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the internet is teeming with free resources waiting to be used to enhance the classroom experience singling out the best ones however can be overwhelming and time consuming at simplek12 we have meticulously scavenged the internet in search for the best free classroom tech tools we re thrilled to present to you this list hidden webtools 11 tools for 2011 and we hope it engages you and proves itself useful for all of your educational technology needs disclaimer please use at your own discretion as always it is important to check out any website before using it in class with your students while all tech tools are free or partially free at the time of this document s creation we cannot guarantee that one or more of the tools listed does not require registration or fees we try hard to bring you the best free tech tools available on the web if you know of a great classroom tech tool you d like to add to the list contact us at www.simplek12.com © 2011 by infosource inc and simplek12.com reproduction or translation of any part of this work without permission is prohibited and against the law this publication is provided free of charge to offer information with regard to the subject matter covered it is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not rendering consulting financial or legal advice please see www.simplek12.com for additional information and the various ways to contact us.

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hidden webtools 11 tools for 2011 table of contents tech tool #1 fur.ly ­ url shortener for multiple urls 4 tech tool #2 typewith.me ­ online collaboration tool 5 tech tool #3 tubechop.com ­ cut online videos 6 tech tool #4 en.linoit.com ­ online stickynotes to organize and share 7 tech tool #5 viewpure.com ­ simplify youtube videos cut the ads and comments 8 tech tool #6 zamzar.com ­ file converter 9 tech tool #7 vocaroo.com ­ voice recorder 10 tech tool #8 dropbox.com ­ file sharer 11 tech tool #9 morguefile.com ­ public image search engine 12 tech tool #10 pics4learning.com ­ educational public images 13 tech tool #11 fotopedia.com ­ collaborative photo encyclopedia 14 bunny bonus tool #12 quietube.com ­ simplify youtube videos 15 bunny bonus tool #13 mediaconverter.org ­ file converter 16 bunny bonus tool #14 pen.io ­ online publishing 17 bunny bonus tool #15 docs.google.com ­ student feedback and assessment 18 bunny bonus tool #16 picnik.com ­ file sharer 19 bunny bonus tool #17 tiki-toki.com ­ web-based timline 20 bunny bonus tool #18 mnh.si.edu ­ smithsonian national museum of natural history virtual tour 21 3

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tech tool #1 http fur.ly fur.ly ­ url shortener for multiple urls use this tool to link to multiple websites with a single url why the simplek12 team likes this tool easy to use just add your urls on the main page and click go eliminates the need for multiple windows or tabs free statistics of how many people have viewed your fur.ly 4

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tech tool #2 http typewith.me typewith.me ­ online collaboration tool use this tool for online group collaboration on a document why the simplek12 team likes this tool invite others to join each author comes up as a different color so you can see who is editing what import/export the document save your document along the way and view various revisions share your document when you re finished 5

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tech tool #3 http www.tubechop.com tubechop.com ­ cut online videos use this tool to share a clip of a youtube video why the simplek12 team likes this tool select what you share with your students easily share your video clip o an embed code for your blog or presentation o direct link to chopped video o link to original video 6

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tech tool #4 http en.linoit.com en.linoit.com ­ online stickynotes to organize and share use this tool as an alternative way to interact with and share a youtube video why the simplek12 team likes this tool cleans up the video no ads other comments etc allows you to jump to where the comments are embed code makes it easy to share 7

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tech tool #5 http viewpure.com viewpure.com ­ simplify youtube videos cut the adds and comments use this tool to remove ads and comments from a youtube video why the simplek12 team likes this tool cleans up the video no ads other comments etc gives a direct link to your clean video 8

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tech tool #6 http zamzar.com zamzar.com ­ file converter use this tool to send and share large files why the simplek12 team likes this tool no software necessary no ads send converted files directly to email inbox free for up to 100mb 9

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tech tool #7 http vocaroo.com vocaroo.com ­ voice recorder use this tool to easily record and send a voice message why the simplek12 team likes this tool no software necessary no ads send voice message url directly to email inbox no limit on message length download your message 10

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tech tool #8 http www.dropbox.com dropbox.com ­ file sharer use this tool to receive and send large files to others why the simplek12 team likes this tool your files are backed-up stored securely and password-protected 2gb of box space for free dropbox works with windows mac linux ipad iphone android and blackberry 11

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tech tool #9 http morguefile.com morguefile.com ­ public image search engine use this tool to find free images to inspire you or use in creative work why the simplek12 team likes this tool as long as you don t sell or claim ownership of the image all of the images in their database are free to o remix to adapt the work o commercial to use this work for commercial purposes o without attribution to use without attributing the original author 12

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tech tool #10 http pics4learning.com pics4learning.com ­ educational public images use this tool to find free images to inspire you or use in creative work why the simplek12 team likes this tool copyright-friendly image library for teachers students browse by topic 13

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tech tool #11 http www.fotopedia.com fotopedia.com ­ collaborative photo encyclopedia use this tool to find free images to inspire you or use in creative work why the simplek12 team likes this tool many talented photographers and artists upload to this site articles include information about the topic ­ not just photographs 14

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bunny bonus tool #12 http quietube.com quietube.com ­ simplify youtube videos use this tool to clean up the margins around youtube videos why the simplek12 team likes this tool easy to use the software does all of the work for you add icon to web-browser tool bar so it is easy to find 15

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