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Web 2.0 Resources List:<br />#WebsiteDescriptionURL1GoogleEarthVirtual 3D globe that uses satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS from Google's repository.www.google.comPicasaPhoto organization and editing application, providing photo library options and simple effects. Also includes Facial Recognition and GeoTagging features.SketchUpModeling application to sketch simple 3D structures for integration into Google Earth.CalendarFree online calendar. It includes a unique quot;
quick addquot;
function which allows users to insert events using natural language input. Other features include Gmail integration and calendar sharing. It is similar to those offered by Yahoo! and MSN.SitesWebsite creation tool for private or public groups, for both personal and corporate useWaveGoogle Wave is a product that helps users communicate and collaborate on the web. A quot;
wavequot;
is equal parts conversation and document, where users can almost instantly communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.Sky MapAn Internet tool for viewing the stars and galaxies, you can now access this tool through a browser version of quot;
Google Skyquot;
.AlertsE-mail notification service, which sends alerts based on chosen search terms, whenever there are new results. Alerts include web results, Groups results news, and video.Page CreatorWebpage-publishing program, which can be used to create pages and to host them on Google's servers.TranslateGoogle Translate is a free statistical machine translation service provided by Google Inc. to translate a section of text, document or webpage, into another language.iGoogle2YouTubeFree video sharing Web site which lets users upload, view, and share video clips.www.youtube.com3Ta-da listif you don’t keep track of all the things you need to do, you’ll forgot to do them. Ta-da list is a free application that helps you keep track of your tasks as well as the high priority of each of them.www.tadalist.com4TwitterTwitter is without a doubt the best way to share and discover what is happening right now.www.twitter.com5BloggerFree weblog publishing tool from Google, for sharing text, photos and videowww.blogger.com6SlideshareOffers users the ability to upload and share publicly or privately PowerPoint presentations, Word documents and Adobe PDF Portfolios.www.slideshare.net7DigizeneThe Digizen website provides information for educators, parents, carers, and young people. It is used to strengthen their awareness and understanding of what digital citizenship is and encourages users of technology to be and become responsible DIGItal citiZENS. It shares specific advice and resources on issues such as social networking and cyberbullying and how these relate to and affect their own and other people's online experiences and behaviours.www.digizen.org8PhotoStoryCreate slideshows using your digital photos. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures. Add stunning special effects, soundtracks, and your own voice narration to your photo stories. Then, personalize them with titles and captionsMicrosoft Windows9Movie MakerWith Movie Maker, you can create, edit, and share your home movies right on your computer. Build your movie with a few simple drag-and-drops. Delete bad shots and include only the best scenes. Then share your movie via the Web, e-mail, or CD.Microsoft Windows10AudacityAudacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. http://audacity.sourceforge.net11Edu.GlogsterGlogster EDU is your original educational resource for innovative and interactive learning. Glogster EDU was conceived to imaginatively, productively, and collaboratively respond to the dynamic educational landscape and exceed the needs of today’s educators and learners.http://edu.glogster.com12GoAnimateGoAnimate.com is an entertainment website that enables the simple creation of unique computer animated stories, satires and sentiments that can be shared with the entire online community.www.goanimate.com13PreziLive online presentation tool that rivals PowerPointwww.prezi.com14ToonDooCreate your own online comic stripswww.toondoo.com15Survey MonkeyWe are the perfect tool for educators, speakers and trainers. We make it easy to conduct quizzes, tests and course evaluations online. You can even perform training compliance self-checks.www.surveymonkey.com16JingA free screen recording software that allows you to instantly share all of your recorded contentwww.techsmith.com/jing/17How Stuff WorksFrom car engines to search engines, from cell phones to stem cells, and thousands of subjects in between, IT has it covered. No topic is too big or too small for our expert editorial staff to unmask ... or for you to understand. In addition to comprehensive articles: Demystify the world and do it in a simple, clear-cut way that anyone can understand.http://computer.howstuffworks.com/18MindomoThis site provides a versatile mind mapping tool that can be used to organize and store research. Educators can share their maps online or embed them into an existing webpagewww.mindomo.com19QuizletQuizlet is a free flashcard creation site that can be used to study, create, and share flashcards. Teachers can create their own flashcards for students or use pre-submitted cardshttp://quizlet.com20DeliciousAllows users to access their personal account, and retrieve saved bookmarks, from any computer. This is a great way to save information for retrieval at a later date.www.delicious.com21FlickrPopular photo-sharing site now lets you printwww.flickr.com<br />