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In no particular order, We've listed our 10 favourite web tools for teachers. Eleven, actually! We hope they are of value to you and your students. Best wishes for a fantastic year. ---------- Moodle http://moodle.org -open source Learning Management System that can be freely installed at any institution -requires a system administrator to setup for use by teachers, students -best used in a teaching and learning context -easy to use communication and collaboration tools all contained in one program eg. blogs, chat, IM, forums, wikis, rss etc. ----- Joomla! http://joomla.org -best open source Content Management System on the planet, full stop. -will require some technical expertise to setup -forget the need to use dreamweaver or hard code html -just tweak css and php -massive user base, excellent forum support and heaps of extensions such as community builder & virtuemart ----- Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net -share and download presentations -browse, search, favourite by keyword tags -create or join interest groups ----- Page Flakes http://www.pageflakes.com -ajax technology and customisable widgets abound here! -create private or public pages containing news feeds, sudoku, comics, games, to do lists, whatever! -makes a great homepage -share the page(s) with your colleagues or students ----- Jing http://www.jingproject.com -capture images, video from your desktop and share files with others for FREE! -great for student demos, tutorials -for mac & pc ----- http://twitter.com -a cool concept > i promise its not just another social networking site! -answer one simple question in 140 char or less: what are you doing now? -follow others & be followed -public or private -send and receive updates via mobile ----- Del.icio.us http://del.icio.us -social bookmarking site -take your bookmarks wherever you go -share your favourited web site urls with others -browse, search recommended community tags to learn about useful sites ----- Technorati http://technorati.com -currently tracking 112.8 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media. -the recognised authority on what's happening on the World Live Web, right now -blogs and other forms of independent, user-generated content are organised ----- Skype http://skype.com -the utlimate web communication tool -good for conferencing with colleagues, students, friends or family! -free voice, video calls pc to pc & cheap to call landlines & mobiles local or overseas -IM chat, sms -skype in, skype out ----- Flickr http://flickr.com -free photo sharing service -easy to organise and be creative with your photos online -choose to make public or share with groups, friends and family ----- Youtube http://youtube.com -video sharing service -view and upload -browse, search videos by keyword tags -great for visual demonstrations, case studies |
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