Web+2.0+Tools

=Web 2.0 Tools= toc

Photo Editing
[|Go2Convert]Very simple image conversion and resizing [|Picnik] Simple photo editing online [|FotoFlexer] [|FlauntR] [|Phixer] [|Pixir] An advanced online image editor feature include laying, use the "[|express]" version for simple editing [|Fotobabble] add audio to Flickr Photos [|Picture2Life] [|Pixlr] [|Splashup] an editing tool and photo manager [|Web Resizer] [|SnipShot] [|Rasterbator]make really large posters from images

Image Generators
 [|Spell with Flickr] [|Image Chef] [|Flickr Toys] [|Add Letters] [|ImageGenerator.org]  [|Picascii] Turn a photo into ascii text [|Splashr] Different ways to display Flickr photos [|Dumpr] More photo fun, turn a photo into a drawing or an Easter egg [|BeFunky] Turn a photo into a cartoon, or a video into a cartoon animation.

Clip Art
[|OpenClipart] an archive of public domain clip art that can be used for free for any use. [|Clipart ETC] Over 58,000 peices of free black and white clipart from the Educational Technology Clearinghouse of Florida. They also have a nice collection of free [|PPT backgrounds] and [|maps].

[|WP Clipart] High quality public domain clip art optimized for printing, integrates with Open Office.

**Sound and Images**
[|Fotobabble] add audio to any Photos and get embed code. [|Video tutorial] [|Text to Speech] Reviews of free text to speech utilities available online.

Music
[|Just Hear It] Search by song, artist or album to automatically hear music from the web. [|Jamendo] You can search for music from different countries as well as by artist and album. [|ClassicCat] Classical music [|Educational CyberPlayGround] [|PurplePlanet] Free to use under a CC attribution license, organized by category (calm, jazzy, blues, dramatic, etc.) FreePlayMusic [|Musicopen] [|Podsafe Audio] Creative Commons licensed music organized by artist or genre [|Incompetech Royalty Free Music] Organized by music genre or feeling (i.e. calm or aggressive)  [|Opsound] Creative Commons licensed music  [|Dance Industries Copyleft] [|SpinXpress] Search audio, video or images licensed under CC

Sound Effects
[|Director in the Classroom] A sound effects portal for educational use [|Partners in Sound Free Sound Effects] [|Shambles Sound Effects and Music Portal] [|Sound Snap] [|Sound Jay]

Screencasting
[|Screenr] Make a video screencast with audio and post to Twitter, Youtube, your iphone or embed anywhere. Jing Capture, narrate and film and share.

Saving a Video Posted on YouTube
[|SaveTube] [|KeepVid] video converter

Video Editing
[|Quietube] : Video without the distractions [|Cut to the Chase]An easy way to link to a specific part of a Youtube video. [|Animoto for Education] Create your own music video [|VideoANT] add annotations to video by putting markers on the timeline bar. [|Vuvox] Fast layout and customization of photos, video, text and music. [|Jumpcut]

Video Hosting and Search
[|Nibipedia.com] Educational YouTube Videos organized and categorized for easy searching. [|TeacherTube] [|YouTube] [|Vimeo] Video hosting and sharing [|Library of Congress YouTube Channel] [|YouEmbedTube] create a YouTube carousel to post. [|GoogleVideo] [|BlipTV] [|UChannel] The **UChannel** makes videos of academic lectures and events from all over the world available to the public. [|Next Vista for Learning] an online library of teacher- and student-made short videos for learners everywhere [|Studio 4 Learning] Academic video tutorials for all fields, including SAT test prep. Good intro to film tutorials [|here].

Animators
[|Animasher] Animate your photos [|GoAnimate] Create cartoons with a mix of cartoon characters and your own photos [|Xtranormal] Text to movies, write the script-make the movie. [|Pixton] Create your own comics by clicking and dragging [|Stage'D] Create 3D animated cartoons

Drawing
[|ArtPad] Drawing and painting tool [|Dabbleboard] Online whiteboard for collaborative work-- create, share and save drawings [|FlashPaint] Draw, paint and share with commentary [|FlockDraw] Real time collaborative drawing [|Myoats] a community where people create designs using an online drawing application. [|Scribblar] a collaborative whiteboard with audio and chat [|Scribbler] transforms simple line drawings into art sketches [|Creatly] shared draw and design tool (free version allows a max of 5 collaborators at one time)

General Organizers
[|Live Binders] Make your own online "3-ring binder" to organize PDFs, videos, webpages, and images in one location.

