Web+2.0

Check out this comprehensive site meant for Media Specialists.
 * http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Webtools4U2Use

Web 2.0 Tools
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 * [|GCast:] podcast from your phone! for free!
 * [|Learning in Hand]**:** podcasting with kids and other new technologies (with kids)
 * [|Think Free:] online Office tools
 * [|Zamzar:] free, online file conversion tools
 * [|Animoto] It analyzes your images, it feels your music, it customizes a video for FREE!!
 * [|Posterous] Blog from anywhere
 * [|Voice Thread]
 * [|Glogster] Poster yourself: make a digital poster
 * [|Prezi:] presentation tool with a twist
 * Google tools:
 * Sketchup: design buildings
 * Google.docs: online collaborative documents, spreadsheets and presentations
 * Picassa: work with photos

Collaborations
Things to consider when looking for collaborations
 * http://www.edutopia.org/global-education-international-exchange

Try these:
 * http://www.classtools.net/
 * [|Webspiration]**:** Inspiration on the web
 * [|Gliffy: online Inspiration>]
 * [|Thinkature:] an online graphic organizing tool
 * [|**Taking It Global**] an online community that connects youth to find inspiration, access information, get involved, and take action in their local and global communities.
 * [|Poll Everywhere]: vote through text messaging and see results instantly

Social Networking

 * Twitter
 * Second Life

Simulations

 * [|Scratch]
 * [|SketchUp]
 * [|Real Lives 2007] real life simulation that challenges your life skills (not your hand-eye coordination) as you make difficult, high-stakes choices that lead to your success, or failure.
 * [|Building Big]: from PBS. Explore large structures and what it takes to build them. Includes interactive labs, challenges and data!
 * [|Making History] a series of counterfactual turn-based strategy games in which players apply their strategic skills to lead their chosen nation through real-world periods of conflict history in a gaming form.

And then for fun....
 * [|FreeRice]
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