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Web 2.

0 Tools
1. 3D Projects
• Alice - a free and innovative 3D
programming environment
• Blender - an outstanding open-source
3D content creation suite
• PhotoSynth - a Microsoft web
application that takes photos, mashes
them together and recreates a 3D
scene out of them that anyone can
view and move around in.
• SketchUp - a desktop application from
Google that allows users to create and
share stunning 3D models from coffee
pots to skyscrapers
2. Animation and
Comic Strips
• Bitstrips - a web 2.0 tool that allows
users to create their own comic
• Comic master - a web 2.0 application
that allows users to easily create
graphic novels online.
• Cartoonster - a free tutorial for children
explaining how to create animations
• Domo - create animations which can
be embedded into blogs, wikis and
other websites.
• Voki - let the user create personalized
speaking avatars and use them on their
blog, profile and in email messages.
3. Audio Editing
Tools
• Audicaity - an audio software used
to record or install sounds to local
computer and edit them
afterwards.
• Audio Expert - a free and simple
online audio editor, file converter
and sound recorder.
• UJAM - a cloud-based platform
that empowers everybody to easily
create new music and share it with
friends.
4. Bookmarking and
Online Collaboration
• Convore - a quick way to instant
message with groups of friends in
real-time
• Dropmocks - let the user create and
share image galleries online by
dragging photos into a browser
• Pinterest - An online pin board, let the
user organize and share things online
• Piratepad - let users work collaborate
online via a simple text editor updated
and shared in real time
4. Bookmarking and Online
Collaboration
• PrimaryPad - let users work collaborate online
via web 2.0 word processing document
• Scribblar - designed for creative, real-time
collaboration on the creation and editing of
images, drawings or even mathematical
equations
• Titanpad - let users work on one document
simultaneously
• Wallwisher - an online notice board maker
where anyone can place messages or other
media on the screen.
5. Blogging
• Audioboo - an audio-blogging site where
users can send updates through the web
or phone.
• Blogger - Web 2.0 blog writing tool
• Posterous - an easy to use blogging
platforms which lets users post media
online using email, mobile or the web
• Tumblr - a simplified blogging platform
that allows users to share anything online.
5. Blogging
• Voicethread - a collaborative, multimedia
slide show where users can comment
online
• Wikispaces - educators are given a free
2GB to develop wikis for their classes and
create, edit or contribute to pages.
• Wordpress - a blogging platform and
content management system where users
can set up their own blog using a variety
of templates
6. Desktop Publishing Tools
• Open Office - the leading open-source office
software suite for word processing
spreadsheets, presentations, graphics and
databases.
• PDFCreator - open source desktop application
that creates PDFs from any Windows program
• Scribus - an open source desktop publishing
application that lets users create professional
documents and page lay-outs and then
exports into PDF format
• Zoho - a comprehensive suite of online web
applications that includes a word processor,
spreadsheets, a presentation tool, a wiki
editor, an e-mail client, online storage, quiz
maker
7. Games, Quizzes and Educational Activities
• Gnowledge - an education platform where
everyone can create, publish, share and take
tests, exercises and assignments Hot
• Potatoes - features applications that allows users
to create interactive multiple-choice, short-
answers, jumbled-sentence, crossword,
matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the
World Wide Web
• Sharendipity - a web-based creativity suite where
anyone can build and deploy engaging and
interactive games and other web applications
8. Language Learning Tools
• Language Online - resources for language
teachers and students.
• Lingro - a unique website that helps
language learners read foreign web pages
or documents and build their vocabulary at
the same time.
• Writing Fun - explains the types of text
commonly written in schools with printable
organizers and examples showing text
structures, grammatical features and
publishing ideas
9. Instructional Videos and Video Sharing

• 5min Life Videopedia - Short instructional


videos for every practical questions and DIY
project
• EmbedPlus - allows users to add extra
controls to YouTube embedded videos such
as slow motion, zooming, chapters and
annotations
• Jing - Take a picture or make a short video of
what you see on your computer monitor and
excellent for creating video tutorials.
• mailVU - provides the ability to record a video
email at any time, and send it to recipients
where they can open it at any time
9. Instructional Videos and Video Sharing
• TED - riveting talks by remarkable people,
free to the world
• Tubechop - allows users to cut YouTube
videos and share only the section that
interests them
• Vimeo - a simple yet effective video sharing
site
• Youtube/edu - online video sharing website
sorted to show only videos from education
institutions like universities and colleges.
10. Mind mapping

