This document provides a list of online tools and their brief descriptions: - Zamzar allows converting files without downloading additional software. Twitter limits messages to 140 characters. TinyURL shortens long URLs. iTunes U provides free podcasts. Slideshare and Flickr allow sharing and finding presentations and photos online. Google Docs enables collaboration on documents from any internet-connected device. Delicious and VoiceThread facilitate social bookmarking and commenting on multimedia content. Blabberize transforms text to speech for fun.

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4. zamzar .com Convert files without downloading software Find youtube videos and convert to .mov or .flv, .wmv etc.

5. Twitter What are you doing now? 140 characters or less Economical with words Many voices project http://twitter. com/manyvoices ?page=7

6. Tiny URL Shortens any url Useful for students transcribing url’s Useful for sending links http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&countryid=250&addtohistory=&address=1600+pennsylvania+ave&city=washington&state=DC&zipcode=&submit=Get+Map Becomes http://tinyurl.com/37ggx

7. iTunes Podcasts are free iTunes U

8. Slideshare Collaborate on slideshows Share slideshows Find slideshows No need to save on thumbdrive, CD Lives on the web

9. Flickr .com Writing prompts Presentations, digital storytelling Virtual fieldtrips Literature and flickr Teach about social software (how to tag, comment) Flickr “ Toys ”

10. FlickrStorm Select images for students in advance Saves class time Purposeful use of images (writing prompts, etc.) Safety

11. Woophy Find photos geographically Log in lets you comment

12. Google Docs Need a google account Shared documents for collaboration Calendar Spreadsheets Slideshows Documents Notebooks

13. Del. icio .us Social bookmarking site Share Access anywhere Tagging: folksonomy Toolbar can be embedded

14. VoiceThread Create “slideshows” which include narration Tutorial Users can comment

15. Blabberize Just for fun! Sample George Washington FDR