Productivity Tools
Classroom Tools (calendars, certificates, flash cards, web 2.0 apps for teaching & creating lessons)
21Classes (education blog hosting service; see
4Teachers (create rubrics, quizzes, checklists, etc.)
Awesome Highlighter (highlight portions of a web page, then create a link to the highlighted page)
Calendars That Work (print calendar creation)
Certificate Street (create certificates, awards)
ClassTools (create and share educational games)
Cramberry (online flash cards)
Edisco (create flashcards)
Educational Game Templates & Utilities (Microsoft apps)
Educator Templates (downloadable documents for educators: assessment, rubrics, certificates, forms, webquests, etc.)
FlashCard Machine (create and share flashcards)
Graphic Organizers (Eduplace; tools for organizing information)
PowerPoint Games (download these game templates and modify them to suit your curriculum)
PPT (PowerPoint templates, tutorials, etc.)
Printable Calendars (MS templates for calendars)
PrintFree (templates for printable cards, calendars, graphics)
ProProfs (flash cards)
Quizlet (make flashcards)
Vertex42 (spreadsheet templates, calendars and calculators)
WorldLabels (templates for all sorts of labels: name tags, book plates, school, holiday, gift tags, file system, desk organization, canning jars,
Zunal (create and share webquests)
Collaboration Tools (virtual meetings, polls, scheduling)
Authorstream (post PP slideshow or live broadcast with PowerPoint)
Aww (digital whiteboard: share, draw, save, share; works with mobile devices)
BigMarker (real-time collaboration; requires Flash, so not for iPad)
Cacoo (diagram/flowchart)
Coggle (mindmap; shareable; download as pdf or png)
Doodle (schedule a meeting, create polls)
Edistorm (individual or group brainstorming)
FlashMeeting (video, audio or text conference; shared whiteboard)
Google Docs (docs, forms, spreadsheets, presentations)
GoPollGo (make a quick poll to send in an email OR embed)
*LiveMinutes (web-based conferencing tool:document sharing, can connect with Skype, can save session)
LogiTec Vid (download this software to use with Logitec webcams for video conferencing. Note - this software has been approved for district use)
LucidChart (flowcharts, mindmaps, org charts, Venn diagrams, etc.; somewhat limited free use)
Meetings.io (video conferencing)
Mind42 (mindmap tool)
Mindmaps (web-based mindmap tool)
Mindmeister (mindmap; simultaneous collaboration)
Online collaboration tools (Robin Good; categorized by use)
Padlet (formerly Wallwisher)
Poll Everywhere (create a poll, collect responses via cell phone; free for 30 responses per poll)
PollDaddy (create poll or survey on your blog or wiki; free for 100 responses per month)
ScreenLeap (share a computer screen; web-based, no instal required)
Skrbl (online whiteboard; may copy and paste documents into the workspace)
Skype (Skype Manual, Skype in Schools Wiki)
SlateBox (create orgaizational charts or mindmaps)
Stixy (web based whiteboards)
TokBox (video or audio conferencing)
Twiddla (whiteboard with text message or audio chat; co-browse websites)
Type With Me (create a real-time document; has a unique web address; inlcudes a chat feature)
Udemy (teach an online course with video, slides, live video, chat, etc.)
Vyew (free web conferencing)
Webspiration (idea maps, concept maps, brainstorming tool)
Wiggio (web meetings, shared calendars, shared files, polls, task lists, send email/voice/text messages)
WiseMapping (mind map, visual thinking)
Zipcast - available through Slideshare
File Sharing Tools
Box (share, manage and access your content)
Docuter (upload & store documents; share or embed)
File2 (upload any document to create a webpage; viewers may download the page)
File Dropper (file sharing; 5 GB limit)
FileTac (upload and share files)
Go Aruna (file storage, drop box, sharing files)
LargeDocument (share docs as large as 8GB)
*MediaFire (files and media hosting & sharing)
TagMyDocs (upload your document, then grab the QR code)
TransferBigFiles (transfer files)
Troovi (photo sharing; generates a URL for upload so multiple users can share a unique, private site)
Web Page Tools (curation tools, verify links, back up pages, shorten URLs, enhance or create classroom web pages)
* Creating Blog and/or Websites (for education) - very helpful post by Richard Byrne with link to a Slideshare that gives the basics, and also links to various blog or website hosting sites.
