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Textorizer – This is an online tool that allows you to upload an image, add text and then the image is recreated using the writing.

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"co-ment makes it possible for you to write or upload your own texts, submit them for comments and process the comments."

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"Wiki for teachers to explore and brainstorm ways to integrate Web 2.0 technologies into our teaching."

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"Big Huge Thesaurus Synonyms, antonyms, and rhymes (oh my!)"

words.bighugelabs.com - Preview

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Just upload any photo to mypictr, then zoom & crop the image automatically to the perfect size, based on what service you need the image/icon for. Choose from sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype, YouTube.

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This invaluable educational tool is a free, interactive version of the traditional paper United States atlas.Topics include agricultural use, forestation, population density, transportation, and more. Use the Map Maker tool to create custom maps or print one of hundreds of pre-formatted page-size maps.

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The National Map Seamless Server is the ultimate location to explore and retrieve data. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the EROS Data Center (EDC) are committed to providing access to geospatial data through The National Map. An approach is to provide free downloads of national base layers, as well as other geospatial data layers.

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"GreatSummary can summarize text from web pages or text pasted from another document. "

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Draw on google maps with scribblings and more!

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Speechable is a free photo service that lets you easily upload and add speech bubbles to your photos and share them with friends

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Cometdocs is a document conversion interface that offers a large set of document conversions.

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Picture Book Maker is a fun little online picture book creator (bet you couldn’t have guessed that from the name!). Includes illustration elements that students can use in their story.

www.artisancam.org.uk/...picturebookmaker.php - Preview

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TinyGrab is a simple yet extremely powerful utility for Mac OS X and Windows.

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Empressr is a free web based application that allows you to create, manage and share rich media presentations online. You can upload video, images and audio and it allows you to insert charts and tables.

Empressr has a media library that allows you to upload and manage your media assets and features drag and drop, search, filter and keyword support to locate files quickly. You can import images from Flickr, Google, Yahoo and Photobucket. You can also record video and audio such as voice overs or sound tracks.

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Myna, an audio recording and editing tool, is the latest addition to the Aviary family of web applications, a suite of image creation and editing web applications which allow you to manipulate images to very high standard within your browser.

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Go to What Should I Read Next? and enter the title and author of a book you’ve enjoyed recently - you’ll get a list of suggested titles based on user recommendations (47,000 and growing).

This site is based in the UK, and unlike Amazon, it bases its suggestions purely on user recommendations, not purchase history.

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Storybook is a novel-writing tool which will help you to keep an overview of multiple plot-lines while composing stories. Store all info about your characters/locations in one place and use Storybook's features to managing chapters, scenes, characters and locations.

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PrimoOnline provides a super-fast way to create PDF files online, without the need to install any PDF software. Simply upload your file, enter your email address, and our server-based PDF creator will quickly convert it to PDF and deliver it straight to your email inbox.

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