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Simon Lewis' great post on using Google Docs

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Another online digital images storytelling site that works a lot like comic life

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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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A one page guide to getting started with Google Wave.

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Another 100 great tips page from Accredited Online Colleges.org this one dealing with Google Docs. It includes the main keyboard shortcuts, hacks, features and lots more related to using Google Docs.

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If you are using iTouches in schools you may need to create an iTunes App Store account without the usual registration of a credit card, (note to purchase pay for apps you will need a credit card). This page from Apple shows the procedure to use.

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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 is an online version of a comprehensive guide to getting started with and using Google Wave. The seven chapters cover topics such as managing contacts, organising and getting deeper into waves and adding gadgets and bots. Well worth a read if you prefer text based learning materials.

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"If you love history, or just want to learn more about it, YouTube has exactly what you need. Always up to the challege of providing thorough, accurate information, YouTube delivers channels from leading names in historical studies, from The Smithsonian to the Discovery Channel. You’re sure to find just the right information you need for your lecture, lesson plan, or perhaps just your personal viewing pleasure."

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Say hello to ThumbTacks. A tiny recordable mini-mic for your iPod nano 4G or iPod touch 2G. ThumbTacks allows you to fully unleash your iPod's secret potential. Simply push your ThumbTacks into your 3.5mm headphone jack and your iPod will automatically turn into a voice recorder. Perfect for taking class dictation, office meetings, or even covering the next big story.

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This is a nice comparative chart with embedded links to examples of blogs, wikis and Google Docs.

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This list of tips to do with Google comes from Online Colleges

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This is a list of all manner of Skype Smileys including lots of "hidden" ones.

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Part of a larger Marvel Comic site with games and other promotional material, this page lets you create relatively simple comic strips using characters from the Marvel comics. A little like a cut down version of Comic Life it is a reasonable introductory tool. Finished comics can be printed or downloaded as a pdf.

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My Avatar Editor creates avatars based on the Mii™ characters found on the Nintendo® Wii™. With an extremely easy interface, avatars can be created either online or by using the download app available from the site. The on site guide has all you need to get started.

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This constantly updating embeddable table from Gary Hayes details statistics related to the development and/or use of social media including the number of tweets, iPhone apps downloaded amongst others. Fascinating.

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Using the Download PDF button on this page you can download a really interesting pdf guide for parents about talking with children about working online. The guide looks at children of different ages and stages and offers sensible and commonsense advice. Though it is written for the American context the underlying advice is relevant to all.

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Tagul is another word cloud generator like Wordle. Unlike Wordle, the Tagul clouds are embeddable. The clouds are also customizable and each of the words in the cloud is a link to a Google definition plus other links. Tagul also makes use of multiple fonts. Whilst it is in Beta Tagul is free.

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