2006 Review: My Top 12 Web Tools

1. Zoho Web Office Suite

Zoho: zoho.com

Zoho Writer: Collaborate on or share word processing docs: public example
Zoho Sheet: Collaborate on or share spreadsheets, see embedded example, also web charts
Zoho Show: Collaborate on or share presentations, see public show, and embedded show
Zoho Meeting: Share your desktop, live conferencing tool
Zoho Notebook: Mix different content including text, images, audio, video, websites, etc. (Review) (Demo Video) (My Demo)
Zoho Wiki: Create, edit or re-format contents using a WYSIWYG editor
Zoho Creator: create and manage online database applications, embed forms
Zoho Polls: create online polls (public or private) and share with your students, friends, and colleagues to get their opinion. (example in blog post)

2. Flickr

Flickr - http://flickr.com
- Flickr Geotagging: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrydahl/map
- View a screencast for geotagging: http://flickr.com/help/screencasts/vol1/
- Great example of Art History notes: http://flickr.com/photos/ha112/234233755/
- Flickr Services page: http://www.flickr.com/services/
- Official Flickr tools: http://www.flickr.com/tools
- Unofficial Flickr tools: www.quickonlinetips.com
- Alan Levine has good info: http://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/265279980
- Fun with flickr:
  - FD's flickr toyls - http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/ Warhol-like Mosaic, Motivational Poster, Cartoon bubbles
  - dumpr: fun with your flickr - http://www.dumpr.net/ Museum example, Amazing Circle, Sketch
  - Flickr colr pickr: http://www.krazydad.com/colrpickr/
  - Splashr: http://splashr.com/ (Example from Asia trip)
  - Bubblr: http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ (Create comic strips from Flickr photos)
  - Gickr: http://gickr.com/ (Create animated gifs from photos)

3. Skype

Internet calling: Skype - http://skype.com download and install required (Counterpoint: U Minn policy)
Skypecasts: (Use "Hidden") http://www.skype.com/go/skypecasts
Record your Skype calls: http://www.powergramo.com/ download and install required

4. Meebo

Instant Messaging (no client): Meebo - http://meebo.com

Chat widget (no I.M. account needed by other users) http://www.meebome.com

Great for help desks: http://www.lsc.edu/Online/chat.cfm
Embed widget in blogs: http://barrydahl.blogspot.com

5. del.icio.us

The del.icio.us home page: del.icio.us/
My del.icio.us account: del.icio.us/barrydahl
Adding to your del.icio.us account: del.icio.us/help/buttons

6. Odeo

Odeo: http://odeo.com

Example: This Week in Tech: http://odeo.com/channel/35509/view
Example: Desire2Pod: http://odeo.com/channel/130816/view

7. Audacity

Open Source Editing tool - Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net

8. Google Earth

Google Earth: http://earth.google.com/ download and install required
Video example (made with CamStudio)

9. Bloglines

What is Bloglines? www.bloglines.com/help/faq#What
Go to Bloglines home page: www.bloglines.com
Go to my public listing: www.bloglines.com/public/barrydahl
Easiest way to add feeds to your account: www.bloglines.com/help/easysub
Step-by-step Bloglines tutorial: tinyurl.com/ap42n

10. Google IG (Portal Page)

Google IG - http://www.google.com/ig

11. SlideShare

SlideShare for PPT slides: http://slideshare.net/ (One of my Examples)

12. Pandora

Pandora Music (based on the Music Genome Project): http://pandora.com

By Barry Dahl (barrydahl at gmail)