• Gliffy - lets users create professional-looking


flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans and technical
drawings
• Slatebox - a tool for collaboratively creating mind
maps and organizational charts
• Spicynodes - allows users to create mind maps or
organizational charts with bits of information-
such as text, links, photos, and other media -
placed into "nodes" which are then linked together.
• Spider Scribe - an online mind map creation
service where users can add Word documents,
images, maps and more
11. Online Storage and Sharing
• 4Shared - an online storage site allowing you to upload and
share music, photos, video and documents (free 10GB)
• Dropbox - the easiest way to store, sync, and share file online
• Evernote - collect users' ideas, experience, thoughts and
memories into an always accessible place
• Flickr - online photo management and sharing application
11. Online Storage and Sharing
• Flipsnack - quickly convert uploaded PDF documents into a cool
virtual magazine with flipping pages.
• Issuu - another tool where students can upload almost any
document format and create a virtual flipping book.
• Picasa Web Albums - create online albums to share photos.
• Scribd - A document sharing service that allows users to
upload, store, and share almost any document format for easy
viewing online.
12. Other Tools
• Creative Commons Search - find media and resources which
users are legally free to use and share
• Edjudo - supporting web 2.0 tools, teaching, learning and
technology in high school
• Museum Box - tools to build up an argument or description of
an event, person or historical period by pacing items in a virtual
box.
• My Award Maker - create own awards to and out to students
• Youconvertit - converts most file formats to any other file
format including videos, documents, audio and images.
• 13. Photo Editing Tools Aviary - a suite of powerful online
creation tools which allow users to create, edit and manipulate
images Big Huge Labs - create puzzles, movie posters,
magazine covers, calendars, badges Gimp an excellent open
source, image manipulation tool and a good and free alternative
to Photoshop. ImageChef- allow users to create custom images
by combing text, symbols and photos using a variety of online
templates
• 14. Presentation Tools and Slideshows
• Paint-free image and photo editing software for computers that run in windows.
• Picasa-free photo editing software from Google 280
• Slides - create PowerPoint style presentations online
• AuthorSTREAM- allows users to publish and share your PowerPoint presentations as video
• Capzles - create rich multimedia storylines by combining photos, videos, blogs and audio
• Fotobabble-add voice to photos and customized slide-shows Glogster create unique, media rich, interactive posters
which can be shared online or embedded into wikis
• Prezi - allows the creation of stunning visual presentation by zooming in, out and around a large, flat canvas or
workspace
• Scratch-create and share interactive stories, games, music and art
• Screenr-allows user to record what's happening on their screen and share it with others via twitter, blogs or embed it
on website
• Slideshare-upload and share PowerPoint presentations
• Vuvox - web application allowing users to turn their digital photos, videos, text and audio clips into interactive stories
• 15. Social Networking 99 Chats allows teachers to create customizable chat
rooms that can be added to a class website or blog Edmodo a social learning
network for teachers, students, schools, and districts Facebook- the most
popular social networking site Tinychat allows users to video chat online with up
to twelve people in a room with HQ video at once Twiducate - a micro-blogging
service for schools where users can post resources for students, share readings,
reflect and encourage discussion Twitter - a real-time micro-blogging service
that connects millions of people. Udemy - lets users create online courses,
upload presentations, videos, host live classroom sessions and write blog posts
Voxopop - a bit like a message board but using voice rather than text where
users can set up a private talk group and help students develop their speaking
skills Yammer-allows users to create their own, private social network.
• 16. Surveys and Polls 99 Polls create customized surveys and
polls for website, blog and social network profiles Blogpoll-
simple polling tool that can be embedded into any school
website or classroom blog Survey Monkey - create online
surveys and polls with ease
• 17. Video Editing Tools Animoto-creates a quality slideshow
from uploaded photos and videos Camstudio - A desktop
application that allows to record computer screen DotSub -
uploaded a video and create your subtitles. Jaycut a free online
video editor KickYoutube - allows users to download and save
YouTube videos in a variety of formats Masher an online video
editor that allows users to create by mixing together video clips,
music tracks, and photos from their own uploads or from their
large resource library. Stupeflix Use templates to make creative
online videos by combining your images, videos, and audio.

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