Web+2.0+tools

**The Tools**
(To begin exploring a tool, look for demos, tours, an "explore" or "features" link, examples, galleries and/or FAQ pages... or just dive in!)

Sites to find piles of tooly goodness (feel free to go hunting and share): DiRT wiki (DIgital Research Tools) | Larry Ferlazzo’s Best Of | Teach Web 2 | Web Tools 4 U 2 Use | Free Tech for Teachers| Cool Tools for School

A few possibilities: > Simple, elegant concept mapping with useful keyboard shortcuts, no-log-in-required to make a basic diagram. > Create a poll that allows users to select one or more answers with results displayed in a grid. Great for scheduling group meetings. > Use this web-based storage system to sync files between all of your devices (computers, phone, iPad), between Windows and Mac platforms, and among collaborative teams. Never "forget" a file on another computer. Never email another document to yourself, or wonder which version is newest. Use to transfer large files between users without email and print from iPad by syncing with a classroom computer. (Note from Shelley: I could not live without Dropbox!) > Create a "canvas" to organize and teach with digital content. > "Many Eyes is a bet on the power of human visual intelligence to find patterns." Upload a data set (or use and existing one) to create one of 18 types of interactive visualizations. Browse the gallery to explore existing visualizations. Wordle was developed as part of this powerful IBM-hosted project. > Create interactive multimedia mindmaps. > Create interactive books using original photos or artwork. Can be used collaboratively. > Create a collaborative bulletin board using "sticky notes." Great for group brainstorming, or posting student questions, comments or quotes. > Cool online comic creator with characters and backgrounds (I like this better than ToonDoo). > Create custom polls and surveys to embed in any web page. Results displayed in a graph. > Share and organize ideas visually. > A non-linear "zooming" canvas for creating engaging presentations (great alternative to Powerpoint, but you still need to employ good design principles). > Create and share interactive study materials. Keep track of your progress automatically. > Upload and share Powerpoint presentations in an embeddable format. > A collaborative bulletin board for sticky notes, pictures, lists and documents. > "Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print. Read them like books, play them like games, and send them like greeting cards. They’re curiously fun." > Create fancy word clouds. If you like Wordle, you should try this. > Use text, images and links to easily quickly create a dynamic timeline. > TitanPad lets people easily collaborate on shared notetaking in real-time, each using a different color. No sign-up needed. Try it here > Create and share your own comic strips using an array of characters, settings and custom speech balloons. > Add an image to each slide and allow video, voice, and text comments and narration from multiple users. Great for collaboration and feedback. > Create a drag-and-drop website in minutes -- no technical expertise necessary! > Create colorful, graphical 'word clouds' from text that you provide. Apply custom layouts, fonts and colors. Super cool.
 * **Bubbl.us** (2.0) - []
 * **DoodlePoll** - []
 * **Dropbox**- []
 * **Edcanvas** - []
 * **Many Eyes** - []
 * **Mindomo** - []
 * **MixBook** - [|http://www.mixbook.com]
 * **Padlet** (formerly Wallwisher) - []
 * **Pixton** - [|http://pixton.com/]
 * **PollDaddy** - [|http://polldaddy.com]
 * **Popplet** - []
 * **Prezi** (for Edu) - []
 * **Quizlet** - []
 * **SlideShare** - [|http://www.slideshare.net]
 * **Stixy** - []
 * **Storybird** - []
 * Tagxedo - []
 * **Timetoast** - [|http://www.timetoast.com]
 * **TitanPad** - []
 * **ToonDoo** - []
 * **Voicethread** - [|http://www.voicethread.com]
 * **Weebly** - [|http://weebly.com]
 * **Wordle** - []