Digital+Tools

=Digital Tools=

The power of Web 2.0 is what creates the connections and supports the communication, collaboration and creation for global collaborative projects in the 21st Century. Here are the main functions we need to be successful global collaborators in education, as well as a set of tools currently used. Most of these will be explored during the workshop.

Diigo || http://delicious.com http://diigo.com || Free accounts for educators || Netvibes || http://igoogle.com http://netvibes.com || Free || More Web 2.0 resources:
 * **Function** || **Tool** || **Website** || **Cost** ||
 * Meeting Organization || Timebridge || http://timebridge.com || Basic plan: free ||
 * Calendar of projects and events || Google Calendar || http://calendar.google.com || Free ||
 * Networked learning community || Ning || http://www.ning.com || Basic educator plans available. Fully functional sites are not cheap anymore ||
 * Collaborative authoring and content sharing || Wikispaces || http://www.wikispaces.com || K-12 wikis are ad free upon request ||
 * Virtual meetings and presentations || Elluminate || http:/www./elluminate.com || Free 3-person Vrooms available ||
 * Social bookmarking and shared research || Delicious
 * Website creation || Weebly || http://weebly.com || $39.95 for 10 websites (per year) ||
 * Micro-blogging and PLN || Twitter || http://twitter.com || Free ||
 * Collaborative authoring, content sharing and information gathering || Google Docs || http://docs.google.com || Free ||
 * RSS Reader || iGoogle
 * Online Presentations, can upload PPT, .doc, PDF || Slideshare || http://slideshare.net || Free ||
 * Audio Editing || Audacity || http://audacity.com || Free ||
 * Time Zone Display || Clock Link || http://clocklink.com || Free ||
 * Time Zone Conversion || Time and Date || http://timeanddate.com || Free ||
 * Cool Tools for Schools