Tools
A more accessible list of links to Web 2.0 tools that I mention in my blog posts. Please let me know if you find any dead ends.
Video Tools
- Online FLV Converter (convert your video files to Flash)
- Windows Media Encoder (free screen/video capture for XP and Vista)
- Camtasia Studio (screen/video capture for Windows)
- CamStudio (free screen/video capture for Windows)
- Snapz Pro X (screen/video capture for Mac)
- Pure-Mac’s Screen Capture list (for Mac)
- Blinx (content-based video search tool)
- Everyzing (content-based video search tool)
Video Sources
- TeacherTube (free educational videos)
- Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century
- Internet Archive (public domain movies, videos, and films)
- Research TV (content video, many subjects)
- Open Video Project (huge video library)
- Mathematics Videos from NYU (math videos)
- JoVE – Journal of Visualized Experiments (science experiments)
- SchoolTube (moderated student-created videos)
Image Tools
- FlickrSLiDR (embed Flickr slide shows in your posts)
- Flickr Export (export pictures and slide shows from iPhoto)
- GIMP (sophisticated image editor with PhotoShop features)
- Seahorse (simple but effective Macintosh paint program)
- Image Tricks (photo processing and editing)
- Flickr Storm (searches Flickr photos by license)
Audio Tools
- GarageBand Lesson Plans (from Apple)
- Odiogo (text to audio for blogs or podcasts)
- Talkr (text to audio for blogs or podcasts)
- BlueGrind (text to audio for blogs or podcasts)
- Talking History (aural history files)
- Historical Voices (aural history files)
- Speech Accent Archive (archived English accents)
Audio Books
- LibriVox
- Project Gutenberg Audio Books
- Free Classic Audio Books
- LearnOutLoud.com (books, lectures, podcasts, etc.)
Virtual Worlds Tools
Teaching Resources
- TeacherXpress (many varied links for educators)
- WikiVersity
- Free Flash Cards (flash card repository, make your own)
- Teachers’ Domain (video and other content, professional development courses)
Web Tools
- Hyperwords (extension for Firefox)
- Read/Write Web (blog covering Web 2.0 issues)
- Web 2.0 Backpack (wide variety of web tools for students)
- Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts
- SketchCast (narrated animated sketches)
- WizIQ (shared whiteboard, audio chat)
Digital Storytelling Tools
- Tabblo (create your own online books, posters, comics)
- Panraven (create your own online books)
- Comic Life from Plasq (create comic pages, posters, and other layouts)