37 of the free tools and services that I use in my class. Missed many others out to squeeze into 60 minutes.

1. 37 Free Tools on the Net
http://whangareiareacluster.wikispaces.com/Mark2010

2. 3 types of tools:
•Freeware
•Web 2.0 tools/services
•Firefox Add-ons

3. Freeware
•Apple website (use the )
•Google Searches
•applemacfreeware.com
•Softpedia

4. Firefox
An Internet Web Browser. A
‘faster’ alternative to Safari
on the Mac, or Interent
Explorer on the PC.

5. Vienna
An RSS feed reader. This
means it automatically
retrieves information and
articles from websites that
you regularly visit.

6. Skype
A communication tool. Free
calls, video calls and instant
messaging over the internet.
Also has the ability to make
paid calls.

7. VLC
A media player. Plays almost
any video file type. Available
in Mac and PC versions.

8. Handbrake
A DVD Ripper. Creates video
files on your computer of
dvds. Copyright issues very
fuzzy. Requires VLC.

9. Flip4Mac
Components that you add to
Quicktime to enable
playback of Windows Media
Video and Audio(.wmv
and .wma) files.

10. MindNode
A basic mind-mapping
application. Simple and easy
to use.

11. Highlight
A screen-writing
application. Allows you to
write on top of what is
shown.

12. The Unarchiver
An application that ‘unzips’
or decompresses many
different kinds of
compressed files.

13. Image Tricks
An application for editing
images and pictures.

14. Paintbrush
An application for editing
images and pictures. Very
similar to Microsoft Paint on
the PC

15. iPhoto Library Manager
Manage multiple iPhoto
libraries. Allows you to sort
your photos into different
libraries for easier
organisation.

16. Apimac Timer
Timer Application. Can use
as a countdown timer, a stop
watch, or an alarm clock

17. Anxiety
“Productivity” Application. A
fancy term for a to-do list.
Very basic, and simple to
use.
Next is Web2.0 tools...

18. Web 2.0 Tools/Services
•Cool Tools for Schools
a ‘one stop shop’ for anything
you want or need on the
Internet.
•Google Searches

19. Delicious
Bookmark storing website.
Allows you (and class) to
store your websites online,
so they are accessible from
anywhere with a connection.

20. Voicethread
A website that holds
multimedia and allows people
to comment, create and join
discussions relating to specific
topics.

21. Wordle
A website that creates word
clouds from a list of words of a
body of text.

22. Worditout
Another word-cloud
website that has ‘more
control’ over the final
product.

23. Story Creator
A website that
allows you to
create a story
with slides that
you build.

24. Etherpad
Collaborative
writing. Allows
multiple users to
write simultaneously
on one document in
real time.

25. Shelfari
Book recording site.
Users ‘store’ the
books they have
read, reading or plan
to read.

26. Pic Lits
Writing / Poetry Site.
Allows users to drag
pre-set words to
create a sentence in
response to a
picture. Can also
write ‘freestlye’

27. Slideshare
Presentation
sharing. Users upload
presentations from
others to view and
download.

28. Tutpup
Maths and Basic Facts Practice.
Students compete against others
from around the world to answer the
more questions.

29. Compfight Searches Flickr for images with
keywords, providing faster and
more accurate results.
Demo

30. Screen capturing. Easily capture
Jing a short movie of your screen, or
a portion of it, and save as a
flash movie file.
Demo

31. Copy a link from YouTube (or other
ZamZar video sites) and have a video
converted into any format.

32. bit.ly
Shorten long web addresses for
greater ease of use.
Next is Firefox Add-ons...

33. Firefox Add-ons
•In Firefox, click on Tools, then on
Add-ons.
•Google Searches

34. Cooliris View a large group of photos easier
and faster.

35. Delicious
Quick and easy access to your
delicious bookmarks.

36. DownloadStatusBar
View and manage downloads from a
tidy statusbar - without the download
window getting in the way.

37. VideoDownloadHelper
Download videos from YouTube-like
sites. Also works also for audio and
picture galleries.

38. 1-Click YouTube Video Downloader
Download videos from YouTube with
one click. flv, mp4 or

39. ReadItLater
Saves websites/pages for reading at
another time, without filling you
bookmarks menu.

40. ScreenGrab
Allows you to take a picture of an
entire webpage or a selection.

41. SearchPreview
The extension inserts
preview images of
web sites into the
Google, Yahoo and
Bing search results
pages.

42. SpeedDial This add-on provides direct access
to your most visited websites.
Create your own ‘homepage’.