5+Minute+Tools+Sharing+Session

toc =Google Docs with iPods= gFlash Pro Flashcards Using a template, students collaborate to review for their exams. This two-column template doc will create flashcards to be used on an iPod touch/iPhone using the content the students enter. Share the doc, students populate the spreadsheet. The ability to have images in the flashcards is worth the $4.99 app fee. Students connect to their Google Docs through the app to download. Other download options can be from the gWhiz catalog or StudyStacks.

=Morning Coffee= This is a[| Firefox add-on] that with one click you can open all windows needed at once.

=OmniDazzle= Download Cool thing for you mouse, like a spotlight.

=Voki = Create a personalized avatar to embed in blogs, wikis, etc. Can record voice via phone or microphone Will be coming out with a ad-free classroom version (premium).

=Today's Meet= Create a backchannel for professional development sessions or in your classroom. (I use it when my students are watching video clips to ask questions & for commentary) You can set the chat room to delete in 2 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, etc. up to 1 year.

=Safeshare= Generates safe links for Youtube videos (removes all the "junk" around the videos) Can crop videos

Sample: "Wikis in Plain English" by commoncraft Wikis in Plain English

=**Dropbox**= 2GB online storage Sync files between computers Share files Online backup Access from iPhone, iPad, Android media type="youtube" key="OFb0NaeRmdg" height="385" width="640"

=Drop.io= File sharing service Can password protect/expires after a set period of time =iEtherpad= @http://iEtherpad.com/socialnetworks Alternative to Google Docs, if Google Docs is too much for the user. Has a document and a chat window. Comments are static unlike Google Docs. = = =Myna= aviary.com An opensource Garageband-like app