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UNSPLASH
Unsplash offers you 10 high-resolution stock photos every 10 days. All the
photos are licensed under Creative
Commons Zero which means you can copy, modify, distribute and use the
photos, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
Little VisualsLittle Visuals posts 7 high-resolution images every 7 days. All photos are
licensed under Creative Commons Zero and you can use them however you want.
Picjumbo
Free photos for your commercial and personal works. They also have premium membership where you can get extra photos and they also have a Photoshop plugin.
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COLLABORATION
EtherPad
Etherpad allows you to edit documents collaboratively in real-time, much like a live multi-player online editor, allowing you to write articles, proposals, press releases and the like, together with your friends, your fellow students or your colleagues, working on the same document at the same time. It even supports rich text editing! Additionally, Etherpad provides access to all data through a well-documented HTTP API and supports import/export to many major data exchange formats. The built-in plugin system makes extending the core functionality a breeze, regardless of whether you're adding support for inserting images or videos or allowing users to collaborate on tables.
Delicious
Delicious is an easy, free tool to save, organize, and remember the links you find interesting on the web.
Diigo
Diigo enables effective collaborative research. You can easily share your findings, complete with your highlights and sticky notes, with friends and colleagues. A project team, a class, or a club can create a group on Diigo to pool relevant resources, findings and thoughts together.
BROADCAST
UStream
Broadcast live on Ustream The easiest and most powerful way to stream live video
Jing
Jing is the perfect way to enhance your fast-paced online conversations. Create images and videos of what you see on your computer screen, then share them instantly!
Fraps
FRAPS is a utility for taking screenshots and video of your PC. Run it in the background while you play games, and check the frame rate, make gameplay videos and take screenshots with ease.
Media Signage
What is FREE Digital Signage? You know those TV screens you see installed in more & more public areas like stores, restaurants, above gas pumps, food menu boards, & lots of other places.
Well, that’s called Digital Signage.
Build an amazing presentation on your Mac or PC and push it to unlimited number of screens, and all for FREE.
Well, that’s called Digital Signage.
Build an amazing presentation on your Mac or PC and push it to unlimited number of screens, and all for FREE.
FILE CONVERSION
Online-Converter
This free online file converter lets you convert media easy and fast from one format to another. They support a lot of different source formats, just try.
http://www.convertpdftopowerpoint.com/
http://www.zamzar.com/
http://keepvid.com/
ORGANIZATION
Evernote works by connecting all the computers and phones you use daily, allowing you to capture something in one place and then access it from another.
http://www.evernote.com/
need a visual of material you want to save with links on the web?
http://www.simplybox.com/
personal organizerYou no longer have to write your to-do lists on sticky notes, whiteboards, random scraps of paper, or the back of your hand. Remember The Milk makes managing tasks an enjoyable experience.
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/
SEARCHING THE WEB
Here are some posters from Google for helping students search more effectively
http://www.google.com/educators/posters.html
How-to-video Firefox sidebar for fast and applicable video tutorial searches
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-video-sidebar/
SCREEN CAPTURE
http://www.screenjelly.com/
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Edmodo
http://www.edmodo.com/?language=en&auto_selected_lang=true
Ning (sponsored by Pearson)
http://www.ning.com/
Wall.fm - a free tool for creating custom social networks with easy setup and complete feature set.
http://wall.fm/
STORAGE
Need a FREE 2 gig Dropbox for your files?
https://www.dropbox.com/
or go portable http://wiki.dropbox.com/DropboxAddons/DropboxPortable
http://uploadbox.com/assignment drop box http://dropitto.me/
WEBSITE DESIGN
A great drag and drop website for making snazzy web sites (like this one).
http://www.weebly.com
***Monitor new Web 2.0 apps being developed at
http://www.go2web20.net/
***Great explanation and outline of Web 2.0 tools for teachers http://content.yudu.com/Library/A18dcc/TwelveEssentialsforT/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yudu.com%2Fitem%2Fdetails%2F59772%2FTwelve-Essentials-for-Technology-Integration
FREEWARE
ANIMATION
On-set characters and props
http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/
Stick figure animation - Pivot
http://pivot-stickfigure-animator.en.softonic.com/
PODCASTING
Audio recorder and editor (make sure you download the .lame extension as well, if you want to export in .mp3 format)
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
PRESENTATION
Prezi-an alternative to PowerPoint
http://prezi.com/
PRODUCTIVITY
Applications that move computer programs and work from PC to PC with a transportable device like a USB stick or ipod
(bookmarks, calendar, docs, etc)
http://portableapps.com/
SECURITY
USB encryption
http://www.truecrypt.org/
STORAGE
Need a FREE 2 gig Dropbox for your files?
https://www.dropbox.com/
or go portable http://wiki.dropbox.com/DropboxAddons/DropboxPortable
http://uploadbox.com/
VIDEO PLAYER
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
WEB VIDEO VIEWER
Adobe Media Player plays Flash videos, even the latest .m4v videos (great
compression and high quality). One downside is the video
controls...can't pause without having to re-start.
http://www.adobe.com/products/mediaplayer/