Toolbox

//This page is a list of free sites and downloadable software. Use what you like.//

[|Educational Resources] [|Authentic Assessment Task Builder] (Ed Coughlin)

Audio
[|Audacity] - record & edit sound - note:install the LAME encoder to export files as mp3s [|WavePad] - record & edit sound [|PodProducer] - record & edit multitrack podcasts [|Audio Grabber] - use Audio Grabber to rip songs from CDs to your computer. It's smaller, faster, & smarter than iTunes or Media Player. [|Convert Files to mp3]

Podcasting Sites
[|PodOmatic] [|Odeo] [|Podshow] [|Gcast] - Podcast from your phone, feed it via RSS, free of course

**Skype**
[|Skype] - free VoIP //Recording Skype// [|PowerGramo] **PC** - record Skype calls - has easy to use Skype plugin [|Audio Hijack Pro] **Mac** - note: With free version the first 10 minutes record cleanly - paid version has no time limit

Project Collaboration
[|Vyew] -also see Gliffy below

Digital Storytelling
[|Photo Story 3] Great, free Microsoft product for creating dynamic, narrated slideshows. You are Ken Burns! [|VoiceThread] Digital story telling completely free, completely web-based.

Desktop Video Capture - with sound!
[|Windows Media Encoder] [|Screencast-o-matic]

Online Storage
[|Xdrive] - free 5GB online storage [|AMD Live!] - free 25GB storage - can be streaming media [|Box.net] 1GB Free...but great interface! [|Our Media] They're new, but they're good.

Photo Storage & Feeds
[|Flickr] - photo blog with RSS, cellphone camera support, owned by Yahoo [|Picasa] - Ibid but owned by Google [|TextAmerica] - photo blog with RSS, cellphone camera support - specifically targets cellphone users [|Zooomr] - No limit photo sharing! [|Photobucket] - Need a place to host an image, here;s where everybody does it!

Photo Editing
[|Paint.Net] This.Is.Unbelievable. [|Fauxto] No, this is! [|The Gimp] [|Graphic Design]

Diagrams & Flow Charts
[|Gliffy] Online, of course.

Video Editing
[|Wax] - free video editing tool

Online Video Editing
[|Hey!Watch] [|eyespot] [|Jumpcut]

File Compression (Zip)
[|7-Zip]

Emailing Large Files
[|Pando] Allows you to email LARGE files. Has plugins for many email clients. [|YouSendIt]

Office
[|OpenOffice] [|Google Docs & Spreadsheets] [|Zoho]

Graphic Organizers & Manipulatives
[|Graphic Organizers] [|Manipulatives]

Music Creation
[|Acid Xpress]

//Drum Loop Creation// [|HammerHead]

Communities & Groups
//Create a password protected secure spot just for your family// //to share & learn// [|Yahoo Groups] [|MSN Groups]

Social Bookmarking/Online Favorites
[|del.icio.us] Social bookmarking [|Diigo] Social bookmarking with integrated annotation, blogging, & web notation tools - also intergrates del.icio.us [|BlueDot]

Wikis
Wikispaces - teachers [|click here]: [|PBwiki] [|JotSpot]