Web+2.0+Tools

http://todaysmeet.com Today's Meet helps you embrace the backchannel (everything going on in the room that isn't coming from the presenter) and connect with your audience in realtime. Students will love using the live stream to make comments and ask questions. Use the feedback to tailor your presentation, sharpen your points, and address student or audience needs.
 * Today's Meet**

Participate in the backchannel for this workshop. []

[] Fur.ly is a tool that shortens multiple URLS in one. All you have to do is go into Fur.ly and type in the URLS you want to share. Click on Go, and you'll be given the URL to share with others. Fur.ly frames the URLS you want to share, so when people click on them to open them, they are take to the first URL you wanted to share and they are able to scroll through all of them.
 * Fur.ly**

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 * //University Directory using Fur.ly//**

@http://typewith.me This is a free Web 2.0 application that allows you to collaborate on a document without an account. You can invite others by sending them the URL of your Type With Me document. This application also has a chat feature. It allows you to export the document as HTML, plain text, Word doc, and a pdf. You can import text files, HTML, Word docs, and rich text formats.
 * TypeWith.Me**

[] Technically not either a word processor or note taker but an interesting tool for anyone working with words. This tool creates a word cloud from a list of terms you insert. I would advise creating the list in word and copying and pasting into wordle as it doesn't save the original word list if you wish to change it later. If you have a two word phrase use"~" to create the space between the words. You can control the color and layout of your wordle.
 * Wordle**

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 * //Wordle-Educational Uses//**

http://worditout.com Simply enter text and create your word cloud! A word cloud is an arrangement of randomly positioned words, where the most important words are bigger than the others. Use word cloud generators to summarize documents, reports, or answers to questionnaires. The possibilities are endless.
 * Word It Out**

http://tagul.com Tagul is a more sophisticated cloud generator. Tagul clouds are disigned to be used on blogs and webpages. What sets Tagul apart from Wordle is that each tag in a Tagul cloud is linked with an URL and is "clickable" so that users can use it for navigation. Tagul has features like custom shapes selection and multiply fonts usage in one cloud.
 * Tagul**

[|http://www.wordsift.com] WordSift helps anyone easily sift through texts -- just cut and paste any text into WordSift and you can engage in a verbal quick-capture! The program helps to quickly identify important words that appear in the text. This function is widely available in various Tag Cloud programs on the web, but we have added the ability to mark and sort different lists of words important to educators. We have also integrated it with a few other functions, such as visualization of word thesaurus relationships (incorporating the amazing Visual Thesaurus® that we highly recommend in its own right) and Google® searches of images and videos. With just a click on any word in the Tag Cloud, the program displays instances of sentences in which that word is used in the text.
 * WordSift**


 * //What's important in your schools mission and vision statements? Throw it into one of these tools and find out.//**

[] This tool is a free visual dictionary. Enter the word you want to find and a map will be produced of your word and any related words. By rolling over the word you will be given the definition. This is part dictionary, part thesarus and a useful tool for anyone who wants to explore word associations and meaings.
 * Visuwords**

[] Dabbleboard is an online collaboration application that’s centered around the whiteboard. With a new type of drawing interface that's actually easy and fun to use, Dabbleboard gets out of your way and just lets you draw. Finally the whiteboard enters the digital age!
 * Dabbleboard**

http://vocaroo.com Record a message and embed it into your favorite site or provide a link to share for free. Vocaroo recordings can be sent by e-mail. Recording the message is easy. No login or registration is required. The Vocaroo recording service requires Flash.
 * Vocaroo**

[] FillAnyPDF.com is a website where you upload your PDF form and link to it so other people can fill it out and sign it online. No software is needed. Any PDF form can be used, even if it's not "interactive", so you can get started right away. You can even invite a group to fill out your forms and track the results. Anyone that collects signatures or filled out forms will find FillAnyPDF.com to be a valuable time-saving resource.
 * Fill Any PDF**

[] Voicethread gets a lot of attention in educational circles. It has a straight-forward logging in process that doesn't require e-mail validation before use. You can add pictures or video to your Voicethread and then record a voice narration or add a text comment. The Video Doodle tool allows you to annotate and highlight sections of the slide to highlight them for your audience. The free version should provide enough functionality for most student tasks but there is a paid version if you need that little bit more. There is also a special educational version which creates a secure environment for your classes and enables some other useful features specifically for teachers. Once published anyone can add a text comment or record an audio comment which again has great potential for formative assessment. You can also download your voicethread for presentations. You can also e-mail your voicethread to enable collaboration.
 * Voicethread**

Guidance Example-Sexual Harrassment Voicethread []

Cyberbullying Voicethread created by a student //[]//

[] Wallwisher provides a very simple way to gather feedback from students and teachers. It is very simple to create a wall. Create a wall to gather feedback from a wider audience. Create a wall to be used as a suggestion box. Create a wall as a resource sharing area for your school. Create a wall to make announcements. []//
 * Wallwisher**
 * Wallwisher for College Visits**

Seventeen Interesting Ways to use Wallwisher in the Classroom []

[] The free plan allows for 10 newsletters/flyers to be produced. Letterpop relies on templates for quick and easy production. This enables newsletters/flyers to be produced very quickly but you must be careful with your choice of template as you cannot edit the template to add more photos or text, you are very much stuck with what you choose. That said there are almost 300 templates to choose from so plenty of variety available. This is a great tool if you want a quick, goodlooking document but there are limitations if you want something more complex. Click on create to get started.
 * Letterpop**

[] Create your own virtual desktop. You can add multiple pages and the "widgets" that you can add to your pages is growing exponentially. Like all things Google, it's stable and free. It's a great way to keep yourself organized.
 * iGoogle**

[] Text 2 Mind Map is a web application that converts texts to mind maps. It takes a structured list of words or sentences, interprets it, and draws a mind map out of them.
 * Text2MindMap**

[] Record a message and embed it into your favorite site or provide a link to share for free. Vocaroo recordings can be sent by e-mail. Recording the message is easy. No login or registration is required. The Vocaroo recording service requires Flash.
 * Voki**

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[] Sortfix is a search engine that does all the hard work for you. By using Sortfix's unique interface you can play with the suggested keywords, and create your own individual and precise query, and when you ask a precise question you usually get the right answer.
 * Sortfix**