HJ Kramer/New World LibraryCool new tools

1. MP3 Player - Podcasting
2. Gabcast


3. Wikis
4. Audio Editing Software

• Audacity
• WavePad Sound Editor

Cool software applications

1. Google Docs

I have found this to be a great way to share documents and to collaborate.

2. Free PDF Creators

• Primo PDF

3. Web accessible multi-media creation

• Adobe Presenter
• Camtasia
• LecShare Pro

4. Instant Messaging

• OoVoo
• Meebo
• Skype
• Twitter

5. Screen Capture Tools

• Snag-It
• Snipping Tool2.0 (found on tablet PC's)
• Jing

6. Blogging

• RSS Readers/Aggregators

7. Social Networking Sites

• Facebook

8. Mind Mapping Tools

• MindMeister

9. Second Life

10. Brain-based Learning

11. Instructional Design

Our favorite free music:

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Web sites we love:

1. Flickr - online photo management and sharing application
http://www.flickr.com/


2. Del.iciou.us - is a collection or your and eveyones favorites. You can keep your favorites and share them with others.http://del.icio.us/

3. Monk-e-mail This site is set up by Careerbuilder.com. It is a funny way to send an e-mail message. You have to check it out http://www.careerbuilder.com/monk-e-mail/Default.aspx?mid=19044680&cbRecursionCnt=2&cbsid=56ad8067f28f4656a45441e4648b41fa-248096119-JQ-5

4. Ask500 People - this is an interesting new polling experiment that works towards posing a question to 500 people around the world with responses coming in realtime. You need to create and account to pose a question. It might be interesting to see if there is a student project this could be used for http://www.ask500people.com/

5. definr - an incredibly fast dictionary. You may prefer to use the more established dictionaries, but this one is worth checking out just for its speed. May be of use for students on dial-up http://www.definr.com/

6. Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008. This is a great list. http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html

What we're reading:

1. IMPLEMENTING THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES: Technology as Lever by Arthur W. Chickering and Stephen C. Ehrmann
http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/seven.html

2. Increasing Engagement for Online and Face-to-Face Learners Through Online Discussion Practice
The Cross Papers, Number 8
Alice Bedard-Voorhees, 44 pages, 2005.
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Informative Blogs

1. The Educational Technology Site: ICT in Education
2. TLT-SWG
   

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