BackUpURL (makes a snapshot of a webpage, and provides a URL as access; good for a quick backup of your blog or wiki)
Bit.ly (creates a shortened URL; also creates a QR code)
Conduit (create a mobile app from a web page)
DeadLinks.com (verify the links on your web page)
Downloadpedia (add-ons, utilities, templates, freeware, conversion tools)
EduBlogs (blog hosting; see JSD2 Blog Guidelines)
EmbedIt.In (embed a file or a URL on your website; can annotate)
EmbedPlus (embed a YouTube video on your web page; edit to show slow motion, chapters, annotations)
FairShare (choose a CC license for your creation, and track how your work is used)
Goo.gl (Google URL shortener and QR code generator)
Jing Project (screen capture; web-based)
KidBlog (free, easy, safe way to create an online community for a class)
LinkChecker (validate links on a web page)
LinkLeecher (validate links on a web page)
Linkyy (URL shortener)
LiveBinders (create a "virtual binder" of web pages; public or private; share, embed link or present the contents)
*PBWorks (wiki hosting)
Screencast.com (record a screencast)
Screen-Cast-o-Matic (screencast recordings; email or embed the link)
Screenr (screencast website; embed as Flash on the web or download as an MP4)
ShareTabs (enter list of web links to create a web page with hyperlinked thumbnail images of the home pages) Sketchcast (record a sketch, with or without an audiotrack)
Smashing Apps (free and useful online apps for designers and developers) use at home
Snippy (screen capture utility; requires a download)
Snurl (create a shortened URL)
Sqworl (creates a "page" that displays several urls into one URL: includes screenshots and short annotations; good for mini-webquests)
Tagul (create a tag cloud; similar to Wordle, but the individual words are hyperlinks)
TinyURL (creates a shortened URL; helpful if you want to display a URL in an email or a document)
TypeIt (copy from this website to insert symbols, currency symbols, or foreign characters in your document or email: e.g., ♥ ☺ ☆ € ©)
TypeTester (compare screen fonts)
Unitag (article about using Unitag for creating QR codes; links to other QR code generator sites)
Urtak (create a poll, embed it on your website)
Vorbeo (create a poll and embed it on your website)
Weebly (create webpages, blogs, eportfolios; WeeblyForEducation)
WidgetEasy (add a custom RSS feed to your blog or wiki)
Widgipedia (collection of widgets, gadgets for your blog or wiki)
Wikia (create a wiki)
Wix (create a flash-based web page; WixMobile to create a mobile-friendly web page)
WonderSay (create a web page with a single message; link or embed; sample)
Zoho Sites (create a web page; TechCrunch post)
Web 2.0 Applications & Generally Useful Websites
BatchGeo (create a custom Google map with addresses from a spreadsheet)
Blogtrottr (deliver an RSS feed to your email account)
Boxoh (package tracking: mashup of Google maps & UPS, USPS, FedEx,or DHL)
CuePrompter (teleprompter)
DebateGraph (a wiki/visualization tool for exploring an issue)
Delivr (shorten a URL OR make a QR code)
DiffDaff (compare file or folder contents; compare web pages)
Diigo (highlight, annotate and share webpages; special Diigo accounts for educators; turn Diigo bookmarks into a slide show)
EasyPrompter (teleprompter; can also be used on a cell phone)
Edmodo ("Twitter for education")
EduClipper (curation site: create "clipboards with websites, images, audio, etc.)
Egg Timer (count down timer)
Evernote (virtual note-taking: documents, screen shots, web pages, photos; "how-to-use" resources from Cybraryman; mobile apps)
Google Map Catcher (download a Google Map so you can access it offline)
Google Translate
GoQR me (create a QR code for text, a URL, a phone #, etc.)
iTools (find the best Internet tool for the job)
Learnist ("Pinterest" for education)
Microsoft Templates (great time-saver! templates for all sorts of applications)
OCR Online (create a text document from an uploaded image with text or a PDF document)
Pinwords (Add a quotation to an image - your own or from this website- to make an image to post ot print)
Pipl (people search tool: search by name, location, phone number, email, username)
Purportal ("the bunk stops here" Use this portal to check on scams, hoaxes, viruses, spyware, etc.)
