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Free Useful applications
For bookmarking, researching, knowledge sharing:
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Furl: http://www.furl.net/
Delicious: http://delicious.com/
Blinklist: http://www.blinklist.com/
Ma.gnolia: http://ma.gnolia.com
Slashdot: http://slashdot.org
Digg: http://digg.com
FriendFeed: http://friendfeed.com/
reddit: http://www.reddit.com/
Diigo: http://www.diigo.com/
For access to shareware and freeware:
Snapfiles: http://www.snapfiles.com/
Soundforge: http://sourceforge.net/
Osalt: www.osalt.com/
For recording, editing, and sharing audio files:
Audacity Cross-Platform Sound Editor: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
Audacity manual: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/index_splash.html
LAME MP3 Encoder – Allows you to export Audacity files as MP3 files; available at:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3)
CallBurner (records Skype calls): http://www.callburner.com/
For managing audio files iTunes works on both Macs and PCs. There are many other
software options. I like iTunes: http://www.apple.com/
Instructions for recording, editing, and sharing audio files from Skype, using Callburner and
Audacity: http://www.kineo.com/free-tools/audacity-callburner-review-.html
To create a podcast from a telephone:
Gcast: http://www.gcast.com/
Talkshoe: http://www.talkshoe.com
Yodio: http://www.yodio.com
Gcast: http://www.gcast.com/
For other podcasting resources:
Podpress: http://www.podpress.org/
To create electronic music:
Hobnox audio tool: http://www.hobnox.com/audiotool.1046.de.html
To download youtube and other online video files:
MPEG Streamclip: http://www.squared5.com/ 1 of 7.
Savevid.com: http://www.savevid.com/

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Deturl: http://deturl.com/ Free Useful applications
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Mediaconverter: www.mediaconverter.org
Zamzar: www.zamzar.com
Listen to Youtube (creates mp3 files of youtube videos): www.Listentoyoutube.com =
For PPT to Flash Conversion:
iSpring: http://www.ispringsolutions.com/products/ispring_free.html
For screen capturing:
These applications enable you to record video of what you do or see on your computer screen
or snap a picture of anything on your desktop.
Directory of Screen Capture, Screencasting and Software Demo Tools:
http://c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/Tools/capture.html
CamStudio: http://camstudio.org/
Screencast-o-matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
Jing: http://www.jingproject.com
oRipa Screen Recorder: http://www.ejoystudio.com/oripa-screen-recorder/index.htm
Taksi: http://www.menasoft.com/blog/?p=30
CaptureMe: http://www.chimoosoft.com/products/captureme/
For creating online surveys:
A Survey of Survey Tools: http://www.wac.ohio-state.edu/workshops/survey_of_surveys/
For transcoding/converting/editing audio and video files:
MPEG Streamclip: http://www.squared5.com/
Zamzar: http://www.zamzar.com/
FFmpeg: http://www.ffmpeg.org/
HandBrake: http://handbrake.fr/
Super: http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
For online video editing:
Jaycut: http://jaycut.com/
For creating collaborative documents, hosting web sites, wikis, blogs:
Google docs: http://docs.google.com
Google sites: http://sites.google.com
Writeboard: http://www.writeboard.com/
Scriblink: http://www.scriblink.com/
Zoho: http://www.zoho.com/index.html
VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/
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To find royalty free music and sounds: Free Useful applications
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FindSounds: http://www.findsounds.com/types.html
Partners in Rhyme: http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/
For images and visuals:
FreeRangeStock: http://www.freerangestock.com/
Open Stock Photography: http://www.openstockphotography.org/
Fotogenika.net: http://www.fotogenika.net/modifica/igallery.asp
Finding Images Online by Paula Berinstein: http://www.berinsteinresearch.com/fiolinks.htm
Favorite 10 Free Stock Photo Download Sites by DazzlinDonna:
http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/07/18/favorite-10-free-stock-photo-download-sites/
How to Find Pictures for Your eLearning:
http://engagedtraining.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/how-to-find-pictures-for-your-elearning/
Google Images: http://images.google.com/
For image maniputaion, editing photos, creating slideshows, etc.:
Picasa (from Google): http://picasa.google.com/
GIMP: http://www.gimp.org/
Autostitch: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html
Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/PhotoStory/default.mspx
Picnik: http://www.picnik.com/
Aviary: http://aviary.com
For scheduling meetings:
MeetingWizard: www.meetingwizard.com
Doodle: www.doodle.com/
For hosting webcasts and webinars:
DimDim: http://www.dimdim.com/
Vyew: http://vyew.com/site/
For posting media:
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/
Screencast.com: http://www.techsmith.com/screencast.asp
TeacherTube: http://www.teachertube.com/
SchoolTube: http://www.schooltube.com/
Ustream:: http://www.ustream.tv/
Vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/
Viddler: http://www.viddler.com/
Open Source Movies: http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_movies 3 of 7.
MetaCafe: http://www.metacafe.com/

