integration. "

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eduTecher.net
http://edutecher.net/about.php

Saturday, November 20, 2010

StoryJumper

"Did you know that you can use StoryJumper to build your own book? You can make adventure stories, fairy tales, treasure maps, photo books, calendars... whatever you can imagine! "

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About StoryJumper - StoryJumper
http://www.storyjumper.com/book/index/213/About-StoryJumper

Friday, November 19, 2010

Collaboration Station

"When over 300 third through seventh grade students, from Alabama, Arizona, Hawaii, Indiana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Maine work collaboratively to create an online journal, amazing things happen. Follow the links below to discover our awesome collaborative work."

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Collaboration Station
http://ramsaysclass.com/collaboration_station.htm

Thursday, November 18, 2010

digitalgoonies.com

"We are both creative, outside-the-box thinkers who like to push the envelope of creativity and innovation. We would hope that it is because of these characteristics that we have (and continue) to present workshops for our colleagues in education at local, regional, state, and national levels (such as TCEA, STAT, NECC, and others). We can tailor staff development and training for a variety of audiences to meet whatever needs you have!"

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Who We Are | digitalgoonies.com
http://digitalgoonies.com/?page_id=14

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

OpenClipArt

"This project aims to create an archive of clip art that can be used for free for any use. All graphics submitted to the project should be placed into the Public Domain according to the statement by the Creative Commons. If you'd like to help out, please join the mailing list. Also, browse the archives to review the project's history."

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OpenClipArt
http://www.openclipart.org/about

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Genealogy Today: Family Tree History, Ancestry, Free Lookups

"Genealogy Today has been publishing unique information and offering innovative services since 1999. Our goal is to help everyone that visits, and hope to become one of your favorite providers of genealogy and family history resources."

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Genealogy Today: Family Tree History, Ancestry, Free Lookups
http://www.genealogytoday.com/

Monday, November 15, 2010

FollowUpThen: Free, Fast and Simple Email Reminder

"FollowUpThen requires no account to get started! Just compose an email and include [schedule format]@followupthen.com in the "Cc", "Bcc" or "To" fields of your email. Each is a bit different: * CC: If your recipient has not responded by the scheduled time, both of you receive a followup. Note: Your recipient has to “reply all” to include followupthen on their response for us to know about it. You can always cancel followups by emailing pending@followupthen.com. * BCC: Only you (not the recipient) will receive a followup, regardless of reply. * TO: You will get a reminder after the time interval you specify."

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FollowUpThen: Free, Fast and Simple Email Reminder
http://www.followupthen.com/how

Sunday, November 14, 2010

What deux yeux have teux deux teuxday?

"TeuxDeux is a simple, designy to-do app and the first collaboration between studiomates swissmiss and Fictive Kin. If you like making to-do lists, you will love TeuxDeux. The idea was to build a bare-bones, but visually compelling and highly usable to-do app: Use the free browser-based TeuxDeux at work/home and then take your to-dos on the road with the iPhone app. Yay for checking things off!"

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What deux yeux have teux deux teuxday?
http://teuxdeux.com/