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Thanks to Richard Byrne, http://freetech4teachers.com, I'm able to share with you Conduit. Conduit allows you to build your own custom toolbar for IE and/or Firefox. Simple interface with a lot of potential, especially in a computer lab or 1-to-1 setting.

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A slidedeck of 25 great tools to use in the classroom. The presentation is very clear and straight forward, definitely worth checking out.

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Here is a nice resource for using the FLIP camera in the classroom.

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If you're thinking of being a game creator then Sploder needs to be on your list of sites to check out. Users can play or create flash based games.

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Searching pop culture type references.

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KickYouTube is a great service. A quick and easy way to download youtube videos for offline viewing by finding the youtube video and adding "kick" in front of the address. You can even pick the file type.

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Joyce always has great resources to share and this wiki is just another example. She uses Glogster to organize the content.

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Too cool for school! Here is a chance to create a personal font from your own handwriting and the cost...free! The site walks you through the steps necessary to create your font and to be able to download it to your computer.

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To use this site you paste in text and it will show it to you one word at a time in a teleprompter style. The intent is to help people become speed readers I see this as a great Assistive Technology tool because you can increase or decrease the rate at which the words appear on your screen as well as change colors.

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Here is a site that does just one thing, check the spelling of your text online. This could be a useful tool for students when they are working on blogs or wikis.

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Looking for a screen recorder then the search is over. ScreenToaster is the tool to hlp you record what's on your screen regardless of the platform. Videos can be embbded on blogs or webpages.

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Vocaroo is another audio tool to use on the Internet. You can record messages and send them out as voice emails.

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This is a great tool to show the way to build an effective search.

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Create motivational posters by choosing the picture, color, and text and let them make the poster.

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There are lots of good resources here for teachers wanting to make their classroom more digital.

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This site has grouped Web 2.0 tools that can be used in the classroom. It is definitely worth checking out.

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Record videos of your screen using this tool. The nice part is that it is free. Windows users only.

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Here are the links for the resources that Joyce Valenza uses in her New Tools for Learning workshop.

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By Laura Milligan

Beyond Google, Wikipedia and other generic reference sites, the Internet boasts a multitude of search engines, dictionaries, reference desks and databases that have organized and archived information for quick and easy searches. In this list, we’ve compiled just 100 of our favorites, for teachers, students, hypochondriacs, procrastinators, bookworms, sports nuts and more.

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A blog by email is the best way to describe this tool.

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