MS Tech

If you are into Scrapbooking this is the site for you. It’s like Flickr on steroids.
This site is drag and drop easy. You can add photos, pick graphics, backgrounds, and add text.
Web 2.0 is great!
Scrapblog.

If you’re looking for free hosting or just getting started in the world of podcasting, definitely check out Gcast. This looks like a very good site.

If you’re looking for a podcast and need a search engine specific for new media Podzinger is the site for you. Podzinger. The Podzinger site informs guests: ‘PODZINGER unleashes the content within audio and video.
To find the podcast you want, don’t just search for it … ZING IT!’ Try it soon to help research audio and video files for your class today.

Wow. Another online tool. First I posted about Writely and now DabbleDB. These tools are becoming more available on the web. DabbleDB is an online database. They say they are a ‘friendly and powerful way to share, manage and explore your information over the web. To find out more, there is a nice online demo to view. This is what the Web 2.0 is all about. So much of the software that we depend on and use everyday will be hosted by websites. Do you think you would use online software? Do you think that this is a good trend for our profession?

Odeo is a creative way to record and share audio—and it’s free. The Odeo website makes for an easy way for you to set-up your own podcast. They let you record it, store it, and publish it. If you’re just interested in listening to podcasts, Odeo is a great place to find quality podcasts too.

Sign-up by clicking here.

I know we all have a calendar. However, this is an online calendar which offers you so much more than a paper one. Some of it’s features:
Share your RSSCalendar in real-time with unlimited users.
Create RSS feeds that show your calendar by day, week, month, or year.
Create calendar feeds that are public, private, or category-based.
Invite individuals/groups to subscribe to your RSSCalendar Channel.
Create events your subscribers can import into MS Outlook (VCal) or Mac (ICal).
I use this and find it very useful. It’s free. Sign-up by clicking here.

Discovery Education just launched a new site. It is being described as an online homework help tool. This is a new subscription service by Discovery Channel. It’s a web portal for students to use at home. There’s a lot of interesting stuff here for students and teachers. Click here to take a look. They’re offering a free 30 day trial right now!

Have you ever wished for a capable online word processor? Well, your wish has been fulfilled. It’s called Writely. Writely allows you to edit documents online with whomever you choose, and then publish and blog them online. It’s currently in Beta testing and it’s free. They have a FAQ here.
Note: You need Explorer 6.0 or higher, Camino 1.0a1 or higher, FireFox 1.0.5 or higher (1.5 is now available!), or Mozilla 1.5 or higher.

This website is really nice. It has interactive storybooks that are fun to read. The reading level is very easy. The Farm Animals lets the reader click on words and hear them. Useful for those students still struggling with decoding on their own and needing accommodations.
Children’s Storybooks Online

I thought I’d post this to all of you who dislike the conventional filing cabinet. This is a filing system that uses A4 envelopes on a shelf. That’s it. If you’re interested click on over to:
Noguchi Filing System website