TED Talks: This is a mine of brilliant talks by inspiring people. You have only up to about 20 minutes to tell a very select audience about your subject.It needs to be entertaining, informative and to the point. Sometimes it reaches the heights of genius. http://www.ted.com/
The Educator’s PLN: This is a Ning site that was created by Tom Whitby (@tomwhitby) to help bring together educators interested in the uses of web 2.0 in education. There are some really useful videos in it and it is a good way to see recent developments in the web 2.0 classroom and get to see who are the leading lights in it at the moment. http://edupln.ning.com/
Voicethread: One of the most interesting developments in online communication. Comment on a picture or video (indeed anything that can be represented in a slide. There is the ability to write, talk or add a video comment. Children can communicate about fascinating topics from all over the world. http://voicethread.com/#u640897
The Open Thinking Wiki: Excellent collection of videos and other resources compiled by Dr Alec Couros (@courosa) covering Technology and media literacy. http://couros.wikispaces.com/TechAndMediaLiteracyVids
Classroom 2.0: Another very informative and useful Ning site started by Steve Anderson (@classroom20) who also hosts weekly online discussions through elluminate: http://www.classroom20.com/profile/Elluminate http://www.classroom20.com/
Hootsuite: Powerful application that lets you shorten URL’s and transfer information to “Twitter” or “Facebook” and provides you with valuable statistics on how often your post has been seen. http://hootsuite.com
WordPress.com: Intuitive, easy to use Blog creation site. (This blog comes from it). Give it a go if you want to communicate with people through the potential audience of the internet .www.wordpress.com
Acrobat.com: A powerful online suite of applications that is best explained by the organisation themselves: https://acrobat.com/#d=SMhjKrfkp0*LEDPcO-Hzpw www.acrobat.com
