tools

toc =[free] Cool tools for learning & teaching=

Wallwisher
[] A 'web page' where people actually post messages and express their thoughts on a common topic easily.

**Stixy**
[] Online visual bulletin board tool

Tagxedo
[] Turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning tag cloud

Wordle
[] Tag cloud generator

Gapminder
[] world trends

Smarthistory
[] A free and open, not-for-profit, art history textbook using multimedia to deliver unscripted conversations between art historians about the history of art.

Screencastle
[] Java based screencasting tool with generated html code etc

QIK
[] Video capture app for smart phones

Skitch
[] (download) Screengrab anything, add a note & share

Jing
[] screengrabs and screencasts

Screentoaster
[] no download - embed on blogs and webpages or send by email

Showbeyond
[] Showbeyond is a multimedia slidecast creator, online publishing platform and story sharing community.You can grab images, add sound and text to create multimedia stories, then share the stories with friends or post to blogs and social networking sites.

Storybird
[] Collaborative storytelling tool

Scrapblog
[] scrapbooks online

Masher
[] create a video by mixing together video clips, music tracks, and photos

HootCourse
[] A HootCourse is an online classroom which uses a combination of the most popular social networks and blogging platforms to provide a new type of online classroom. HootCourses are built on tweets and status updates in real-time using Twitter or Facebook accounts.

Edmodo
[] A social learning network for teachers, students, schools providing free classroom communication on a secure social network. You can post classroom materials, store and share digital content and access online or using any mobile device

Mindmeister
[] Create, manage and share mind maps online and access them anytime, from anywhere

Dropbox
[] file sync and file share

Teamviewer
[] Remote control a partner’s desktop to give online assistance, or show your screen without worrying about firewalls, IP addresses and NAT.

Chatzy
[] registration free chat room