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www.REVISITEDa Geography teacher's toolkit on the web
I.
 
UTILITIES
A.
 
remote log in1.
 
LogMeIn.com
 Log into your home computer from wherever you are in the world. Just remember to leave it switched on!
B.
 
surveys1.
 
SurveyMonkey.com
 
 
How's My Teaching? Ask the students in confidence!
C.
 
social bookmarking1.
 
Delicious
 Utterly indispensable way to keep track of your favourite websites. Share your findings with others.Example:http://del.icio.us/noeljenkins 
D.
 
RSS reader1.
 
Google Reader
 My favourite RSS reader. Let information come to you, rather than the other way around.
E.
 
teaching tools1.
 
Classtools.net
 Really useful Flash-based learning tools. The random name generator is a brilliant tool for questioning.
F.
 
remember stuff:1.
 
Rememberthemilk.com
 Some might find this site indispensable!
G.
 
GPS1.
 
GPS Visualizer
 Utterly essential web utility for processing GPS tracks
II.
 
MUSIC / AUDIO
A selection of sites that offer music that can be used freely in podcasts or movies
A.
 
Jamendo.com
 
B.
 
Freeplaymusic.com
 
C.
 
Podsafeaudio.com
 
III.
 
COLLABORATION
A.
 
blogs1.
 
Wordpress.com
 Free, easy to use blogging platform. One of the best ways to get students work, homework assignments, picturesand documents online.e.g. http://noeljenkins.wordpress.com/  
2.
 
Blogger.com
 Free blogging platform. More likely to be filtered in schools.
3.
 
Posterous
 No quicker way of posting things online. Instant blogging via email
 
B.
 
wikis1.
 
pbwiki.com
 http://wwwrevisited.pbwiki.com/  
2.
 
Wikispaces.com
 Very easy to use wiki with great support. Education accounts are currently free, with no adverts.Examples:http://juicygeography.wikispaces.com/ http://revisegeography.wikispaces.com/  
C.
 
self publishing
Everyone can be a publisher. Good for a gifted and talented side-project?
1.
 
Blurb.com
 
2.
 
Lulu.com
 
D.
 
mind maps1.
 
Bubbl.us
 Really easy online mind maps. Mystifyingly this service is free and the diagrams can be easily shared. Example:¬ª¬†http://bubbl.us/view.php?sid=66229&pw=ya22.QgH4ch4INDI0WUMvUFNuU3BEUQ 
E.
 
documents1.
 
Google Docs
 Everyone needs a Google account in order to access a huge range of useful services from maps to personalizeddesktops.Google Docs can be edited by multiple users and are stored online. Great for collaborative projects.
2.
 
Slideshare.com
 Share and download presentations.Example:http://www.slideshare.net/juicygeography/using-google-apps-for-education 
3.
 
Rich Charts Live
 Make Flash charts from your fieldwork data and embed them in Google Earth
F.
 
web sites1.
 
Google Sites
 Create free web sites
G.
 
micro-blogging1.
 
Twitter.com
 Incredibly popular micro-blogging platform - update your friends with your news via a computer or mobilephone. Some teachers have been setting homework using Twitter.
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