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Buzdeo: http://www.buzdeo.com/ Free Useful applications
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Bubbleshare: http://www.bubbleshare.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/
Picasa: http://picasa.google.com/
To find, play, and enjoy the latest audio & video from around the web
Odeo: http://odeo.com/
For mind mapping and brainstorming:
Mind Meister: http://www.mindmeister.com
For video conferencing:
Skype: http://www.skype.com/
Google Video and Chat: http://www.google.com/mail/help/videochat/learnmore.html
iChat (mac): http://www.ichat.com/
AIM: http://www.aim.com/
Meebo: http://www.meebo.com/
VoIP: http://www.fcc.gov/voip/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoIP
SightSpeed (Logitech): http://www.sightspeed.com/
Oovoo: http://www.oovoo.com/
For create a personal home page without worrying about HTML:
Homemaker: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/People/BDodge/Professional.html
For creating blogs:
Blogger: www.blogger.com
Class Blogmeister: http://classblogmeister.com/index.php
21Classes: http://www.21classes.com/
Gaggle: https://www.gaggle.net
Wordpress: www.Wordpress.com
For creating wikis:
Wetpaint: http://www.wetpaint.com
pbwiki: http://www.pbwiki.com/
Wikispaces: http://www.wikispaces.com
To create your own social network:
Ning: www.ning.com/
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Open Office: http://www.openoffice.org/

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To create short professionally produced videos: Free Useful applications
Animoto: http://animoto.com/#learn-more drneelesh@markivmedical.com
To create slide shows, presentations, and concept maps:
Prezi: http://prezi.com/
Slide Rocket: http://www.sliderocket.com
Voicethread: http://voicethread.com
280 Slides: http://280slides.com/
For making digital creations to share with others:
Smilebox: http://www.smilebox.com/
For making quizzes:
Qedoc: http://www.qedoc.com/
ClassMarker: http://www.classmarker.com/
Hot Potatoes: http://hotpot.uvic.ca/index.htm
For note taking:
Evernote: http://www.evernote.com
Google Notebook: http://www.google.com/notebook/
GTD Tiddly Wiki: http://nathanbowers.com/gtdtw/
For uploading and sharing PPT and Word documents:
SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/
Slideboom: http://www.slideboom.com/
For hosting and sharing files:
YouSendIt Lite (claims to be HIPAA compliant): http://www.yousendit.com/cms/liteaccount
FileDropper: http://www.filedropper.com/
Rapidshare: http://www.rapidshare.com/
For making to-do lists and task management:
Toodledo: http://www.toodledo.com/
For project and event management:
Viewpath: http://www.viewpath.com/
To capture, share, and organize things you find on the web:
SimplyBox: http://simplybox.com/
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For recording speech or text-to-speech: Free Useful applications
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ReadTheWords: http://www.readthewords.com/
vozMe (converts text to mp3 files that you can download): http://vozme.com
Voicaroo: http://vocaroo.com
To create your own music:
Blip.fm: http://blip.fm/
Imeem: http://www.imeem.com/
Pandora: http://www.pandora.com/
iTunes genius: http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatsnew/
ccMixter: http://ccmixter.org/view/media/home
For shortening URLs:
Moourl: http://moourl.com
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/
To create word clouds:
Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/
To send invitations:
Evite: http://www.evite.com/
For producing animated "whiteboard lectures" from a tablet PC or electronic whiteboard:
LectureScribe: http://www.cs.clemson.edu/~bcdean/lscribe/
For free storage, applications, a virtual desktop, and backup accessible from any
computer connected to the Internet:
icloud: http://www.icloud.com/en/
To create a single digital identity across the internet:
OpenID: http://openid.net/
To post thing son the web from your email:
Posterous: http://posterous.com/
For search and a computational knowledge engine:
Wolfram/alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/
For a free calculator:
Google calculator:
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http://www.google.com/webmasters/igoogle/calculator.html#source=coha&ct=1056755011

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For digital storytelling resources: Free Useful applications
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50+ Web 2.0 Ways To Tell a Story: http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/50+Ways
Digital Storytelling in the Curriculum:
http://web.mac.com/digistoryteller/DigitalStorytelling/Home.html
For web authoring:
KompoZer: http://kompozer.net/
Some applications lists from others (not all apps on these lists are free):
Learning Professionals: http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/
Free Tools: http://www.kineo.com/free-tools.html
Free Mac software: http://www.opensourcemac.org/
The Fifty Tools: http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools
Welcome to Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day:
http://janeknight.typepad.com/pick/2006/04/welcome-to-janes-elearning-pick-of-the-day.html
Tom Kuhlmann’s 9 Free Tools That Help Me Build Better E-Learning:
http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/9-free-tools-that-help-me-build-better-e-
learning/#comment-5488
The 100 top Web apps for 2008:
http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100/2008/winners.html?tag=snav
The 100 top Web apps for 2009:
http://www.cnet.com/html/ww/100/2009/categories.html?tag=snav
For HTML and CSS Editors: http://mfcarter.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/html-and-css-editors/
Open content sites:
Many Books: www.manybooks.net
SpinXpress: www.spinxpress.com
Merlot: www.merlot.org
Academic Earth: http://academicearth.org/
Open Courseware Consortium: www.ocwconsortium.org
Stanford Engineering Everywhere: http://see.stanford.edu
UC Princeton: http://uc.princeton.edu
MIT Opencourseware: http://ocw.mit.edu
OpenLearn: www.openlearn.open.ac.uk
YouTube Edu: www.youtube.com/edu
Ck-12: www.ck12.org/index.html
iTunes Podcasts: http://www.apple.com/itunes/features/#podcasts