Graphic Organizers and Mindmapping
[|Comprehensive Mind Map of Mindmapping Software]Great overview off all types of mindmapping tools. [|Exploratree] a free web resource where you can access a library of ready-made interactive thinking guides, print them, edit them or make your own. You can share them and work on them in groups too. [|Mindomo] a collaborative online mind mapping tool, used to be called MindMeister [|Gliffy] Create and share diagrams and flow charts [|Lovely Charts] Professional looking flow charts, organizational diagrams and more [|ReadWriteThink] Graphic organizers and other interactive learning tools from NCTE [|Outline Maker] a very basic outline template [|Wordle] generates "word clouds" from text you enter. A wordle of Poe's [|The Raven]

Graphing
[|Create-A-Graph] very easy graph creation

Annotation
[|Blackboard] Annotate websites or documents you upload [|Bookgoo] Annotate, draw on or highlight documents [|Awesome Highlighter] No registration required - only highlights. It's also a FireFox add-on.

Interactive Posters and Collage
[|Glogster] This is the Glogster education site [|Vuvox] Make collages by uploading and manipulating various media. [|Wallwisher]Creates a “wall” where you and others can place virtual sticky-notes, links, images and other digital content. You can save and share your walls.

Interactive Maps
[|Google Maps] Associate your content with places on a map--example [|Google Lit Trips] [|Stat Planet]Interactive data visualization through maps and graphs, it's possible to upload your own data [|Wayfaring] Annotate a map three ways: a waypoint (one that can be used in multiple maps), a note, or a path/route. [|MapSkip] Add stories and pictures to any location in the world. Very simple to use and a teacher account is available. ZeeMaps an easy way to create interactive world maps. You can even add videos to your maps. [|Travellerspoint]Create an interactive map that follows your travels.

Timelines
[|Timerime]Make timelines that link to images and text [|Xtimeline]Link to videos and images

Surveys
[|Survey Monkey] [|Easy Poll] [|Poll Daddy] [|Poll Everywhere] Ask a question and get instant results from text messages displayed in powerpoint or in your browser.

Timers
[|Online Stopwatch] [|Class Timer]

Quizzes
[|Google Forms Quiz] Tutorial on how to create to create a quiz that grades itself in Google Docs--Forms. [|MystuDIYo]Easy to make, great looking interactive quizzes with embed code. [|Quizzlet]requires registration [|Charles Kelly's Online Quiz Generator] for multiple choice quizzes. [|ClassMarker] Online quiz maker will crate and mark quizzes [|QuizCenter]From Discovery School, another tool to create, administer and grade quizzes online [|Cramberry] Smart online flashcards that keep track of your progress

[|ClassTools] Make learning games using formats from popular 1980’s arcade games [|Philologus] Use television games shows as templates for teacher and student created games [|PowerPoint Games] Games created in PowerPoint, download the templates and adapt to your own needs. [|MightyQuiz] Make games or play games made by others [|Map Games] Geography games [|Jeopardy Labs] Make Jeopardy games or use other teachers' templates. Free online tool includes scoring capability.

Edheads Build a cell phone, perform virtual knee surgery and hip surgery

Specialized Search Engines
[|Blind Search] Try a query and get "blind" results and vote for the best response, then the Search engine brand name appears. Great for teaching kids to vary search strategies. [|Yolink] A search engine ad-on that will search within your Google results to create a subset of results with the relevant text attached. It's a download that creates a menu bar on your browser. Warning, It eats up 8 MB as an add-on. [|DiscoverEd]Creative Commons open education resources search engine. It's new so it's still in BETA. [|Quintura] A visual search engine that provides a searchable image of a tag cloud for a search as well as text links, also searches images and video. Good for visual learners. [|WolframAlpha] a computational knowledge engine, great for statistical and scientific information.