Cool Free Tools

Wordle (beautiful word clouds)

Tagxedo (word clouds with styles)

ABCYA (word clouds for kids)

ieSpell

Clockwords (tests your vocabulary and typing ability)

Thinkmap Vocabulary Challenge

Flip-a-Chip: Examining Affixes and Roots to Build Vocabulary (Thinkfinity interactive)

Concentration Vocabulary Builder (suggestions for differentiated instruction)

Cute PDF

The Hat

Cool Timer

EduPic

Zamzar

YouSendIt

The Writing Fix

Doodle Calendar Tool

Visuwords

ReadPlease

Stopwatch Timer

Learning Chocolate (great for ESL students)

Animoto (free video making site for educators; scroll to bottom of page and choose education)

Word Shapes

Free Rice

Free Poverty

Find the Flags

Kid Blogs

Glogster

Concept Mapping

Bubbl.us (brainstorming made easy; concept/web mapping tool)

Nine Tools for Collectively Creating Mind Maps

Gaggle Net--free monitored email for students

ePALS Global Community

You Tube--A Cleaner Internet

Skype in the Classroom

Student Interactives Index (all grade levels and subject areas)

Web 2.0 Cool Tools for Schools (mind mapping and graphic organizers)

Online Cool Tools for Educators Index (discussion in Thinkfinity Community)

Online Cool Tools for Educators (discussions in Thinkfinity Community)