Collaboration+Tools

Web 2.0
 * Free Collaboration Tools **

[|Google Docs] - and spreadsheets - allows students to collaborate on work from any computer including while at home

[|Zoho] - full suite of online, collaboration tools - word processor, presentation, notetaking (can insert audio), spreadsheets, planner. Worth exploring!

====[|Web 2.0 Tools] - (These tools especially benefit the learner with reading, organizational or attentional issues as the material can be easily retrieved, read or listened to online)====
 * ====**Wikis** - provide group collaboration opportunities and study guides====
 * [|PBwiki] - lets you quickly set up your own free, hosted, password-protected wiki to edit and share information. It's as easy as a peanut butter sandwich.
 * Wikispaces - online wiki site, easy to use and free for educators
 * WetPaint - online wiki site, easy to use and free for educators
 * ===**Blogs** - provide opportunities for written expression without time constraints and can use text-to-speech, spell check, grammar check etc. before posting. Blogs are great for students who are less vocal IN class, for a variety of reasons, but still want a chance to participate in discussions. [|10 Ways to Use Blogs with Your Students!]===
 * [|Keystone Blog] - ask about getting an account on the free Keystone Blog site!
 * [|Blogmeister] - is one of several (free) blogging engines that have been developed specifically for classroom use.
 * [|Blogspot] - or eBlogger, now one of the free Google Tools
 * [|Edublogs] - Simply create, manage and moderate blogs for all your students with a minimum of fuss. (free)
 * [|WordPress] - a great (free) blog site for teachers that can either be hosted or based on your server.
 * [|Nicenet] - s a free discussion forum which can be used by all educators. A discussion forum is a public classroom forum for creating, discussing and reflecting on ideas. More about Nicenet [|here].

**Yes folks, Microblogging is here...for those of you tooo busy for regular blogging!**
[|Tumblr] - makes it effortless to share text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from your browser. Tumblr a variation of a [|blog] that favors short-form, mixed-media posts over the longer editorial posts frequently associated with blogging. Common post formats found on tumblelogs include links, photos, quotes, dialogues, and video.

[|Twitter] - is a free, service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: **What are you doing?** This service allows its users to send and read other users' updates (otherwise known as tweets) which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length.


 * ===**Podcasts/videocasts** ===
 * [|iTunes] - is a free program (Mac/Win) that locates, hosts and stores podcast and much, much more!
 * Sesame Street – podcasts []



Use this wiki as a resource for ideas for using YouTube/TeacherTube in your classroom:http://tube-classroom.wikispaces.com/
 * [|YouTube] - is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips.
 * [|TeacherTube] - free video sharing service that is for education and unblocked in most of our schools.

Social Networking
 * Web-based social bookmarking** tools such as [|Delicious] or [|Portaportal] - create class favorites that your students can retrieve anywhere to help them study

[|Blist] - Whether you use Excel or a database today, blist is the best choice for easily creating and sharing lists on the web. With the drag-and-drop simplicity of blist, you’ll be able to organize the information that’s important to you, from making a personal to-do list to building a sophisticated business database. With blist, your list is visual, interactive, and always neat and tidy.