Web Applications
 
Mr. Tim Levesque-Technology Director
Easton School Department
MCP, A+, NET+



   
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All of these links are active and working as of 3/11/2009

If you find a broken link, please report it to the webmaster or me.

tim.levesque@eastonschooldistrict.org

 

ACTEM - Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine. Great group to belong to. Awesome conference in the fall. $400 professional development funds.

 

nAnimoto - Create animated slide shows from you own media.

 

nBlogger - Free blogging tool from Google. May be blocked.

 

nBoxee - Turn your computer into a media player.

 

nComic Life - Create great looking comic books.

 

nCamTwist - OS X only. Free tool to add video effects to your webcam.

 

nClass Blogmeister - Free blogging tool specifically developed for education.

 

nDelicious Library - OS X only. Track and check out books from your laptop.

 

nDiigo - Great web bookmarking tool. Social aspects great for finding new information.

 

nDropbox – Awesome free syncing/back up web app.

 

nEduBlogs - Free blogging tool for teachers. Probably not blocked.

 

nEduSim - Virtual World Software for your interactive whiteboard.

 

nFlickr - Online photo sharing site.

 

nFoldit - Protein fold by playing a game and help cure cancer.

 

nFreemind - Free mind-mapping tool.

 

nGarageband - OS X only. Music creation, podcasting, and learning tool.

 

nGeoGebra - Free tool to help understand geometry, algebra, and calculus.

 

nGIMP - Free image manipulation tool.

 

nGoogle Docs - Office suite on the web. Best part are the collaborative features.

 

nGoogle Earth - Google + Earth = Awesome.

 

nGoogle SketchUp - Build 3-D objects.

 

nHandbrake - Backup your DVDs.

 

niMovie - OS X only. Movie making tool.

 

nInkscape - Free vector graphics drawing tool.

 

nJing - Free screencasting tool.

 

nKindlelab - Free interactive whiteboard software.

 

nLibrary Thing - Online book management and social tool.

 

nMiro - Free Internet TV and Videocast player.

 

nMoodle - Free online course management tool.

 

nNing - Create a social network around anything.

 

nOpenOffice.org - Free office suite. SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT BE SPENDING MONEY ON MICROSOFT OFFICE!

 

nPHUN - Fun free 2-D physics simulator.

 

nPortaPortal - Easy bookmarks on the web.

 

nPosteRazor - Make large poster out of any image using regular paper.

 

nQuicktime - You probably have it. If you get the pro version you can easily download quicktime media and record short audio and video shorts.

 

nScribd - Share your documents online.

 

nSecond Life - Virtual world.

 

nSkype - Free Internet Telephony. Talk for free over the Internet with video.

 

nStellarium - Free planetarium software.

 

nTextorizer - Images into text. Try it

 

nTwitter - Micro-blogging service. Great for creating a personal learning network.

 

nuStream - Stream to the Internet from your computer.

 

nVirtual Box - Run other operating systems on your computer.

 

nWikipedia - The largest collaborative encyclopedia. You are misinformed if you are not utilizing the wisdom of crowds.

 

nWikispaces - Free wikis for collaborative editing.

 

nXcuts - OS X widget for looking up keyboard shortcuts.

 

nYour Fonts - Create computer fonts from your own hand writing.

 

nZotero - A Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.
 

 

 

 

 

 

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