Skype Beta: Adds Multiple Video Connections

One of the major draw backs to Skype is that it only allows you to video chat with one user at a time, you can audio chat with multiple users, but up until now video chat was limited. Skype Beta 5.0 will allow you to connect with up to five users for a true multipoint video conference.

CircleDoc: Collaborate in Real Time using PowerPoint

Have you ever tried to collaborate in PowerPoint? The conversation usually goes like this... "I will do slides 1-5 and you do slides 6-10 and I will combine them for our presentation" or you would simply log into Google Docs and collaborate in the Google cloud. CircleDoc is an add on to PowerPoint that allows you collaborate with unlimited users of your choosing in real time.

Educational Uses:

• Collaborate with other teachers on a project

• Have students collaborate in class without using the same computer
• Students can collaborate at home as longs as they PowerPoint
  

Microsoft Mouse Mischief

Very cool PowerPoint add on that allows all your students with a wireless mouse to interact with the lesson being presented. Here is demo video that you can watch the FREE download in action.

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Read, Write, Think: Web tools for your Classroom

I stumbled upon this site looking for an Web App for a Venn Diagram. I found an excellent Venn Diagram maker along with other cool web tools that teachers can use in there classroom. Web apps are organized by grade level and subjects. Here are the links...

Comprehensive List of Web Apps

Venn Diagram Creator

NoteTaker (For younger kids k-5)

Web Maker (Free Inspiration)

Literary Graffiti (Very cool draw your notes for 6-12)

Tagxedo: Wordle's new Web App

Wordle the tag generator, recently added a new site / web app called Tagxedo. Tagxedo allows you to create custom pictures from words. The picture to the left is an image of Che Guevara and was created from the text of the Wikipedia article about him.

Go Check out the Tagxedo Gallery

Addendum and correction: Wordle is not affiliated with Tagxedo

Linking any file Type to your Blog or Website using Google Docs

A few months ago Google announced their long awaited "G-Drive" through Google Docs. You can link almost any type of file to your website or blog in few simple clicks. In the past you would have to buy storage on a web server and link your file, now just upload your file to your Google Docs account and click on share the link. Touch Mouse Instructions .PDF

How-To Video: Upload, Share and Link to Google Docs