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Type a word or words and this site will find words that rhyme with it. Thanks to Richard Byrne for the link.

www.writerhymes.com - Preview

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Make your own browser toolbar. Thanks to Richard Byrne for the link.

www.conduit.com - Preview

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VocabGrabber analyzes any text you're interested in, generating lists of the most useful vocabulary words and showing you how those words are used in context. Just copy text from a document and paste it into the box, and then click on the "Grab Vocabulary!" button. VocabGrabber will automatically create a list of vocabulary from your text, which you can then sort, filter, and save.

www.visualthesaurus.com/vocabgrabber - Preview

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This post describes a method of using Cool Iris (a fantastic Firefox add-on) for presentations. Thanks to Sarah Sutter (@edueyeview) for the link.

cogdogblog.com/...cooliris-presentation - Preview

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A very cool tool for creating a coat of arms.

inkwellideas.com/coat_of_arms - Preview

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A simple widget to display items from an RSS feed on your blog or website.

www.springwidgets.com/...23 - Preview

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Tools that will search Flickr by: color, theme, tags, Creative Commons, username, location (geotagged), and randomly. Thanks to Angela Maiers for the link via Twitter.

www.makeuseof.com/...arch-tools-that-are-fun-to-use - Preview

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Is your favorite website down? This site automatically lets you know when it goes back up via email, text, or tweet.

www.dingitsup.com - Preview

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Create your own motivational posters. Thanks to Michael Richards for the link.

wigflip.com/automotivator - Preview

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Create large posters from files on your computer.

arje.net/rasterbator - Preview

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A very cool way to create large posters out of any image.

www.blockposters.com - Preview

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An online quick reference for D&D

www.d20srd.org/index.htm - Preview

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Lots of links to resources here. Thanks to David Warlick for the link.

www.teachingtips.com/...ul-blogging-tools-for-teachers - Preview

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A quick tutorial for adding a favicon to a blog or website.

www.amoswong.com/favicon-in-wordpress-blog.html - Preview

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This site lets you make animations using an online creator.

www.aniboom.com/Animachines - Preview

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This lets you pre-select the web sites that Google searches, filtering out the junk. This is a great way to set up students for search success. Also allows for easy web site/blog integration.

www.google.com/cse - Preview

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resources for digital storytelling

cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools - Preview

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Polling by text message with results updated in real time

www.polleverywhere.com/ - Preview

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