Free Online Educational Tools
by Charles Graham
1. Video Communication
1.1. Asynchronous
1.1.1. Facebook Video Messaging
1.1.2. TokBox
1.2. Synchronous
1.2.1. Skype
1.2.2. Google Video Chat
1.2.3. iChat (Mac)
1.3. broadcast
1.3.1. justin.tv
1.3.2. blip.tv
1.4. annotation
1.4.1. Viddler
1.4.2. VoiceThread
2. Photo Editing
2.1. Gimp
2.2. Picnik
2.3. Picasa
3. Course Management Systems
3.1. Moodle
3.2. Drupal
4. Wikis & Websites
4.1. PBWorks
4.2. Wikispaces
4.3. WetPaint
4.4. Google Sites
4.5. Zoho Wiki
5. Discussion Forums
5.1. Google Groups
5.2. Yahoo Groups
6. Blogs
6.1. Blogger
6.2. LiveJournal
6.3. WordPress
7. Whiteboard
8. Instant Messaging
9. Audio Communication
9.1. Skype
10. Audio Editing
10.1. Audacity
10.2. Garageband (Mac)
11. Mind Maps & Diagrams
11.1. MindMeister
11.2. Gliffy
11.3. bubbl.us
11.4. XMind
12. Survey Tools
12.1. SurveyMonkey
12.2. Qualtrics
13. Screen Capture
13.1. Jing
14. Share Presentations
14.1. slideshare
14.2. slidecasting
14.3. Prezi.com
15. Share Photos
15.1. PicasaWeb
15.2. Flickr
15.3. Photobucket
16. Share Videos
16.1. TeacherTube
16.2. YouTube
16.3. Google Video
16.4. instructional videos
16.4.1. 5 Min
16.4.2. Monkeysee
16.4.3. ExpertVilliage