Enhance Teaching and Learning with Free Technology Tools:

Lorraine SchmertzingCliff LandisRichard Schmertzing

Origin of Information

Tantalizing TechnologyITED 8500: Leadership in Instructional TechnologyBeacon BulletinsQualitative Data Analysis (off track)

How to’sPersonal Use

An online guide for the exploration of issues related to Leadership in Instructional Technology.  Each summer, educators and instructional technologist work together in an online environment to produce the LIghThouse Annual.

An online guide for the exploration of issues related to Leadership in Instructional Technology.  

Each summer, educators and instructional technologist work together in an online environment to produce the LIghThouse Annual.

Communication:Instant Messaging

These programs allow you to chat in real-time with friends. Some allow you to chat in groups, share pictures, use talk or video, or text via cell phones.

AIM YM MSN Messenger Jabber Google Talk Skype Meebo

Communication:Social Network Services

These websites allow users to join groups, share photos, converse on message boards, and build profiles that express their personalities.

WebCT Blackboard Facebook MySpace Tribe.net Friendster Orkut Yahoo Groups

Marketing:Blogs and News Feeds

Blogs - Short for web logs, blogs are online journals that are kept by individuals, institutions, and groups.

Slashdot LiveJournal Blogger WordPress

Feeds allow users to find out about the latest stories/updates at a particular website or blog without having to go to the website.

Atom feeds Bloglines

Marketing:Photosharing & Podcasting

Flickr Photobucket Webshots

GCast YouTube

Collaboration:Wikis

A subset of web pages that anyone can edit. Some are open to the public. Some are open only to authorized contributors.

Wikipedia Atmospheric Visualization Collection Wiki ALA New Orleans 2006 Wiki urbandictionary.com

Collaboration:Citation/Bookmark Management

Lists of web bookmarks, that you can organize and share.

del.icio.us CiteULike ikeepbookmarks.com

Research

GALILEO Quick Search [About it & The product]

E-Journals [A-Z Full Text Journal Title List]

ILLiad  -  GIL Express

Enhance Teaching and Learning with Free Technology Tools:

Lorraine SchmertzingCliff LandisRichard Schmertzing