Tools
My top list of internet tools.
The list is based on my own preferences and experience. It may not fit your need. However, they are selective and competitive. The first ten on the list is ordered by its importance.
The number one of the top ten has to be the Flock. Flock is a combination of many things. It is a consumer Internet business which has developed a free, next generation web browser. The web, and the way people engage online, has evolved dramatically over the past decade. But web browsers – the application that fundamentally enables online experiences and services across ones’ connected life – have not kept pace. Flock is focused on fundamentally evolving the browser, bringing a refreshing new approach to how people use and participate on the web and simplifying social and web-based applications by bringing them one step closer to the user and integrating them directly into the browser.
Google Calendar – an online calendar. So far, there is no other calendar system can beat with Google Calendar.
flickr – an image hosting and sharing tool. An image is worth a thousand words! If you are looking for a place to host your personal or professional picture collection, to tag them and share them with friends, colleagues and others, then this is the place to do it.
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work — in the web browser itself.
Voicethread – a collaborative slideshow tool . Using PowerPoint presentations or flickr images you can create an audio slideshow and audio comments can also be left by others.
Wordpress - a blogging tool . Blogging can be both a personal or professional activity. Many people say that they have learnt more by blogging (and hence reflecting upon things) than by any other means. Wordpress makes creating a blog very easy, and there are many plugins available to embed resources like flickr images, Slideshare presentations, and so on into it.
Ning - a (private) social networking tool . You may already belong to a public social network like Facebook, but Ning lets you create and customise a private network for a group of like-minded people, large or small.
YouTube - a video hosting and sharing tool. Videos can now be easily created using webcams, camcorders and even mobile phones. You can then upload them into YouTube and share them with others. Simply point your users to the pages where they are to be found or else embed them in your blog or website.
twitter - a microblogging tool . Probably not for everyone, but if you want to stay in touch with people no matter where you are or what you’re doing, then Twitter’s for you!
Skype – an instant messenger. In today’s fast moving world, we all want instant answers. Skype provides an easy way of not only text messaging your online contacts but also free computer-to-computer voice calls – with low charges out to landlines.
delicious – a social bookmarking tool. Don’t store your bookmarks in your browser any longer, but online, where you can tag (i.e. categorise) them and share them with others, e.g. project resources with colleagues, teaching/training resources with students.
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