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This is one to watch as it has only been online for a few days but already has lots to offer. A really simple easy to use whiteboard on which up to ten users can collaborate the features are very intuitive. The board can also be embedded live in a blog or wiki.

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From General Electric comes this great online whiteboard. Using a range of tools you can create all manner of illustrations. You can also add collaborators to work on the whiteboard at the same time and best of all you can replay the sequence of the illustration.

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If you want to see which Twitter lists you might be on then check in here with your username. You will then be given a tag cloud indicative of which lists you are on. Clicking on the tags highlights and links to the lists you are on.

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This page from Guide To Arts School.com is a very concise summary of what they consider the 11 best free photo editing programs. The page has links to the downloads for each app as well as links to tutorials for each application. In addition to the 11 download apps here are briefer links to their top five online tools.

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This pbworks has been created by Dan Froelich as the result of a presentation at NCETC. It includes a couple of directories as well as reference to some research on Skype in education. The Want Ads section is the place to add or search for projects that use Skype in the classroom.

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This fabulous online digital image editing suite has two components, Pixlr Express and the full blown Pixlr Editor. Express is as the name suggests great for a quick edit including cropping rotating etc as well as adjustments and a range of effects. The editor is fully featured and very intuitive to use, (more so than a number of other more high profile apps).

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This is the wiki to support Warwick Wynne's presentation at ELH09 at Lorne. Of particular interest is the exploration tool, (http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/4vw4GPTLHzgtYhh%24aC7Ing%3D%3D22368) in the Workshop section (http://elhwikimania.wetpaint.com/page/Workshop+Activitiy)that was used to define what features could be looked for in wiki based activities.

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Big Huge Labs is where you can find a range of toys, tools, utilities and games related to the use of Flickr including jigsaws collage, mosaic, maps, slideshows and posters.

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Since May 2005 Educause has been creating the 7 Things You Should Know About... series around the newest emerging learning and teaching technologies. Written from an educationalist's perspective each 2 page pdf follows a similar format comprising

A scenario
What the Technology is
Who's using it
How it works
Why its significant
What the downsides are
Where its going and
Implications for Teaching and Learning

Check out the ever expanding collection.

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This fabulous pbworks wiki is a collection of links to a whole range of diverse tools and resources to manage and use in research. Though it is aimed more at higher education, many of the tools also have applicability to other sectors of education.

"Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for."

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Have you experienced Twitspeak overload? Do you break out into a sweat as the Twit character count goes into the final countdown phase? Then Twitlonger may be just the place for you At Twitlonger you can post to Twitter and not worry about the 140 characters limit. With Twitlonger, you can write what you need and once the 140 character limit is reached the tweet will have a link automatically added to it that will take you to Twitlonger where you can read it all. As the good folk at Twitlonger say, "It's like twitpic for text." Unfortunately to access the full 140+characters you'll have to leave your Twitter client and access the web.

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Robin Good's fabulous Mindmeister mind map is a great graphic organiser listing an ever expanding list of Web 2.0 tools and apps. One of the neat things about the map are the preview thumbnails and the external links you can access by clicking on the small button next to each item.

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Once you've begun working with YouTube for some time you might like to play with the movies that are available. This list from the makeuseof site is a collection of ten interesting hacks associated with YouTube movies. Here you can learn how to view and embed high quality videos, link to the video part way through the clip, hide the search box, embed only the relevant part of a movie, autoplay and loop an embedded movie, disable the related video link, Bypass regional filters and use kickyoutube to download videos.

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xtimeline is another free web-based timeline. Here you can easily create and share timelines with pictures and videos.

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Another Timeline Tool

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The ReadWriteThink site maintained by the International Reading Association in conjunction with the US National Council for the Teachers of English offers,
"a collection of online Student Materials to support literacy learning in the K-12 classroom. These interactive tools can be used to supplement a variety of lessons and provide an opportunity for students to use technology while developing their literacy skills."

They include organisers, games, writing frameworks, creation tools amongst many others. Many are perfect for use on IWB's and laptops, netbooks and the like

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Haven't tried this one yet but it looks interesting.

"HootSuite is the ultimate Twitter toolbox. With HootSuite, you can manage multiple Twitter profiles, pre-schedule tweets, and measure your success. HootSuite lets you manage your entire Twitter experience from one easy-to-use interface."

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Twitter for Teachers is a Wetpaint wiki that aims to teach teachers about Twitter. As a wiki it continues to grow and develop. It includes information adn links to What is Twitter, Getting Started with Twitter, aTwitter Dictionary, Reasons to use Twitter, Twitter language/conventions, Twitter Clients: Which Tool For Which Purpose, Other Micro-blogging Tools, Twitter Etiquette, Twitter & Your Personal Learning Network, Who you should follow, Twitter in the Classroom,Training Resources and Links amongst others.

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This wiki created by representatives of the Victorian Ultranet coaches, is where teachers can explore, share and connect with people pasionate about applying technology to their teaching practice. It includes links to pages and details on the Ultranet, ePlanning, Class Tools, Web 2.0 Tools and specific links to Maths and Literacy tools. It also has links to each of the regions.

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One of a range of great tools from the US National Council for the Teaching of English, this flash interactive helps students plan a story.

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