Wonderful+Web+Tools+for+Teachers

Desktop download version available. || = =
 * [[image:zamzar-logo.jpg link="@http://www.zamzar.com/"]] || Convert any type of files, including Youtube. Email notification when ready, pick up from the site. ||
 * [[image:qipit.png link="@http://www.qipit.com/"]] || Copy documents, whiteboards and handwritten notes with your camera phone or digital camera to store, fax, email or publish! Turn documents, notes and whiteboards into digital copies (PDFs). Email or fax qipit digital copies via email, your online Qipit account, or right from your phone. Store all of your paper documents and notes as digital documents for easy archiving and sharing. Publish and share your documents on the web. ||
 * [[image:logo_with_slogan.png width="165" height="44" link="@http://en.calameo.com/"]] || Upload all major formats and convert them instantly in digital publications. Free and unlimited. Share your publications and embed them on any website. ||
 * [[image:logo_cometdocs.gif width="157" height="54" link="@http://www.cometdocs.com/"]] || Free online document conversion interface that offers a large set of document conversions that can't be found anywhere else online. Its unique features include on the fly OCR conversion capabilities, over 50 different conversion options and proprietary XPS and PDF conversion abilities that retains formatting, images and text in the selected output format. ||
 * [[image:convertFiles-logo.jpg width="245" height="40" link="@http://youconvertit.com/"]] || Convert media or text files, or online video to any format. ||
 * [[image:formatfactory.png width="226" height="40" link="@http://www.formatoz.com/"]] || Supports converting all popular video,audio,picture formats to others. Repair damaged video and audio file. Reduce Multimedia file size. Support iphone/ipod multimedia file formats. Picture converting supports Zoom,Rotate/Flip,tags. DVD Ripper. Supports 35 languages. ||
 * [[image:mediaconverter_org.png width="144" height="77" link="@http://www.mediaconverter.org/"]] || Converts most file types. Convert video, audio or docs from urls or upload. ||
 * [[image:pdfundoonine.png width="207" height="29" link="@http://www.pdf-creator.us/"]] || Free online PDF to Word converter. It's real simple to use and doesn't require your email address or registration. You just upload your PDF document and when the conversion is complete, download your Word document.

Video Downloading and Converting Tools:

 * [[image:streamclip.png width="101" height="69" link="@http://www.squared5.com/"]] || MPEG Streamclip is a powerful free video converter, player, editor for Mac and Windows. It can play many movie files, not only MPEGs; it can convert MPEG files between muxed/demuxed formats for authoring; it can encode movies to many formats, including iPod; it can cut, trim and join movies. MPEG Streamclip can also download videos from YouTube and Google by entering the page URL ||
 * [[image:catchvideo_net.png width="210" height="45" link="@http://catchvideo.net/"]] || Download and convert videos into a variety of formats. ||
 * [[image:kickyoutube.png width="214" height="47" link="@http://kickyoutube.com/"]] || Download youtube videos. Just go the the youtube video you want to download, type 'kick' before 'youtube' in the address box, and you will be taken to a download page where you can choose your preferred format for download. Tutorial shows how easy it is. ||
 * [[image:orbitdownloader_video.png link="@http://www.orbitdownloader.com/"]] || Download music from Pandora, MySpace, IMEEM, Lala, Yahoo and more. Download video from YouTube, MySpace, Dailymotion and more. ||

=**Collaboration Tools: **=

share and collaborate online. || Publish an always-updated image of your work. Access anywhere. ||
 * [[image:Picture_24.png link="@http://www.google.com/"]] || Upload your files, edit anytime from anywhere, choose who can access your documents
 * [[image:lucidchart.png width="227" height="67" link="@http://www.lucidchart.com/"]] || Creating crisp, attractive flow charts for the web or print has never been so fast and easy. Everyone works on a document at the same time. Collaborators get your changes immediately when you save. Share your flow charts as a web page, PDF, or image.
 * [[image:logo.png link="@http://www.mindmeister.com/"]] || It's an efficient technique both for students and teachers to support learning through visual representations of knowledge and its relations and connections. Mind maps resemble the patterns our brain creates when saving and retrieving knowledge. Collaborating via web-based mind mapping tools also deepens media literacy of both student and teacher. ||

 Blogs, Wikis and Social Networks :
Create simple web pages that groups, friends, and families can edit together. ||
 * [[image:wikispaces.png link="@www:home"]] || Personally, my preferred wiki - used to make this space.
 * [[image:blogger.png link="@http://www.blogger.com/"]] || Google's blog engine. ||
 * [[image:classblogmeister.png width="237" height="108" link="@http://classblogmeister.com/"]] || Blog engine that has been developed specifically for classroom use. ||
 * [[image:ning.png link="@http://www.ning.com/"]] || Create new social experiences for the most important people and interests in your life. ||

Multimedia Posters and Pages :
Share your creations with family and friends or post them directly to your favorite sites. || Create stunning pages using creative elements. Embed into any webpage or share directly. ||
 * [[image:Picture_133.png link="@http://www.scrapblog.com/"]] || Combine your photos, audio, video and text to create multimedia pages and mix things up with a bunch of creative elements.
 * [[image:Picture_134.png link="@http://www.glogster.com/"]] || Combine images, video, music, photos and audio to create mulitmedia pages. Embed into any webpage. ||
 * [[image:Picture_135.png width="172" height="58" link="@http://www.wix.com/"]] || Import favourite pictures and movies from your own computer or from the web.
 * [[image:4teachers.png link="@http://poster.4teachers.org/"]] || This tool allows educators to create a lesson, worksheet, or class page and immediately publish it online. Teachers can also set up classes and assign projects to students. Students complete the assignments by creating their own online projects or reports. Teachers and students can even add images and links to their pages. ||