As I have been speaking at different events, I have been suggesting different tools and websites. The aim of this page is to provide a summary of links mentioned.
http://apps4class.wikispaces.com – a useful wiki for web 2.0 tools, suggested uses and links to “how to” guides
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/teachers – the UK Partners in Learning Teachers Blog
http://uk.partnersinlearningnetwork.com – UK Partners in Learning Site – login with a LIVE id; free academic versions of Songsmith and Autocollage available here, as well as a range of other downloads/add-ins such as Mouse Mischief, Maths 4.0
www.voicethread.com – a really powerful tool for collaborative learning
http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials?os=other – Windows Live Essentials software, including Photogallery, Live Moviemaker, LiveWriter
http://www.officelabs.com/projects/communityclips/Pages/Default.aspx – Community Clips free download – useful for recording narrated walk throughs of what you are doing on your pc.
http://www.photosynth.net/ – a really cool photo tool for making panoramas or 360 degree views of a location.
http://ukedchat.wikispaces.com/ – UKedchat – the home of the useful twitter hashtag discussion for educators in the UK
http://teachmeet.pbworks.com – find out about forthcoming teachmeets here
http://www.officelabs.com/projects/pptPlex/Pages/default.aspx – Plex for PowerPoint download
http://www.microsoft.com/multipoint/mouse-mischief/en-gb/ – Mouse Mischief
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovativeteach?feature=mhum – video guides to using Microsoft tools
http://www.undertenminutes.com/ – more video guides to different web 2.0 tools
www.wordle.net – word clouds (see apps4class for some alternatives!)
https://bubbl.us/ – mind mapping
http://voicethread.com/ – a tool with an enormous amount of potential for collaborations, feedback etc.
http://flashcards.educationlabs.com/Default.aspx?page=Home#/Home – online flashcards for a huge range of uses.