QR Stuff (create a QR code for a URL, email, itunes link, business card, map, etc.)
QuotesCover (turn a quotation into a poster or an image to post on a website)
Recite (turn a quotation into a poster or an image to post on a website)
Tabloid (Collect RSS feeds to create a "newspaper" to send to an email address)
TagMyDocs (upload your document, then grab the QR code)
Timer (countdown timer, can add a soundtrack; from Classtools)
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Digital Presentation Tools
280 Slides (online, free presentation software)
Animoto (Bib 2.0 - sample book trailers; education case studies; iphone app)
Blabberize (upload a photo, define a mouth, add an audio track; Mrs. Potato Head)
Bookemon (create a book online for free, $ to print a paper copy; education discounts)
Booklet Creator (convert pdf files to booklet format)
Capzles (stories, timelines, upload pictures, videos, music) use at home
Comic Creator (Read, Write, Think)
Comic Life ($; use your own images or clip art)
Comic Master (create a short graphic novel)
Comix (comic strip creator with pre-set characters, sample comic strip)
CreazaEducation (web-based tools for creating cartoons, video, audio, or mindmaps; free, but may purchase additional space/content)
Dilbert (can make a mashup of a Dilbert comic)
Dipity (timeline: video, photos, links)
Digital Films (create/share an animated comic strip)
Empressor (digital storytelling: combine video, images and audio)
Flash Classroom (learn to use Flash to create animations, games and learning objects)
FlipBook (create and print a flipbook)
FoldPlay (projects with your photos - origami, etc.)
Kerpoof (elementary level)
Knovio (upload a PowerPoint, use webcam to add video & audio, share)
Maybelle the Cockroach (example of a wiki using several other apps)
Mixbook (create and view an ebook; may order printed copies for a fee)
Moviemaker (animated movies with speech bubble dialog)
Museum Box (provides a virtual box for displaying text, images, sound or video files to portray an event, person or historical period; Teacher's Area; how-to video)
Myths and Legends (create a story, add sound effects)
National Geographic Wildlife Filmmaker
NextVista (educational videos; sample - Hamlet) PhotoPeach (combine photos and music to make a slideshow, then embed it on your website)
PictureBookMaker (create a picture book, then print it or post it)
PikiWiki (use pictures, text, video to create a page)
PinkyDinkyDoo (simple podcasts for kids)
Pixton (comic creator, create, print and embed)
Prezenit (collaborative presentation tool, generates a unique web address)
Prezi (non-linear presentations; zooming, "paths"; cheat sheet; sample)
Primary Access (use primary source resources to create digital movies, storyboards or rebus stories)
Read.Write.Think Printing Press (templates to create a flyer, newspaper, brochure or booklet)
Scrapblog (multimedia scrapbook pages)
Slideshare (web-based presentation; click the Zipcast link to set up an online meeting room)
SlideStaxx (web-based; create a presentation with variety of web-based media; embed on a web page; sample)
Slide.ly (combine photos and music to create video slide shows)
Smilebox (upload pictures; make a slide show with music) use at home
Stapleless Book Generator
Stop Frame Animator (create a stop motion video0
Story Tools (collection of websites for digital storytelling or presentations)
StoryboardThat (create a storyboard; must register to save)
Storybird (create and read individual or collaborative stories)
StoryJumper (create book online, $ to print a copy)
StoryMaker (create animated stories; choose characters, emotions, setting, objects, etc.)
Tikatok (free; create a book; $ to print it)
Tiki-Toki (digital multimedia timelines)
ThingLink (embed links in a graphic image; FAQ; Ways to use ThingLink, YouTube video)
Vista Zoo (multimedia on a map; blog post that describes the site and ways to use it in the classroom.)
VoiceThread (Voicethread for K-12) (It's Not a Stick)
WallWisher (post a picture, video, music, invite discussion)
xTimeline (build a timeline; incorporate multimedia elements)
Xtranormal (create animated movies; can install an "education- safe" cookie)
Zooburst (3D book; uses Flash)
Digital Storytelling (about)
Center for Digital StorytellingDigital Storytelling (education applications)
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling (U of Houston: examples, tutorials, rubrics, resources)
Tech Head Stories (resources for digital storytelling)
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